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For months, many investors had viewed the 4.5% yield on the benchmark 10-year note as an attractive point to step in and buy bonds. But as yields surged through that level, market participants adjusted their view and opinion. Analysts and economists then believed that the 10-year yield was headi
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On the day the United States remembered the terrorist attacks 25 years ago, Malaysia was almost hit by a huge explosion on September 11 – a sudden release of Najib Razak from jail. Currently in Kajang Prison, Najib was scheduled to complete his term only on Aug 23, 2028 after securing a part
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Brent, the international benchmark, jumped above US$99 a barrel on Tuesday (Sept 8) - the highest since July - after Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen conducted strikes on energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. The oil prices also jumped as a result of retaliation from the U.S. that d
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Don’t criticize UMNO-Malays as we need their votes in the next general election - Anwar Ibrahim told Anthony Loke Siew Fook, the secretary-general of Democratic Action Party (DAP) who gladly obliged after Anwar-led Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition formed a unity government with UMNO-led Barisan Nas
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Donald Trump hails “historic” deal for the U.S. to control 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's oil, which critics slammed as a deal made at “gunpoint”. Of course, the U.S. has denied that the energy deal, which the U.S. president bragged as “the biggest oil deal in world history”, is an e
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Despite approval rating hitting 32%, Donald Trump’s worry isn’t about re-election or the Iran war. Instead, the U.S. president, whose second-term has seen the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallied 57%, 70%, and 142% respectively, is deeply worried about a stock market crash. After all, he h
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A day before former human resources minister M Saravanan was charged on Friday (August 28) with receiving bribes amounting to RM1.097 million to approve foreign worker quotas, he publicly trumpeted how he had written to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday about what he called the Malaysian An
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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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January 12th, 2025 by financetwitter
Stocks dropped almost 700 points on Friday (Jan 10, 2025) - effectively pushing all major benchmarks into the red for the New Year 2025. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) lost 696.75 points or 1.63% to close at 41,938.45, whilst S&P 500 and NASDAQ lost 1.54% and 1.63% respective [...]
January 10th, 2025 by financetwitter
From saying he didn't know Jho Low to insisting no money had lost from 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Bhd) sovereign funds, and from pretending to be shocked over US$681 million found in his personal bank accounts to claiming he had been scammed by partner-in-crime Jho Low, former Prime Minister Najib [...]
January 8th, 2025 by financetwitter
Donald Trump has not officially taken office until January 20. Yet, his most trusted lieutenant, Elon Musk, has already started flexing power as if he is the POTUS. And if President-Elect Trump's policymaking process requires input from the Tesla billionaire, there's a long list of countries that s [...]
January 6th, 2025 by financetwitter
Najib Razak has won a battle today (Jan 6) after the Court of Appeal granted him leave to pursue his legal bid for house arrest in a split 2-1 decision by a three-judge panel. The decision was arrived after Najib's lawyers produced a purported letter from the Pahang Palace confirming the existence [...]
January 5th, 2025 by financetwitter
UMNO is deeply split into two factions - Zahid Hamidi and Najib Razak. In order for Zahid to continue leading the United Malays National Organization, Najib has to remain in prison. If Najib is allowed to serve his remaining jail sentence under house arrest, UMNO president Zahid will eventually los [...]
January 3rd, 2025 by financetwitter
China, the world's most populous nation with 1.4 billion people and the planet's second biggest economy, possessed the world's largest network of high-speed railways. As of the end of 2020, China had built 146,300-kmof railways, with over 40,000 kilometres of high-speed rail (HSR) - the world's lon [...]
January 2nd, 2025 by financetwitter
As people welcomed the 2025 New Year, a pair of terrorist attacks in the U.S. tourist hubs has shocked the country. In New Orleans, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Texas man who served in the U.S. Army for 13 years including a deployment to Afghanistan, rammed a rented Ford pickup into revelers&n [...]
December 30th, 2024 by financetwitter
When Teresa Kok disagreed that halal certification be made compulsory to all restaurants and food companies, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had chosen to reprimand her, a member of the loyal ally from DAP (Democratic Action Party). Instead, Anwar agreed with UMNO troublemaker Akmal Saleh, who attacke [...]
December 27th, 2024 by financetwitter
Japanese carmakers Honda Motor and Nissan Motor is exploring a mega merger, which will also involve Mitsubishi Motor, in which Nissan is the top shareholder with a 24% stake. The merger would see Honda management taking a leadership role in a newly formed formed Japanese holding company by 2026. [...]
December 25th, 2024 by financetwitter
Najib Razak, Rosmah Mansor, Zahid Hamidi and Musa Aman - what do these people have in common? They were all UMNO crooks who had stolen billions through corruption, yet they have been freed, or about to walk free from prison and spend the remaining of the jail sentence in the comfort of home, or eve [...]
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