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MANILA, Philippines — Fuel prices are expected to increase next week, with diesel seen rising by P1.50 to P2 per liter and gasoline by P2.50 to P3 per liter, amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and a weaker Philippine peso against the US dollar, according to local oil industry sources.
New York: King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the site of the September 11 attacks, met with schoolchildren and business titans and socialised with celebrities during a busy swing through New York City on Wednesday – the first visit to the city by a reigning British monarch in 16 years.
Older and wealthier Australians have increased their ownership of rental properties by up to 1500 per cent over the past two decades, while young people have been priced out of the investment market.
Siren Gold is steadily unravelling what could be one of New Zealand’s more intriguing forgotten mineral systems, stretching its Queen Charlotte antimony-gold project out to an impressive 8 kilometres of strike.
Earlier this month, the Bank of Israel slashed its growth forecast for this year, citing the hostilities in the Middle East.
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, UN-backed forecasts warn that almost a quarter of Lebanon's population could face acute hunger, as the conflict continues despite ceasefire efforts.
Large-scale attacks targeting Mali’s military government pose a serious threat to Russian strategic and economic interests
Large-scale attacks targeting Mali’s military government pose a serious threat to Russian strategic and economic interests
SoftBank Group is planning to create and list a standalone artificial intelligence and robotics company in the U.S. as early as this year, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
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Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey speaks at Managing Global Imbalances: Policy Priorities forum during the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Technicians work at Zhejiang Youlai Biotechnology Co. in Hangzhou on April 16. China's pharmaceutical sector is attracting global interest. © AP
The Wall Street Journal has reported that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is withdrawing from LIV Golf.
The Middle East war has triggered the biggest global energy supply shock on record and will drive a sharp rise in commodity prices, pushing inflation higher and slowing economic growth worldwide, the World Bank has warned.
JAL and ANA aircraft park at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2023. Jet fuel prices are rising faster than expected for Japan's big airlines. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
JAL and ANA aircraft park at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2023. Jet fuel prices are rising faster than expected for Japan's big airlines. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
Countries respond to massive economic pain with accelerating demand for Chinese PV products but will they maintain the pace?
Countries respond to massive economic pain with accelerating demand for Chinese PV products but will they maintain the pace?
Despite record losses, Shenzhen Metro said its operations, cash flow and debt-servicing ability remain unaffected. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Wataru Suzuki, Getty Images and Reuters)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth appears before a House Committee on Armed Services business meeting on the Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2027 on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr.)
The Bank of England and European Central Bank held interest rates steady on Thursday, as officials search for signs of possible longer-term damage and warn of the impact of a prolonged energy shock.
TORONTO — Canada has been selected as the headquarters for a new, financial institution led by NATO and designed to reduce borrowing costs for members of the alliance, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
Oil rose to its highest price in four years, on Thursday, topping $120 a barrel as the US increased pressure on Iran.
‘We will issue penalty tickets without warning, and step up publicity in high-traffic areas such as business districts,’ Dr Manny Lam says
‘We will issue penalty tickets without warning, and step up publicity in high-traffic areas such as business districts,’ Dr Manny Lam says
Tugboats push a crude oil tanker into position at a pier handling oil imports in Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong province, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Chinatopix Via AP) CHINA OUT
Sarytogan Graphite has bagged a fresh A$1.4 million cash injection courtesy of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to help drive the company’s massive Kazakh graphite project towards production.
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund plans to stop financial support for LIV Golf after this season, according to reports.
Augustus Minerals has struck paydirt in a first-ever drilling campaign at its Clifton East prospect north of Leonora in Western Australia, returning a swag of shallow intersections at the untouched gold ground.
Multiple LIV Golf players have had their reps reach out to the PGA Tour about a possible return after news broke Wednesday that the rebel golf league would be losing its financial backing from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the site of the Sept. 11 attacks, met with schoolchildren and business titans and socialized with celebrities during a busy swing through New York City Wednesday — the first visit to the city by a reigning British monarch in 16 years.
South Korea's homegrown app marketplace One Store said Thursday it will evolve into an “all-in-one store,” bringing app downloads, payments and instant-play games onto a single platform as the company marks its 10th anniversary.
SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Ryoo Sang-dai, senior deputy governor of the Bank of Korea (BOK), will attend the annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and gatherings of ASEAN finance ministers and central bank governors in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, next week, the central bank said Thursday.
Working with families over many years, I've noticed a pattern that cuts across income levels, nationalities, and backgrounds.
Tuesday’s announcement by the UAE that it will withdraw from Opec tomorrow brings the curtain down on an association that has lasted more than five decades. Although the formal end of any relationship can heighten feelings and fuel uncertainty, the reality is that the Emirates are bidding farewell to an arrangement …
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SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court's ruling that ordered game development company Ironmace Co. to pay 5.76 billion won (US$3.87 million) in damages to industry rival Nexon Co. for trade secret infringement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made a fervent appeal Wednesday for central bank independence, as he prepares to cap an eight-year term at its helm marked by insults and legal action under the Trump administration.
SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- The value of South Korea's investment funds rose more than 8 percent in the first quarter of this year from three months earlier, driven by an increase in investment funds traded on stock exchanges, data showed Thursday.
Industry leaders say slight increases in fuel surcharges for flights to Asian destinations ‘not the main driver’ behind Hongkongers heading to mainland
Industry leaders say slight increases in fuel surcharges for flights to Asian destinations ‘not the main driver’ behind Hongkongers heading to mainland
Not many companies can say they’ve turned an oil and gas plant into a data centre. However, Pilot Energy has just done exactly that.
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The yen at one point depreciated to 160.48 per dollar during New York trading on April 29. (Photo by Koji Uema)
South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo held a meeting with Mexico's ambassador to Seoul on Thursday to address concerns over the planned review of a trilateral trade pact between Mexico, the United States and Canada, Yeo's office said.
The Queensland government has launched Supreme Court action against one of Australia’s biggest companies to recoup almost $66 million it ploughed into a failed green hydrogen plant in Gladstone.
SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo held a meeting with Mexico's ambassador to Seoul on Thursday to address concerns over the planned review of a trilateral trade pact between Mexico, the United States and Canada, Yeo's office said.
LONDON — Former U.K. Attorney General Geoffrey Cox was paid £93,000 to provide legal services to a Luxembourg-based company whose shareholders include two sanctioned Russian oligarchs.
Airwallex co-founder Lucy Liu will on Thursday unveil a program offering young Australian artificial intelligence founders $100,000 in equity-free capital, as the global payments giant moves to deepen its local roots while navigating a financial crimes investigation and a stalled run at a public listing.
