REUTERSWASHINGTON — Global central banks hoping that high inflation would ease through improving global supply chains saw little relief through April as new coronavirus lockdowns in China and the war in Ukraine lengthened delivery times and drove costs higher, new

THE ADVENTURES of Mike, Lucas, Dustin, Max, Will, and Eleven continue despite their separation and having to adjust to life as teenagers in the fourth season of Stranger Things, which the stars describe as “the beginning of the end.”Since its

By Arjay L. Balinbin, Senior ReporterTHE PLDT group announced on Thursday that it intends to conduct a space-based cellular broadband testing in the country with its US-based partner AST SpaceMobile.PLDT’s wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc. and AST SpaceMobile recently presented

PHILIPP KATZENBERGER/UNSPLASHTBILISI — When a friend messaged voice actor Bev Standing to ask whether she was the voice of TikTok’s text-to-speech feature, the Canadian performer’s surprise soon turned to irritation.She had never done work for the popular social media platform,

By Revin Mikhael D. Ochave, ReporterPUREGOLD Price Club, Inc. is aiming to establish 25 stores across the country in 2022 as part of its expansion plans nationwide.Puregold Vice-President for Operations Antonio E. De Los Santos said in a press conference

NIKITA KOSTRYKIN/UNSPLASHTOKYO — Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corp. said it is well-positioned to play a leading role in the metaverse, or immersive virtual worlds, which commentators speculate will massively disrupt industries and establish new powerhouses.The metaverse is a vague term

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules for the qualification and eligibility of personal equity and retirement account (PERA) investment products.In an advisory dated May 17, the commission listed examples of eligible PERA investment products, which can be a

SHARES slid on Thursday following Wall Street’s decline overnight and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) announcement of a 25-basis-point (bp) increase in borrowing costs at its policy review.The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell by 67.55 points or

BW FILE PHOTOTHE PESO ended flat versus the greenback on Thursday after the central bank hiked benchmark interest rates for the first time since 2018 and amid the decline in global oil prices.The local unit closed at P52.45 per dollar