Business World - 2020-01-16

• Remittance growth slows in Nov.
• Taal eruption may push prices of pork, chicken higher as supply tightens
• Legal gender equality improves in Philippine­s
• PSE fines electronic­s holding firm for disclosure violations
• Taal explosive eruption still not ruled out
• POEA bans all Kuwait OFW deployment­s
• US SEC commission­er backs direct listings to rein in Wall Street fees
• Pepsi-Cola prompts antitrust body of Lotte acquisitio­n offer
• Microsoft issues critical Windows security fix after tipoff from US NSA
• Google cutting web cookies, ending tracking tool for ads
• Fishing vessel banned from municipal waters
• Goodyear’s local team to expand global IT services
• Court rejects move to block cap on Angkas bikers
• ADB to help in drafting new water contracts, says Justice secretary
• DoH freezes prices of medical goods in Batangas calamity zone
• Crunch time approachin­g to pass CITIRA — EIU
• Bamboo industry targets 19,000 hectares for new plantation­s
• Can PAN be the new FAN?
• Mindanao rail track configurat­ion still contentiou­s
• San Juan approves separate rules regulating e-cigarettes
• DPWH sees Taguig River slope protection works completed by midyear
• Developing resilience in 2020
• Smoking, vaping and the nanny state
• The unlikely rise of the Trumps and Kushners
• Boom and bust, repeat
• Google enhances privacy and perhaps itself at the same time
• The need for villains
• Busmen seek to shape up more for AFC CL next round
• Special Olympics mission gets much-needed shot in the arm with Bounty Agro Ventures partnershi­p
• Mixed emotions
• SEAG dancesport­s gold medalists eyeing another training camp in Europe
• Girl power
• Giannis, Bucks finish sweep of Knicks MORANT LEADS GRIZZLIES PAST ROCKETS TO 6TH STRAIGHT WIN
• WNBA bares progressiv­e changemake­rs partnershi­p with AT&T, Deloitte and Nike
• THE TACLOBAN City landfill located in Barangay San Roque.
• 13 Filipino workers arrive from Iraq
• Duterte drug war is Philippine­s’ ‘gravest human rights concern’
• THE beach at the Mayo Bay in Mati City, Davao Oriental. DAVAO: MATI CITY, DAVAO ORIENTAL
• Justice chief says many legal options open to De Lima
• TDF yields decline despite lower demand
• Deadline to end use of Libor in doubt as lenders stall on software changes
• Peso weakens vs dollar
• SPAIN’S MOST AUTHENTIC, EXCLUSIVE KITCHENS FINALLY WELCOME WOMEN
• PSE index sinks to 7,600 level on US-China talks
• UBS wealth management starts cutting jobs in Asia and Europe
• Bank of Korea to stand pat for now, but views split on further easing — Reuters poll
• Federal Reserve Bank of New York will continue repo offers into February, reduce term operations
• Citigroup beats estimates on card, trading revenue
• Oil edges up after 5 days of losses ahead of US-China trade pact
• Wall St. dips from record in ‘Jason Bourne market’
• Gold prices fall as trade deal signing nears; palladium hits record high
• China trade data push copper to 8-month high
• Britain, France, Germany formally accuse Iran of breaking nuke deal
• Sanders-Warren clash on women elevates acrimony in Iowa debate
• Human Rights Watch report blasts China as its chief barred from HK
• China to ramp up US buys under trade deal
• China’s economic growth set to slow to 30-year low this year as domestic, global demand remain sluggish
• Analysts: Phase 1 commodity targets likely more than China can chew
• US consumer prices gain slightly in Dec.
• Trump moves closer to rolling back vehicle fuel economy rules
• Walmart expands its robotic workforce to 650 additional stores
• Global PC shipments rise 2.3%; China’s Lenovo remains no. 1
• Microsoft releases chat scanner to detect child sex predators
• Adobe brings one of its last legacy products to the cloud
• Travel app Omio the latest start-up to take on North America
• Amazon to ramp up counterfei­t reporting to law enforcemen­t
• A parody Carlos Ghosn video game is already in the works
• Sheraton Manila offers 50% off deals to mark 1st year
• HR managers play key role in creating healthier workplaces
• CTBC Bank (Philippine­s) Corp. names new president and CEO
• What are you doing to mark Chinese New Year?
• A look at wine tasting parties
• Max’s Restaurant
• Profiles of the 2020 MAP Board of Governors

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