Archive for May, 2007
If you ever noticed since Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) breached the 1,200 points (a plus-minus figure), the composite index has been slowly but surely reflects a “normal” market trend consistent with the fluctuation of global stock market direction. I said “normal” because prior to this Malaysia’s stock market has been defying the gravity and […]
... written on May 14 2007Insider trading are on the rise, if the the number of reports are anything to go by. Regulators are feeling the heat on Wall Street and begin to compare it to the 1980s when the illegal insider trading was said to be like printing money. Insider trading is not confined to Wall Street but in […]
... written on May 12 2007Singapore has won a five-year deal to host a Formula One race starting next year and plans to stage the first ever night grand prix, speeding past skyscrapers, colonial-era buildings and the waterfront. The race may be held in September or early October 2008, and the city-state has the option to extend the deal for […]
... written on May 11 2007A report from Reuters quoted that iPods can cause cardiac implantable pacemakers to malfunction by interfering with the electromagnetic equipment monitoring the heart, according to a study presented by a 17-year-old high school student to a meeting of heart specialists. The study tested the effect of the portable music devices on 100 patients, whose mean […]
... written on May 11 2007Perodua (Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Berhad) or in English, Second Automobile Manufacturer Limited Corporation, is launching its’ new model today. Perodua is Malaysia’s second automobile manufacturer after Proton Holdings Bhd (KLSE: PROTON, stock-code 5304). In actual fact Perodua does not actually produce any in house design and engineering for the main components such as the engine […]
... written on May 11 2007Right after I blogged about the BUG, Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL, stock) surprised me when the stock price fell almost 2 points (that’s 2 bucks). I haven’t checked the news as I’ve opened too many sessions but I don’t really care if it’s just a minor hiccup. I just click sell at the market price […]
... written on May 10 2007Malaysia’s biggest bank Maybank Bhd. said it has scrapped its recent rule that had required all law firms it does business with to be at least 50 percent owned by Malays, the country’s majority race, after it was strongly criticized by the public as discriminatory against ethic minorities. In a statement issued late Wednesday, the […]
... written on May 10 2007Wall Street regained its stride Wednesday after the Federal Reserve told investors what they expected to hear – that inflation is still too high for comfort, but the central bank is holding interest rates steady. The central bank’s Open Market Committee as anticipated left interest rates unchanged at 5.25 percent, as it has done since […]
... written on May 10 2007Just thought I want to share this free tool with FinanceTwitter readers. Supposing you want to save on your mobile phone sms or maybe your phone is out of reach (battery flat or out of coverage) but you urgently want to make a sms because you want to open a position to buy stock (what […]
... written on May 09 2007After Malaysian second richest man, Ananda Krishnan decided to call it a day for Maxis Communications Berhad (KLSE: MAXIS, stock-code 5051) when it launched the VGO to privatize his cash-cow, most of the minority investors are sad, furious but still helpless as there seems to be no other alternative but to sell-off (unless more than […]
... written on May 09 2007
