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India court tells tobacco industry to adopt strict warnings

NEW DELHI — India’s highest court on Wednesday, ordered cigarette manufacturers to comply with controversial new rules requiring bigger health warnings on packets that sparked weeks-long factory shutdowns.

Nestlé launches Wellnessize Web series with Luis Manzano

Embarking on a journey of wellness may seem daunting, especially for busy, multi-tasking homemakers. Nestlé Philippines, through the Nestlé Club, has launched a campaign that enables homemakers “to take small, easy steps to start a life of wellness.”

Voting preferences for Vice-President, Senators as of May 2016

The latest BusinessWorld-SWS pre-election poll saw Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. and Camarines Sur 3rd District Rep. Maria Leonor G. Robredo racing neck-to-neck for the vice-presidency. Read the full story.

Headline inflation rate in the Philippines as of April 2016

Prices of widely used goods rose at a steady pace at the start of the second quarter, providing the central bank a “soft transition” for the planned shift to an interest-rate corridor (IRC). In a report, the Philippine Statistics Authority said headline inflation in April stood at 1.1%, unchanged from the previous month but lower than the 2.2% in April of last year.

Third global infrastructure investment index 2016

Construction

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Final vs. preliminary balance-of-trade in goods, 2012-2015

Balance of Trade in Goods

Forecast probabilities of El Niño, La Niña events


Weather

April inflation seen steady at slow pace

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Economies

Economic performance, inflation rates in select ESCAP economies

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Economic

Growth of private domestic demand, private consumption and private investment in selected Asia-Pacific economies, 2012-2015

Growth

Getting big while staying small

By Zsarlene B. Chua

A billion pesos worth of flavored fries is a lot of potatoes.

Electric Word Life: The Rapture of Prince

By Jessica Zafra

I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray. I’ve been trying to write about Prince since the terrible news broke early Friday morning, Manila time. It seemed important to get the word out before all the commentators had picked the bones clean, shaken their heads over his weirdness, and made quips about “The Artist Formerly Known As The Artist Formerly Known As Prince.”