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Philippines

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  1. Meralco PowerGen Pays ₱5.8-Million Antitrust Fine After Reports Arrive 215 Days Late — But Could More Scrutiny Follow Its Energy Expansion?

  2. Philippine Inflation Could Hit 8.1% as Fuel, Electricity and Transport Costs Surge — But Will the BSP Be Forced Into Another Rate Hike?

  3. ASEAN Souvenir Supplier Alleges Nine-Month CHED Payment Delay as DOE Releases Check — But Who Will Answer for the Unsettled Bill?

Business

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  1. Wall Street Braces for Apple, AMD Earnings and US Jobs Report After Nasdaq Plunges 2.9% — But Is the AI Stock Selloff Just Beginning?

  2. China’s Factory Activity Crashes Back Into Contraction as Orders Collapse — But Could a Deeper Economic Slowdown Shake Global Trade?

  3. DoubleDragon Profit Soars 254% to ₱3.91 Billion as Hotel101 Goes Global — But Can Its Million-Room Dream Become Reality?

Politics

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  1. Albanese Eyes Third Beijing Visit After APEC as Australia Rebuilds China Ties — But Could South China Sea Tensions Derail the Diplomatic Reset?

  2. UN Delays Bangladesh and Nepal’s Exit From Poorest-Nation Status Until 2029 — But Could Losing Trade Benefits Trigger an Economic Shock?

  3. Afreximbank Eyes $1-Billion Loan With Chinese Yuan Financing as Africa Diversifies From the Dollar — But Could a New Currency Risk Emerge?

Tech

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  1. Baseten Targets Stunning $30-Billion Valuation in $2-Billion AI Funding Deal — But Is Wall Street Creating Another Tech Bubble?

  2. Microsoft Raises $25 Billion in Massive Bond Sale as AI Spending Explodes — But Is Big Tech’s Debt Gamble Getting Dangerous?

  3. US Intelligence Investigates Alleged Chinese Spy With Links to Nvidia’s CEO — Could Singapore’s AI Data-Centre Industry Face Tougher Scrutiny Next?

Asia

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  1. PXP Energy Revenue Jumps 27% but Loss Widens to ₱40.7 Million — Could the Philippines’ Next Oil Discovery Save Its Future?

  2. EastWest Bank Profit Plunges 24% Despite ₱43.4-Billion Revenue Surge — But Could ₱15.9 Billion in Loan-Loss Provisions Signal Bigger Trouble?

  3. Semirara Profit Surges 66% to ₱2.4 Billion as Power Earnings Double — But Could Its Coal Crisis Threaten the Comeback?

United States

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  1. UnitedHealth Raises 2026 Profit Forecast as Earnings Jump 61% — But Is Wall Street’s Troubled Insurance Giant Finally Making a Comeback?

  2. Wall Street’s Winning Funds Could Deliver a Painful Year-End Tax Shock — But Can Investors Avoid Paying for Profits They Never Cashed Out?

  3. Cheap Cars Are Selling 20% Faster as America’s $50,000 Auto Market Squeezes Buyers — But Why Are Affordable Models Disappearing?

After Hours

Culture, lifestyle & sport

Entertainment

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  1. China’s Viral “Cockroach Egg Tarts” Are Selling for US$4 — Would You Dare to Take a Bite?

  2. Nike Designs Its First Running Shoe Exclusively for India — But Can a ₹3,795 Sneaker Help Fix Its Global Sales Problem?

Lifestyle

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  1. Batangas Is Getting a New ₱7-Billion Beachfront Destination — What DMCI Resorts Is Bringing to San Juan in 2027

  2. Merck and Moderna’s Personalized Cancer Vaccine Shows Major Promise — But a Six-Week Manufacturing Challenge Could Determine How Fast Patients Get It

Sport

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  1. Micah Shin Builds Four-Shot Lead at ICTSI Apo Golf Classic After Impressive 68

  2. NU Claims UAAP Men’s Badminton Crown as Ateneo Captures Women’s Title

Across APAC

Market by market

Singapore

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  1. Japanese Yen Gains as Bank of Japan Declares Inflation Has Reached 2% Target — But Could a December Rate Hike Trigger a Bigger Currency Rally?

  2. Taiwan Stocks Sink Toward Correction Territory as Global AI Selloff Deepens — But Could TSMC Drag Asia Into a Bigger Market Rout?

Taiwan

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  1. Typhoon Champi Knocks Out Power Across Taiwan—But the Worst Damage May Not Be Over

  2. Taiwan Shuts Down as Typhoon Champi Closes In — The Biggest Danger May Not Be the Winds

Thailand

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  1. Thailand and Malaysia Issue Urgent Europe Travel Warnings as Riots Spread — What Tourists Need to Know Before Departure

  2. IMF Sounds Alarm Over Global Debt and AI Bubble as Russian Speech Sparks Walkout — But China’s Quiet Role Raises a Bigger Question

Malaysia

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  1. Indonesia’s Haze Crisis Sparks Political Firestorm as Officials Target Singapore and Malaysia — But Are They Hiding a Bigger Problem at Home?

  2. Sarawak Election Shock: Assembly to Dissolve October 26 as Ruling Coalition Faces Fresh Mandate Test — Could This Reshape Malaysia’s Political Future?

Indonesia

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  1. Prabowo’s Free Meals Scandal Deepens as 57,000 Fall Ill and Political Allies Pull Back — Could His Coalition Be Next?

  2. Indonesian Brand Kahf Faces Malaysia Boycott Over Viral Football Meme — But the Backlash Is Now Reaching Its Sister Brands

Japan

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  1. Japanese Yen Rallies as Bank of Japan Signals Inflation Victory — But Could a December Rate Hike Trigger a Bigger Currency Shock

  2. Japan–Russia Tensions Explode After Journalist’s Arrest—And Moscow’s Next Move Could Change Everything

Hong Kong

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  1. Hong Kong Sees $765-Million IPO Rush as Chinese Chip Suppliers Race to Raise Cash — But Can AI Stocks Survive the Market Selloff?

  2. Afreximbank Eyes First Offshore Yuan Loan as China Expands Financial Influence in Africa — But Could the Dollar Face a Bigger Challenge?

Vietnam

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  1. NBI Raids Alleged Subic Scam Hub, Secures 200 Vietnamese Nationals—What Investigators May Uncover Next

  2. Vietnam’s ₫6.5 Trillion Safari Park Sparks Resident Backlash — But Nearly 4,000 People Could Pay the Price for a Tourism Boom

South Korea

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  1. Asian Chip Stocks Plunge as Amazon’s AI Spending Sparks Funding Fears — But Could the $2.1-Trillion Data Center Boom Be at Risk?

  2. Samsung’s Profit Explodes 783% to Record $80 Billion as AI Chip Demand Soars — But Why Are Investors Selling Despite Historic Earnings?

China

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  1. Envision Targets 2028 for Giant 2-GW AI Data Center in Inner Mongolia — But Can Renewable Energy Power China’s Next AI Revolution?

  2. China’s Top 500 Brands Are Worth $2.13 Trillion as Global Perceptions Shift — But Could Quality Concerns and Trade Barriers Stop Their Rise?

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