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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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January 11th, 2019 by financetwitter
The Sultan Muhammad V has returned to his state of Kelantan after abdicating the throne as the "Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Supreme Ruler, or simply the King)" effective Sunday (Jan 6). What is still unknown and of utmost interest is the actual reason the former King was given an ultimatum by the Council [...]
January 10th, 2019 by financetwitter
Three Chinese warships arrived in Cambodia on Wednesday on a visit aimed at strengthening already close ties between the two nations. As early as 2016, Cambodia hosted its first major naval joint exercises with Chinese forces. This round, as many as 700 crew members docked at the port of Sihanoukvil [...]
January 9th, 2019 by financetwitter
For years, former Prime Minister Najib Razak had been lying through his teeth about 1MDB financial health. As early as 2015, the crook claimed the sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) had more assets than liabilities. Amazingly, gullible and ignorant village folks actually belie [...]
January 8th, 2019 by financetwitter
Getting jobs is no longer going to any university and graduate with a piece of diploma or degree. The job market has been so competitive that even with a degree in IT (information technology), there is no guarantee you will secure a job, unless 20 years ago. Nowadays, only a combination of specific [...]
January 7th, 2019 by financetwitter
In the land of scandals and corruptions, more often than not rumours have the nasty habit of turning out to become facts. After Mahathir Mohamad made the history of becoming not only the world's oldest prime minister, but also the prime minister for the second time, Malaysians welcome the New Year 2 [...]
January 5th, 2019 by financetwitter
Finally, the much overdue price reduction of fuel is here. While Americans enjoyed gasoline as low as US$1.49 a gallon or RM1.63 a litre, Malaysians had to pay RM2.20 a litre for RON95. Effective 12.01am Saturday (Jan 5), RON95 and RON97 will see a reduction of 27 sen from RM2.20 per litre to RM1.93 [...]
January 4th, 2019 by financetwitter
As feared, tech giant Apple plunged and brought along with it the rest of the stock markets not only in the U.S., but also the world. The earning warning from the iPhone maker was sufficient to erase 660 points off the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). S&P 500 lost 62 points and NASDAQ tumble [...]
January 4th, 2019 by financetwitter
Where is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, or the King of Malaysia? Nobody seems to know the whereabout of the monarch, not even the prime minister himself. Officially, the Agong had taken a two-month break from November 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 - apparently due to health reason. Hence, Sultan Nazrin o [...]
January 3rd, 2019 by financetwitter
Dell CEO Michael Dell warned in July last year that the U.S. and China face a "mutual assured destruction" if trade relations collapse, adding that "no one will win" a trade war. But judging by Donald Trump and Xi Jinping's latest antics, losing face is not an option. In denial, the U.S. president e [...]
January 2nd, 2019 by financetwitter
It appears that the old guards and the young leaders within Mahathir's party - PPBM (Bersatu) - are divided over a proposal to grant themselves government contracts or projects, a practice similarly carried out for decades by the UMNO regime to enrich warlords and family members before their collaps [...]
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