WALL Street ended sharply higher on Monday, fueled by gains in AI-related stocks, with Meta Platforms climbing after a report that it is preparing for sweeping layoffs, while oil prices retreated amid ongoing uncertainty about the Middle East conflict.

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KUALA LUMPUR: More than RM7bil was mobilised under Malaysia Co-investment Fund (MyCIF) to fund over 11,500 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and startups since 2019, said Securities Commission (SC) chairman Datuk Mohammad Faiz Azmi.

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PETALING JAYA: Engineering services company KJTS Group Bhd's Thailand operation could be potentially double their earnings contribution, supported by growing demand for energy-efficient solutions.

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MUMBAI: State Bank of India (SBI) will seek to raise as much as 75 billion rupees (US$811.4mil) this week, three bankers say, marking the second rupee debt sale this fiscal year by the country's biggest lender.

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TOKYO: Japan's equity rally built on strong corporate earnings is beginning to look vulnerable as the escalating conflict in Iran pushes crude oil prices higher, stoking concern that rising energy costs could erode profits.

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HONG KONG: China's main economic indicators fared better than forecast to start the year, in a sign that momentum was improving before the war in Iran roiled the outlook for global growth and inflation.

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SINGAPORE: Saudi Arabia is giving long-term oil customers the option of receiving their allocations for April via the Red Sea port of Yanbu as it prepares for lengthy disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Genuine disruption from artificial intelligence is visible in specific corners of the labour market, but the scale of that disruption is commonly overstated, says this professor.

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The ten members of the Future of Investment and Trade Partnership expressed support for such a measure after convening virtually ahead of the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference, scheduled for Mar 26 to 29.

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THE loss of as much as 20% of the world's crude oil and refined fuels through the ongoing effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz gathers most of the media attention as the main fallout from the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel.

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PETALING JAYA: Kumpulan H&L High-Tech Bhd posted a higher profit of RM835,000 for the first quarter ended Jan 31, 2026, on the back of stronger revenue of RM7.6mil.

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GOMBAK: The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project has reached 92.62% completion as of February 2026, in line with the schedule to complete the Kota Bharu-Gombak alignment by the end of this year and begin commercial operations in January 2027.

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PETALING JAYA: Dialog Group Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary, Dialog Chemicals Sdn Bhd, and Diyou PCR Sdn Bhd have respectively entered into an agreement to dispose of 51% and 49% equity stakes in Dialog Diyou PCR Sdn Bhd (DDPCR) to Ocean Fund Holdings Pt...

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PETALING JAYA: PMCK Bhd is staying cautiously optimistic of its prospects, supported by steady demand for private healthcare services and stable patient flows across its core specialties.

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PETALING JAYA: Hartanah Kenyalang Bhd saw a drop in both its top line and bottom line for the first quarter ended Jan 31, 2026 (1Q26).

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SYDNEY, March 16 — The cheapest fuel had run out and a man filled red jerry cans at a petrol station on Sydney&rsq...

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PETALING JAYA: Sunway Healthcare Holdings Bhd (SHH) remains cautiously optimistic about its prospects for the financial year ending December 2026 (FY26), supported by resilient demand for private healthcare services, the gradual stabilisation of newly ...

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GOMBAK: The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project has reached 92.62 per cent completion as of February 2026, in line with the schedule to complete the Kota Bharu-Gombak alignment by the end of this year and begin commercial operations in January 2027.

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PETALING JAYA: Hartanah Kenyalang Bhd's saw a drop in both its topline and bottomline for the first quarter ended Jan 31, 2026 (1Q26).

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KUALA LUMPUR: Aneka Jaringan Holdings Bhd has secured a subcontract worth RM82.8mil for bored piling and reverse circulation drilling (RCD) works for the New Pantai Highway Extension Project.

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar and other major currencies at the close on...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Pharmaniaga Bhd will be uplifted from Practice Note 17 (PN17) status effective March 17 after regularising its financial condition.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar and other major currencies at the close on Monday, as the market reflected stabilising regional and global risk sentiment, which pushed the greenback to marginal softness amid easing safe-hav...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Private healthcare services provider PMCK Bhd is advancing its digital transformation initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and patient experience.

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