US consumers tighten spending in April
May 7, 2010 - 12:00am
NEW YORK (AP) – US consumers bought less clothing and footwear in April than they did in the same month last year but opened their wallets for electronics, major appliances and status goods, purchase data released...
Business
Dow climbs on upbeat earnings report
February 18, 2010 - 12:00am
NEW YORK (AP) — Signs that the economy is indeed strengthening gave investors a surge of optimism and sent stocks sharply higher.
Business
Oil hovers above $77 amid improving US economy
February 17, 2010 - 1:54pm
Oil prices hovered above $77 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after surging the previous day amid expectations a growing US economy will fuel increased crude demand.
Oil rises above $78 as US dollar slides
November 9, 2009 - 12:50pm
SINGAPORE (AP) – Oil prices rose above $78 a barrel Monday in Asia as a weaker U.
Garments company workers hold picket
September 23, 2009 - 12:00am
Some 100 workers of a garments factory that went on a temporary shutdown more than a week ago barged into the Mactan Economic Zone yesterday morning and held a picket at the gates of their company.
Cebu News
Abercrombie sues Beyonce: fragrance plan stinks
September 17, 2009 - 9:47am
COLUMBUS (AP) – Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has sued singer Beyonce Knowles, saying her plan for a fragrance named after her alter ego Sasha Fierce violates the teen clothing retailer's trademark.
Atlanta parking deck partially collapses
June 30, 2009 - 6:46am
WASHINGTON (Xinhua) -- A parking deck in midtown Atlanta, Georgia, partially collapsed Monday afternoon, crushing dozens of cars, authorities said.
GLOBAL NEWS : Wall Street ends turbulent week sharply lower
November 15, 2008 - 11:43am
NEW YORK (AP) – Wall Street ended a turbulent week with another astonishing show of volatility Friday, with stocks plunging, recovering and then plunging again as investors absorbed another wave of downbeat...
GLOBAL NEWS: Stocks retreat as investors refocus on economy
November 15, 2008 - 3:43am
NEW YORK (AP) – Wall Street retreated from the previous session's big gains yesterday as investors absorbed another wave of downbeat economic news and took little solace from hints that an additional interest...
What’s one item that you really should throw out but never will?
By
Mons Romulo
| March 18, 2007 - 12:00am
One useful bit of advice given to me is that if we have things we haven’t used or remembered for a year then it’s...
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