Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Unemployment eased in Nov '24

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January 9, 2025

 

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ECONOMY

PSA: PH unemployment eased in Nov 2024


The proportion of unemployed Filipinos declined in November, as the typical surge in employment opportunities during the holiday season trumped the labor market disruptions caused by the powerful storms that hit the country late last year.


By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral

 

FOOD MANUFACTURING

RFM expects to book P1.5-B profit for 2024


Food and beverage manufacturer RFM Corp. sees its full-year 2024 earnings hitting up to P1.5 billion on expectations that the sales of both its branded consumer and institutional businesses improved. This entails a 15-percent climb from its 2023 net income of P1.3 billion.


By Meg J. Adonis

 

STOCK MARKET

Peso seen falling below 59:$1 by Q2


The Philippine peso may breach the key 59:$1 level and post a new record low in the second quarter of 2025, joining a broader slump of Asian currencies that have been weakening under the weight of a strong dollar.


By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral

 

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BIZ BUZZ

Leyte's Chua prepares for P3-B stock debut


Iloilo and Capiz produced an Edgar "Injap" Sia II and Cebu has Jose Soberano III-led Cebu Landmasters, while Pampanga and Davao have their respective Dennis Uys. Now there's a new tycoon in the making, and this time he's from Leyte.


By Doris Dumlao-Abadilla

 

INQUIRER PLUS-EXCLUSIVE

China expands consumer trade-in scheme to revive economic growth


BEIJING — China added more home appliances to the list of products that can be used in its consumer trade-in scheme and will offer subsidies for additional digital goods this year, in an effort to revive demand in the sluggish household sector.


By Reuters


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Unemployment eased in Nov '24

The proportion of unemployed Filipinos declined in November, as the typical surge in employment opportunities ͏ ‌      ͏ ‌      ͏ ‌      ...