While Netflix and Paramount compete to acquire Warner Bros, returns to musicians and writers are dwindling fast in the streaming age, says the Financial Times’ Stephen Bush.

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Bullish Aim Sdn Bhd, chaired and owned by Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, has launched RMJDT, a ringgit-backed stablecoin issued on Zetrix, the core Layer-1 blockchain underpinning Malaysia's national Malaysia Blockchain Infrastructure.

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Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd has moved to sell two parcels of vacant land in the MVV Techvalley development to Bidara Pesona Sdn Bhd for a combined RM24.6mil, in a deal classified as a related-party transaction.

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Clean petroleum product (CPP) tanker operator Orkim Bhd's initial public offering (IPO) on Bursa Malaysia's Main Market yesterday is being held up as an example of the Government-linked Enterprises Activation and Reform Programme (GEAR-uP) bumiputra "r...

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PJBumi Bhd, through its unit PJBumi Heavy Engineering & Services Sdn Bhd, will develop its proposed industrial development in Kedah for RM23.46mil.

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AWC Bhd's wholly owned subsidiary, Ambang Wira Facilities Sdn Bhd, has secured a RM52.28mil contract to provide facilities management and maintenance services for Kompleks Masjid Putra in Putrajaya.

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Southern Score Builders Bhd's (SSBB) 51% owned subsidiary, SJEE Engineering Sdn Bhd, has secured two data centre (DC) jobs from a "local construction company" totalling RM97.58mil.

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Upstream oil and gas (O&G) services companies are cautiously optimistic going into financial year 2026 (FY26), with expectations of gradual improvement in earnings as well as a flattish year-on-year trend, says Kenanga Research.

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Ramssol Group Bhd is in a good position to deepen its foothold in Malaysia's digital motor-vehicle services landscape, with expectations that its newly enhanced platform will begin contributing meaningfully from 2026.

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Malaysia's banking sector looks set to enter 2026 on firmer footing, as analysts point to easing margin pressure, steadier funding conditions and healthier capital trajectories despite a year marked by policy-rate adjustments and intense deposit compet...

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UMediC Group Bhd's outlook in the near term is expected to be impacted, among others, by the ringgit's strength against the US dollar.

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TA Research has initiated coverage on poultry company CAB Cakaran Corp Bhd with a "buy" recommendation and a target price of 89 sen per share, based on five times 2026 earnings per share (EPS).

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FBG Holdings Bhd has received a letter of acceptance from Sunray Construction and Interior Sdn Bhd for the proposed construction of Tower 2, a hotel apartment located on the Johor Baru City Square site, worth RM206.2mil.

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TechStore Bhd's unit, Tech-Store Malaysia Sdn Bhd (TSM), has secured a RM89.68mil contract from Prasarana Malaysia Bhd.

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DKSH Holding Ltd (DKSH), through its wholly owned unit DKSH Resources (M) Sdn Bhd (DKSH Resources), has submitted an offer to acquire the remaining 25.7% stake it does not own in DKSH Holdings (M) Bhd (DHMB), with plans to delist the company from Bursa...

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Players within the tourism sector are gearing up for Visit Malaysia 2026 (VM2026), buoyed by rising optimism across the industry.

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Following the reorganisation of its local administration, Vinh Hanh Commune in An Giang province is speeding up a shift in crops and developing diverse economic models.

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Wasco Bhd's existing yard capacity and modular fabrication capability appear well-positioned to secure one to two additional floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) module packages, according to Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research.

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President Donald Trump says he has reached an agreement with President Xi Jinping to allow US chip giant Nvidia to export advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China.

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has released US$1.2bil to Pakistan, recognising its efforts in macroeconomic reform.

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BHP Group says that BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Fund (GIP) will invest US$2bil in Western Australia Iron Ore's (WAIO) inland power network for a minority stake.

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Investment banks preparing Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) applications have been asked to make sure their submissions are up to standard, the city's securities regulator and the stock exchange operator say.

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Paramount Skydance's 11th-hour, hostile US$108.4bil bid for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) was rooted in what it considered a lack of responsiveness from Warner Bros to its ardent overtures late last week, a securities filing on Monday shows.

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The Federal Reserve (Fed) may have to turn to quantitative easing (QE) to lower long-term borrowing costs if bond markets start to question the independence of the next chairman, according to Man Group. 

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