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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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December 24th, 2014 by financetwitter
Tomorrow is the big day - the Christmas Day. Shopping and Christmas songs are everywhere. The holiday season will continue after Christmas - New Year, Chinese New Year and whatnot. However, if you care to stop playing with your smartphone and spare some minutes to think, it seems the Christmas songs [...]
December 23rd, 2014 by financetwitter
As we have promised, there would be more bitching and grumbling about global oil prices ever since Russia got itself deeper and deeper into an economic meltdown. Christmas will not be pretty and fun in Kremlin this year. Under Vladimir Putin's instruction, Russian central bank has been propping up l [...]
December 22nd, 2014 by financetwitter
In the Hollywood film "World War Z", only two countries have been able to successfully stopped zombies infection. One is Israel, where an intercepted email mentioning zombies had tipped the country, hence built a gigantic wall in Jerusalem to protect the uninfected from the zombies. That was done a [...]
December 20th, 2014 by financetwitter
Next year will be a very happy year for moviegoers. You're spoilt for choices, lucky you. There will be tons of blockbuster movies which would gross the US$1 billion mark. Sure, there'll be a lot of reboots and sequels, but considering the huge success of its original actors and film, chances of su [...]
December 19th, 2014 by financetwitter
Most of youngsters nowadays do not really fancy history as much as their parents did. And it's not hard to imagine why. It's a materialistic world now. Instead of worrying about putting food on the table, they worry about getting latest gadgets - smartphone, tablet, credit card, car, chicks and what [...]
December 18th, 2014 by financetwitter
Russian economy is in a mess without a nuclear bomb being unleashed, thanks to plunging oil prices. Sony and Hollywood are in a mess without a North Korean missile being fired, thanks to cyber terrorism. Thank God we do not need to use conventional weapon of mass destruction to achieve our missions. [...]
December 17th, 2014 by financetwitter
One day after the Russian central bank dramatically raised its key interest rate to 17% from 10.5%, Apple today halted online sales of its products in the country due to "extreme" Ruble fluctuations. The latest stunt by Putin administration didn't work. In fact, the whopping 650-points increase in [...]
December 16th, 2014 by financetwitter
Russia is in deep trouble. Vladimir Putin administration is in deep shit. And the country is in panic mode, judging by a surprise announcement just before 1:00 a.m. in Moscow. The Russian central bank unexpectedly raises its key interest rate to 17% from 10.5%, effective today. The move was the l [...]
December 15th, 2014 by financetwitter
Six months ago in June, Crude Oil WTI was traded at above US$105 a barrel. In case you're wondering, WTI (West Texas Intermediate), is the benchmark for Texas light sweet oil. About 6-months later today, the same crude oil is trading at US$57.50 (as of time this article is being drafted), losing mor [...]
December 14th, 2014 by financetwitter
Forget about iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9 or Note 10. These gadgets are so yesterday and stoned-age compare to what a piece of bracelet can do. Costing about £300 (US$470; RM1,650) a piece, this concept bracelet is such an innovative product that it makes perfect sense to speculate aliens from planet [...]
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