The United Kingdom and the European Union have agreed a deal that will give London's vast financial centre only a basic level of access to the bloc's markets after Brexit.

US stocks were higher on Wednesday, after consumer prices in October rose as expected, adding little pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates swiftly, while a rebound in oil prices lifted energy stocks.

The Philippines is likely to withstand a global economic slowdown that is expected to bite next year, the Department of Finance said Wednesday.

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) on Wednesday warned that closing top tourist destinations El Nido and Coron in Palawan would have a negative impact on businesses and jobs.

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp.'s credit card unit RCBC Bankard and low-cost carrier AirAsia entered into a co-brand partnership for a new credit card.

The Senate has approved on second reading a measure seeking a general tax amnesty for all unpaid internal revenue taxes due for taxable year 2017 and prior years.

The Dow and S&P 500 ended slightly lower on Tuesday following losses in energy shares and Boeing, offsetting a small gain in technology stocks and renewed hopes for progress in trade talks.

Oil prices plunged 7 percent on Tuesday on persistent concerns of oversupply and weakening global demand, causing Wall Street stocks to reverse early gains that were driven by the resumption of trade talks between the United States and China.

Prices of canned sardines are set to go up by P0.50 to P0.60 per can starting December 1, 2018, according to the Canned Sardines Association of the Philippines (CSAP) on Wednesday.

Amazon.com Inc picked America's financial and political capitals for its split new headquarters, saying on Tuesday it will build offices for more than 25,000 people each in New York City and close by Washington, DC

US stocks were set to open higher on Tuesday, as strong results from Home Depot Inc and hopes of progress in the US-China trade talks helped Wall Street's recovery from a technology-driven selloff.

Natural gas is expected to overtake coal as the world's second largest energy source after oil by 2030 due to a drive to cut air pollution and the rise in liquefied natural gas (LNG) use, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday.

Asian leaders gathered for a a summit on Tuesday amid warnings that the post-World War Two international order is in jeopardy and trade tensions between Washington and Beijing could trigger a «domino effect» of protectionist measures by other countries.

Economic growth has slowed steadily across Emerging Asia over the past year, including the Philippines, a slowdown that looks set to continue as weaker global demand is set to put a major drag on growth in the coming quarters, a research report by Capital Economics showed.  

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines is now flying nonstop direct to New York City, the first such service between Manila and “The Big Apple” from a Philippine carrier.  

Discussions on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will reach a conclusion next year, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said on Tuesday.

Economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations signed an agreement to boost cross-border e-commerce transactions among member states.

Share prices on the Philippine Stock Exchange slipped for the third straight session on Tuesday, weakened by a sell-off overnight on Wall Street and concerns about the global, pushing the PSEi to near two-year lows.  

DMCI Holdings Inc. on Tuesday reported a 2-percent drop in its net income in the first nine months of the year, dragged by weak contributions from its coal energy business.

APO Cement Corp.  has raised concerns over the «continuing absence of clarity» in the government's plans on the suspension of quarrying operations in Naga City, Cebu following a landslide in the area.

The joint panel of the Senate and House of Representatives approved Tuesday the bill seeking to allow consumers to keep their cellphone numbers for life, even if they changed service providers or subscription plans.

Research institution the IBON Foundation said on Sunday that the findings of a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey painted an accurate picture of unemployment in the Philippines.

Saudi Arabia, the world's top crude exporter, said Sunday it will cut oil output from next month, as major producers held a key meeting to discuss shoring up sliding prices.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd smashed the 2017 record for its Singles' Day sales event on Sunday, surpassing 168 billion yuan ($24.15 billion) sales in under sixteen hours.

World leaders will push for the rapid completion of a massive, China-backed trade deal that excludes the US at a summit this week, in a rebuke to rising protectionism and Donald Trump's «America First» agenda.

Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar on Sunday defended the naming of the Mislatel Consortium as the provisional third telco in the Philippines, citing the «transparent» bidding process last week.

Sear Consortium--the group of TierOne Communications International and the Chavit Singson-led LCS Group of Companies--over the weekend insisted that the Mindanao Islamic Telephone Co. (Mislatel) has existing contractual obligations.

Malacañang on Sunday said it is looking at ways to address joblessness which a recent Social Weather Stations survey put at 22 percent.

Cebu Pacific on Sunday announced it is holding a seat sale from November 11-12, 2018.

The full rehabilitation of the Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT3) will be finished by 2021, a transport official said Sunday.

US companies are warning about rising wages eating into profit margins, increasing investor worries that next year's expected drop in profit growth may be sharper than feared.

The National Privacy Commission on Saturday said it has ordered Cathay Pacific Airways to address issues concerning a data breach involving personal information of 100,000 Filipinos, more than 35,000 exposed Philippine passport numbers, and over 100 exposed credit card numbers.  

Think tank Infrawatch PH on Saturday slammed anew the declared provisional third telco player Mislatel Consortium, alleging that it has been skirting questions on the lapsed franchise of its consortium partner -- Mindanao Islamic Telephone Co.

Mindanao Islamic Telephone Co. (Mislatel), one of the members of the consortium declared as the provisional third telco player, on Saturday refuted the claims of former Ilocos Sur Governor Luis Chavit Singson that it has contractual obligations with a subsidiary of TierOne Communications.  

Wall Street's three major stock indexes lost ground on Friday, after a week of recovery from the October sell-off, as oil prices fell further and more evidence of a slowing Chinese economy was reported.