Busting the anti-work myth: Most people actually like their bosses

Do you work for a five-star boss? If quiet quitting — a demonstration of work-to-rule where employees do no more than the minimum work required by...

Rapid, one-sided yen fall negative for Japan economy: BOJ chief

TOKYO – The yen’s recent rapid and one-sided depreciation is “negative” for the Japanese economy, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Wednesday after the currency...

How will China interact with the world over the next 5 years? Xi’s new speech holds clues

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, currently underway in Beijing, is China’s most significant political event in half a decade. Like the...

Sanctions on Russia are increasing, not decreasing, its revenue

The European Union has just approved new sanctions against Russia, including a price cap on oil sales, following the United States’ Sept. 30 announcement of new...

PH stocks index, peso gain on Tuesday

MANILA – Bargain hunting sustained the local bourse’s rise on Tuesday and this benefited the local currency. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) inched up by 2.65...

PLDT welcomes DITO’s openness to settle P430-M debt

MANILA – PLDT, Inc. welcomed the recent statement of DITO Telecommunity, Inc. regarding its “openness” to amicably settle its unpaid contractual obligation to PLDT amounting to PHP430...

How many Amazon packages get delivered each year?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How...

Global warming puts Arabica coffee at risk, and we’re barrelling towards a crucial threshold

1.7M jobs to open under gov’t housing program

MANILA – The Marcos administration’s “Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino: Zero ISF 2028” program is expected to generate about 1.7 million jobs for Filipinos per year. Department...

How to understand what’s going on with UK mortgage rates

The UK mortgage market has tightened as confidence in the economy has faltered in recent weeks. Lenders withdrew more than 1,600 homeloan products after the (then)...