GOLDMAN SACHS Group, Inc. officials have a reached a settlement for shareholder claims. — REUTERS NEW YORK — Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. officers and directors reached a $79.5-million settlement to resolve shareholder claims that their poor oversight contributed to the bank being enmeshed in the looting scandal at Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund. A preliminary […]
Airbnb, a home sharing service, rolled out a search function that allows guests to look for places to stay based on their style, location, and proximity to a travel activity, instead of just the destination city. Announced May 12, Airbnb Categories organizes listings in 56 categories, giving users the option to look for A-frames and […]
THE GOVERNMENT partially awarded the reissued Treasury bonds (T-bonds) it offered on Wednesday as markets again reacted to a hawkish US Federal Reserve and an expected tightening by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) at the next Monetary Board meeting. The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised just P25.10 billion via the reissued 10-year T-bonds […]
THIRD-seeded La Salle withstood a late uprising by No. 2 and twice-to-beat-armed University of the Philippines (UP), escaping with a narrow 83-80 win to forge a do-or-die Game 2 in the Final Four of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 84 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The Green […]
THE Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) is “cautiously optimistic” as its 10-strong contingent defends its overall crown in the Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) against perennial rival Thailand and vastly-improved host Vietnam. “We are proceeding with a lot of enthusiasm and focus hoping that we can maintain the same kind of excellence that […]
1 of 4 The iX features the fifth generation of BMW’s eDrive technology, and delivers a system output of 326hp and 630Nm. — PHOTO BY KAP MACEDA AGUILA SMC Asia Car Distributors Corp. (BMW Philippines) President Spencer Yu with the newly unveiled BMW iX — PHOTO BY KAP MACEDA AGUILA The vehicle’s 21-inch bi-color wheels […]
MALACAÑANG has committed to extend assistance to the people affected by the collapse of an old bridge in Loay town, Bohol that resulted in the death of four individuals.“We express our condolences to the families of the victims who perished with the collapse of a bridge in Loay town in Bohol. We likewise pray for […]
Miami, FL, April 27, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – JBAS is proud to announce its launch today. Japanese Born Ape Society (JBAS) is an NFT brand inspired by the hyper-famous BAYC (Bored Ape Yacht Club). As holders, the founders are able to create an extension of the Bored Apes, but with their own take, and more importantly by […]
TOKYO, Apr 26, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that it has joined the “30 by 30 Alliance for Biodiversity” (“30 by 30 Alliance”) that is committed to pursuing conservation of biodiversity, one of the key challenges for conservation of the global environment. The 30 by 30 (or […]
1 of 2 Distort Monsters in action THREE weeks after welcoming over 16,000 guests at the hybrid Art Fair Philippines, the fair’s affordable counterpart, Art in the Park, opened on April 24. Ongoing until May 1 at www.artinthepark.ph, the art fair will feature one day of physical activities on April 28 at the Jaime C. […]
1 of 2 IKEA SORTERA recycling bin IKEA LAGAN Kitchen Faucet Buy a blue bag and avoid ordering Ikea’s meatballs IT isn’t fair that beneficial choices like sustainable living aren’t always within reach. Global furnishings giant Ikea, which opened in the Philippines late last year after years of planning, has ways to help reduce the […]
NAY PYI TAW, MM, Apr 21, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Myanmar Government will accelerate development of hydrocarbon and renewable energy even as it repairs power lines damaged by terrorists while seeking to increase foreign investments despite the threat of fresh economic sanctions, the Ministry of Information (MOI) and Ministry of Investment […]
KARIYA, JAPAN, Apr 14, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – DENSO Corporation today announced it is providing key electrification components to Toyota and Subaru’s all-new, all-electric bZ4X and SOLTERRA, scheduled to be released in May 12, 2022 and mid-2022 respectively. DENSO products help the battery electric vehicle (BEV) go farther, charge faster, optimize battery […]
A SOCIAL enterprise has joined the effort to grow the market for organic fertilizer, particularly a type of nano-fertilizer which will soon be manufactured in the Philippines, as a response to the global shortage of fertilizer that is threatening to dampen global food production. Ignite Impact Fund Founder Maria Antonia G. Arroyo said in a […]
WASHINGTON — Excluding Russia from the Group of 20 (G20) major economies and other international institutions could slow efforts to address a worsening global food crisis exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, the head of German aid group Welthungerhilfe (WHH) told Reuters. Mathias Mogge, chief executive of the group, which serves 14.3 million people with […]
LOS ANGELES — Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum’s screwball romantic comedy The Lost City collected $31 million at North American theaters over the weekend, a promising sign that Netflix hasn’t completely seized on the meet-cute market. Of course, Paramount, which is behind The Lost City, did not rely only on positive reviews — or the […]
MIAMI — Kevin Durant scored 23 points, Seth Curry added 17 and the Brooklyn Nets overwhelmed Miami 110-95 on Sunday (PH time), sending the Heat to their season-worst fourth consecutive loss.Andre Drummond had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Brooklyn, which got 11 points from Kyrie Irving — who will play his first home game […]
THREE-TIME defending champion Ateneo and the beefed-up University of the Philippines headline the explosive quadruple-header offering of the 84th UAAP Season when it plunges back to action on March 26 after a two-year hiatus. The Blue Eagles and the Fighting Maroons clash at 4 p.m., setting the stage for a unique chapter in their fabled […]
PARIS — Archaeologists have found an ancient lead sarcophagus under Notre-Dame cathedral along with fragments of a rood screen, offering a new insight into the history of the building which is currently under reconstruction after a devastating fire in 2019. Notre-Dame, which dates back to the 12th century, commissioned the excavation works inside the cathedral […]
A National Policy on Addressing Overweight and Obesity is in its final review stage, and is scheduled for approval in April by the governing board of the next National Nutrition Council (NCC). The multisectoral policy addresses the growing obesity rates in the Philippines by providing guidance for population-based approaches for prevention, mechanisms to influence the food environment, […]