Category: Business & Finance

U.S. Tariff Deal with Mexico, Canada Is Also About Cutting Off China’s Steel

The U.S. has reached an agreement to drop steel and aluminum tariffs on the two countries in return for preventing Chinese steel from coming over their borders into the U.S. In a speech before the National Association of Realtors, President Trump said, “I’m pleased to announce that we’ve just reached an agreement with Canada and […]

Philippines to become upper middle income country this 2019

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III on Thursday, April 11, said the Philippines is set to become an ‘upper-middle-income’ economy this year with the assistance of the World Bank (WB). According to him, the generous support of the World Bank for the Philippines’ sustainable development programs is a “key factor” in achieving its goal of becoming […]

Four Filipinos on 2019 Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ Asia list

Forbes magazine on Tuesday, April 2, named four Filipinos belonging to the “30 Under 30 Asia” list, featuring 300 young people who excel in 10 categories hailing from 23 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region. The said Filipinos who made it to the fourth annual list of the American magazine are Earl Patrick Forlales, Zahra […]

Bitcoin’s Surge to Almost $8,000 Rekindles Memories of Bubble

Bitcoin jumped to almost $8,000 and didn’t look back, as its longest winning streak since 2013 continued to rekindle the global cryptocurrency market. Monday’s advance of as much as 26% comes only a few days after the digital asset broke through $6,000 and looks set to boost investor interest in conferences on the technology underlying the biggest […]

Asian American buying power topped $1 trillion in 2018, Nielsen report finds

The purchasing power of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders will be an area of opportunity for businesses over the next decade, according to a new Nielsen consumer report.Spencer Platt / Getty Images fileMay 9, 2019, 10:00 AM EDTBy Charles Lam Asian American and Pacific Islander spending power in the U.S. topped $1 trillion in 2018 and […]

Alberta’s Filipino business community forms its own chamber of commerce

Filipino business leaders in Alberta have formed a new chamber of commerce to give a voice to that community, which they say is badly needed. Organizers hope the chamber will help unify Filipino business owners in Alberta and give those enterprises more visibility, along with improving collaboration and advocacy. The idea came from a leadership forum […]

Asian Shares Recover as China Outlines 2019 Policy Plans

Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. Asian markets bounced back from slight early losses on Tuesday after senior economic officials said Beijing will cut taxes and keep monetary policy flexible to help weather China’s slowdown. (AP Photo/Ahn […]