James A. Loyola

He covers the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Philippine Stock Exchange.

Megawide's planned P5-B bonds gets PRS Aa rating

Engineering and infrastructure firm Megawide Construction Corporation’s planned P5 billion bond offering has been assigned an Issue Credit Rating of PRS Aa, with a Stable Outlook, by Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings).
 

PH stock investors to watch for inflation, GDP data

Stock market investors will be taking their cue from the April inflation data to be released this week as this could affect interest rates while also looking forward to the release of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) numbers.
 

RLC posts P4-B profit in first quarter

Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC) posted a 53 percent jump in attributable net income to P4.07 billion in the first quarter of 2024 from the same period last year due primarily to a one-time gain.
 

LT Group cautiously optimistic

While optimistic that its business remain on strong footing, taipan Lucio Tan’s LT Group is also being cautious as interest rates remain high while inflation is rising.
 

Inflation worries hound stocks

Concern over higher inflation for April continued to weigh on the local stock market.