TAIPEI: Nvidia Corp chief executive officer Jensen Huang says the company will be participating in OpenAI's latest funding round, describing it as potentially "the largest investment we've ever made".

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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said he welcomed investments by China and India in Venezuela's oil industry last Saturday.

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TOKYO: Japan will continue to face market jitters over fiscal policy, with the risk of further tax relief raising the prospect of a renewed selloff in government bonds and the yen similar to Britain's "Truss shock", a former top currency diplomat says.

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WASHINGTON: Kevin Warsh checks a long list of boxes for President Donald Trump as his pick to run the Federal Reserve (Fed), with longstanding political and social ties to the president, deep Wall Street connections and a well-tailored demeanour, but h...

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WASHINGTON: Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market value, was down by 6.53% at US$78,719.63 last Saturday, continuing its decline from the previous session.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Numbers forecast operator Magnum 4D Bhd has rolled out a new feature, dubbed as "PlayNow", embedded in its mobile application, allowing customers to generate a QR code for their bets in a move aimed at smoothing operations and reducing qu...

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PETALING JAYA: Bursa Malaysia Bhd's (BMB) financial results for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2025 (FY25) came in within expectations, with analysts expecting the company to be one of the beneficiaries of positive liquidity inflows.

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PETALING JAYA: YTL Corp Bhd's executive chairman Tan Sri Francis Yeoh Sock Ping (pic) was conferred the World Outstanding Entrepreneur Lifetime Achievement Award at the London School of Economics (LSE) in London, United Kingdom earlier last week.

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KUCHING: WTK Holdings Bhd is set to become a bigger plantation player in Sarawak as the impending completion of the proposed acquisition of two oil palm estates will raise the group's total planted area by 14,389 ha (82.6%) to about 31,810 ha.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are expected to trade with a bullish bias this week amid signs of weaker output, a dealer says.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Kumpulan Modal Perdana (KMP), a technology-focused government firm owned by the Minister of Finance (Inc), has announced a strategic investment in the hydrometallurgical facility developed by Econili Battery New Energy Sdn Bhd.

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NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government released its annual budget yesterday, expected to strengthen domestic policy reforms to cushion the economy from rising uncertainties such as steep US tariffs and broader geopolitical tensions.

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DHAKA: Textile worker Sabina Khatun is in limbo after losing her job during sweeping factory closures, caught up like millions in Bangladesh in the fallout from a 2024 uprising that toppled years of autocratic rule.

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SEOUL: South Korea's exports extended their growth streak in January, underpinned by robust semiconductor demand and an increase in the number of working days from a year earlier because of the effects of a favourable calendar.

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Shanghai: Dozens of people crowd around an automated gold recycling machine at a Shanghai mall, hoping to melt down family heirlooms for cash as prices of the precious metal hit record highs.

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PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian bond market is set to continue its resiliency in 2026, with foreign investors flocking into ringgit bonds, especially long-tenured government bonds.

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PETALING JAYA: Analysts are generally maintaining a positive outlook on domestic equities in 2026, underpinned by improving liquidity conditions, renewed foreign interest, and supportive domestic fundamentals.

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PETALING JAYA: Consumer attention capital is now a strategic marketing asset, and companies that underestimate its value risk long-term erosion.

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PETALING JAYA: While Malaysian furniture exporters remain resilient despite US tariffs, shifting global supply chains and rising demand in markets like Saudi Arabia and emerging economies present fresh opportunities.

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PETALING JAYA: Real estate investment trusts (REITs) with retail assets capped off 2025 on a high, with expectations of continued income stability going into 2026.

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PETALING JAYA: The insurance and takaful industry recently published a document titled "Reference Guide on Price Ranges for Common Private Healthcare Services in Malaysia".

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PHNOM PENH, Feb 1— South-east Asians are emerging as great potato eaters at an astonishing pace.As cities ex...

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NEW DELHI, Feb 1 —India will announce its annual budget today, with the Defence Ministry seeking highe...

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PUTRAJAYA, Feb 1 —The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) today announced a reshuffle of portfolios among...

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