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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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November 4th, 2007 by financetwitter
Some of you asked how on earth a non-U.S. citizen can open an account with the intention to invest U.S. stocks or to trade its options. The facilities to do so were there for years and the process was simple. It just that after the tragic Sept-11 incident the U.S. government has put on multiple proc [...]
November 3rd, 2007 by financetwitter
The wind of general election is blowing. And it’s blowing real fast and strong, so much so that I overheard not once, twice but thrice conversations about it from the next table when I was having a glass of “Teh Tarik kurang manis” (pulled tea minus condensed milk) with my buddies within this [...]
November 2nd, 2007 by financetwitter
Wow! For investors who are keen to trade the U.S. stocks or options but not sure how to do it, fret not. There’s good news for you thanks to the aggressive issuer OSK Investment Bank. OSK Investment Bank has been fighting heads on with CIMB in the call warrants market lately. Both are willing to l [...]
November 2nd, 2007 by financetwitter
Japan's benchmark stock index, Nikkei 225, plunged more than 300 points and Hong Kong blue chip Hang Seng Index was down 710.62 points in early trading. Malaysian KLCI dropped below its crucial and glory level of 1,400 marks by 15 points to the 1,394 level. Blame it on Wall Street which pulled the D [...]
November 1st, 2007 by financetwitter
Guess it’s true what a MP (member of parliament) said today. The MP, Zaid Ibrahim, who is a member of the ruling party, UMNO, is perhaps the only one from the government who dare to go against the odds on the ridiculous happenings to the nation’s judiciary. He can choose to sit and watch quietly [...]
November 1st, 2007 by financetwitter
Halloween is over but there’re still Thanksgiving and Santa Clause to greet you before the curtain is pull down for the year. This period is also the happiest for the kids as they’re looking forward to the long holidays, gifts and whatever their wish-lists drafted. Traditionally stocks investors [...]
November 1st, 2007 by financetwitter
As expected the Federal Reserve executed the second rate reduction by one-quarter percentage point or 25 basis points to 4.50 percent on Wednesday. Ben Bernanke has cut 50 basis points from 5.25% to 4.75% earlier in September. The 9-1 decision to cut rates on Wednesday was opposed by Thomas Hoenig, [...]
October 31st, 2007 by financetwitter
Investors or traders who believe in Google have every reason not only to smile but laughing all the way to the bank. Since the Mountain View-based company reported a set of good earnings less than 2 weeks ago, it breached the $650 level and never looks back. And to think that the internet search eng [...]
October 31st, 2007 by financetwitter
Whenever the Fed speaks, everyone stop trading and listen. Stocks markets will normally go to silent from busy mode, at least relatively. After the announcement, everybody will either scramble to buy or sell. That’s where the excitement is and it’ll be more exciting if the people freak out to th [...]
October 31st, 2007 by financetwitter
For a very long time, foreign investors were fed with the limited choice of TMT whenever stocks investing are concerned in Malaysia. The abbreviation of TMT means Telekom, Maybank and Tenaga. The best of practice for foreign fund managers then was you must invest in these three heavyweight stocks si [...]
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