MPIC core income rises by 23%
Conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) on Wednesday said its core income in the first quarter rose 23 percent to P3.1 billion, from last year’s...
Businesses urged to follow Google advertising rules
DIGITAL marketing agency Truelogic Inc. reminded businesses that tap the online advertising arm of technology giant Google for brand awareness of the importance of following...
Lucio Tan grandson to take over the reins of LT Group
Lucio C. Tan III, the grandson of tycoon Lucio Tan, has been appointed as the company’s vice chairman and chief operating officer (COO) of LT...
American employers post record 11.5 million job openings in March
WASHINGTON—Employers posted a record 11.5 million job openings in March, meaning the United States now has an unprecedented two job openings for every person who...
Opec fails to increase April oil output amid capacity troubles
The Opec cartel—which has struggled for many months to revive oil supplies halted during the pandemic—effectively failed to increase output at all in April as...
Russian forces hit eastern towns amid hopes for more evacuations
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine—Russian forces unleashed artillery fire on towns in eastern Ukraine, killing and wounding dozens of civilians, and began storming the bombed-out steel mill in...
North Korea fires missile amid rising animosities
SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Wednesday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, days after North Korean...
CDC restates recommendation for masks on planes and trains
NEW YORK—US health officials on Tuesday restated their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court ruling last month that...
India’s Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr amid attacks on community
SRINAGAR, India—Muslims across India marked Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday by offering prayers outside mosques, with the celebrations this year following a series of attacks against...
Pope offers to meet Putin, still waiting to hear back
VATICAN CITY—Pope Francis told an Italian newspaper he had offered to travel to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin to try to end Russia’s...