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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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June 27th, 2018 by financetwitter
After Ferdinand Marcos and his spendthrift wife Imelda Marcos were driven into U.S. exile by a 1986 popular revolt, the world was shocked by the amount of luxury items left behind in the Philippines. There were hundreds of pieces of Ferdinand Marcos's clothing, including the formal native see-throug [...]
June 27th, 2018 by financetwitter
Mahathir almost didn't make it. The urbanites - regardless of ethnic-Chinese, ethnic-Malay or ethnic-Indian - understood ex-prime minister Najib Razak's thievery in 1MDB scandal. There was little doubt that those educated urban people were anxious to vote Najib out. The rural people, especially the [...]
June 26th, 2018 by financetwitter
Australia is one of foreign countries which many perceive to be squeaky clean, at least its Southeast Asia neighbour thought so. It was quiet a news when Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull accused the alternative prime minister, Bill Shorten, of taking "backhanders" when he was a trade union supremo. B [...]
June 25th, 2018 by financetwitter
China, if not stopped in time, will absolutely become the world's new leader in technology. It's a public knowledge that China is working tirelessly to catch up with rivals like the United States and Germany in high-end technology. Enter "Made in China 2025" - a strategy plan to move the country's m [...]
June 24th, 2018 by financetwitter
Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohamad Fuzi Harun have each struck gold again. As the new government moves forward to a new "Malaysian Malaysia", it appears the extremely corrupted institution - Royal Malaysia Police - has continued to prove that it's the most i [...]
June 24th, 2018 by financetwitter
Exactly how much OPEC will increase the oil production is still a question mark. However, OPEC ministers announced a deal that is likely to add around 600,000 to 800,000 barrels a day to the market. That would be the first increase oil supplies from the producer group ever since the cartel cut prod [...]
June 22nd, 2018 by financetwitter
One of the most gratifying things in the world is to work for yourself. Owning your own business, while it can be stressful, is meaningful because the effort you put in helps you personally, rather than building something for someone else.
The key is that you must choose something that [...]
June 22nd, 2018 by financetwitter
The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Qatar appears to have entered a point of no return. For more than a year, a Saudi-led bloc has staged a boycott of Qatar, accusing the tiny but gas-rich Persian Gulf state of sponsoring terrorism and committing other menaces. However, Qatar has proven to be a to [...]
June 21st, 2018 by financetwitter
Make America Great Again, or simply MAGA, was Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign slogan. It was a great success. Defying all odds, Trump emerged as the 45th President of the United States of America. About 15,000-km away, Najib Razak, whose obsession with American presidents is an open secret [...]
June 21st, 2018 by financetwitter
Donald Trump's favourite game of forcing China into obedience is slapping tariffs on Chinese goods. Like it or not, the U.S. president will most likely win the game simply because Beijing enjoys US$375 billion trade surplus with the U.S. Trump has repeatedly highlighted China's US$375 billion surplu [...]
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