TAIPEI: Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, posted a 17% rise in third-quarter profit on Wednesday, beating market forecasts, on sustained strength in demand for artificial intelligence servers.

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THE Malaysian ringgit climbed to its strongest level in more than a year on Wednesday on a strong economic growth outlook, while emerging Asian equities extended gains on optimism that the U.S. Congress will soon end the federal government shutdown.

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LONDON: Global oil and gas demand could grow until 2050, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday, departing from its previous expectations of a speedy transition to cleaner fuels and predicting that the world will likely fail to achieve clima...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia remained easier at midday today as profit-taking continued, especially in plantation and healthcare stocks.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd said its wholly-owned subsidiary Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn Bhd has accepted a contract from the Department of the Chief Minister of Pulau Pinang for the construction of steel roof structures including a hawker cent...

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SHANGHAI: China's Singles' Day sales festival is coming to a close after more than a month of promotions on the country's largest e-commerce platforms, which failed to spark widespread consumer excitement during the world's largest shopping event.

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Vietnam aims to finalise trade deal with US amid ongoing negotiationsWashington seeks to reduce trade deficit with Vietn...

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Worries about weakening US labour market resurfaceTraders ramp up bets of Fed cut in DecemberDollar weak, yen pinned nea...

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Regional stocks up after mixed session in US yesterdayBets of a Fed cut firm up as ADP data shows job losses mountingOil...

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Dutch seized control of Chinese-owned Nexperia on September 30Beijing then put export curbs on Nexperia chipsExemptions...

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KUALA LUMPUR: ACE Market debutant Farmiera Bhd plans to continuously expand its breeder farm to enhance efficiency and strengthen its bottom line while focusing on upstream integration through the development of a parent stock farm and hatchery.

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US housing official says agency working on 50-year mortgageFHFA weighing ‘relief’ for 5-, 10- and 15-year mo...

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SINGAPORE: The dollar eased on Wednesday after private-sector U.S. jobs data stoked worries about the health of the labour market, with investors also bracing for an imminent U.S. government reopening that is expected to unleash a backlog of economic r...

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KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit continued to roll on and touched the 4.12 level at the opening on Wednesday, marking a new high in more than 13 months, buoyed by a softer US dollar following weaker US economic data.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The rally on Bursa Malaysia still has legs as the market opened higher for a third straight day in anticipation of an end to the US government shutdown.

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SINGAPORE: Stocks tiptoed forward at the start of Asian trading on Wednesday as the U.S. Congress looked set to end the federal shutdown and traders looked for direction in the absence of clues from government data services.

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GLOBAL sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose 23% in October to 1.9 million units, driven by strong demand across major markets, market research firm Rho Motion said on Wednesday.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Here is a recap of the announcements that made headlines in Corporate Malaysi

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Singtel's first-half profit increase was driven by a strong performance from Australian subsidiary Optus and its regional associates.

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Oil prices gained about US$1 on Tuesday on the impact of the latest US sanctions on Russian oil and the optimism over a potential end to the US government shutdown, although oversupply concerns limited gains.

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Companies that bet on fewer humans to drive productivity may end up undermining the very thing they were trying to do, says Gautam Mukunda for Bloomberg Opinion.

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Media and timber tycoon Tan Sri Tiong Hiew King passed away peacefully yesterday, according to a news report.

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Zetrix AI Bhd together with Federation of Malaysian Freight Forwarders (FMFF) will drive the full adoption of digital cross-border trade processing �" beginning with the implementation of digital Certificates of Origin (COs) for trade between Malaysia ...

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The 478ha Eco Business Park 7 (EBP 7) has become the first industrial development to be launched within Parcel C of the Malaysia Vision Valley 2.0 (MVV2.0) masterplan, offering investors a mix of medium-sized prime industrial lots and ready-built facto...

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