The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

Alegria A. Imperial / Peregrine Notes Some rules when walking in New York or Vancouver don’t apply to me: No sauntering abreast on sidewalks so designed to allow “unimpeded…sufficient space both laterally and longitudinally to avoid conflicts with others.” No crowding on corner inclines—delivery carts and wheeled carriers use these; when warned of an oncoming pram, or roller shopping tote, …

Ed Javier / Where I stand The proposed creation of an independent Truth Commission on the Mamasapano massacre is dead, very dead. Just like the ‘Fallen 44’ of the Philippine National Police’s Special Action Force.

Now that the protagonists have finally signed on the dotted lines, the projected fight of the century between undefeated Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, is, this early, already ringing cash registers everywhere.

Brian Mahoney / AP/Basketball Writer Point guards Goran Dragic, Michael Carter-Williams, Reggie Jackson and Brandon Knight all were dealt Thursday in the final hours that NBA trades were allowed.

Noel A. Albano / The Spectator And so the fight to end all fights in the welterweight category in this decade is a go. One man will claim the title as the greatest.

Bernard Condon / AP Business Writer NEW YORK—You’ve heard of the iPhone and iPad. How about the iCar? The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple has hired hundreds of people to work on a secret project—code name “Titan”—to develop an electric vehicle. The newspaper cites people familiar with the project who spoke under condition of anonymity.

The future has arrived as far as Honda Philippines Inc. (HPI) is concerned. A fuel efficient scooter using advanced engine technology and futuristic design was launched over the weekend by the country’s leading motorcycle firm.

Los Angeles—The leader of the Port of Los Angeles, the nation’s largest, said Saturday it would take three months “to get back a sense of normalcy,” following a labor dispute between dockworkers and employers.

UNITED NATIONS—Two of the most powerful members of the UN Security Council are rejecting Libya’s call to lift a UN arms embargo so it can defend itself against the Islamic State group, saying Thursday that the chaotic country needs a national unity government first.

NEW DELHI—India’s filthy air is cutting 660 million lives short by about three years, while nearly all of the country’s 1.2 billion citizens are breathing in harmful pollution levels, according to research published Saturday.