Small company stocks shine on an otherwise ho hum day

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks hardly moved Friday as the market wrapped up a solid week. Smaller companies rose following signs of sustained economic growth and...

Call centers now demanding ‘near-native’ English speakers

MANILA — Call center applicants should learn to speak English with American, Australian, or British accents as business process outsourcing (BPO) clients have expressed preference for “near-native”...

Where are American investors? Dominguez asks US envoy

Dollarama and pot stocks cause another down day on the Toronto stock market

TORONTO — A hefty pullback in the shares of discount retailer Dollarama and some big names in the marijuana business pushed Canada’s biggest stock market down in...

Local markets bounce back on weak US economic reports

MANILA — Bargain hunting allowed the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) to cut short its eight-day losing streak Thursday, which also gave the peso a much needed...

Survey: US companies in China hurt by tariff war

BEIJING — Two-thirds of American companies in China say they have been hurt by the spiraling U.S.-Chinese tariff war, two chambers of commerce reported Thursday, and...

Gatchalian open to retaining old tax incentive under TRABAHO Bill

MANILA – Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday said he is open to retaining the 5-percent gross income earned (GIE) tax incentive under the Tax Reform for Attracting...

Trade tensions continue to dampen local markets’ performance

MANILA — External developments continue to contribute to the weakness of both the Philippine peso, which fell to its weakest since December 2005, and the Philippine Stock...

Financial literacy in PH gets boost

MANILA — Teaching financial literacy to students got another lift through a multi-sectoral program to educate teachers on this topic and provide tools that will make financial...

Asian stocks fall as China reacts to US tariffs

SINGAPORE — Asian shares fell on Wednesday as China delayed issuing licenses to American businesses hoping to operate in the country, as the threat of more...