Archive for January, 2007
That’s the headline from Business Times today, when Sime Darby Bhd (KLSE: SIME, stock-code 4197) is said to have won the contract worth USD 4.3 billion to erect undersea submarine power cables linking Sarawak’s Bakun hydroelectric dam to Peninsular Malaysia. The cables would take power from the 2,400-megawatt Bakun hydroelectric dam, which is nearing completion […]
... written on Jan 17 2007The earning season is here again and it’s time to make money investing stocks or trading option (depending on your trading strategy). Apple Inc. (Nasdaq : AAPL, stock) will be releasing its’ earning tomorrow, Wednesday 17-Jan-2007, after the bell. I don’t think this stock need any more introduction. This is a great stock with innovative […]
... written on Jan 16 2007comScore today released its monthly qSearch analysis of activity across competitive search engines. In December 2006, Google Sites (Nasdaq : GOOG, stock) captured 47.4 percent of the U.S. search market, gaining 0.4 share points from the previous month. Yahoo! Sites (Nasdaq : YHOO, stock) on the other hand grew 0.3 share points, maintaining its second […]
... written on Jan 16 2007In a financial breaking news today, Malaysian Utama Banking Group Berhad (KLSE : UBG, stock-code 6831) agreed to sell its’ 32.5% stake in Rashid Hussain Berhad (KLSE : RHB, stock-code 1309) to Kuwait Finance House ( KFH ) – confirming my suspicious when I blogged “Consider RHB SOLD to KFH“. Meanwhile TheEdge reported the stake […]
... written on Jan 16 2007Since Apple Computer’s (Nasdaq : AAPL, stock) unveiled the much-awaited iPhone last week, Apple’s fans have been attacked by the phenomenal of the great and cool looking icons. Bloggers all over the world have been blogging about this great product (I bet President Bush was himself envy with the huge publicity garnered by Apple). For […]
... written on Jan 16 2007In a latest breaking financial news reported by Straits Times Singapore, Macau casino mogul Stanley Ho is in the process to buy a stake in Star Cruises, a cruise and gaming company controlled by Malaysia’s Genting Group (KLSE : GENTING, stock-code 3182). It was reported that Stanley is invited to buy up to 10 percent […]
... written on Jan 16 2007Genting Berhad (KLSE : GENTING, stock-code 3182) and its subsidiary Resorts World Berhad (KLSE : RESORTS, stock-code 4715), whose share prices have gained in recent months, have proposed a share split of their 50 sen shares into five 10 sen shares each. Genting and Resorts World said today, 15-Jan-2007, that the share split would not […]
... written on Jan 15 2007Stock price of Malaysian auto maker Proton Holdings Bhd (KLSE : PROTON, stock-code : 5304) jumped 10 percent to a 13-month high today, Monday 15-Jan-2007, after a newspaper reported U.S. car giant General Motors Corp. (NYSE : GM, stock) planned to bid for Proton at a 56 percent premium to its market value. The stock […]
... written on Jan 15 2007Major ground testing has wrapped up for the Airborne Laser, the Pentagon’s long-in-development antimissile weapon that will enable a jumbo jet packed with gear designed to shoot down enemy missiles half a world away, at the speed of light. Next phase: Testing the lasers in flight. “Today we are taking a major step to give […]
... written on Jan 15 2007Donald Trump might be one of the tycoons who have appeared in dozens of TV shows – The Today Show, The O’Reilly Factor, Access Hollywood, Larry King Live, David Letterman. But most of us know him through the Apprentice – so successful that the show enter its’ sixth season which was launched on NBC [General […]
... written on Jan 15 2007
