Apple Tests China's CXMT Memory Chips as DRAM Maker Gains Global Market Share 
Dollar Slips as Oil Prices Ease, Fed Rate Outlook Remains Uncertain 
AI is driving down the price of knowledge – universities have to rethink what they offer 
Dollar Ends Week Higher as Yen Jumps on Japan Pension Fund Investment Plans 
European Regulators Clash With U.S. Treasury Over Private Credit Transparency 
Asian Stocks Rise as AI Chip Rally Offsets Middle East Tensions 
Fast Retailing Raises Full-Year Forecast After Uniqlo Owner Beats Q3 Profit Estimates 
SK Hynix Soars 13% in Nasdaq Debut After Record $26.5 Billion IPO 
Oppenheimer Sees CNH Industrial as Top 2026 Agriculture Stock Pick on Dealer Consolidation Strategy 
Japan Regional Bank Stocks Drop After Zentoshin Bankruptcy Sparks Credit Risk Concerns 
OpenAI GPT-5.6 Set for Wider Release After U.S. Commerce Approval, Report Says 
Why financial hardship is more likely if you’re disabled or sick 
Bain Capital Exits Kioxia After AI-Fueled Valuation Surge 
US Stock Futures Steady as US-Iran Tensions and Fed Inflation Concerns Weigh on Markets 
Goldman AM Sees Strong Buyout Opportunities in Japan, South Korea and Australia 
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. plans to put up retail shops and restaurants such as Jollibee, McDonald’s, Starbucks, and Adidas in 550 of its 1,300 to 1,400 gasoline refilling stations by 2025.
The move could drive non-fuel retail earnings to grow at least 15 percent a year and build an income stream that provides a quarter of sales for the publicly listed Philippine arm of Shell Plc, according to CEO Lorelie Quiambao Osial.
Shell wants to have retail offerings that range from convenience stores to restaurants and shops.
Osial noted that while their offerings were motorists-driven, it’s enjoyed by passengers as well.
After Pilipinas Shell shut down its refinery in 2020 and began purchasing fuel supplies from abroad, attention was drawn to the company's efforts to increase non-fuel revenue while rapidly expanding its service stations. Closing the refinery increased earnings predictability and freed up funds to support higher-yielding projects like expanding its gas station footprint. Currently, non-fuel retail accounts for 25 percent of total sales.
In preparation for a rise in EV use in the Philippines, Pilipinas Shell has additionally put electric car charging facilities at several of its stations.
