Japan inflation edges up but way below target in August

Agence France-Presse
Sep 21 09:25 AM

Inflation stood at 0.9 percent year-on-year in August, still far below the Bank of Japan's two-percent target, even though slightly higher than 0.8 percent in July and June and 0.7 percent in May.   Read more »

Spotify to let artists post music without labels

Agence France-Presse
Sep 21 06:55 AM

NEW YORK - In a move with the power to shake up the music industry, Spotify said Thursday that it will allow select artists to upload songs directly without record labels or distributors. Read more »

Emirates denies plans to take over Etihad

Agence France-Presse
Sep 21 06:51 AM

DUBAI - Dubai's Emirates Airline on Thursday denied reports it is in talks to acquire struggling Abu Dhabi carrier Etihad. Read more »

Coca-Cola, Walmart to cut plastic pollution in oceans

Agence France-Presse
Sep 21 06:44 AM

MONTREAL, Canada - Coca-Cola, Walmart, and other big multinationals pledged on Thursday to help reduce plastic pollution in the world's oceans in support of a campaign by 5 of the G7 industrialized nations. Read more »

DOLE needs more labor inspectors, lawmakers say

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Sep 21 06:04 AM

MANILA - Some lawmakers appealed to Congress to increase the budget of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for hiring of more labor inspectors, saying that workers' concern on security of tenure have yet to be addressed. Read more »

PH shares slump anew as inflation concerns persist

ABS-CBN News
Sep 21 12:28 AM

Philippine shares again mingle with the bears as investors continue to worry over rising inflation. Read more »

IMF warns tariffs could come at 'significant economic cost'

Agence France-Presse
Sep 20 11:43 PM

Worsening trade tensions and exchange of tariffs could cause "significant economic cost" to the global economy, an International Monetary Fund spokesman warned Thursday. Read more »

Exxon, Chevron to join industry climate initiative

Reuters
Sep 20 11:31 PM

Exxon Mobil, Chevron and Occidental Petroleum are joining a group of major international oil and gas companies in an initiative aimed at curbing carbon emissions in the sector, they said in a statement on Thursday. Read more »

Oil prices slip after Trump criticises OPEC

Christopher Johnson, Reuters
Sep 20 09:24 PM

Oil prices slipped on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump called on OPEC to "get prices down now!" ahead of a meeting of major oil exporters in Algeria this weekend. Read more »

Enderun president says a boss is a leader who also listens

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Sep 20 08:53 PM | Updated Sep 20 08:54 PM

Enderun Colleges President Edgardo Rodriguez admits he doesn't like the word "boss" in its traditional sense. Read more »