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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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December 17th, 2006 by financetwitter
What are the most important division / department that will drive and determine the success of a company? Don't be surprise if mostly answered "Sales" department but in actual fact it's the "Marketing" department. No doubt the salesman or woman are the people who bring in sales and revenue to the co [...]
December 16th, 2006 by financetwitter
For decades (first proposed in 1960s), there have been discussions concerning the controversial building of the Bakun Dam in the Malaysian state of Sarawak which would be the largest dam in southeast Asia if built but will also be the most expensive totalling RM 15.0 billion. After being indefinitel [...]
December 15th, 2006 by financetwitter
The Nihon Keizai business daily reported Japan Tobacco Inc. (TYO : JTI, 2914) announced on Friday it would buy Britain's Gallaher Group Plc (LON : GLH) for $14.7 billion in the biggest-ever foreign acquisition by a Japanese company. Japan Tobacco (50 percent owned by the Japanese government) agreed [...]
December 15th, 2006 by financetwitter
Decided to lock-in my profit yesterday, 14-Dec-2006, on one of my favorite stock, Transocean Inc. (NYSE : RIG, quote) in following of my previous article Time To Relook At Oil Stocks dated 30-Nov-2006. Several reasons stated such as weather condition, U.S. inventories of crude oil and possible react [...]
December 14th, 2006 by financetwitter
The Kuok Group, controlled by tycoon Tan Sri Robert Kuok, is undertaking a mammoth S$6.6 billion (RM15.18 billion) corporate exercise to merge several of its companies here and in Singapore, including Wilmar International Ltd (SIN : F34) and PPB Oil Palms Bhd (KLSE : PPB, stock-code : 6823). As part [...]
December 14th, 2006 by financetwitter
In my previous article, I talked about "Are You Getting National Best Bid and Offer?" and why should you concern about this issue as it makes a difference in determining whether your trade is a profitable, exit-with-minimal-loss or break-even.Let's continue and see why some brokers didn't get you th [...]
December 14th, 2006 by financetwitter
So, you're an existing investor / speculator / punter (regardless of which category, your main intention is to make money) who has an account with a broker firm within your area. Or you're new to this exciting game of stocks investing and option trading of which you're very eager to get yourself sta [...]
December 14th, 2006 by financetwitter
Unless you're big-time investors who buy in millions of dollars in a trade of which the brokerage fees is negligible, you should re-consider the amount of brokerage fees charged on your transaction.Brokerages such as Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER), UBS (NYSE: UBS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), and Citigrou [...]
December 14th, 2006 by financetwitter
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December 13th, 2006 by financetwitter
Singapore-listed palm oil refiner Wilmar International (SIN : F34) plans to bid for Malaysian palm oil producer PPB Group (KLSE : PPB, stock-code : 4065), which the market values at $1.6 billion, a source close to the deal said on Wednesday. Both companies are linked to the family of Malaysian billi [...]
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