The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

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. 

By Anick Jesdanun / The Associated Press New York—The success of Microsoft’s latest lineup of devices will ride on the company’s ability to convince people who got free Windows 10 software upgrades to spring for new devices—specifically, Windows devices. 

Lenovo unveiled recently what it calls the latest evolution in mobile devices, the Lenovo Phab Plus, which it describes as “a beautifully designed premium phablet optimized for single-hand use.” 

Late last week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Ampas), the Los Angeles-based organization that hands out the Oscars, released to the media its list of films that will compete for the five slots in the foreign-language film category at the 88th Academy Awards. 

Review by Cristina Jaleru / The Associated Press Sophomore albums are notoriously tricky propositions, but Selena Gomez’s second solo venture, Revival (Interscope Records), breezes through to the finish line—the dance floor—with 11 nearly impeccable tracks that skip from the 1960s to the 1980s to right this minute. 

By Alvin I. Dacanay If you were given the chance to design your dream living space and decorate it with items from the top home-enhancement stores in one of Metro Manila’s most upscale malls, how would you do it? What would it look like? 

Halloween thrills and treats are big and plenty at Eastwood Richmonde Hotel this year, including specials—from shockingly good room deals to a spooky, yet enjoyable kiddie party—that children of all ages are sure to have a spine-tingling fun time with. 

By Luis Leoncio  Another technical glitch marred operations at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) last week and raised fresh jitters in the local bourse, as this was the fourth time the PSE halted operations since migrating to a new trading system.