US stocks end at records again as Trump and Xi talk

NEW YORK, United States – Stock markets steadied and the dollar mostly rose Friday at the end of a week marked by central bank decisions, as attention turned to a call between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Wall Street’s three main indices finished the week at records for the second day

Antitrust body teams up with NTC to bolster data transmission sector

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is partnering with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to strengthen competition in the data transmission industry. In a statement on Friday, the antitrust body said the agreement with NTC entails joint market monitoring, policy development, enforcement actions and capacity-building initiatives. The two government agencies will develop protocols

Condemning the Kirk Assassination, and Condemning What Kirk Stood For

It is possible to condemn the assassination of Charlie Kirk and still condemn the ideas he stood for, to decry the flags at half-mast for so-called values hardly distinguishable from those of Proud Boys. A glean of the successful agenda Kirk pushed shows to what extent nationalist Christian extremism has been re-normalized, with Kirk playing an essential role in that latest of Great Awakenings. It was not a healing voice.
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Philippine debt draws more foreign cash

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign investors are stepping up purchases of Philippine government bonds. This is a shift buoyed by market-friendly reforms and declining inflation, with regulators signaling comfort about the growing foreign presence. Japanese investment bank Nomura, citing talks with Philippine officials, said policymakers may be comfortable with a gradual rise in foreign participation to

Russian military jets ‘violate’ Estonian airspace, officials say

Russian military jets have violated Estonian airspace, officials have said. In a statement, the Estonian government said the incident involved three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets that flew over the Gulf of Finland for a total of 12 minutes without permission. Foreign minister Margus Tsahkna said Russia had already violated Estonian airspace four times this year, “which is unacceptable in itself, but today’s violation, during which three fighter jets entered our airspace, is unprecedentedly brazen”.