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    Oil prices jump as Middle East violence roils

    Oil prices jumped more than $3 a barrel in early Asian trade on Monday, as dramatic military clashes between Israeli and Hamas forces over...

    United Airlines orders 110 Airbus, Boeing jets in a bet on travel demand

    United Airlines on Tuesday announced an order for 110 aircraft from Boeing and Airbus for delivery beginning in 2028 as it seeks to expand...

    Meta to lay off employees in metaverse silicon unit on Wednesday

    Meta is planning to lay off employees on Wednesday in the unit of its metaverse-oriented Reality Labs division focused on creating custom silicon, two...

    Meta floats $14 a month ad-free plan for Instagram, Facebook in EU – WSJ

    Meta Platforms is exploring a plan that could make users in the European Union shell out as much as $14 to access ad-free versions of Instagram or Facebook or agree to personalized ads for the free versions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

    Farmers plant more cocoa outside Africa as prices rally

    Schmidt Agricola is a large agricultural company producing soybeans, corn and cotton in Bahia, Brazil, one of the country's new-frontier agricultural areas fit for large-scale, high-tech farming. It recently added a new crop to its fields: cocoa.

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    SRA sets rules for planned 100,000-MT raw sugar exports to US

    The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has issued new guidelines governing the planned export of up to 100,000 metric tons (MT) of raw sugar to the United States for crop year 2025–2026, outlining who may participate and stressing that the program can be stopped at any time if conditions change.

    SMX Cebu set to transform MICE

    A P3.3-billion SMX Convention Center, billed as the largest in the Philippines, will rise in Cebu by the third quarter of 2026, cementing the city’s position as a premier hub for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE).

    Gov’t to push regional energy agenda as ASEAN chair, says DOE

    The Department of Energy (DOE) said ASEAN senior energy officials have endorsed the group’s annual energy priorities, including the Philippines’ key proposals for its ASEAN chairmanship.

    ERC approves P11.77B Claver-Siargao power interconnection project

    The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ (NGCP) P11.77-billion Claver-Siargao Interconnection Project (CSIP), aimed at improving power supply in Siargao Island.
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