PSE suspends ABSCBN trading, GMA7 shares surge
ABS-CBN network headquarters in Quezon City (Photo by Maria TAN / AFP) Shares of GMA Network sizzled in morning trade after the Philippine Stock Exchange suspended trading on shares of…
DOF warns of cybercrime surge as pandemic drives hike in online money transactions
As more and more Filipinos go online for their financial transactions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, officials have warned of a surge in cybercrime as criminals also adjust to this “new…
Surge in COVID-19 cases in PH, world rattles PSEi
The local stock barometer slipped for the third session in a row on Thursday as rising cases of coronavirus infection here and abroad spooked investors. The Philippine Stock Exchange index…
Poultry raisers hit continued surge in chicken imports
Local poultry raisers continued to slam the Department of Agriculture (DA) for releasing “misleading data” on the country’s volume of poultry imports at a time when raisers want the agency…
Surge in data demand spares PLDT from worst COVID-19 impacts
Surging demand for online entertainment and e-commerce has shielded telco giant PLDT Inc. from the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the company’s annual meeting on Tuesday (June 9),…
BSP advice as digital payments, and hackings, surge: Practice ‘cyber hygiene’
Digital payments made through two of the country’s largest electronic fund transfer infrastructures surged to a record high during the tightest period of the national lockdown imposed to prevent the…
Flour mill ramps up daily grind to feed coronavirus baking surge
Flour is in demand due to increased home baking during the pandemic. Image: tataks / IStock.com In the countryside outside Dublin, the river Blackwater turns the colossal water wheel of…
Bayer reports surge in Q1 profits as coronavirus lifts health demand
BERLIN — German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer on Monday reported surging first-quarter profits, as its consumer health arm saw a “substantial increase in demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic”.…
Electronics industry gearing up for surge in demand in post-coronavirus era
Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vice Chairman Woo Tae-hee (left) speaks at a meeting with electronics industry experts, Tuesday. (Yonhap) SEOUL — South Korea’s electronics industry is gearing up…
Asian shares advance after stimulus surge on Wall Street
BANGKOK — Shares advanced on Friday in Asia after Wall Street logged a third straight day of gains with the approaching congressional approval of a massive coronavirus relief bill. Tokyo…