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What have you been doing right after the fireworks to welcome the New Year 2009? To be precise, did you rush in to the stock market – local or overseas? I did write that Jan 2009 is the month of orgasm but I also pointed out that unless you’re a swing trader, don’t try to […]
... written on Jan 08 2009Kuala Lumpur Composite Index is approaching the 900-mark when it rose a whopping 17.61 points to close at 894.36 today, the first day of the New Year 2009 *Wow!*. Stocks jumped today primarily due to gains in plantation stocks as crude palm oil futures climbed another 3% bringing the four-day gains to 11%, thanks to […]
... written on Jan 02 2009I believe I have wrote this and I’ll repeat this again – United States is still the world’s largest economy nation in the world and when she sneezes, every nation in this globe catches cold. With a whopping US14.3 trillion worth of GDP (gross domestic product), China is nowhere near this nation and only constitute […]
... written on Dec 30 2008Traffic was heavy almost everywhere today since everyone was celebrating the last festive season of the year – Christmas. So, wishing all FinanceTwitter readers a very Merry Christmas *I know it’s a little bit too late but still*. The sight of terrible jam with thousands of cars fighting to enter MidValley car-parks and the huge […]
... written on Dec 25 2008There were twice when real estate agents heavily advertise their services to me, if my old memory serves me well. The first time was when I moved in to my new condominium and literally my cell-phone was bombarded with SMS and calls urging me to sell my condo or least rent it out (yes, they […]
... written on Dec 23 2008Only the stupidest will believe that after privatization of IJN (Institute Jantung Negara or National Heart Institute) the current low fees will be maintained. Conglomerate Sime Darby Berhad (SIME: stock-code 4197) proposed to buy up to 51% stake of the institute and the ruling government whole-heartedly thought it was a freaking good idea but the […]
... written on Dec 19 2008Besides portable hard-disk and thumb or pen drive in my shopping list at the just concluded PC Fair at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, I was looking for some other gadgets such as GPS System or maybe Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL, stock) iPhone. I was particularly fascinated by my Singapore friend’s GPS device that literally could […]
... written on Dec 17 2008President Bush may be one of the lousiest presidents United States ever had but you just got to give this guy the credit for his fast reaction when he ducked as a size 10 shoe was thrown but missed him, apparently by Muntadhar al-Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist with Egypt-based al-Baghdadia television network. It was hilarious […]
... written on Dec 15 2008UCLA Anderson Forecast report said U.S. recession will only worsen next year as unemployment, weak home, plunging stock prices and debt-laden businesses would reveal its true color by then. UCLA also expects the real GDP to shrink by 4.1%, 3.4% and 0.8% for fourth-quarter 2008, first-quarter 2009 and second-quarter 2009 respectively. Looking at the figures […]
... written on Dec 12 2008It seems the Bukit Antarabangsa tragedy is still the hottest news till today. No doubt most of the population within this hillside area consists of the “wealthy” group but I suppose money couldn’t buy back their loves one who perished under the rubbles. While these rich and famous can afford to buy or build another […]
... written on Dec 10 2008
