KUALA LUMPUR – Amid global headwinds, investor sentiment is likely to stay fragile as Malaysia heads into a snap election with an unapproved budget. And experts predict the worst is yet to come for the stock market if the polls do not produce a strong mandate. The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI has plunged almost […]
THE cryptocurrency market crash has begun, with close to US$800bil (RM3.51 trillion) in market value wiped out in the last 30 days. The total value of cryptocurrencies, at US$1.12 trillion (RM4.92 trillion), are now only a third of what they were six months ago. On Thursday, over US$200bil (RM878.5bil) was erased from the cryptocurrency market […]
As one of the largest corporate debt restructuring exercises in recent years is about to begin, it begs the question of whether some local companies have taken on too much debt prior to the pandemic. The case of Sapura Energy Bhd, saddled with unpaid debts and payables to the tune of RM15bil, has been widely reported. […]
RUSSIAN troops’ recent shelling of Europe’s largest nuclear power station in Ukraine shows that the nine-day war could get out of control and possibly turn into a nuclear nightmare for the rest of the world. The geopolitical tensions between both the countries accompanied with extensive sanctions would add more chaos to the stretched global supply […]
ONE of the things that 2022 will be remembered for is how the year began with the great tech sell-off. To recap, since the start of 2022, tech stocks such as the famous tech cohort known as Faang – Facebook, Amazon Inc, Apple Inc, Netflix Inc and Google’s Alphabet Inc – have been sold down […]
IN June this year, when IJM Corp Bhd announced plans to divest its controlling stake in its plantation arm, the group gave a few reasons for the deal. That included securing an attractive price for an asset for which the group had no plans for expansion. The deal also enables the group to focus on its other […]
Total amount of money chasing IPO shares for 2021 likely to reach record breaking numbers IT IS well known that there is ample liquidity in equity markets around the world, including Malaysia. To get some perspective of the amount of money coming into the market, a look at four ACE Market listings that sold their […]
Omni Capital Partners Sdn Bhd managing director Scott Lim (pic) explained that the structural weakness in the economy stemmed from the ongoing brain drain in the country coupled with lower foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows compared to neighbouring countries as well as lower investment outflows. KUALA LUMPUR: Despite the optimism of the ringgit strengthening against […]
Improved sentiment: An attendant pumps petrol into a car in Kuala Lumpur. Generally, in the eyes of consumers, the Pakatan government has delivered if one goes by the consumer sentiment. — AP The pain of running a government, which is short of money and full of ideas to reform, begins THE low voter turnout in […]
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