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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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November 23rd, 2007 by financetwitter
Mention CA (Computer Associates) and the next thing that comes to your mind is the co-founder Charles Wang. He was born in Shanghai, China, and moved to New York when he was eight years old. At the age of 31, Charles Wang started Computer Associates. But those were not what made him famous. What he [...]
November 22nd, 2007 by financetwitter
Holiday mood is gaining momentum and judging by how the investors sold their equities, Thanksgiving will be another excuse for stock market to head south. In time of uncertainties coupled with long holiday it’s just too hard to convince investors to long. The 13,000 Dow’s mark is still a crucial [...]
November 20th, 2007 by financetwitter
Just when everyone thought struggling Malaysian carmaker would ink the deal with foreign partner Volkswagen, the bleeding Proton Holdings Bhd (KLSE: PROTON, stock-code 5304) suddenly call off the negotiation. Although this was the second time in two years that VW-Proton talks over cooperation have e [...]
November 19th, 2007 by financetwitter
When one of the top 10 stocks that moves the index of Dow Jones was being downgraded or kept being flushed into toilet with not-so-good news, you can expect the overall stock markets to be volatile. Coupled with bearish sentiments, you just can’t beat the bear no matter how slow it moves around. T [...]
November 17th, 2007 by financetwitter
One week after the largest rallies since 1998 all the print-media reported that Malaysian King (Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin) has expressed displeasure over claims that he and the Palace approved and supported Saturday’s illegal rally in the city. Tuanku Mizan also stressed tha [...]
November 16th, 2007 by financetwitter
Today is the Friday expiration and options for the month of November will expire after the trading bell. My plan to breach my earlier 486 percent profit record evaporated into this air. Hence I’ve no other choice but to take whatever remaining profit left. And guess what, just after I’ve locked [...]
November 16th, 2007 by financetwitter
The closest you can go to gauge whether you’re ready to take the plunge into the pool of real stocks investing or trading is through virtual trading. Call it virtual trade, paper trading, virtual compete or whatever you want but the basic reason is still the same – to prepare yourself what the s [...]
November 15th, 2007 by financetwitter
I wasn’t sure if I did the right thing yesterday when I opened a position with the intention to scalp Google Inc. The stock was floating within the range of $660 and $654 for more than 3 hours. Once it breached below $651, I knew the stock was heading south for the rest of the day and so I was rel [...]
November 15th, 2007 by financetwitter
Months after playing with his trains, world’s second riches man Warren Buffett somehow got bored with the toys. The Oracle of Omaha continues to sell Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC, stock), Union Pacific Corp. (NYSE: UNP, stock). His empire Berkshire Hathaway announced it has only 4.5 million s [...]
November 14th, 2007 by financetwitter
After announced it would give away RM700 million (in exchange for 10-year period of right for 3G license) to loss-making Time DotCom so that Time can nurse its wound, DIGI.com’s parent company, Norway's Telenor ASA (OSL: TEL) said it has made a gain of 2.6 bln nkr on the sale of a 10.2 percent sta [...]
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