$20 oil no longer a mirage as world confronts 12-year low
THE WORLD mostly ignored Ed Morse 11 months ago when the head of commodities research at Citigroup said oil could drop as low as $20.
THE WORLD mostly ignored Ed Morse 11 months ago when the head of commodities research at Citigroup said oil could drop as low as $20.
By Richard Roeper
FOR A manic-depressive, alcoholic, washed-up political consultant of a certain age who’s dealing with altitude sickness in strife-torn Bolivia, and, oh yeah, she’s just taken up smoking again, Jane Bodine sure looks amazing.
By Noel Vera
I PARTICIPATED in two End-of-the-Year surveys: Film Comment’s and Sight and Sound’s, the latter having the advantage of making every voter’s list (mine in particular) available online.
By Kia B. Obang
Senior Researcher
THE DECREASE in sales of the country’s goods to foreign markets persisted in November last year in the face of a continued slump in global demand, even though that drop was the smallest in eight months.
ByKeith Richard D. Mariano
THE NATIONAL government’s budget balance swung back to a surplus in November, with spending continuing to fall below target even as it expanded by double digits from a year ago, data released yesterday showed.
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
May 9, a Monday, could be just any ordinary day. Metro Manilans would endure EDSA’s bad traffic and the decaying and stuffed LRT and MRT trains rumbling above the city gridlock. In far-flung provinces, people would toil on a farm or fish in a sea, worrying about being able to put food on the table tomorrow. At the airports, families would bid farewell to loved one who join the ranks of overseas workers. May 9, a Monday, could be just any ordinary day — but it is also Election Day. And with it comes the hope of great change.
LIKE A LOT of people, Jared Andrews finds online customer reviews frustrating and often unhelpful.
ALONG WITH the relaunch of Globe Platinum’s premium lifestyle mobile phone plans comes its new ambassador, chef JP Anglo.
DO YOU STILL think Pepsi made a huge mistake by taking Diet Crystal Pepsi off the market? Did you love McDonald’s Arch Deluxe, Frito-Lay Lemonade, Colgate Kitchen Entrees, and Watermelon Oreos? If so, you’re probably a “harbinger of failure” — a consumer whose taste is so unusual that companies can use your preferences to figure out what not to sell.