
Joy of eating out hits a speed bump
The weakness in spending and sales growth may be reflective of demand becoming more sensitive (or elastic) to price increases.
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The weakness in spending and sales growth may be reflective of demand becoming more sensitive (or elastic) to price increases.
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The PSEI was down 25.20 points, closing at 5,946.78 as sentiment stayed fragile amid uncertainty on the ongoing US-Iran standoff; the peso closed at P61.38 per…
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Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) is reassessing its expansion and spending plans after first-quarter net income plunged nearly 39 percent, as surging input costs…
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Globe Telecom Inc.’s first-quarter net income fell 20 percent year-on-year to P5.6 billion from P7 billion, due to higher net interest expenses and the absence…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slipped 14.87 points, or 0.25 percent, to close at 5,971.98, as investor sentiment weakened amid fading optimism…
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Major crime incidents across the Philippines fell by 12 percent in the first month of a new urban security program, the Philippine National Police (PNP)…
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Market sentiment turned cautious after fresh reports of military exchanges between the US and Iran near the Strait of Hormuz. The peso weakened slightly,…
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Criminality in Metro Manila dropped by 23 percent over the past week as police intensified warrant services and anti-drug operations, the National Capital…
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The Philippine peso has lost another two centavos in purchasing power, with P1 in 2018 now worth only 73 centavos, according to National Statistician Claire…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) slipped to 5,898.08, down 0.74 percent, as investor sentiment turned cautious following a hotter-than-expected…
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The US Department of Agriculture said output for marketing year 2026 to 2027 may fall to 1.93 million metric tons, down from an estimated 1.95 million MT in…
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The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) resumed its decline, slumping to 5,833.64 (-1.26 percent) as investors ended the shortened trading week in…
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Press freedom fell to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, Reporters Without Borders warned on Thursday.
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Anticipation of broader price hikes and additional policy tightening dampened trading even as the peso marginally depreciated P60.71 from previously P60.70 per…
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Business and consumer confidence plunged following the escalation of the Middle East crisis, reflecting renewed pessimism amid domestic and global economic…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) extended its decline on Friday, closing at 5,943.49, down 0.67 percent, as investors reacted to the Bangko Sentral…
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday reported a notable decrease in focus crimes as the Safer Cities Initiative strictly enforces local ordinances in…
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The PSEI was down amid subdued trading alongside a weakened peso at P60.13 per US dollar, depreciating from P59.94 as markets grew skeptical over the US-Iran…
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