KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit eased on Monday as market players continued to shift towards safe-haven assets amid uncertainties surrounding the fallout from the ongoing conflict in West Asia, now stretching beyond a month.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Shares in Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd hit an all-time high of RM8 after aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) jumped 6% after the Middle East's two largest producers of the metal came under attack from Iran over the w...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia sank as it opened for Monday trading, tracking the plunge in US markets on Friday as oil prices surged past the US$115 a barrel mark.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Here is a recap of the announcements that made headlines in Corporate Malaysia.

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SYDNEY: Stock futures slid in Asia on Monday as investors dug in for a protracted Gulf conflict that already has oil prices heading for a record monthly rise, bringing a spike in inflation and the risk of recession to much of the globe.

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Brent crude has gained 59 per cent this month, topping the jump that followed Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

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The Iran war has thrown a spanner in the works in what would have been a cyclical rebound year for Singapore-listed REITs, says former editor and financial journalist Ven Sreenivasan.

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Most of us are just one event away from resigning even though we probably should stay put, according to the academic who predicted the pandemic-era trend. Pilita Clark weighs in.

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Fibromat (M) Bhd is actively bidding for projects and aims to achieve an order book of RM500mil this year, aided by current unbilled sales.

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While day-to-day business operations have undoubtedly become more precarious for local oil and gas (O&G) companies with exposure to the Middle East since hostilities began at the end of last month, most players are adopting cautious confidence, emphasi...

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When Hi Mobility Bhd went public, the Lim family, led by tycoon Lim Han Weng, offered investors exposure to a fast-growing bus operations business.

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Signature Alliance Group Bhd, a company that makes customisable interior fit-outs, runs on a unique business model.

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Wars can change fortunes, and that is exactly what the Iran conflict has done for PETRONAS Chemicals Group Bhd (PetChem).

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PETALING JAYA: While advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and new developments in marketing technology (martech) and advertising technology (adtech) have taken up much of the conversation within the marketing landscape, traditional media channe...

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PETALING JAYA: Kelington Group Bhd is expected to have another year of strong earnings execution, as the semiconductor sector continues its trajectory of structural growth in spite of the Middle East conflict, RHB Research says.

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PETALING JAYA: JP Morgan sees Malaysia and China as among the most resilient Asian economies in the face of a global energy shock.

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WARS are usually narrated through maps, missiles and men in suits.

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SINGAPORE: Two fund managers have been appointed for a new tranche of government- backed funds aimed at attracting more listings in the latest move to revive the Singapore stock market.

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HANOI: Vietnam's swift and coordinated policy response to the Middle East conflict, from flexible fuel pricing to efforts to diversify supply sources and energy diplomacy, has highlighted the country's capacity for strategic adaptation in an increasing...

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BEIJING: China has started a pair of investigations into US trade practices, retaliating against similar probes by the Trump administration as the superpowers stake out positions before an expected presidential summit in May.

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NEW YORK: Citigroup Inc's top executives are weighing buying another bank, a move long considered inconceivable, as the firm wraps up years of work to address regulators' criticisms.

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PARIS: France's government says it will provide €70mil in aid to a limited number of sectors over a short period as it seeks to cushion the economy from the impact of the Iran war without straining public finances.

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NEW YORK: Shares of the Fundrise Innovation Fund fell sharply for a second straight day last Friday, though they remain well above the underlying value of its holdings in private tech firms including the potentially initial public offering (IPO)-bound ...

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YAOUNDE, March 29 — The e-commerce moratorium is a global agreement among World Trade Organisation members which b...

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