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Business Mentor: How To Spot A Good Franchise Business

Armando Bartolome
Nov 17 08:12 AM | Updated Nov 17 08:15 AM

Many people always ask what is the best franchise business to invest in. Often the basis would be on the price; something affordable and within the range of one’s pocket. There are also those who base their decision on what their neighbor invested in. Read more »

Airbnb says quarterly revenue topped $1 billion

Agence France-Presse
Nov 17 05:19 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Airbnb said Friday it took in more than a billion dollars in revenue in the past 3 months, calling it the best quarter ever for the home-sharing giant as it readies a stock market offering. Read more »

Dissecting Data: Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy's shopping spree

ABS-CBN News
Nov 17 12:54 AM

Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy has been gobbling up companies long before his consortium with China Telecom was named the provisional third major telco player. Read more »

PH shares jump back above 7,000

ABS-CBN News
Nov 17 12:53 AM

Philippine shares close above the crucial 7,000 support level as investors cheer the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' Thursday rate hike. Read more »

Payo ng eksperto: Ultra Lotto winner, dapat magkaroon ng 'financial goals'

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Nov 16 11:08 PM

Matapos mamigay ng balato, ano nga ba ang dapat na gawin ng nanalo sa Ultra Lotto sa kaniyang napanalunan? Read more »

Grupo nagbabala sa epekto ng 'truck holiday' sa presyo ng mga bilihin

ABS-CBN News
Nov 16 08:59 PM

Kaunti raw ang mailalaang stocks sa mga distributor kung itutuloy ng mga grupo ng truck driver ang hindi pagbiyahe, at maaaring magreresulta ito sa taas-presyo ng mga bilihin. Read more »

Century Properties' revenues up 45% in 1st 9 months of 2018

ABS-CBN News
Nov 16 06:36 PM

MANILA - The Century Properties Group (CPG) increased its revenues by 45% to P7.5 billion for the first nine months of the year, compared to P5.1 billion in the same period in 2017. Read more »

Thai proposal for all-powerful cyber agency alarms businesses, activists

Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Reuters
Nov 16 04:04 PM

Civil liberties advocates, internet companies and business groups in Thailand are protesting the planned legislation, saying it sacrifices privacy and the rule of law, according to interviews and documents reviewed by Reuters. Read more »

MRT sets new 'no unloading' streak at 31 days

ABS-CBN News
Nov 16 03:48 PM | Updated Nov 16 04:43 PM

The new record was achieved from Oct. 16 to Nov. 15 and surpassed the 29-day no unloading streak from July 4 to Aug. 1. Read more »

SC asks PLDT, Globe, NTC to comment on challenge vs frequency deal

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Nov 16 03:00 PM

The Supreme Court ordered PLDT Inc, Globe Telecom and the National Telecommunications Commission to comment on a petition to nullify an agreement between the two carriers on co-use of frequencies. Read more »

Trump's summit no-show draws Asian nations closer together

John Chalmers, Reuters
Nov 16 11:53 AM

One prime minister warned that the trade war between Washington and Beijing could trigger a "domino effect" of protectionist steps by other countries. Another fretted that the international order could splinter into rival blocs. Read more »

Acer Philippines taps school demand for SE Asia-leading growth

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Nov 16 11:51 AM

The 20-percent revenue growth in the Philippines outpaces the rest of Southeast Asia and will likely continue until 2019, Wong said. Penetration in the country is still low and "quite far" from 1 PC per family, he said. Read more »

ABS-CBN's iWant goes live on mobile, desktop ahead of launch

ABS-CBN News
Nov 16 09:38 AM | Updated Nov 16 01:38 PM

Users can now download the iWant app ahead of the launch of exclusive content on ABS-CBN's streaming service on Saturday. Read more »

Swiss probe banks possible collusion vs Apple, Samsung

Agence France-Presse
Nov 16 08:31 AM

The Swiss competition commission (COMCO) said it was investigating whether 5 firms colluded to boost national mobile payment system TWINT above Apple and Samsung. Read more »

US retail sales rebound, but consumer spending slowing

Lucia Mutikani, Reuters
Nov 16 08:18 AM

The report on Thursday from the Commerce Department still showed broad gains in sales ahead of the holiday shopping season, which bodes well for consumer spending and the overall economy as the fourth quarter gets under way. Read more »

Wall Street rallies but Brexit roils pound, European markets

Agence France-Presse
Nov 16 08:10 AM

The benchmark Dow snapped a 4-day losing streak while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both added more than 1 percent. Read more »

US orders restriction on e-cigarette sales; youth use surges

Kerry Sheridan, Agence France-Presse
Nov 16 06:54 AM

TAMPA - US regulators Thursday ordered sharp restrictions on sales of e-cigarettes, as national data showed a 78 percent single-year surge in vaping among young people, with two-thirds using fruit and candy-flavored products. Read more »

China Southern airline to exit SkyTeam alliance

Agence France-Presse
Nov 16 06:39 AM

PARIS - China Southern, Asia's biggest carrier, is to exit the SkyTeam airline alliance founded by Air France and Delta, both the company and the grouping announced on Thursday. Read more »

Social network for entrepreneurs targets big dreamers

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Nov 16 06:37 AM | Updated Nov 16 07:49 AM

Unionbank's GlobalLinker allows small and medium enterprises to network, build e-commerce websites, find mentors and access a suite of payment and financing solutions. Read more »

FDA, may paalala sa mga bibili ng pang-Noche Buena

ABS-CBN News
Nov 16 02:33 AM

Muling nagpaalala ang Food and Drug Administration sa mga mamimili ng pang-Noche buena para matiyak na ligtas ang bibilhing produkto. Read more »

PSEi closes above 6,900 ahead of BSP decision

ABS-CBN News
Nov 15 11:31 PM

Philippine shares closed firmly above the 6,900 level as investors closely awaited that decision from the central bank. Read more »

Bangko Sentral drastically lowers 2019 inflation outlook

ABS-CBN News
Nov 15 11:26 PM

The Philippine central bank drastically lowered its inflation forecast for 2019, following the passage of the rice tariffication bill by the Senate. Read more »