Finance and Economy
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... written on Apr 24 2020The global lockdown approach adopted by almost every government in the world might not be the right, or the only solution, based on Coronavirus infection data collected and analysed by Professor Isaac Ben-Israel. After all, South Korea, Taiwan and Sweden didn’t lock down and they did not appear to be doing any worse than Italy […]
... written on Apr 23 2020On Monday, investors, analysts, economists and even ordinary people were flabbergasted when the WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude dropped to not only below US$10 a barrel, but also below zero to the negative territory. It was so bad that at one point, the price hit “negative US$40.32”, before ending the trading day at “negative US$37.63” […]
... written on Apr 22 2020When the crude oil dropped to below US$30 a barrel, some said it’s impossible for it to reach US$20. But when it finally breached the US$20 level, they said it’s absolutely impossible to go US$10. Guess what, the US$10 a barrel of oil has just been breached. On Sunday, the U.S. benchmark – WTI (West […]
... written on Apr 21 2020After insisting for weeks that the annual Ramadan bazaars will not be cancelled, Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa had no choice but to ban it. As early as March 31, the UMNO warlord arrogantly said – “Just because Singapore or other parties have announced that there will be no bazaars this year does not mean […]
... written on Apr 17 2020The U.S. recorded its first Coronavirus fatality on February 29. Approximately 38 days later, the death toll breached 10,000. Astonishingly, it took just another 9 days for the 10,000 fatalities to triple to 30,000. And the country has been smashing one record after another to emerge the champion for the wrong reason. That makes President […]
... written on Apr 17 2020The coronavirus pandemic has taken away many things that we took for granted. Too many of us have seen our lifestyle destroyed. Millions have lost their livelihoods. We are living through an unprecedented crisis. Fortunately global communication systems remain functional. It is comforting to know that we have all the information we need to survive […]
... written on Apr 16 2020JPMorgan Chase has just revealed its first-quarter profit, and it’s not good. The American bank, ranked by S&P Global as the largest bank in the United States and the sixth largest bank in the world by total assets, only earned 78 cents per share – compared to US$1.84 expected from analysts. Its profit of US$2.87 […]
... written on Apr 15 2020As expected, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has announced the second extension of the MCO (movement control order), scheduled to start from April 15 to 28, after the present lockdown’s due date on April 14. The government also announced that certain business sectors will be allowed to operate, including professional services from barber shops, car workshops […]
... written on Apr 11 2020On Thursday (March 9), Kiwis were delighted as the number of Coronavirus cases continue to drop – only 29 new cases. New Zealand’s total cases are now 1,239, including only one death. In essence, the deaths per 1-million population in the country was only 0.2 – a remarkable achievement. In comparison, Spain registered 326 deaths […]
... written on Apr 10 2020
