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Wall Street's massive data edge is evaporating. The elite technology that once required a multi-million-dollar quantitative setup, dedicated server rooms, and teams of PhD mathematicians is now sitting on consumer laptops. This isn't about magical market forecasting or finding a flawless crystal ba
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Comparing Premier League teams is not always as simple as checking their position in the table.
Two clubs can sit next to each other in the standings while having very different strengths, weaknesses, and styles of play. One may rely on a strong defence and narrow victories, while another may sc
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From accusing Democratic Action Party (DAP) of seeking to eliminate the Malays and Islam to defending the United Malays National Organization’s (UMNO) corruption and Ponzi scheme in the Tabung Haji’s scandal, Abdul Hadi Awang has again weaponized race and religion as political tools. The goal r
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Depending on who you ask, Pinduoduo could be a dangerous threat to traditional retail and small businesses, or a godsend app to consumers struggling with high cost of living. The massive e-commerce platform known for ultra-low prices through group-buying has taken the world by storm. It offers incr
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The U.S.-Iran conflict has evolved into a “game of chicken” in the Strait of Hormuz, with each side betting that the other will blink first and make concessions. For Tehran, threatening maritime traffic in the strait provides the only leverage over the global economy and a means of pressur
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Perak DAP has unanimously decided to remain in the unity government led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. That’s not surprising considering that the chief of the Perak Democratic Action Party (DAP) is Nga Kor Ming, who is also the powerful Minister of Housing and Local Government. To resign wou
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Troubling security information reached the upper tier of Trump’s team on July 7, the first day of the NATO summit. Hosted by Turkey for the second time in history, the 36th NATO summit in Ankara (July 7 – 8) came at a critical moment. As President Donald Trump’s motorcade rushed through Turke
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In May 2015, Mahathir Mohamad warned Tabung Haji to cancel its land purchase from 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad). He disagreed that the Malaysia’s Pilgrims’ Fund was being used to bail out 1MDB – purchasing a small 1.56 acre of Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) land for RM188.5 million, when an
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A week ago, Donald Trump said he was calling off the biggest military attack since World War II because a deal to end the Iran War was imminent. When there was no deal, as the world had already anticipated, he changed his story. Now, he’s signalling the U.S. is in no rush to resolve the conflict,
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Anwar Ibrahim is the best prime minister money can buy, his hardcore supporters claimed. He is also Malaysia's most popular political leader, according to a Merdeka Center survey recently. Even if the 10th Prime Minister is a fake reformist, serial liar, hypocrite, traitor, untrustworthy, anti-Chin
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May 23rd, 2019 by financetwitter
Former general Prabowo Subianto lost to Joko Widodo in the 2014 Indonesian presidential election, capturing only 46.85% popular vote. President "Jokowi" Joko Widodo won more than 8 million votes. This year, Mr. Prabowo again tried his luck. The voter turnout - 81.93% - the highest in Indonesian pres [...]
May 21st, 2019 by financetwitter
Financial managements deal with tons of money management strategies. Some of the companies that involve financial management are credit card companies, credit unions, banks, brokerage, consumer finance, insurance suppliers, and investment funds. These financial service companies are regularly audi [...]
May 21st, 2019 by financetwitter
In what appears to be a hit below the belt and a coordinate attacks against China in the second phase of a trade war between the Middle Kingdom and the U.S., Trump has banned Huawei. The U.S. president's executive order effectively prohibits U.S. companies from selling semiconductors to (or buying t [...]
May 19th, 2019 by financetwitter
Dr Maszlee, famously known as the "Shoe Minister", should be given a medal for his excellent job in shooting his own foot without fail. The "accidental" education minister gained fame after his proposal on July 20 last year to switch students' white shoes to black. It's a great mystery how Prime Min [...]
May 17th, 2019 by financetwitter
Some 87% of Americans don't consider themselves rich (or poor), despite making at least US$90,000 a year. The survey done by YouGov essentially means people would only start to consider themselves "rich" when they make at least US$90,000 (£70,560; RM375,800) annually. In general, people earning US$ [...]
May 17th, 2019 by financetwitter
One day, they said Mahathir Mohamad was using Lim Kit Siang. The next day, they said Mr. Lim was playing Mr. Mahathir. Now, they said Mahathir will not allow Anwar to take over. The opposition Barisan Nasional's propaganda war machines have been so poorly-scripted and sloppily-executed that it's an [...]
May 15th, 2019 by financetwitter
Hishammuddin Hussein, the cousin of Najib Razak, the former prime minister who faces a total of 42 charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT), money laundering and abuse of power linked to 1MDB, was once a rising star groomed to become Malaysia's next leader. After all, he belongs to the "bangsawan [...]
May 14th, 2019 by financetwitter
Stocks dropped like a rock on Monday after China made good on its promise to retaliate - raising taxes on U.S. goods, largely agricultural products. The tariff increase to 25% from 10% on US$60 billion worth of U.S. goods, although smaller in value as compared to Trump's US$200 billion, was enough t [...]
May 14th, 2019 by financetwitter
We hope we don't have to write an article entitled - "Congrats Mahathir, Suicide Bombers Inspired by Zakir Naik Wrecks Havoc in Malaysia." And we certainly hope the U.S. will not slap Malaysia as "High-Risk" country for American travellers due to widespread terrorist attacks. The last things PM Maha [...]
May 12th, 2019 by financetwitter
Don't underestimate the power of Trump's tweets. The U.S. president has shown how the world superpower can destroy the world, or global stock markets to be precise, without launching nuclear missiles. His 102-word tweets erased close to US$2 trillion of the equity markets worldwide after indicating [...]
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