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May 2, 2026 7 visible stories Economy & Trade

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May 2, 2026

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Economy & Trade

Rappler • 1m ago

Spirit Airlines shuts down, industry’s first Iran war casualty

It is a blow to President Donald Trump, who had proposed $500 million to save Spirit despite opposition from some of his closest advisers and many Republicans in Congress

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Philippines Business Editors' Pick
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Spirit Airlines says it’s going out of business after 34 years and is ending operations
The Hindu International • 1m ago

Spirit Airlines says it’s going out of business after 34 years and is ending operations

The U.S. President floated the idea of a bailout last week after the airline found itself in bankruptcy proceedings for the second time in less than two years with jet fuel prices soaring because of the Iran war

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India Industry
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Trump says he’ll place 25% tariff on automobiles from EU, accusing bloc of not complying with trade deal
The Hindu International • 1m ago

Trump says he’ll place 25% tariff on automobiles from EU, accusing bloc of not complying with trade deal

Both the U.S. and the EU had previously confirmed their commitment to preserving the trade framework, known as the Turnberry Agreement, which was named after Mr. Trump’s golf course in Scotland

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India World
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Leyte properties linked to Martin Romualdez: The Tropics Hotel
Rappler • 1m ago

Leyte properties linked to Martin Romualdez: The Tropics Hotel

Rappler’s investigation reveals that Tropics Hotel is owned by a company whose shareholders are businessmen and lawyers connected to Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez

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Philippines Editors' Pick Exclusive Content
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[Vantage Point] Romualdez, flood control, and test of political accountability
Rappler • 1m ago

[Vantage Point] Romualdez, flood control, and test of political accountability

The Filipino people have seen this movie before: the scandal is enormous, the evidence is scattered, the names are powerful, and time becomes the most effective defense. The only way to break that cycle is to follow the...

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Philippines Business Corporate
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This creative design studio helped take Coachella crowd to BINI’s vivid world
Rappler • 1m ago

This creative design studio helped take Coachella crowd to BINI’s vivid world

'A lot of Coachella projects are about scale. This one had a deeper layer tied to culture, identity, and what it meant for BINI to step into that space as the first all-Filipino group to perform at the festival,' says TJ...

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Philippines Artists Entertainment
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BBC World

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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

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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
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No parsable items

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Taiwan News

Digital daily

Live
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No parsable items

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Deutsche Welle Asia

Public broadcaster

Live
Asia 0 items

No parsable items

Lean Left -1

Reuters World

Wire service

Retrying
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Reuters Business

Wire service

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The Jakarta Post

National daily

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Euronews World

Broadcast network

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