Philippines markets closed for holiday
Financial markets in the Philippines will be closed on Monday for a public holiday.
Financial markets in the Philippines will be closed on Monday for a public holiday.
Financial markets in the Philippines will be closed on Thursday for a public holiday.
Stock markets in Hong Kong, mainland China and Seoul were among those closed Monday for the Lunar New Year holiday. Japanese markets were also shut for a public holiday.
Online sales for “Cyber Monday,” the traditional debut for US holiday Web shopping, jumped to $1.465 billion this year, a research firm said Wednesday.
US shoppers spent heavily online on the crucial Black Friday shopping day, for the first time topping a billion dollars in online sales in a single day, analysts and retailers said.
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz on Thursday reminded employers to strictly adhere to holiday pay rules and core labor standards for their workers for Eid al-Adha on October 26, the All Saints’ weekend on November 1 and 2, and Bonifacio Day on November 30.
Philippine financial markets are closed on Tuesday for a public holiday. Trading will resume on Wednesday.
Tokyo shares were slightly softer Tuesday morning, as dealers searched for fresh incentives and waited for foreign markets to reopen after the Christmas holidays.
The dollar stayed nearly unchanged in lacklustre holiday trade Tuesday, as Asian investors waited for their Western counterparts to return from the Christmas holiday.
Local studies have pointed out that, historically, there has been a marked increase of hospital admittances involving patients suffering from heart attack, stroke and complications of diabetes immediately following the holiday season. Nutritionists and medical experts have pinpointed the culprit: The overindulgence on the “good stuff” laid out on the dining table—meats, hams, fatty and [...]
