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April 21, 2026 11 visible stories Economy & Trade

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April 21, 2026

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Updated Apr 21, 11:47 UTC

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Economy & Trade

Markets, industrial policy, trade friction, and supply-chain shifts.

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Coverage Lane

Economy & Trade

Markets, industrial policy, trade friction, and supply-chain shifts.

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11

Al Jazeera English

Economy & Trade

Al Jazeera English • 1m ago

Strait of Hormuz: How a threat became a playbook

How the Strait of Hormuz became a system of control, shaping power and the global economy.

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Global Show Types
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Robinsons Land expands its Office buildings portfolio in Mindanao with Cybergate Victoria
Rappler • 1m ago

Robinsons Land expands its Office buildings portfolio in Mindanao with Cybergate Victoria

'Through Cybergate Victoria, Robinsons Land continues to express its confidence in the long-term promise of Mindanao,' says Robinsons Land CEO Mybelle Aragon-GoBio

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Philippines Bulletin Board Business
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Rappler

Economy & Trade

Rappler • 1m ago

Musk bought $1.4 billion in SpaceX shares last year – report

The secondary stock purchase, made through Musk's trust, was disclosed in a draft of SpaceX's confidential IPO prospectus

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Philippines Business Industries
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Japan approves removing ban on lethal weapons exports
NPR World • 1m ago

Japan approves removing ban on lethal weapons exports

Japan endorsed scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a significant change of its postwar pacifist policy, as the country seeks to build up its arms industry.

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US
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LIVE UPDATES: Impact of Middle East crisis on the Philippines
Rappler • 1m ago

LIVE UPDATES: Impact of Middle East crisis on the Philippines

Massive fuel price hikes are hurting ordinary Filipinos, small businesses, and various industries

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Philippines National News Overseas Filipinos
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What Fitch’s outlook downgrade means for the Philippines
Rappler • 1m ago

What Fitch’s outlook downgrade means for the Philippines

Should the Philippines' credit ratings be lowered following a downgraded outlook, it could mean higher borrowing costs and dimmer investor confidence

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Philippines Business Economy & Governance
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Watchlist directory

These outlets power the desk. Status reflects the latest refresh cycle, while the bias marker stays visible for transparent scanning across the watchlist.

Watchlist

30 sources

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BBC World

Public broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

BBC Asia

Regional desk

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Al Jazeera English

International broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

The Guardian World

Newspaper

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Left -3

The New York Times World

Newspaper

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Left -3

NPR World

Public radio

Live
US 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

CNN World

Cable network

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

Fox News World

Cable network

Live
US 3 items

Live

Right +3

New York Post World

Tabloid

Live
US 3 items

Live

Right +4

The Diplomat

Asia-Pacific magazine

Live
Asia-Pacific 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

SCMP Asia

Metropolitan daily

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

The Japan Times

National daily

Live
Japan 3 items

Live

Center 0

The Straits Times Asia

Regional newspaper

Live
Southeast Asia 3 items

Live

Center 0

Channel NewsAsia

Regional broadcaster

Live
Southeast Asia 3 items

Live

Center 0

Dawn

National daily

Live
Pakistan 3 items

Live

Center 0

The Hindu International

National daily

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Times of India World

National daily

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

NDTV World

Broadcaster

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Rappler

Digital newsroom

Live
Philippines 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

China Daily World

State-backed daily

Live
China 3 items

Live

Lean Right +2

Radio Free Asia

Public-interest broadcaster

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

France 24 Asia-Pacific

Public broadcaster

Live
Asia-Pacific 3 items

Live

Center 0

Nikkei Asia

Business daily

Live
Asia 0 items

No parsable items

Lean Right +1

The Korea Herald

National daily

Live
Korea 0 items

No parsable items

Center 0

Taiwan News

Digital daily

Live
Taiwan 0 items

No parsable items

Center 0

Deutsche Welle Asia

Public broadcaster

Live
Asia 0 items

No parsable items

Lean Left -1

Reuters World

Wire service

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

Reuters Business

Wire service

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

The Jakarta Post

National daily

Retrying
Indonesia 0 items

HTTP 404

Center 0

Euronews World

Broadcast network

Retrying
Global 0 items

HTTP 404

Center 0