The company said its cars are programmed to treat non-functioning traffic lights as stop signs, but the scale of the outage caused vehicles to remain stopped longer than usual.

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NEW YORK, Dec 23 — Nvidia ‌has told Chinese clients it aims to start shipping its second-most powerful AI chi...

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KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI slipped at the open on Tuesday, tracking investors' cautious sentiment despite overnight gains on Wall Street.

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WASHINGTON, Dec 23 — The US ​Food and Drug Administration approved Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss pill on Monday...

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KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar in early trade today, supported by a weaker greenback as the US Dollar Index (DXY) declined 0.33 per cent to 98.271 points amid thin trading conditions during the holiday-shortened week.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Stocks to watch today include Crest Builder Holdings Bhd, Evergreen Max Cash Capital Bhd (EMCC), Yinson Holdings Bhd, Betamek Bhd, Southern Score Builders Bhd (SSBB), George Kent (M) Bhd, Kim Loong Resources Bhd, AME Elite Consortium Bhd,...

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In China, consumers have all the bargaining power and the tourism industry is one example, says Bloomberg Opinion's Shuli Ren.

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The ByteDance deal does little to address why it was given this sale-or-ban ultimatum in the first place, says Dave Lee for Bloomberg Opinion.

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NEW YORK: As the United States embarks on a bitter rivalry with China over the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), Chinese technology is quietly making inroads into the US market.

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SINGAPORE: Higher Central Provident Fund (CPF) wage ceilings and contribution rates are on the horizon from the start of 2026 to ensure that people have enough funds to build up their retirement adequacy.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar yesterday due to profit-taking and a lack of fresh market catalysts.

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LIBREVILLE: Fitch Ratings has cut Gabon's credit rating further into junk territory, citing widening government deficits and declining demand for the country's debt.

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PETALING JAYA: Beshom Holdings Bhd will proactively manage operating costs while enhancing sales to sustain profitability going forward.

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PETALING JAYA: The narrowing yield spread between the 10-year Malaysian Government Securities (MGS) yield and the aggregate yield of Bursa Malaysia's KL REIT Index is making real estate investment trusts (REITs) unattractive to investors, according to ...

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PETALING JAYA: Analysts expect MyNews Holdings Bhd to deliver continued growth, underpinned by steady expansion in store numbers and improving earnings across its formats, even as higher operating costs temper near-term upside.

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HO CHI MINH CITY: Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City's wood processing industry has set a target of reaching US$15bil in export revenue by 2035, with 80% of products meeting green and sustainable standards.

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HONG KONG: Li Ka-shing and his family have set in motion a series of deals this year that stand to completely transform his business empire.

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PETALING JAYA: Analysts expect minimal impact on IHH Healthcare Bhd's earnings for next year (FY26) after the recent acquisition of People Tree Hospital Yeshwantpur (PTHY) in Bengaluru, India, by Fortis Healthcare for 4.3 billion rupees or about RM196m...

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SHANGHAI: Silver rose to a record and gold pushed higher on worsening geopolitical tensions and expectations for more US Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cuts next year.

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HANOI: The domestic stock market posted a robust trading week, with the VN-Index climbing to 1,704.31 points by the end.

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NEW YORK: A bipartisan House duo is drawing up a cryptocurrency tax framework that would provide a safe harbour for some stablecoin transactions and delay taxation of rewards earned by verifying blockchain transactions.

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PETALING JAYA: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging Malaysia to rebuild its macroeconomic buffers, warning that "global uncertainty" is no longer episodic but "a new normal" even as the local economy keeps expanding at a healthy rate.

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PETALING JAYA: Crest Builder Holdings Bhd's wholly owned subsidiary, CBTECH (M) Sdn Bhd, has secured a RM73.9mil subcontract for electrical and extra-low voltage services for a mixed-use development in Jalan P. Ramlee, Kuala Lumpur.

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PETALING JAYA: Betamek Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary, Betamek Electronics (M) Sdn Bhd (BESB), has received a letter of appointment from Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) to supply electronic parts for Perodua's new vehicle model.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Yinson Holdings Bhd's indirect wholly owned subsidiary Mt Cass Wind Farm Ltd (MCWFL) has entered into a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Genesis Energy Ltd from its 94.6MW wind farm located on the South Island of New Zealand.

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