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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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March 7th, 2018 by financetwitter
On paper, Cohn seemed to be the perfect choice for Trump. The U.S. president called Gary Cohn his "top economic adviser". That song of praise alone would melt even anti-Trump haters. However, in reality, both Cohn and Trump were just too different in terms of ideology and foreign policy. Hence, the [...]
March 6th, 2018 by financetwitter
Upon instruction from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), "Malaysia Today" portal has finally removed 3 articles it had published about billionaire Robert Kuok. The fact that the owner of the portal - Raja Petra Kamarudin, widely known as RPK - obediently removed them spea [...]
March 5th, 2018 by financetwitter
Trump has started World Trade War by imposing a 25% tariff on steel imports and 10% tariff on aluminium imports. Since then, he has been waiting for retaliations - from both friends and foes. So far China, supposedly the biggest culprit who has been accused of dumping the metals on American soil, h [...]
March 3rd, 2018 by financetwitter
Donald Trump is reportedly trying to get rid of his favourite daughter Ivanka and his trusted son-in-law Jared Kushner. The U.S. president wants both to leave the White House, and he's getting the help - privately - from chief of staff John F. Kelly. Playing good-cop-bad-cop roles, obviously Trump w [...]
March 2nd, 2018 by financetwitter
Sometimes, it pays not to be in the top-10. And it certainly pays to stroke the back of the world's most powerful man, especially if he's a narcissist. China can now heave a sigh of relief. As expected, U.S. President Donald Trump has declared that the United States will impose a 25% tariff on stee [...]
March 1st, 2018 by financetwitter
Indonesia, in a surprising move on Wednesday (Feb 28), confiscated a luxury yacht off the coast of Teluk Benoa on the island of Bali. The 300-foot luxury superyacht - The Equanimity - was worth at least US$250 million, at least that's the price tag valued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Reg [...]
February 28th, 2018 by financetwitter
Janet Yellen, if she's still around today, would be extremely afraid of crashing the stock markets after the recent 666, 1175 and 1032 points plunge. But there's a new sheriff in town and the new Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell refuses to let himself be intimidated by those crashes. As far as [...]
February 27th, 2018 by financetwitter
Malaysia's richest man Robert Kuok, who lives in Hong Kong, is currently under attack by not only half-past-six UMNO-Malay warlords but also from Prime Minister Najib Razak personally. The latest attack against the 94-year-old billionaire Kuok came from Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz, [...]
February 26th, 2018 by financetwitter
Oracle of Omaha - Warren Buffett - has just released his 2017 annual letter to shareholders. As usual, his flagship Berkshire Hathaway's stock portfolio was the hot commodity that everyone has been waiting for. According to the letter, the company had stock holdings totalling a staggering US$170.5 b [...]
February 24th, 2018 by financetwitter
Malaysia is perhaps the only nation in the world where corrupted leaders, when exposed, can walk with head held high as if it was an honourable thing to do. Regardless of race - Chinese, Malay, and Indian - majority of Malaysians consider corruption as part and parcel of life. In fact, some Malaysia [...]
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