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TSMC, chip design software entities tap AI to help chips use less energy
The computing chips that power artificial intelligence (AI) consume a lot of electricity.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Pureblends acquisition of NorthPort to be finalized ahead of PBA Season 50
NORTHPORT’S sale to Pureb- lends Corp. is expected to be fi- nalized in the next few days, just in time for the opening of PBA’s Season 50 on Oct. 5.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Megaworld launches P2-B share buyback, earmarks P2.21B from REIT for townships
PROPERTY DEVELOPER Megaworld Corp. has launched a P2-billion share buyback program while allocating P2.21 billion raised from its listed real estate investment trust unit Megaworld Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (MREIT) for township projects in Cebu, Palawan, and Bacolod.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
ERC seeking to balance affordable power rates, attracting investment
THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said it is seeking to strike a balance between setting fair electricity prices and encouraging investment.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Chery Automobile shares soar 11.2% in HK trading debut
Shares of Chinese car maker Chery Automobile jumped 11.2% as the company started trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Thursday following its $1.2-billion initial public offering (IPO).
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Gold slides as markets eye US data
GOLD PRICES eased on Wednesday as the US dollar firmed, retreating from a record high scaled in the previous session, while investors hunkered down for economic data due later in the week for further cues on the Federal Reserve's policy path.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
BYD outsells Tesla in Europe for 2nd month
CHINESE ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) maker BYD sold three times as many new cars in the European Union (EU) lastmonth than in August 2024, surpassing US competitor Tesla for the second consecutive month, data from the European auto lobby ACEA showed on Thursday.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
‘ChatGPT, what stocks should I buy?’ AI fuels boom in robo-advisory market
As ChatGPT nears its third birthday, at least one in 10 retail investors is using a chatbot to pick stocks, fueling a boom in the robo-advisory market, but even fans say it is a high-risk strategy that cannot replace traditional advisors just yet.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Both hunger and obesity stalk our children
FOR THE FIRST TIME in history, childhood obesity worldwide has overtaken the problem of being undernourished.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
ALI injects P2.7B into New World, Mandarin Oriental, and Arbor Lanes
LISTED property giant Ayala Land, Inc. (ALD has disbursed over P2.7 billion raised from last year’s sale of 75 million shares in its real estate investment trust unit, AREIT, Inc, using the proceeds to fund hotel and residential developments.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Aaron Judge hits 50th homer as NY Yankees stay hot vs White Sox
AARON JUDGE reached 50 homers for the fourth time in his career to tie a major league record, and the host New York Yankees moved into a tie for the American League (AL) East lead with an 8-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
House resolution seeks expanded market access for subsidiaries via preferred shares
A LAWMAKER has filed a resolution in the House of Representatives urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) to review their regulatory framework to allow subsidiaries of listed companies to issue and list preferred shares in the stock market, while ensuring investor protection, transparency, and market integrity.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Well-rested TNT Tropang 5G take another shot at Philippine Cup
EXPECT a well-driven TNT team as it takes another shot at PBA Philippine Cup glory in Season 50 beginning Oct. 5.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Potential entrants sending telecom investment feelers
AT LEAST FOUR foreign companies have signified their interest in entering the telecommunications industry following the passage of the Konektadong Pinoy ‘Act, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
New law creates framework, body for safe nuclear use
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. signed a measure establishing a national framework for the peaceful and secure use of nuclear energy, expected to accelerate its integration in the country’s power mix.
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September 26, 2025
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Credentials track addresses upskilling needs
ONLINE LEARNING platform Coursera said its new Skills Track program is designed to help provide credentials to workers that will be instrumental in building their careers.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Oil prices surge as US stockpile draw adds to supply concerns
Oil prices climbed about 3% to a seven-week high on Wednesday as a surprise drop in US weekly crude inventories added to a sense in the market of tightening supplies amid export issues in Iraq, Venezuela and Russia.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Mercury stun Lynx
Target Center was braced for closure. The 10,824-strong crowd sensed a second straight semifinal round triumph after the Lynx built a 16-point advantage at the break. The blue and green had never lost a match carrying a double-digit lead into the second half — not once in 61 instances since they were founded in 1999. History was clearly on their side. All the same, the Mercury refused to fold in the face of seeming certainty. And lo and behold, the hosts somehow managed to snatch defeat from the throes of victory; when the final buzzer sounded, they were too stunned to consider their wounds as anything but self-inflicted.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Australia’s ‘maze of uncertainty’ scuttles $40B worth of M&A, clouds outlook
Nearly $40 billion worth of big ticket buyouts have collapsed in Australia this year — the most in fifteen years — as regulatory risk and misaligned valuations add to the growing challenges in navigating an increasingly stringent regulatory environment.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Storm Opong triggers storm signals, class and gov't work suspension
TROPICAL WIND signals were hoisted in more than a dozen areas, as Severe Tropical Storm Bualoi, locally known as Opong, approaches and threatens to bring torrential rains and strong winds, according to the state weather bureau.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Inspiring workers to volunteer outside of work
I'm the human resources (HR) manager of a medium-sized enterprise. My boss gave me the task of organizing and managing a new volunteer program for employees. How do I start it right? — Doctor Why.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Película/Pelikula returns to Makati
SPANISH-LANGUAGE FILMS, documentaries, and shorts will be giving Filipinos a taste of cultural variety for this year's Película/Pelikula Spanish Film Festival.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Eala advances to Jingshan Open quarterfinals by beating Japan’s Yamaguchi
ALEXANDRA “ALEX” EALA obliterated Mei Yamaguchi of Japan in straight sets, 6-0, 6-3, to net her third straight WTA Tour quarterfinal appearance in the WTA125 Jingshan Open Thursday at the Jingshan International Tennis Tournament Center in Hubei, China.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Marcos underscores little progress in SCS as he bids Chinese envoy farewell
PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Thursday expressed appreciation to outgoing Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian, acknowledging his service in Manila while noting the little progress in resolving tensions in the South China Sea (SCS).
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Ex-DPWH official tags more senators in flood-control scam
A FORMER Public Works undersecretary has implicated more Philippine lawmakers in a multibillion-peso kickback scheme tied to flood-control projects.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Livestock measure set to lapse into law on Sept. 28, could unlock P20B in funds
THE livestock industry could soon have access to P20 billion in funding once an animal industry development law comes into force, a Department of Agriculture (DA) official said.
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September 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
PHL still most disaster-prone nation
THE PHILIPPINES kept its title as the world’s most disaster-prone nation fora 2I* straight year, with typhoons and floods battering communities while billions of pesos meant to protect them vanish in graft scandals.
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September 25, 2025
Business World Philippines
Term deposit yields dip on BSP, Fed easing bets
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) term deposits continued to fetch lower yields on Wednesday on bets of further monetary easing here and in the United States.
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September 25, 2025
Business World Philippines
Philippines' August budget deficit widens as revenues slip
THE PHILIPPINES’ budget deficit widened in August as revenues fell faster than spending, adding pressure on the government to borrow more and keep within its deficit ceiling.
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September 25, 2025
Business World Philippines
Ex-BoJ policymaker Adachi says October hike can’t be ruled out
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is likely to revise up its economic and inflation forecasts in its next quarterly review, which could pave the way for an interest rate hike in October, the central bank’s former board member Seiji Adachi told Reuters.
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