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In a move widely anticipated by Wall Street, the Federal Reserve unanimously raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point – with a possibility of one more increase in the cards before year-end. Effectively, the rate hike moves the central bank’s target range on the overnight
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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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April 23rd, 2008 by financetwitter
To save time, the plan for the high-speed bullet train linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore was a good one. If not for the huge cost, the proposal should serve both nations well especially in transporting tourists to and fro. Just imagine the potential huge money earned from currency exchange from the [...]
April 23rd, 2008 by financetwitter
Wall Street pulled back by more than 100 points as a result of poor earnings from AT&T Inc., DuPont and McDonald's Corp. Analysts said the latest earnings report somehow confirmed the economy status is having its’ toll on the companies. To add fuel to the fire the light, sweet crude for May de [...]
April 22nd, 2008 by financetwitter
Ahead of its listing on Apr 28th 2008 Telekom Malaysia International (TMI), the mobile-phone arm of Telekom Malaysia Berhad (KLSE: TM, stock-code 4863) after a spin-off plan, Bursa Malaysia has given its’ indicative stock price of RM7.85 a share which translates into RM26 billion in market value. [...]
April 21st, 2008 by financetwitter
Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL, stock) coming earning announcement is on Wed, 23rd Apr 2008 – two days away. Since Google’s sudden quantum leap, Apple has been having free ride up the hill. I mentioned if Google were to drop, then it would drag Apple and most of the technology stocks with it and v [...]
April 21st, 2008 by financetwitter
There’s an obvious reason why the domestic land-lines phones are not and will not be upgraded into an IP-phone in the near future. It could potentially send the monopoly players such as Telekom Malaysia Berhad (KLSE: TM, stock-code 4863) packing simply because people will be busy making free calls [...]
April 19th, 2008 by financetwitter
Four years ago Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi issued a “blank check” with promises of a paradise. People took the bait and gave him more than 90 percent passing mark. Four years later people found out they had voted a sleepy head instead and so swung 360 degrees, so much so that even a junior ca [...]
April 19th, 2008 by financetwitter
Some of you might be screaming - He got to be kidding! America’s next immediate target, Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared that crude oil prices, now above $115 a barrel, are just too low. He further added “The oil price of $115 a barrel in today's global markets is a deceiving figure. [...]
April 18th, 2008 by financetwitter
Google’s invincibility remains intact for now, not even a weakening U.S. economy could impact the search engine giant. Google earned $1.31 billion, or $4.12 per share, during the first three months of the year – a 30 percent increase from net income of $1 billion, or $3.18 per share, in the firs [...]
April 17th, 2008 by financetwitter
As of writing time, I’m still monitoring the U.S. stock markets which saw a lower opening as far as Dow and Nasdaq index are concerned. So far, there’s no opportunity to enter new position yet. If you’re still longing Baidu.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDU, stock), Congrats! I know I’ve mentioned yes [...]
April 16th, 2008 by financetwitter
Trading stocks or options during earning season could be very tricky yet fun and possibly rewarding. At the beginning of this season you can be sure of ups and downs almost on daily basis. Hence your finger tips need to be inline with the market pulse else it could create havoc to your portfolio esp [...]
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