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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 20th, 2006 by financetwitter
Latest financial news from Reuters indicated Malaysia is talking only to France's PSA Peugeot Citroen and Germany's Volkswagen on a possible collaboration with state automaker Proton Holdings, a government minister said on Monday.Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop did not give details of the [...]
November 20th, 2006 by financetwitter
According to news from AppleInsider : Apple Computer's (Nasdaq : AAPL) much anticipated iPod cell phone will include a 2.0-megapixel digital camera when it arrives late first quarter or early second quarter of next year 2007, according to a new report out of Taiwan.The China Times said Thursday the [...]
November 19th, 2006 by financetwitter
Since Bursa Malaysia (KLSE) Composite Index breached 1,000 marks recently, alot have been said about the sustainability of it especially amongst the analysts. Some said the bull is real, some said it's too soon to conclude the bull is here to stay and adopt a neutral stand. Others are still skeptica [...]
November 19th, 2006 by financetwitter
Latest breaking financial news from AFP reported that Porsche could eventually launch a full takeover bid for Europe's biggest car maker Volkswagen (VW). VW saw the departure of its chief executive, Bernd Pischetsrieder, though his contract only ended 2012.Porsche said it had increased its stake in [...]
November 19th, 2006 by financetwitter
According to business news from Reuters which picked-up a report from Business Times, France's PSA Peugeot Citroen is expected to present its bid for Malaysian carmaker Proton Holdings next week.It was reported that Peugeot executives would brief senior officials from the finance ministry, Proton an [...]
November 17th, 2006 by financetwitter
We have Daniel Craig, the new 007 agent in the latest James Bond movie. Somehow our immortal agent can't escape from casino scenes in most of the past movies. Together with hot-babes, the new James Bond is set to save the world again. Guess the image of casino represent status and wealth.Casino stoc [...]
November 16th, 2006 by financetwitter
Latest financial news from EdgeDaily indicated Lingui Developments Bhd (stockcode 2011) has posted a massive jump in its net profit to RM 86.14 million for the first quarter ended Sept 30, 2006 from the RM4.56 million a year ago, mainly due to the strong improvement in timber prices and conducive we [...]
November 16th, 2006 by financetwitter
Economists think it's looking more and more likely that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady for quite a while, maybe through all of next year."I think the Fed being on hold through 2007 is an entirely plausible scenario," said Chris Probyn, chief economist with State Street Global Ad [...]
November 16th, 2006 by financetwitter
According to latest news from Business Times, banks can now negotiate potential mergers and acquisitions with multiple parties at the same time. Bank Negara said parties intending to enter into negotiation for the acquisition or disposal of 5 per cent or more of financial institutions can submit the [...]
November 15th, 2006 by financetwitter
In order to reach the world's biggest online gaming market, Chinese players Shanda Interactive Entertainment (NASDAQ : SNDA) and Netease (NASDAQ : NTES) are battling it out over fee-based and free systems.Tiangiao Chen, chairman of Shanda and William Ding, CEO of Netease.com are both self-made Chine [...]
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