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Unemployment rate slightly better at 5. 0% in March
12+ hour, 33+ min ago (487+ words) FEWER Filipinos were without jobs in March as labor market conditions slightly improved, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday. The jobless rate eased to 5. 0 percent from 5. 1 percent in February but was higher than the year-earlier 3. 9 percent. It was…...
PH unemployment rate dips in March
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (117+ words) MANILA, Philippines "The number of unemployed Filipinos dipped in March as labor market conditions slightly improved, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday. Data showed that unemployment dropped to 5. 0 percent from February's 5. 1 percent. It is, however, higher than the…...
Inflation tops forecasts; balloons to 7. 2% in April
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (919+ words) SURGING fuel prices, along with increased transport costs, pushed inflation to a three-year high of 7. 2 percent in April, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday. The rate " markedly higher than March's 4. 1 percent " blew past the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas…...
S&P Global Ratings Revised Municipality Finance Plc's Rating Outlook to Negative
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (224+ words) 5. 5. 2026 at 6: 00 pm (EEST) S&P Global Ratings Revised Municipality Finance Plc's Rating Outlook to Negative Credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on Municipality Finance Plc ("Muni Fin) to negative from stable on 5 May 2026. Muni Fin's long-term…...
GMEX Robotics Receives First Deployment Order for Bon Vivant 3. 0 Cooking Robot Machines
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (272+ words) SYDNEY, Australia, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GMEX Robotics Corporation (NASDAQ: GMEX) ("GMEX Robotics" or the "Company"), a developer of AI-powered robotic technologies, today announced it has received its first deployment order under its previously disclosed AU$4. 2 million agreement with a leading…...
Propella Group and TISTR Sign MOU to Fast-Track Commercialization of Thailand's Deep Tech IP
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (156+ words) The partnership formalizes a five-phase engagement model - Discover, Diagnose, Execute, Close, and Review & Grow - designed to be repeatable across TISTR's technology verticals without a fixed cohort structure. This approach allows both parties to move at the pace of each technology's…...
Wall Street drops from its records and oil prices jump after fighting flares in the Middle East
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (330+ words) NEW YORK — The U. S. stock market fell from its record heights Monday, while oil prices jumped following escalations in the Middle East that may undermine the ceasefire in the war with Iran....
BCCP urges trade diversification, increased energy cooperation
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (297+ words) IN an interview, British Chamber of Commerce Philippines (BCCP) Executive Vice Chairman Chris Nelson stressed that United Kingdom companies are still looking at the Philippines as a key gateway to Southeast Asia. He added that potential trade arrangements would further…...
$9 Trillion Is Pouring Into American Manufacturing - And It's Just Getting Started
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1084+ words) Apple, Nvidia, Taiwan Semiconductor, Eli Lilly, and dozens of other major companies have committed nearly $9 trillion in U. S. manufacturing investment in under a year. Former CIA and Pentagon advisor Jim Rickards says most people are missing the bigger story underneath it…...
April inflation expected to have surged to 5. 6%
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (185+ words) HIGHER fuel and electricity costs could have pushed inflation above 5. 0 percent last month, analysts said....