OIL prices held firm on Tuesday as traders weighed up risks from Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian energy sites, mounting U.S.-Venezuela tension and mixed expectations for U.S. fuel inventories.

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CRATES of Musang King durians from Malaysian orchards land at an airport in Zhengzhou, Henan province, just five hours after they are picked.

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KUALA LUMPUR: CelcomDigi Bhd said it has received a put option notice from the Minister of Finance Inc (MoF Inc), requiring the company, along with Maxis Bhd and YTL Power International Bhd, to purchase MoF Inc's ordinary shares in Digital Nasional Bhd...

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PETALING JAYA: Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd has appointed Azhar Othman as group chief financial officer, alongside four new leadership roles: Idzam Yuhaizi Mohd Yunos as chief risk officer, Shafik Azlee Mashar as chief internal auditor, Mazlan Tuhiman as chi...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Buying interest in selected heavyweights kept Bursa Malaysia in positive territory at midday.

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HONG KONG, Dec 2 — Stocks rose today following the previous day’s stutter as more weak US data helped solidi...

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SINGAPORE: The U.S. dollar remained under pressure on Tuesday as weaker-than-expected manufacturing activity data from the world's biggest economy heaped pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates at its policy meeting later this month.

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SINGAPORE: Stocks made muted gains and traders were wary on Tuesday, following a slide in cryptocurrencies and a global bond selloff triggered by a looming interest rate hike in Japan.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) expects 2026 to be a more conducive operating year for the banking sector, with aggregate operating profit and net profit forecast to grow by 4.7 per cent and five per cent, respectively.

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SEOUL: South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.4% in November from a year earlier, driven by higher food and services costs, bolstering the case for the Bank of Korea to maintain interest rates at the current level for longer.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 —Bursa Malaysia opened higher today despite the weaker performance on Wall Street,...

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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 —The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar and a basket of major currencies,...

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WARNER Bros Discovery has received a second round of bids, including a mostly cash offer from Netflix, in an auction that could conclude in the coming days or weeks, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Shares in Genting Malaysia Bhd (GenM) rose in early trade Tuesday after its US indirect subsidiary emerged as one of three bidders chosen for a coveted full commercial casino licence in New York City.

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NEW YORK/LONDON: Bitcoin slumped on Monday, with the world's largest cryptocurrency down about 6% and on track for its biggest daily percentage fall since early November, as risk aversion drove investors out of digital and other assets.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI opened higher Tuesday, supported by gains in heavyweight stocks, amid cautious investor sentiment and ongoing window-dressing activities.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar and a basket of major currencies, buoyed by expectations of US interest rate cuts as weaker US economic data weighed on the greenback.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Genting Malaysia Bhd will remain listed after Genting Bhd failed to secure a 75 per cent sta...

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NEW YORK, Dec 2 — Subsidiaries of Genting Malaysia were among three applicants chosen on Monday by New York’...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Genting Bhd, Genting Malaysia Bhd, CelcomDigi Bhd, Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd, GPP Resources Bhd, FBG Holdings Bhd, Tuju Setia Bhd, Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (Sunway REIT), T7 Global Bhd, Malpac Holdings Bhd and Asian Pac Hold...

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NEW YORK Mets owner Steve Cohen won approval to operate a casino next to Citi Field in Queens, one of three projects the state gaming commission's facility location board selected for gambling licenses in New York City.

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India's protectionist regulations are exhausting for its trade partners. It’s both a surprise and a relief that some are now being rolled back, says Mihir Sharma for Bloomberg Opinion.

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The pressure on Shein increases as Ken Paxton joins France on investigating the clothing company.

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A business survey has shown manufacturing has weakened in some of the world's biggest economies.

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ROME: Italy's Borromeo family is listing its real estate holdings including a group of islands on Lake Maggiore as it seeks to turn the area into a tourism and business hub to rival nearby Lake Como.

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