The main risk to the oil market remains a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and which Iran has frequently threatened to paralyse.

Channel News Asia 3 hours ago

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 28 — OpenAI announced yesterday a massive US$110 billion (RM428 billion) funding round valuing...

The Malay Mail Online 11 hours ago

SHAH ALAM: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has declared a dividend rate of 6.15% for conventional savings for 2025, with the total payout amounting to RM67.1bil.

The Star 11 hours ago

NEW YORK, Feb 28 — Shares of Netflix surged around nine per cent early yesterday as the streaming giant ended a ta...

The Malay Mail Online 11 hours ago

NEW YORK, Feb 28 — US media conglomerate Paramount Skydance announced yesterday it will acquire Warner Bros. Disco...

The Malay Mail Online 11 hours ago

BERLIN, Feb 28 — Germany’s BMW must recall more than 330,000 cars worldwide because of concerns over a fire...

The Malay Mail Online 11 hours ago

The country continues to lose billions of ringgit every year to leaking pipes and unmetered water. Known as non-revenue water (NRW), these losses drain the system before a single drop reaches consumers.

The Star 22 hours ago

Corporate bonds are exposed to abrupt downside as liquidity providers are increasingly replaced by liquidity takers.

The Star 22 hours ago

Hong Kong's appeal as a world hub for asset and wealth management continues to strengthen, with the number of single-family offices in the special administrative region (SAR) seeing robust growth in the past two years.

The Star 22 hours ago

Singaporean chef Ethel Hoon's 2025 was, to put it mildly, a whirlwind.

The Star 22 hours ago

At 43 sq m, Jon Phua's condominium unit in Hougang is at the cosier end of the living-space scale.

The Star 22 hours ago

Equity-option investors are looking to relative value trades between markets as opportunities to profit from dispersion strategies become scarce.

The Star 22 hours ago

Vietnam's path towards emerging market (EM) status gathers pace, and fresh scrutiny over free float is unlikely to derail the journey, according to new analysis that keeps the outlook for equities firmly constructive.

The Star 22 hours ago

Malaysia's equity market is set to see capital rotate more decisively towards companies that can prove their environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials, as sustainability metrics shift from peripheral disclosures to core valuation drivers.

The Star 22 hours ago

The US dollar looks set to stay on the back foot through the rest of the year, with more selling pressure likely to build as hedging costs fall and global growth broadens out.

The Star 22 hours ago

Malaysia's digital banking sector entered 2026 with a level of scrutiny it has not faced before. Once hailed as catalysts for financial transformation, the five digital bank licensees find themselves defending their relevance amid leadership reshuffles...

The Star 22 hours ago

As business adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud services and the Internet of things (IoT) grows at an unprecedented pace, so do the security challenges that come with defending an increasingly complex and connected digital infrastructure.

The Star 22 hours ago

AS it is well documented, there are concerns of resource constraints locally due to Malaysia attracting numerous data centres (DCs) of late.

The Star 22 hours ago

The global petrochemical industry continues to struggle, and this is showing in the local context with the latest financial performance of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Bhd and Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Bhd, as both saw losses widening for the financial ...

The Star 22 hours ago

KUALA LUMPUR: CAB Cakaran Corp Bhd's net profit slipped 1.28% to RM27.82mil, or 3.98 sen per share, for the first quarter ended Dec 30, 2026 (1Q26), marking its ninth consecutive profitable quarter.

The Star yesterday

KUALA LUMPUR: Scanwolf Corporation Bhd's wholly owned unit, Scanwolf Plastic Industries Sdn Bhd, has accepted a letter of award from Vestland Resources Sdn Bhd for superstructure and mechanical works worth RM70 million.

The Star yesterday

KUALA LUMPUR: Integrated poultry, eggs, and livestock feed producer, Leong Hup International Bhd saw its net profit for 2025 jumped to RM501.11 million, up by 16 per cent from RM428.93 million before amid improved margins across key markets.

The Star yesterday

KUALA LUMPUR: Cuckoo International (MAL) Bhd will continue executing its operational initiatives in the financial year ending Dec 31, 2026 (FY26) to strengthen earnings quality and expand its market reach, supported by IPO proceeds and an expanded reta...

The Star yesterday

KUALA LUMPUR: MAG Holdings Bhd, an integrated aquaculture group, remains confident in the long-term prospects of the aquaculture sector.

The Star yesterday