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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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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WELLINGTON: Sweden's Anna Breman is taking the helm of New Zealand's central bank at an ideal time, according to the man she's replacing. 

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KUALA LUMPUR: FBG Holdings Bhd has signed a third amendment to its contract with the Australian Department of Defence, adding a new RM132.51mil work package to the Butterworth infrastructure project at the Royal Malaysian Air Force base in Butterworth,...

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PETALING JAYA: Sunway Bhd's indirect subsidiary Sunway Cochrane Sdn Bhd has issued RM2bil in sukuk wakalah to finance investments, acquisitions, capital expenditure and working capital needs across the issuer and Sunway's subsidiaries.

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PETALING JAYA: CelcomDigi Bhd has accepted the assignment of spectrum from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) for 2x5MHz (megahertz) in the 1800MHz band and 2x20MHz in the 2600MHz band, effective Nov 30, 2025.

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KUALA LUMPUR: AmBank Group and Huawei Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd (Huawei Malaysia) have signed a RM350mil supply chain financing deal to advance Malaysia's digital infrastructure.

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PETALING JAYA: Guan Chong Bhd is anticipated to record stronger fourth-quarter earnings, supported by a recovery in sales volume and easing working capital pressures as cocoa bean prices normalise.

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PETALING JAYA: Bermaz Auto Bhd's (BAuto) decision to cease its distributorship of Kia vehicles is seen as a strategic step to stem future losses from the Kia segment, analysts say.

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PETALING JAYA: Post-results season, analysts reckon the banking sector's earnings resilience remains, although most banks reported a sequential dip in net interest margins (NIMs), suggesting margin pressures may persist until the first half of financia...

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HO CHI MINH CITY: After the recent provincial reorganisation, Ho Chi Minh City is accelerating planning adjustments and redefining its role as a regional industrial and services hub.

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SINGAPORE: Startups are key drivers of innovation, and ensuring they have adequate banking and financing support from early stage to scale-up is critical for any economy.

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PETALING JAYA: As the dust settles on the just concluded third-quarter earnings season, the FBM KLCI is seen to be able to sustain much of its gains moving forward as the year closes.

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KUALA LUMPUR: In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Hong Leong Islamic Bank Bhd (HLISB), has sharpened its strategic framework to reimagine Islamic banking through the lens of wealth management.

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KUALA LUMPUR: People are at the heart of how to build a trustworthy and secure artificial intelligence (AI) network intersecting business, society and technology, say panellists at the Future Tech Forum organised by the Georgia Institute of Technology'...

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