The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

If Richard Branson has his way in India, hyperloop travel could turn out to be cheaper than a flight ticket.

Denmark is targeting a 10 percent rise in the number of Filipino tourists this year, as it intensifies its promotions in the Philippines, a top Danish official said.

A few months after falling out with La Salle, high-flying Ricci Rivero found his new home.

The Philippine Azkals once again made the jump in the FIFA rankings as the official update was released on Thursday.

The Philippine Dragon Boat Team failed to defend its golds in the men’s and women’s 200 meter small boat (10 seater) recently, the final day of the Asian Dragon Boat Championship in Bitan, New Taipei City,Taiwan.

Basketball fans all over the world are having a good time watching NBA action that has just seen the conference finals’ cast finalized with no surprises at the results – the Houston Rockets versus the defending champions Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference, while Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers try to get past the Boston Celtics.

Powerhouse Japan regained the Asian Junior 19-Under Women’s Softball Championship with a 4-0 rout of Chinese Taipei on Saturday at the Clark International Sports Complex in Pampanga.

Some 30 sports events are included in the initial list of disciplines that will likely be played in next year’s Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.

With the Budget Reform Act being tagged as one of the priority bills up for early approval in the Senate, the national government is well-positioned to shift to an annual cash-based budgeting system starting next fiscal year.

Former Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima has underscored the necessity of instituting long-overdue reforms in the corporate tax system to bolster the country’s competitiveness as he expressed his full support for the proposal to modernize incentives for businesses and reduce the corporate income tax (CIT) rate to improve the collection efficiency of revenue agencies.