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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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Anwar Ibrahim is the best prime minister money can buy, his hardcore supporters claimed. He is also Malaysia's most popular political leader, according to a Merdeka Center survey recently. Even if the 10th Prime Minister is a fake reformist, serial liar, hypocrite, traitor, untrustworthy, anti-Chin
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March 16th, 2023 by financetwitter
Costing US$32 million a pop, the U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone can be armed with a variety of weaponry, including up to eight laser-guided Air-to-Ground Missile-114 Hellfire. Also known as "Predator B", the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can loiter at up to 50,000 feet for more than 27 hours, gath [...]
March 15th, 2023 by financetwitter
When Biden took office, the U.S. inflation was only 1.4% while the gasoline price was US$2.39 per gallon. Today, inflation is at 6.4% and the gas is US$3.47. And that was after pumping trillions of dollars into the financial system to make sure the system did not crash. After bailing out Silicon Val [...]
March 13th, 2023 by financetwitter
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) said on Wednesday (March 8) that it would like to raise some funds - US$2.2 billion to be precise. Investors as well as venture capitalists were surprised that the bank - 16th biggest in the United States, with US$209 billion in assets - suddenly needed so much money. Withi [...]
March 11th, 2023 by financetwitter
Anwar Ibrahim's pledge to crack down on corruption has sent shivers down the spine of many corrupt politicians, including three former Prime Ministers - Mahathir Mohamad, Muhyiddin Yassin and Ismail Sabri. But they are not the only sharks identified. Powerful politicians like Daim Zainuddin and supe [...]
March 9th, 2023 by financetwitter
No amount of praying can help Muhyiddin Yassin if indeed he had received bribes or abused his power to help families or cronies enriched themselves. Praying to the God cannot erase money trails that would implicate him of corruption and money laundering, even though it is a good tactic to trick his [...]
March 8th, 2023 by financetwitter
In January, China warned U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy not to visit Taiwan, lecturing the California Republican that the United States should respect the one-Chine principle. While Beijing did not say what China would do in response to any such trip, you don't need Einstein to tell that Beijing [...]
March 7th, 2023 by financetwitter
The system of fractional ownership offers individuals a cheaper way of acquiring a percentage of a condominium, resort, yacht, and other assets that are too expensive for a single person to buy. This applies fairly well with second properties or high-end luxury real estate and you can read about how [...]
March 6th, 2023 by financetwitter
After royal decrees from the Sultanate of Selangor, Perak and Johor banning politicians from using mosques to deliver religious lectures or "ceramahs" - which are actually political propaganda - Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin becomes the latest monarch to do so. The order was issued in a statement on Ma [...]
March 5th, 2023 by financetwitter
Former U.S. President Barack Obama once said of Joe Biden - "Don't underestimate Joe's ability to fuck things up." Indeed, president Biden has screwed up so spectacularly that he's sleepwalking off a 100-metre cliff, without any clue whatsoever that he is leading the world to the first Nuclear War - [...]
March 3rd, 2023 by financetwitter
For the sixth consecutive year, Japan topped the list of the most powerful passports in the world in 2023. But it's wrong to think the Japanese passport, which allows its holders to visit 193 of 227 destinations visa-free, is the best boutique. Travellers and entrepreneurs trying to find a "one-stop [...]
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