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Robi Domingo. Image: Instagram/@iamrobidomingo Robi Domingo expressed his feelings on the results of the May 9 elections, stressing that he has no regrets for standing up for what he believes in. The “Pinoy Big Brother” host talked about the elections as he showed a photo of himself in the Makati campaign rally of Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan via his Instagram page yesterday, May 16. Both Robredo and Pangilinan are lagging behind in the partial and unofficial count by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). “Walang pagsisisi dahil kami’y tumindig / Ipinaglaban ang pinaniniwalaan gamit ang tinig,” Domingo said. “Salamat sa mga Tropang nagkapit-bisig / Dahil pinakita niyo sa amin ang pag-asa at pag-ibig.” (No regrets because we stood up / Defended what we believe in with our voices / Thank you to friends who held hands / Because you showed us hope and love.) Domingo admitted that he felt disappointed by the results and is still trying to … [Read more...] about Robi Domingo pens poem post-elections: ‘Walang pagsisisi dahil kami’y tumindig’

In 2020, Joe Biden’s presidential bid was resurrected from life support by black women in South Carolina. The numbers bear us out; if the next Republican presidential candidate could garner 15% of the black female vote, it is game over for Democrats. The Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) and Essence magazine recently released a poll to gauge the pulse of black women in America. Brilliant Corners Strategies , a Left-leaning market research company, conducted the survey. However, even a poll commissioned and conducted by the Left for the Left could not hide the great displeasure that black women have with the Democratic party. Only 9% of black women believe they are getting ahead. 61% of black women Gen Xers and 68% of the black women from the Silent Generation say the economy is getting worse. Only 65% of the black women would vote for the Democrats in the midterms. At least 92% of black women voted for the Democratic candidate in 2018. Democrats know they cannot win the … [Read more...] about WILBON And WILLIAMS: Democrats Have Taken Black Women’s Vote For Granted. Will It Come Back To Bite Them?

Nam Jeong-ho The author is a columnist of the JoongAng Ilbo. A 21st century event as powerful as the inventions of letters, the wheel or steam engine — or as devastating as a world war — could be the breaking out of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Its spread transformed the centuries-old practice of reporting to work into working from home. The international order is not free from the cataclysmic shift. As we move into the third year of the pandemic, let’s take a look at global challenges ahead. Most noticeable is the retreat of globalization and the shutting down of borders, which wreaked havoc on international exchanges and multinational enterprises. Globalization on the political, economic and cultural fronts suddenly came to a halt. The biggest victim of the pandemic was the tourism industry, which saw the number of global tourists drop to 381 million in 2020 from 1.46 billion in 2019. The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) estimates the resulting losses … [Read more...] about Global challenges for 2022

MANILA, Philippines—Ahead of the May 9 presidential elections, pledges from foreign investors who wanted to avail themselves of tax and other perks for their forthcoming projects fell 54.1 percent year-on-year to P8.9 billion during the first quarter–also the lowest quarterly haul since the global financial crisis 13 years ago. The latest Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data on Tuesday (May 17) showed that commitments approved by the country’s seven investment promotion agencies (IPAs) from January to March dropped from P19.6 billion in the first three months of last year. IPAs give away fiscal incentives to qualified projects. Historical PSA data showed that the first-quarter 2022 foreign investment pledges were the lowest since the P3.9-billion worth generated during the first quarter of 2009, at the height of the 2008-2009 global economic downturn. The Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act signed by President Rodrigo Duterte last year … [Read more...] about Q1 foreign investment pledges fall to lowest since 2009

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Bitcoin prices have bounced back lately, climbing more than 20% in under 48 hours after approaching the $25,000 level. The digital currency, which is the largest when measured in terms of total market value, climbed to nearly $31,000 earlier today, CoinDesk figures show. At this point, it was up 21.9% from the price of $25,402.04 it reached early the day before, additional CoinDesk data reveals. While the digital currency did manage to recover some of the gains it has lost recently, it is still down more than 50% from its all-time high of nearly $69,000 reached in November. [Ed note: Investing in cryptocoins or tokens is highly speculative and the market is largely unregulated. Anyone considering it should be prepared to lose their entire investment.] Several analysts offered explanations for these latest price movements, in addition to helping describe them relative to broader market trends. Investor … [Read more...] about Bitcoin Prices Rally More Than 20% After Market Rout-Here’s Why

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin P oker chips, high stakes, and big money. Throughout last week, a few yards away from the Caribbean's largest casino in the Bahamian capital, Nassau, about 2,000 people gathered at the Baha Mar resort’s convention center to discuss cryptocurrencies and the next iteration of the World Wide Web a.k.a Web3. Just last month, a similar albeit much larger crowd took over Miami Beach to pay homage to the invention that started it all—bitcoin. But if the 25,000-person expo in South Florida felt like Coachella for the bitcoin faithful , the latest summit, dubbed “Crypto Bahamas”, inched closer in resemblance to the World Economic Forum’s Davos conference, not minding the casual dress code. Pretty much everyone from CEOs to developers wore flip-flops, sneakers, and t-shirts bearing slogans such as “NFTs are a scam” and “Burnt Finance”. Co-organized by billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto derivatives exchange FTX and the … [Read more...] about Royal Flush: Inside Crypto’s Most Exclusive Gathering

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Starbucks on Monday announced it will cover costs for employees who must travel out of state to receive abortion services, the latest in a growing list of employers to offer the benefits after a leak two weeks ago showed the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and let states ban the procedure. Key Facts In a statement, the company said it was “committed to ensuring” employees have access to quality healthcare “regardless of where they live or what they believe.” Starbucks employees—as well as their dependents enrolled in Starbucks’ health insurance—will be reimbursed for travel expenses to receive abortion and gender-affirming care if the services are not available within 100 miles of their home. The news comes two weeks after Levi Strauss and Amazon reportedly said they would also pay for employees to travel to states with less restrictive abortion laws, while others are … [Read more...] about Starbucks Says It Will Cover Employees’ Abortion Travel Expenses

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Technical analysis has become a go-to strategy for many traders to build strategies and gauge market strategy. It is a broad subject, but at its core technical analysis relies on the use of charting tools and indicators to gauge market momentum and trends. This information can then be used to identify buy and sell signals, as well as getting an early sense of when market sentiment is starting to shift. However, technical analysis is not without is criticisms, especially when it comes to crypto. Indicators can be wrong, or send off conflicting signals. Additionally, crypto’s relatively short lifespan, especially beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, provide little historical data to test strategies and assumptions. Additionally, concerns surrounding wash trading and market manipulation, although know unique to crypto, can be problematic. One of the industry leaders in providing crypto-specific technical analysis is Katie … [Read more...] about How Technical Traders Apply Their Expertise To Crypto Markets

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business' Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here . You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. London (CNN Business) West Texas Intermediate crude, the reference point for US oil prices, usually trades at a discount of a few dollars to Brent crude, the global benchmark. But this morning, the near-term futures contracts for WTI and Brent are both roughly $115 per barrel — an indication of how the market has been scrambled by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine ahead of the busy summer driving season. "This is a significant development in my opinion," Jeffrey Halley, a senior market analyst at Oanda, told clients on Tuesday. Quick rewind: Oil prices have jumped over the past week. Both WTI and Brent are trading near two-month highs. The national average for regular gas in the United States hit a fresh record of $4.52 a gallon on … [Read more...] about American oil is usually a cheaper option. Not anymore