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Alexandra Eala of the Philippines celebrates match point against Clara Tauson of Denmark during their Women's Singles First Round match on Day One of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Aug. 24, 2025 in New York City. AFP PHOTO

'Over the moon': Eala bags historic first at US Open

SK hynix Begins Mass Production of 321-Layer QLC NAND Flash

Alexandra Eala of the Philippines celebrates match point against Clara Tauson of Denmark during their Women's Singles First Round match on Day One of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Aug. 24, 2025 in New York City. AFP PHOTO

Eala makes history as 1st Filipino to claim major main draw win in Open era

Commanding the Future: ATEN Unveils Next-Gen Visualized MRT Control Center at Tech in Gov 2025

LPA off Leyte has low chance of becoming cyclone within 24 hours —Pagasa

INCLUSIVE FINANCIAL GROWTH Now in its 32nd year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas stays steady in driving digitalization, financial inclusion and economic resilience amid global and domestic challenges. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

BSP likely to cut rates again amid low inflation, slow GDP growth – Analysts

Philippine Stock Exchange

Investors eye BSP meeting for rate cut cues, potential stock bargains

epa12273602 US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve, Washington, DC, USA, 30 July 2025. The Federal Open Market Committee kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged. EPA/WILL OLIVER

Fed's Musalem says more data is needed to decide whether a September rate cut is warranted

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The Manila skyline, as seen from Manila Bay, is composed of new and old, commercial and residential buildings along Roxas Boulevard.

Philippine GDP growth to accelerate in Q3 thanks to favorable conditions

Philippine Stock Exchange

Analysts pessimistic on IPO prospects in the Philippines amid weak market

Tereso Panga (right), director general of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

Top Business

PEZA: 12 mayors want ecozones, too

By Ed Paolo Salting

The Department of Agriculture 11 (Davao Region) now operates from its new building at the Regional Government Center in Bago Oshiro, Tugbok District, Davao City, as seen on Thursday (May 15, 2025). The office's relocation from F. Bangoy Street commenced in February. (PNA photo by Robinson Niñal Jr.)

P500-M cold storage complex to open in CamSur

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Two agrarian groups bag P4.46M in food contracts

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Jollibee confident in maintaining strong second-half earnings amid rising costs

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Maybank's Magic 8: Ayala Land, ICTSI, URC, Cebu Pacific included

Corporate News

ERC approves Meralco and AboitizPower unit's 100-MW power supply agreement

By Ed Paolo Salting

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Impact that lasts: Moving from CSR to sustainability

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. European leaders join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in talks with US President Donald Trump on August 18, as they try to find a way to end Russia's offensive. The leaders heading to Washington on Monday to appear alongside Zelensky call themselves the "coalition of the willing." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

US to take 10% equity stake in Intel

ACCESS TO FINANCE Homegrown entrepreneurs sell at the Kadiwa ng Pangulo pop-up event at Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Aug. 22, 2025, announced the unveiling of the Credit Risk Database Philippines Web-based Scoring System, which will make it easier to determine the credit score of small and medium enterprise. PNA PHOTO

New BSP system makes SMEs credit score assessment easier

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Trade Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque conduct a joint-market monitoring on various rice retail stores in Murphy Public Market in Cubao, Quezon City on Jan. 10, 2025. The Department of Agriculture also inspected the Kadiwa ng Pangulo stall which sells the new 'Sulit Rice' for P36 per kilo. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

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