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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 3rd, 2007 by financetwitter
After Proton Edar Dealers' Association (Peda) president Wan Ahmad Abdul Rahman cried that almost 70% if the 400 Proton dealers nationwide will be forced to close shop due to sluggish sale, Malaysian Prime Minister hinted that the dealers might be allowed to sell other cars as well to make ends meet. [...]
April 3rd, 2007 by financetwitter
If you're a frequent reader of FinanceTwitter, you might noticed there wasn't any new post being updated yesterday. Reason being I was having problem login into Google Inc.'s (Nasdaq: GOOG, stock) Blogger since then. The normal URL link which I used to login didn't seems to work. It happened before [...]
April 1st, 2007 by financetwitter
Poor sales is hitting Proton Holdings Bhd (KLSE: PROTON, stock-code, 5304) dealers real hard that Proton Edar Dealers’ Association president Wan Ahmad Sepwan Wan Abdul Rahman claimed depleting sales over the past year may force about 70% of the national car sales and service dealers to go out of b [...]
April 1st, 2007 by financetwitter
If you’re using Google (Nasdaq: GOOG, stock) as your preferred search engine, chances are you’ll see the latest and innovative service launch of Google TiSP (BETA)™, a free in-home wireless broadband service that delivers online connectivity via users' plumbing systems. The Toilet Internet Ser [...]
March 31st, 2007 by financetwitter
When Japan's Ryohin Keikaku Co. opens a 5,000-sq.-ft. store for its Mujirushi Ryohin - or Muji - brand inside the New York Times Tower sometime later this year, it will raise an intriguing question. Can a “no-logo” brand win mass-market appeal in the rough and tumble U.S. retailing sector? Muji' [...]
March 30th, 2007 by financetwitter
One after another potential partners are pulling out from the talk with Proton Holdings Bhd (KLSE: PROTON, stock-code, 5304). First, it was France's PSA Peugeot-Citroen (EPA: UG) which pulled out. And now, the German auto giant Volkswagen AG (FRA: VOW) has scrapped plans for a tie-up with Malaysia's [...]
March 29th, 2007 by financetwitter
AmInvestment Management Sdn Bhd today reportedly said it expects Bank Negara Malaysia to reduce its overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points (bp) in the second quarter due to a strong ringgit and mild inflation rate. FinanceTwitter agreed that stronger ringgit will only spells disaster to Mala [...]
March 28th, 2007 by financetwitter
Remember I said earlier that if you plan to do option trading on energy stocks, you need to at least buy 6-months before expiration month? One of FinanceTwitter readers asked me recently which option expiry month that he/she should choose for option trading. He/she (I somehow couldn’t determine th [...]
March 28th, 2007 by financetwitter
Oil prices rose by more than $1 a barrel Wednesday but were still below an earlier spike of more than $5 on rumors - denied by the U.S. military - that Iran had fired a missile at a U.S. ship in the Persian Gulf.Rumors about a military confrontation spurred panic buying in after-hours trading Tuesda [...]
March 27th, 2007 by financetwitter
PSC Industries Bhd (PSCI) aims to return to the black for the year ending Dec 31, 2008, said executive deputy chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor. PSCI recorded a net loss of RM93.7mil for 2006 versus RM533.5mil in 2005, while revenue fell to RM76.8mil from RM170.96mil previously. “We are wor [...]
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