1 of 6 PENGUIN.CO.UK SHAPINGWORK.MIT.EDU PENGUIN.CO.UK US.MACMILLAN.COM PENGUINRANDOMHOUSE.COM US.MACMILLAN.COM By Dave Lee, Parmy Olson and Catherine Thorbecke EARLIER last year I came across a two-frame comic strip that I enjoyed so much I printed it out and taped it to the corner of my desk. In the first frame, an office worker delightedly tells a […]
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr. welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi on Jan. 15 at the President’s Hall, Malacañan Palace, Manila. — YUMMIE DINGDING/PPA POOL More than a week after hearing the lecture of a China studies expert on what will likely take place this year in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), I cannot help […]
BW FILE PHOTO By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Reporter HONDA Cars Philippines, Inc. is targeting a 3%-5% growth in sales this year amid new product launches and new dealerships, its president said. “For 2025, maybe around 3%-5% growth in sales,” Honda Cars President Rie Miyake told reporters on the sidelines of a press event late […]
Sales of “pocket money” toys under £10 boomed last year, as cost-conscious parents and adult collectors turned to cheaper playsets and mini-figurines to weather tough economic conditions. According to new data from market research firm Circana, UK toy sales slipped 3.7 per cent to £3.4 billion in 2024, yet lower-priced items performed robustly, with 80 […]
Volkswagen has cautioned that the US administration’s proposed tariffs on imports from Mexico could have a “harmful economic impact” on both American consumers and the global automotive industry. It comes after President Donald Trump indicated this week that he intends to impose tariffs as high as 25 per cent on vehicles from Mexico and Canada […]
The Treasury is bidding to step into a major Supreme Court case that could drag Britain’s motor finance industry into a costly mis-selling crisis on a par with the infamous PPI scandal. Ministers want the court to consider the broader impact on investor confidence in the UK’s regulatory regime and, crucially, to ensure that any […]
Unemployment has edged higher in the UK while the number of job vacancies has fallen to its lowest level in more than three years, signalling that employers pulled back on hiring after Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s October budget hiked national insurance contributions. Fresh figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the unemployment rate […]
Two-thirds of British entrepreneurs believe Donald Trump’s second term as US president will be “good for business”, according to a poll by Helm, a network for founders. The survey found that 66 per cent were optimistic about the Trump White House, while 33 per cent considered it “bad for business”. Helm represents £8 billion in […]
By Chloe Mari A. Hufana, Reporter THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) on Tuesday sought a unified approach to address the challenges faced by undocumented Filipinos in the US as fears of mass deportations loom under President Donald J. Trump. “We strongly advocate for a unified coherent response, ranging from legal assistance to […]
WIKIMEDIA.ORG By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES’ National Security Council (NSC) on Tuesday urged lawmakers to pass stricter measures against foreign espionage after authorities nabbed suspected spies last week. Senators and congressmen should immediately pass changes to the Anti-Espionage Act and approve a proposal countering foreign interference amid “evolving security threats,” National Security […]