KUALA LUMPUR:The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on Tuesday as firmer US economic data lifted the greenback, but it was higher against other major currencies.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Public Mutual, the unit trust arm of Public Bank Bhd, has declared distributions for four funds amounting to more than RM64mil.

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NEW YORK/ LONDON: MSCI's global equities gauge edged lower on Monday, with Wall Street providing a boost while the dollar rose and investors dealt with a deepening selloff in precious metals ahead of a week packed with corporate earnings, central bank ...

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FRANKFURT, Feb 3 — A surge in the euro will be in focus at the European Central Bank’s meeting this week, as...

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Good jobs in an AI-rich economy will come not from asking how much labour can be removed, but from identifying which tasks still benefit from human judgment, says one economist.

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Amid the recent rollercoaster ride in prices, here's what everyday investors need to know about the risks of investing in precious metals, say these writers.

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PETALING JAYA: Logistics player Tasco Bhd's results fell short of expectations in the third quarter of financial year 2026 (3Q26), weighed down by the freight forwarding and cold supply chain segments, says MBSB Research.

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PETALING JAYA: Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust's (Sunway-REIT) outlook is expected to hinge on its ability to sustain organic growth and execute longer-term pipeline plans as analysts temper near-term expectations following recent portfolio changes.

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PETALING JAYA: There is optimism tinged with caution on the outlook for credit reporting firm CTOS Digital Bhd, which released its fourth-quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 (4Q25) and full-year (FY25) results last Thursday.

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PETALING JAYA: MBSB Research is maintaining its "neutral" stance on the technology sector as the smartphone industry is anticipated to experience a challenging 2026.

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SYDNEY: Currency traders are ramping up bullish Australian dollar bets in the options market as conviction grows for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to raise interest rates today.

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SHENZHEN: BYD Co says sales dropped 30% in January, underscoring the challenges facing the electric vehicle (EV) maker's efforts to boost sales just as a winding back of subsidies hurts demand in China.

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NEW DELHI: India has proposed to cut fertiliser subsidy spending in the next financial year starting in April, a move that could help reduce the fiscal deficit but may raise cultivation costs for farmers in the world's most populous nation.

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SINGAPORE: GIC Pte and Mubadala Investment Co are in talks to join KKR & Co and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Singtel) in their potential purchase of data centre operator STT GDC Pte, people familiar with the matter say, in what could be one of the...

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NEW YORK: Waymo, Alphabet Inc's autonomous driving unit, is aiming to raise about US$16bil in a financing round that would value the unit at nearly US$110bil, according to people familiar with the matter.

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NEW YORK: Price, relevance, conviction �" bitcoin is bleeding all three.

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BEIJING: A surge in foreign travellers strolling in Beijing's Summer Palace and binging on Shanghai's soup dumplings risks complicating the Chinese central bank's efforts to ensure measured, orderly gains in the yuan.

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NEW YORK: Verizon Communications Inc reported its biggest gain in mobile phone subscribers since 2019 and announced plans to buy back as much as US$25bil in shares, signalling turnaround efforts under new chief executive officer (CEO) Dan Schulman are ...

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HONG KONG: It has never been this busy at the start of a year for new listings in Hong Kong.

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TAIPEI: Nvidia Corp chief executive officer Jensen Huang says the company's proposed US$100bil investment in OpenAI was "never a commitment" and that the company would consider any funding rounds "one at a time".

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PETALING JAYA: Petroliam Nasional Bhd's (PETRONAS) latest Activity Outlook for 2026 to 2028 reinforces analysts' cautious view on Malaysia's oil and gas (O&G) services sector, with activity expected to remain uneven and several upstream segments facing...

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PETALING JAYA: JCY International Bhd expects to generate RM250mil in incremental revenue from new customers by financial year 2028 (FY28).

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia saw its headline manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) rise to a 20-month high at 50.2 in January 2026 from 50.1 in December 2025, signalling a third consecutive monthly improvement in the health of its manufacturing sec...

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TOKYO: Japan is accelerating a decade-old plan to extract rare earths from the deep seabed, an ambitious initiative given extra impetus by the country's drive to cut reliance on Chinese supply.

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SINGAPORE: Alphabet Inc's Google, Singapore Airlines Ltd and DBS Group Holdings Ltd are among companies that will test the city-state's plan for central procurement of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), as officials aim to curb emissions from air travel.

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