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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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March 3rd, 2007 by financetwitter
As expected, Genting made a wise decision (as if it has other choice) by pulling out from the proposed partnership with Macau gambling tycoon Stanley Ho. Genting International said it would sell its 25 percent share of a Macau joint venture to Star Cruise Ltd (SIN: S21) for HK$58.5 million ($7.5 mil [...]
March 2nd, 2007 by financetwitter
Federal authorities had exposed one of the most far-reaching insider trading schemes on Wall Street in decades, involving four investment banks and a web of hedge funds, day traders, lawyers and even a few supervisors, who upon discovering evidence of insider trading, blackmailed the traders to keep [...]
March 2nd, 2007 by financetwitter
The main difference between the longevity of Eastern and Western managed companies is in the succession plan. Most easterners passed on their business legacy to their immediate family members (normally sons) because they believe their decades-built empire should be kept within their own family membe [...]
March 1st, 2007 by financetwitter
A firm, Kingdom Langkawi, linked to Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has agreed to buy the hotel and boutique unit of Malaysian Airline System Berhad (KLSE: MAS, stock-code 3786) for $124 million. An indirect subsidiary of Kingdom Hotel Investments, a firm affiliated to Alwaleed, will pay 435 million [...]
February 28th, 2007 by financetwitter
Investors continue to dump Asian shares and emerging market bonds on Wednesday as a global sell-off gathered steam after Wall Street stocks shed more than 3 percent overnight. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index opening 3.58 percent lower. Japan's Nikkei average was off by 3.56 percent, Australia's benchmar [...]
February 27th, 2007 by financetwitter
Singapore authority is seriously MAD at Genting Berhad (KLSE: GENTING, stock-code 3182) and is set to teach the junior Lim a painful lesson he’ll never forget for the rest of his life. If today’s statement is any indicator to goes by, Genting’s two affiliates Star Cruise Ltd (SIN : S21) and Ge [...]
February 27th, 2007 by financetwitter
Yesterday I wrote about my concern if the “Factors from 1997 Asia Crisis Re-Appears - A Bad Sign?” is something that we should be concern with. If an U.N. official said so, then we should at least think and digest the subject thoroughly, shouldn’t we? Ignore the political calls and cries askin [...]
February 27th, 2007 by financetwitter
It has been quite some time since I last closed some positions to lock-in profit. While these positions were in profitable zone, somehow the inner voice kept telling me to maximize the profit and wait for a correction. The correction didn’t happen, instead new support level were established. One o [...]
February 26th, 2007 by financetwitter
An U.N. official said today from Bangkok that the same factors which led the 1997 Asia Economic Crisis have appears. The factors of inflated asset values, massive global liquidity and speculative pressure on Asian currencies are set to destabilize regional economies. The region had seen a sharp rise [...]
February 26th, 2007 by financetwitter
Tons of critics were being thrown at Malaysian Prime Minister, Abdullah Badawi, since he took over the baton from Mahathir Mohamad since 2003 over his lack of actions to bring the economic of the country to higher degree. Instead he was labeled as the premier who did the opposite – increases infla [...]
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