The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

Volatilities in the global market remains a normal thing for now due to the looming interest rate normalization in the US on one hand and the implementation of the additional stimulus program in the euro zone and in Japan on the other.

Dean dela Paz / The Next Page For any economy, even the most resilient, none can survive without foreign investments because domestic production and eventual supply, the assets behind it and the capital raised to fuel productivity will always fall short of local and international demand. The world is insatiable. Where economies are globalized, the hunger for productivity extends over …

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.