The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

By Kyle Hightower  / The Associated Press Orlando, Florida—With several early season matchups against playoff-caliber teams, the Orlando Magic have been flirting with posting a signature win. 

The long wait is over: After it was first introduced in March, the Apple Watch was launched in the Philippines at top Apple partner Power Mac Center’s flagship store in Greenbelt 3 in Makati City on October 23. 

Lenovo Philippines announced recently its latest smartphone additions to its A Series lineup: the Lenovo A1000 and A2010. 

Oracle recently announced that it had added the Oracle SOA (service-oriented architecture) Cloud and Oracle API (application program interface) Manager Cloud services to the Oracle Cloud Platform for Integration, which is a comprehensive suite of integration services that enable users to quickly integrate on-premises and cloud application. 

For admirers and supporters of Philippine independent films, the last 10 days of October were good. That’s how long the Quezon City government-backed Third QCinema International Film Festival ran. During the festival, dozens of films—including eight new full-length features and five documentaries in competition—were shown at Gateway, Robinsons Galleria and TriNoma malls. 

By Sandy Cohen / The Associated Press Los Angeles—For Seal, songwriting is like therapy. And since splitting from model-television host Heidi Klum in 2012, he’s been immersed. 

Story and photos  by Kristi Eaton / The Associated Press Phnom Penh, Cambodia—Bigger. Taller. Fancier. 

As Eastwood Richmonde Hotel celebrates its fifth anniversary this month, guests are invited to “Take 5” and enjoy fabulous rates and freebies! 

By Luis Leoncio  Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) has completed a major foray into the US burger business through a minority infusion into the upscale American fast-food chain Smashburger. 

Financial inclusion, as an advocacy, had won for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) plaudits from international groups, but a large part of the country remains poor and with no access to the its financial system.