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French smartphone brand WIKO introduced P-pop group G22 as its first celebrity endorsers recently. The four-member girl group composed of Alfea, AJ, Bianca, and Jaz debuted in February 2022 under Cornerstone Entertainment. The group has released two hit songs, “BANG!” and “Babalik.” They were also part of PPOPCON 2022, a two-day P-pop convention held at the New Frontier Theater and Smart Araneta Coliseum earlier this year. P-pop group G22 at the contract signing with French smartphone brand WIKO. (L-R) Cornerstone president Jeff Vadillo, G22, and WIKO marketing director for the Philippines Jacqueline Li. Photo courtesy of Belle Dinglasa “We’re very excited because this is our first endorsement as a group,” said AJ, the leader and main rapper. “We want to share our advocacy and spread more awareness that everyone is a female alpha, and that WIKO is also an alpha brand,” added Alfea, the lead vocalist and visuals. Cornerstone Entertainment president Jeff Vadillo … [Read more...] about WIKO signs P-pop group G22 as celebrity endorsers

Top Performers July started off by ending on a positive note with crude oil prices facing a slippage. The banking stocks also played an important role in leading the markets up. The second week of July saw the Indian share markets lose their gains due to fears that the US Federal Reserve would step forward with more aggressive rate hikes because of the soaring inflation. It was also projected that the Reserve Bank of India would hike rates due to strong domestic inflation. The third week of July saw Indian share markets ending positively. The week cruised through the volatility faced by the markets due to weak global cues. Furthermore, investor sentiments were lifted as FIIs seemed to return to the Indian markets. In the final week of July, Indian share markets ended on a strong positive note. This was due to index heavyweight stocks being rallied and the fact that investors were relieved by Jerome Powell’s comments on recession. Smallcases are model portfolios of stocks/ETFs … [Read more...] about Top Performing smallcases of July 2022

The first week of July saw the Indian share markets ending on a strong note. This was due to crude prices softening which in turn helped ease the worries of inflation. Crude oil prices fell and saw a slippage of under US$ 100 per barrel as the fear of a potential global economic recession loomed, stirring concerns for oil demand. The banking stocks were another reason for the Benchmark indices ending on a positive note. The second week of July saw the Indian share markets lose their gains due to fears that the US Federal Reserve would step forward with more aggressive rate hikes due to the soaring inflation. Prospects of more rate hikes by the Reserve Bank of India were also projected due to strong domestic inflation. The third week of July saw Indian share markets ending positively. Although the week ended positively, some volatility was seen in the markets due to weak global cues. Furthermore, investor sentiments were lifted as FIIs seemed to return to the Indian markets. This was … [Read more...] about Most Bought smallcases for July 2022

Andi Eigenmann, Philmar Alipayo, their kids Lilo and Koa, and the couple’s children from their previous relationships, Ellie and Kanoa. Image: Instagram/@andieigengirl Andi Eigenmann, her kids and fiancé, celebrity surfer Philmar Alipayo, fulfilled one of their family’s travel goals as they went on a vacation in France. The actress treated fans to moments from their first day in Hendaye, one of the communes in France, through her Instagram page yesterday, Aug. 14. “This Basque town is the first place on our travel bucket list,” she said. “After four years and [plus two] kids, we finally made it! Making the feeling even much sweeter.” Eigenmann and her family walked the streets of Hendaye, tried out oysters, and ate croissants in an outdoor restaurant. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andi Eigenmann (@andieigengirl) Alipayo also had a father-and-son moment with Kanoa, the surfer’s son from his past … [Read more...] about Andi Eigenmann, family tick off France from bucket list: ‘We finally made it!’

Jaya and her family. Image: Instagram/@jaya Jaya has nothing but gratitude to those who extended support to her family, after their house in the United States got damaged by fire due to electrical issues. The singer detailed how the incident happened minutes after she and her daughter Sabriya came home from the airport last Aug. 7 (U.S. time), as per Jaya’s Instagram page today, Aug. 15. “Thank God, my husband Gary calmly took control and [led] us to safety. Our son Gavin helped big time as well, but lost all of his possessions, but miraculously, his Bible, wallet [and] passport were untouched by fire!” she stated. “The main [three] bedrooms and some parts of the house didn’t really [burn], which was crazy because the fire was so huge and all over!” Right after the fire, Jaya received help from her neighbors who comforted her and her family, and provided them with necessities including shoes, clothes and water. Jaya then expressed admiration to her husband and three … [Read more...] about Jaya overwhelmed by help after house burned down in US: ‘We’re humbled by this experience’

New York (CNN Business) The American economy didn't get the memo that it's supposed to already be in a recession. The brutal GDP report released on July 28, showing the economy had contracted for a second quarter in a row, led some to insist the much-feared recession had already arrived. The good, the bad and the unknown of the inflation news And in some ways that makes sense: Since 1948, every period of back-to-back quarters of negative growth coincided with a recession. But the recession-is-already-here argument has been severely undermined since that GDP report came out. A series of events in the past 10 days suggest those recession calls are, at a minimum, premature. Yes, the economy is cooling off after last year's gangbusters growth. But no, it does not appear to be suffering the kind of downfall that would qualify as a recession. Read More Consider the following developments: The economy added more than … [Read more...] about American recession fears collide with reality

The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Staff LONDON  – Global shares struggled to advance on Monday while investors digested news of an unexpected cut in Chinese interest rates as data pointed to faltering growth in the world’s second largest economy, sending oil prices nearly 2 percent lower. Weaker U.S. stock index futures also weighed on sentiment, while a steadier dollar knocked gold. The MSCI all country index was barely firmer, a month-long advance having whittled away the benchmark’s decline for the year to about 13 percent. China’s central bank cut key lending rates to revive demand as data showed the economy unexpectedly slowing in July, with factory and retail activity squeezed by Beijing’s zero-COVID policy and a property crisis. Until now, investors have been grappling with how much further central banks in the United States and Europe would hike rates when they meet next month. … [Read more...] about Stocks struggle as China rate cut sends oil tumbling

- A + A HONG KONG/BEIJING (Aug 15): China's economic slowdown deepened in July due to a worsening property slump and continued coronavirus lockdowns, with an unexpected cut in interest rates unlikely to turn things around while those twin drags remain. Retail sales, industrial output, and investment all slowed and missed economists' estimates in July. The surveyed jobless rate for those aged 16-24 climbed to 19.9%, a record high and headache for the Communist Party as it gears up for a major congress in coming months that is expected to give President Xi Jinping a precedent-defying third term in power. "July's economic data is very alarming," said Raymond Yeung, Greater China economist at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. "Authorities need to deliver a full-fledged support from property to Covid policy in order to arrest further economic decline." The data suggest a crisis of confidence among Chinese businesses and households, adding another … [Read more...] about China shocks with rate cut as data show ‘alarming’ slowdown

Sithambaram: Therefore, the granting of RM4.17 billion to 1MDB cannot create any conflict of interest on the part of Justice Nazlan as SRC was no longer part of 1MDB at that material time. (Photo by Suhaimi Yusuf/The Edge) - A + A KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): Ad hoc prosecutor Datuk V Sithambaram submitted on Monday (Aug 15) that the loans given out by Maybank to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and Putra Perdana Development Sdn Bhd (PPD) were irrelevant to the charges faced by Datuk Seri Najib Razak in the SRC International Sdn Bhd trial. He said there was no conflict of interest on the part of the trial judge in the SRC case, Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, just because Nazlan had previously served as Maybank’s general counsel. Submitting in the Federal Court, Sithambaram said that at the time of the deliberation of the RM4.17 billion loan to 1MDB, the company was a separate legal entity from SRC, and therefore the loan had nothing to do with SRC. He pointed out … [Read more...] about Maybank’s loan to 1MDB irrelevant to charges faced by Najib in SRC trial, says Sithambaram

This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on August 8, 2022 - August 14, 2022. - A + A THE recent increase in water tariffs for non-domestic users this year will only partially defray burgeoning operational costs and capital expenditures (capex), says Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor), which insists a further tariff review is essential to its long-term sustainability. The sole water operator for Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya says it is crucial for water tariffs to be periodically reviewed by Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara (SPAN) and set at a level that can sustain its operations over the long term. “As a water operator, Air Selangor needs stable and consistent capex investments to develop new water treatment plants to meet increasing demand, lay new pipes and replace old and ageing pipes. “Air Selangor’s financial sustainability remains highly dependent on water tariffs. The current tariffs are insufficient for us … [Read more...] about To sustain its operations, Air Selangor insists periodical tariff reviews needed