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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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December 23rd, 2018 by financetwitter
There were 21 states at the end of November which had joined the US$1.99 club - where at least 1 station sells fuel at less than two bucks a gallon. Today, the number of states have jumped to 31. In essence, American drivers in these 31 states pay US$1.99 or less for a gallon or about 3.78 litre of [...]
December 21st, 2018 by financetwitter
Twenty years ago, Karpal Singh, the Tiger of Jelutong, said party hopping should be outlawed as it was tantamount to cheating and deception. The former chairman of DAP, who passed away in 2014, argued that the trust of the voters is sacred, therefore, there must be honour among the elected represent [...]
December 20th, 2018 by financetwitter
International benchmark Brent crude oil broke the US$60 support level to about US$55. The American WTI, meanwhile, plunged below the US$52 psychological level to US$46 a barrel. If the U.S. crude futures contract continues to drop, we may see the oil breach the US$40 before the year end. In essence, [...]
December 19th, 2018 by financetwitter
Less than 24 hours after UMNO President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi declared he would not resign, lecturing critics instead on the party's constitution and his legitimacy, the disgraced former deputy prime minister made a U-turn and quit. The pressure was simply too much for the Java-immigrant who had dreamt [...]
December 18th, 2018 by financetwitter
How will the economy be in 2019? Most analysts, economists, bankers and even speculators have the following forecasts - slowdown, bearish, uncertainty and even recession. Even if the world could avoid a recession next year, it will eventually come the subsequent year in 2020. Those who believe in th [...]
December 18th, 2018 by financetwitter
Three years ago, China and Israel reached a milestone in infrastructure cooperation. A deal was signed to allow a Chinese company to run Israel's largest port city - Haifa - for 25 years starting from 2021. The Shanghai International Port (Group) Co Ltd (SIPG) won the bid to build the new port which [...]
December 17th, 2018 by financetwitter
Former Melaka (Malacca) Chief Minister Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik yesterday (Dec 16) announced his resignation from UMNO. He was Malacca's 6th chief minister - from 1982 to 1994 during the era of Mahathir Mohamad. He was also the UMNO Youth Chief from 1993 to 1996. However, the 68-year-old former big g [...]
December 15th, 2018 by financetwitter
Donald Trump is perhaps the best U.S. president Americans have ever voted for who wanted to "Make America Great Again". One of his projects is to fix the U.S. trade deficit with China. Americans have every reason to be angry with the Chinese. They have stolen U.S. technology and secrets, even robbed [...]
December 14th, 2018 by financetwitter
The older the ginger, the spicier it gets - goes a very popular Chinese idiom. It means the older a person becomes, the wiser the person gets. When Mahathir Mohamad led the opposition coalition, Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope), to a stunning victory in the May 9th general election, the world was [...]
December 13th, 2018 by financetwitter
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones, says a popular Western proverb. But as trade war between the United States and China escalates, the business world was shocked at the arrest of Huawei's CFO (chief financial officer), Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, in Vancouver, Canada, while she was tr [...]
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