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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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January 25th, 2018 by financetwitter
If you're not an American, chances are you would notice your local currency suddenly skyrockets. Keep calm and stop celebrating because it has nothing to do with a sudden boost in your country's economy. Instead, the US dollar has suddenly plunged to a 3-year low and its biggest 1-day drop in 10 mon [...]
January 24th, 2018 by financetwitter
Time will tell if President Donald Trump's first declaration of trade war is a smart or dumb move. It could be both, after he signed a pair of trade actions imposing steep tariffs on washing machines and solar panels. The move was, of course, to get his message out, that the taxes on imports "demons [...]
January 23rd, 2018 by financetwitter
We know that the rich is getting richer while the poor is getting poorer. We also know the world is unfair as far as wealth distribution is concerned. What we don't know is how serious the problem has gotten year after year. At the start of 2015, Oxfam had warned that 1% of the world’s population [...]
January 22nd, 2018 by financetwitter
What would happen if France holds a similar referendum like the Britain two years ago which caused the Brexit? The French, like fellow Britons, would "probably" vote to leave the European Union. That's the bombshell coming out from the horse's mouth - French President Emmanuel Macron during an inter [...]
January 21st, 2018 by financetwitter
Donald Trump marked the first anniversary of his inauguration with his government in shutdown mode. Essentially at midnight Friday, the U.S. federal government is partially shutdown after the Senate failed to reach a solution - the first government shutdown since 2013. If there's any consolation pri [...]
January 19th, 2018 by financetwitter
Apple's CEO Tim Cook doesn't like Donald Trump. It's not hard to understand why Mr. Cook (a liberalist) and Mr. Trump (a nationalist) don't see eye to eye - until now. The Apple chief had previously blamed the U.S. president as a white supremacist and a racist who promotes "hate and bigotry" in the [...]
January 18th, 2018 by financetwitter
During his 2016 election campaign, Trump routinely threatened to impose a 45% across-the-board tariff on Chinese goods. After a year on the throne, the U.S. president hasn't slapped any punishment on China, an economic power accused of consistently stealing U.S. IP (intellectual property) and jobs a [...]
January 18th, 2018 by financetwitter
Aged 64, Eric Tsang is an actor, director and popular emcee known for his bawdy persona. It doesn't need a feng-shui master to predict that 2018 will be a terrible year for the well-known Cantonese comedian from Hong Kong. From mainland China to the United States, the A-list Asian actor attracts th [...]
January 17th, 2018 by financetwitter
Bone-chilling cold gripped much of the central U.S. as 2018 began with a bang, breaking century-old records, icing over some New Year's celebrations. Before the fireworks, President Donald Trump mocked and insulted "global warming", something which he doesn't believe in and famously called it a sca [...]
January 16th, 2018 by financetwitter
China's military has been flexing its muscles in the South China Sea with no indication of slowing down. As Trump and Kim were busy engaging in a war of words fits only for kids, the distraction provides a great cover for Chinese to continue its island-building project in the region. After unilatera [...]
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