The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

There may still be uncertainty on whether the upcoming PBA season will push through or not, but the league still announced on Wednesday night its preliminary schedule for the season-opening Philippine Cup.

Bahrain will host the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II event of the 2018 Fed Cup, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced recently.

The rehabilitation of the 4.2-hectare Zamboanga sports complex is set to be completed by the first quarter of 2018.

Mary Joy Tabal just made an un- precedented feat in front of her fellow Cebuanos.

By Luis Leoncio The government has started its repurchase market which is envisioned to further strengthen the domestic capital market.

By Riza Lozada Business sentiment turned more upbeat for the fourth quarter, with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) overall confidence index (CI) rising to 43.3 percent from 37.9 percent in he previous quarter indicating the number of optimists increased, the results of the BSP Business Expectations Survey released yesterday showed.

By Riza Lozada Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (MBTC), one of the biggest banks in the country has been sanctioned including setting aside a P4.45 billion provision over alleged fraud by one of its executives.

By Riza Lozada The crucial Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (Train) bill was approved 17-1 by the Senate that sent it to the bicameral conference committee before finally submitted to President Duterte for signing.

By Riza Lozada The local manufacturing industry’s growth is expected to exceed 10 percent next year.

Laser blasters and other energy-based weaponry are commonly found in science fiction works like “Star Wars” and “Star Trek”. But it looks like engineers want to make it a reality for fighter jets.