Business World - 2024-02-06

• Philippine short selling in short demand 3 months after its launch
• Infrastruc­ture spending may slow as gov’t pursues f iscal consolidat­ion
• Philippine­s among top 3 favorable markets for establishe­d brands
• Vacancy rates seen to rise for capital’s prime offices
• Meralco says power bidding aimed at lowest-cost supply
• Megaworld targets to open 31-storey hotel in Pasig City by 2029
• Converge ICT expects sustained streaming quality for its customers this year — CEO
• High rates, remote work tipped commercial real estate into crisis
• Uneven path to finish Evergrande’s abandoned housing in Chinese city
• Job platform targets to cut hiring costs for companies
• China’s tumbling prices push some exporters to the brink
• Oil inches up as US plans more strikes in Mideast
• Asian stocks slump as traders temper rate cut bets
• Toyota to outshine rivals as more consumers opt for hybrids amid EV slowdown
• Gold slides as US jobs data dampen bets of early rate cut
• The taxability of reimbursab­le or allocable expenses for cross-border services
• US mineral tie-ups seen reducing PHL reliance on exporting to China
• BoI backs engineer training to support chip industry dev’t
• NEDA: More researcher­s needed to meet innovation goals
• LANDBANK agri lending tops P755 billion in 2023
• Winds of war are intensif ying
• Growth forecasts vs actual growth, and agricultur­e performanc­e
• A love that sparks ripples
• It’s time to celebrate the nanny state, not apologize for it
• LV plans Super Bowl supernova to cement status as sports hub
• Adamson University rallies to beat National-Nazareth School in Game One of high school basketball finals
• Arsenal beats lackluster Liverpool, 3-1, to close gap
• Atmospheri­c river storm pounds California but worst yet to come
• El Salvador’s Bukele declares victory in presidenti­al election
• Chinese turn US embassy post into ‘Wailing Wall’ for stock plunge
• DoJ, Defense department reject call by Duterte for Mindanao separation
• ‘Cha-cha’ could lead to bigger problems — legal experts
• DICT told to explain attempted hacking of gov’t websites
• House rallies behind Speaker; bomb alert raised
• T-bills fetch mostly higher rates on fading hopes of early Fed cut
• AUB posts record profit of P8.3 billion in 2023
• PSEi rises as inflation likely eased further in Jan.
• Will AI mean the death of music, or herald a new era of creativity?
• Peso weakens vs dollar following comments from Fed chair
• Firef ly, GomBurZa are the big winners at 2024 MIFF awards
• Taylor Swift caps dominant year with record-breaking Grammy win
• Converge dominates Ookla®’s Speedtest Awards, now reigns as Philippine­s’ fastest internet
• BoC @ 122: Paving a shared path to prosperity
• Celebratin­g the vital role of customs in global trade
• BoC’s transforma­tive projects and reforms under a new leadership

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