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    Bitcoin bursts above $68,000, record high comes into view

    Bitcoin rallied to a two-year high on Monday, breaking above $68,000 as a wave of money carried it within striking distance of record levels. The price hit a session high of $68,580 and was last at $68,161. Bitcoin hit a record $68,999.99 in November 2021.

    ACEN Australia, Marubeni Asian Power sign deal for AUD250M solar project

    Philippine-listed renewable energy firm ACEN Corp. said Tuesday its unit, ACEN Australia, signed a cooperation agreement with Marubeni Asian Power Singapore for the joint development of a 200 megaWatt/400 MW-hour battery energy storage system in New South Wales.

    ACEN rate adjustment claims could force Meralco to seek adjustments of its own

    The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said power rates in Metro Manila could go up should regulators allow ACEN Corp. to apply so-called change in circumstance (CIC) claims on its power supply agreements (PSAs) with the distribution utility. 

    Japan’s new births fall to record low in 2023 as demographic woes deepen

    The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth straight year to a fresh record low in 2023, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the...

    China Bank posts record P22 billion net profit in 2023, up 15%

    China Banking Corp., one of the lenders owned by the Sy Group, said Tuesday net profit in 2023 rose 15 percent to a record P22 billion on double-digit growth in net interest income and lower provisions for possible loan losses.

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    Higher electricity sales power 8% profit rise for CREC

    Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) reported an 8 percent increase in net income for the first quarter of 2025, rising to ₱230 million from ₱213 million last year, buoyed by a sharp uptick in electricity sales.

    DOE urges fair insurance premium for transitioning coal plants

    The Department of Energy (DOE) is calling on insurance providers to offer more reasonable premium rates for coal-fired power plants, warning that disproportionate insurance costs threaten the operational stability of power sources crucial to the national energy mix.

    MSpectrum, Landers expand solar partnership with Cebu, QC Projects

    MSpectrum Inc., the renewable energy arm of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), is deepening its collaboration with Southeast Asia Retail Inc., the operator of Landers Superstore, with the rollout of two new solar rooftop installations in Cebu and Quezon City.

    FNI Q1 profit soars on higher shipments, nickel prices

    Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc. (FNI), one of the country’s leading nickel producers, posted a 1,567 percent surge in net income for the first quarter of 2025 totaling P177.3 million, from just P10.63 million a year earlier, as higher shipment volumes and stronger nickel prices buoyed performance.

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