DILOKASTUDIO-FREEPIK Many of our economic and even social interactions are competitive. We use markets to find jobs, but also dates. What does this mean for our morals? Does capitalism give us the American dream, or American Psycho? Does the experience of competition keep us honest, or drive us towards cheating? […]
Hollywood actors, studios agree to media blackout for labor talks
LOS ANGELES — The SAG-AFTRA actors union and the group representing major Hollywood studios agreed not to talk to the media during contract talks that started on Wednesday. The actors’ union is seeking pay increases and protections around the use of artificial intelligence in negotiations with the Alliance of Motion […]
Binance CEO’s trading firm received $11B in client assets
LONDON — Merit Peak, an offshore trading company controlled by Binance Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Changpeng Zhao, received around $11 billion of client assets through a Seychelles-based firm set up to take customer deposits, a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing shows. The SEC filing, which on Tuesday asked […]
Rejection letters
We receive daily follow-ups from applicants, and it takes so much time to answer them. As much as we’d like to be professional in our dealings, we have to prioritize our heavy workload. What’s the best way of managing this situation, especially for applicants who were rejected? — Starry Night. […]
C-level collaboration for sustainability
Historically, organizations treated environmental, social, and governance (ESG) as an annex of corporate social responsibility. It is now dawning on them that ESG is actually a significant factor in their day-to-day operations, strategy, and transactions. CEOs are now rethinking ESG through the lens of organizational growth. ESG issues have become critical for […]
Entertainment News (06/09/23)
1 of 3 More perks at NCT Dojaejung’s concert A new seat plan, T-stage, and more perks have been prepared for NCT DoJaeJung’s Scented Symphony: Perfume Fancon, part of the promotion of its debut extended play album, Perfume. The concert will be held on June 24 at SM Mall of […]
The Supreme Court celebrates Pride Month. It shouldn’t.
CHANDLERVID85-FREEPIK (Second of two parts) The decision of the Supreme Court to “acknowledge and honor” the LGBTQIA++ poses doubt as to the consistency of its judgment: in Ang Ladlad vs. COMELEC, it declared: “At this time, we are not prepared to declare that these Yogyakarta Principles contain norms that are […]
ERC penalizes Sem-Calaca after unplanned outages
SEMIRARA Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) on Thursday said that it had been informed by its subsidiary about its receipt of the energy regulator’s decision penalizing it for noncompliance with power outage reporting rules. In a disclosure to the stock exchange, the company said the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) imposed […]
How PSEi member stocks performed — June 8, 2023
Here’s a quick glance at how PSEi stocks fared on Thursday, June 8, 2023.
Manufacturing sector’s Volume of Production Index (VoPI) growth rates
Manufacturing sector’s Volume of Production Index (VoPI) growth rates – BusinessWorld Online MANUFACTURING OUTPUT in the Philippines rose to a three-month high in April amid strong domestic demand. Read the full story. Neil RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR […]