The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

She left two daughters on her last heartbeat. I had laid my hand on her breast, feeling her heart sputter as I prayed the litanies she taught me. 

The gathering of the Liberal Party faithful last October 3 to announce its vice presidential bet gave the public a chance to see the stark difference between Mar Roxas and his rivals in the 2016 derby. 

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) organized recently the first-ever Philippine Aviation Summit that gathered the various stakeholders in the local civil-aviation industry. 

By Jerry Maglunog Two of the country’s leading universal banks—Banco de Oro (BDO) and UnionBank of the Philippines (UnionBank)—have just started alliances with other banks.

Lima, Peru—The biggest risks to the global economy are now in emerging markets, where private companies have racked up considerable debt amid a fifth straight year of slowing growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. 

Kathmandu, Nepal—Struggling with a fuel shortage after Indian shipments went on hold, Nepal is asking suppliers to bring gasoline and kerosene by airplane before the Himalayan country begins celebrating its biggest festival of the year, and for the first time is looking to import fuel from China. 

Washington—Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private e-mail server, which stored some 55,000 pages of e-mails from her time as secretary of state, was the subject of attempted cyberattacks originating in China, South Korea and Germany after she left office in early 2013, according to a congressional document obtained by The Associated Press. 

Beijing—The time could not have been more hostile for Chinese scientists. Research came to a virtual halt and intellectuals were routinely persecuted. But Tu Youyou, then a 39-year-old researcher, was summoned to join a secretive military project during the Cultural Revolution to find a cure for malaria for soldiers in North Vietnam. 

By Doug Ferguson / The Associated Press Incheon, South Korea—Jordan Spieth made 7-foot putts on the final two holes to complete the biggest comeback all week and allow the Americans to escape with a split of the foursome matches on Saturday morning in the Presidents Cup. 

By Rob Harris / The Associated Press London—Still defiant, the Union of European Football Associations (Uefa) is standing by its man.