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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 1st, 2014 by financetwitter
Some important commodities are being whacked as we enter the month of December. Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected proposals to boost gold reserves in a referendum, resulting in the glittering metal tumbled more than 2% at one point to US$1,142.90 per ounce. Copper also fell to as low as $6,230. [...]
November 29th, 2014 by financetwitter
This year alone, there were a whopping 15 new Asian smartphone makers emerging from nowhere with a single mission of crushing Samsung, and hopefully Apple. So far, they have successfully make Samsung run for its money. These makers are from China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines an [...]
November 28th, 2014 by financetwitter
Mahathir Mohamad told UMNO delegates to be brave and openly criticise PM Najib Razak. But when he was the Malaysian prime minister from 1981 - 2003, anybody who criticised him would be dealt severely. Abdullah Badawi told UMNO delegates to manage the country fairly for the advancement of all races. [...]
November 26th, 2014 by financetwitter
An "internship", or simply a job training, is an opportunity offered by an employer to potential employees, called "interns", to work at a firm for a fixed, limited period of time. Usually catered for undergraduates or students, internships are quite similar to apprenticeships. Typically, it could [...]
November 25th, 2014 by financetwitter
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. But in the land of the copycats, every iconic brands will be copied. That's China for you. If you think China-designed Xiaomi was bad enough for ripping off America-designed Apple iPhone, you haven't seen anything yet. With the exception of sophist [...]
November 24th, 2014 by financetwitter
Najib administration has done the unthinkable - to scrap the fuel subsidy of RON95 petrol and diesel altogether. Starting next month, December, the prices of RON95 petrol and diesel will be based on a managed float system. Note that this is based on "managed" and not "freely" float system. Thus, unl [...]
November 24th, 2014 by financetwitter
One of President Barack Obama's greatest achievements, or rather screw ups, depending on whom you ask, is his latest "Executive Order" which adds 4 million new eligible immigrants, on top of the 1 million young immigrants who became eligible for deferred deportation under Obama's original 2012 progr [...]
November 21st, 2014 by financetwitter
Despite winning numerous awards earlier, it was the popular "The Hunger Games" film series which catapulted Jennifer Lawrence as the highest-grossing action heroine of all time. The Hunger Games (2012) grossed US$691 million while the second The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) made US$864 million [...]
November 20th, 2014 by financetwitter
Asians are perhaps the most conservative when come to e-commerce or simply online shopping. In the 1990s, before the dot com bubble burst, e-commerce was the buzzword that attracted tons of money, especially those companies listed on the Nasdaq. Today, such buzzword is as obsolete as dinosaurs. The [...]
November 19th, 2014 by financetwitter
After unveiled its new banknote series, easily the best money ever designed, Norway has unveiled yet another stylish design - passports. Much to the envy of non-Norwegian citizens around the globe, Norway's National Police Directorate has announced that it's selected a new "cool and beautiful" des [...]
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