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Everybody from teachers to retirees joined South Korea’s stock market frenzy, betting prices would rise forever. Samsung Elecronics share price was up by 320% in June 2026 – a staggering jump from October 2025. In the same period of nine months, SK Hynix jumped by 710%. KOSPI Composite Index sk
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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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August 2nd, 2018 by financetwitter
Thanks to promise of freedom of press, the new government of Pakatan Harapan has allowed "Utusan Malaysia", the oldest Malay newspaper to operate after the historical May 9 general election. But things would not be the same for the highly controversial newspaper, which was founded as "Utusan Melayu" [...]
August 1st, 2018 by financetwitter
In July, Kylie Jenner became the youngest person on the Forbes list of America's Richest Self-Made Women with an estimated net worth of US$900 million. And she's just 20 years old. The American reality television personality, model, entrepreneur and social media celebrity is the founder and owner [...]
August 1st, 2018 by financetwitter
Hasanah Abdul Hamid, former director-general of the Malaysian External Intelligence Organisation (MEIO) has lodged a police report over a letter she sent to the United States' Central Intelligence Agency. Congratulation! The Bond girl has admitted to the authenticity of the CIA letter, the same way [...]
July 31st, 2018 by financetwitter
If your kids tell you that they wanted to work for a newspaper company, you should start worrying. The past decade has been a painful period for employees in U.S. newsroom, especially those working for newspaper. The only area that has experienced some growth in employment is digital-native news sec [...]
July 31st, 2018 by financetwitter
Mahathir's fetish for national car projects is commendable, even applaudable, if today is 1983. Unfortunately, it's been 35 years since "PROTON" was established in a mind-boggling venture - automobile design, manufacturing, distribution and sales. Subsequently, a second national car project - Perod [...]
July 30th, 2018 by financetwitter
From KK Super Mart in Malaysia to South Africa bus ticketing service, one cannot help but notice "Alipay" logo, a sign of how far and fast the Chinese - either tourists or workers - have invaded the globe. The Alipay payment method is now accepted in 70 countries across Asia, Australia, New Zealand, [...]
July 30th, 2018 by financetwitter
Malaysia Government’s strategic investment fund - Khazanah Nasional Berhad - has announced that all 9 members of its board have resigned. Simply known as KNB by most of its contractors, the mass resignation raised eyebrows due to their undated resignation letters, suggesting that the board of dire [...]
July 29th, 2018 by financetwitter
United States registered a sterling GDP growth of 4.1% in the second quarter, arguable its best since 2014. The number matched expectations from economists. Four years ago, Obama saw 4.9% rise in gross domestic product in the third quarter of 2014. Besides the good news, the U.S. Commerce Departmen [...]
July 27th, 2018 by financetwitter
The mandatory punishment for murder, drug trafficking, treason, and waging war against Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) is death. And ex-prime minister Najib Razak could have committed treason and depending on how you argue the case, he could have even tried waging war against the King. The leaked CI [...]
July 26th, 2018 by financetwitter
Khairy Jamaluddin has acknowledged turning down offers by UMNO President Zahid Hamidi to take up top positions in the party. Earlier, Zahid revealed Khairy had twice turned down his offers for him to be the Barisan Nasional (BN) Secretary-General and UMNO Information Chief. Zahid also claimed that K [...]
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