BW FILE PHOTOTHE PESO climbed to return to the P56-per-dollar level versus the greenback on Wednesday ahead of the release of the minutes of the US Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting, which could provide hints on its next move.The local unit closed at P56.94 per

1 of 2AL WAKRAH, Qatar — France started their World Cup title defense in style with a 4-1 comeback win against Australia on Tuesday, with Olivier Giroud scoring two goals to become Les Bleus’ joint all-time top scorer.Giroud netted before and after the break to

DE LA SALLE, NU’s last tormentor before a decade-long rule in the UAAP women’s basketball, repeated history and handed the latter its first loss in 109 games. — UAAP MEDIAFOR 3,335 days, six-time reigning champion National University Lady Bulldogs had roamed around the jungle unbothered,

Games Thursday(Filoil EcoOil Centre)12 p.m. — CSB vs San Beda3 p.m. — Letran vs LPUJOSE Rizal University (JRU) came through with one of its best, if not its best, performances this year and caught a mighty Colegio San Juan de Letran side on a surprisingly

Games Thursday(PhilSports Arena)2:30 p.m. — Petro Gazz vs Creamline5:30 p.m. — Cignal vs Chery TiggoCREAMLINE aspires to inch closer to a historic Grand Slam as it tackles a dangerous Petro Gazz in today’s start of Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference semifinals at the PhilSports Arena.The

THE Philippine Olympic Committee and the Asia Swimming Federation will bring the 11th Asian Age Group Swimming Championships to the New Clark City Aquatics Center in Capas, Tarlac in November next year.POC President Abraham Tolentino and AASF secretary-general Taha Sulaiman Al Kishry forged the agreement

MANCHESTER United said on Tuesday it was commencing a process to explore strategic alternatives, including a new investment or a potential sale, 17 years after the American Glazer family bought the English Premier League soccer club.The Glazer family is working with financial advisers on the

CRISTIANO Ronaldo has parted with Manchester United “with immediate effect,” the Premier League club confirmed Tuesday.The 37-year-old’s future with United was in question after an interview in which said the club had made “zero progress” since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013 and

THE Board of Investments (BoI) has received 163 endorsements of information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) projects seeking to transfer their registration from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The DTI said the BoI tally

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is appealing to manufacturers to minimize any price increases for ingredients used to prepare the traditional feast for Christmas Eve, known as noche buena.“We have a standing appeal for manufacturers (to keep price hikes at) an

PHILSTARTHE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) issued a forecast for revenue generated by the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) industry of P10.23 billion by 2027, which was called overly optimistic at a Senate hearing.Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Ways and Means

LOMBARDITHE Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) said 13 potential bidders attended the pre-bid conference for the auction of the Casecnan hydroelectric power plant in Nueva Ecija.Lorenzo Deona, corporate staff analyst A at PSALM, told BusinessWorld by phone that 13 potential bidders attended