Bitcoin’s rally is running into resistance at the psychologically important US$80,000 level as traders await key US monetary policy signals to gauge whether the past week’s gains have room to run.

Bitcoin rally stalls at US$80,000 as traders await inflation data

The government has agreed to provide flexibility regarding the existing moratorium on the export of raw rare earth element (REE) materials through the Guidelines for the Conditional Export of Raw Rare Earth Elements in order to attract potential investors.

Govt grants flexibility in rare earth element export moratorium to attract investors

DAP is focusing on retaining the four seats it currently holds in the 16th Melaka state election, its secretary general Anthony Loke Siew Fook said.

Melaka polls: DAP focused on retaining four incumbent seats, seeks to win three more

US stocks dropped sharply on Thursday, with the Nasdaq poised to confirm correction territory as steep losses in chip and data centre-related stocks weighed a day after the Democrats' sweeping midterm election victory powered a broad-based rally.

Wall St slumps as sharp tech losses put Nasdaq on course for correction

Micron Technology Inc has suspended plans for a memory chip plant in Taiwan due to a protracted labour dispute, according to people familiar with the matter, throwing into question the fate of a major production base for crucial artificial intelligence (AI) components.

Micron said to pause work on US$4.5 bil Taiwan plant after labour spat

A brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that made the headlines on Thursday.

ViTrox, Sunway Construction, Zetrix AI, SD Guthrie, Lotte Chemical Titan, Pentamaster, Kobay, F&N, Tanco, Alpha IVF, TT Vision

Members of the administration have been urged to arrive early for Dewan Rakyat sittings instead of waiting for their turn to speak, ensuring smooth proceedings and avoiding absences that reflect poorly on the House.

Johari lashes out at administrative members over Dewan Rakyat absences, skipped questions

Gold prices hit a more than two-week high on Thursday as US dollar and Treasury yields weakened after lower oil prices eased inflation concerns, while investors awaited key US payrolls data for rate policy clues.

Gold at over two-week high as dollar, yields weaken; US payrolls data awaited

MRT Corp has awarded a RM2.69 billion contract to a joint venture comprising China Communications Construction Company, TRC Construction and Ufuk Semarak for the construction of the Penang LRT Mutiara Line's cross-sea extension linking Penang Island to the mainland.

MRT Corp awards RM2.69 bil contract for Penang LRT cross-sea extension

Apple Inc is planning to raise about US$7 billion (RM28.33 billion) from its first investment-grade bond offering in more than a year to help fund share buybacks, adding to a flurry of debt issuance by US technology heavyweights.

Apple seeks about US$7 bil from first bond sale in over a year — Bloomberg

Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Apollo Global Management Inc are in talks with Wall Street investors to start selling portions of a roughly US$40 billion (RM162.55 billion) chip financing deal for SpaceX, just as the artificial intelligence (AI) boom braces for upheaval following a sweeping Democratic victory.

Goldman, Apollo in talks to sell SpaceX’s US$40 bil AI deal — Bloomberg

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Embattled Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) has launched a digital identity service for artificial intelligence (AI) agents in partnership with China's Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), as it seeks to commercialise its AI-related investments following RM3.7 billion in development spending.

Embattled Zetrix AI launches AI agent identity service after RM3.7 bil development spending

Sunway Construction Group Bhd (KL:SUNCON) announced that it has won a RM1.74 billion contract to build a hyperscale data centre in Bandar Serendah, Selangor.

Sunway Construction wins RM1.74 bil contract to build another data centre in Selangor

Malaysia’s central bank stood pat again on Thursday as most expected, holding that the current benchmark interest rate matches its outlook on inflation and growth.

Bank Negara Malaysia holds policy rate steady

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has been called upon to clarify Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) director general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain's transfer back to the police force.

Lawyer urges home minister to clarify Shuhaily's transfer back to PDRM

IN 2017, Wong Thean Soon debuted at 33 on Forbes’ list of Malaysia’s richest with a net worth of US$330 million, based on his shareholdings in My E.G. Services Bhd, since renamed Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX).

Forbes said of Wong and Zetrix AI back then, “In 2000, he launched MyEG Services ...

Cover Story: What’s left in Zetrix AI?

MBSB Research has valued Main Market-bound Big Caring Group Bhd at RM1.20 a share, an 11.1% premium to its initial public offering (IPO) retail price of RM1.08, as it expects the pharmacy chain to deliver stronger earnings growth than its retail peers.

MBSB Research values Big Caring at 11% premium to IPO price, citing faster growth than retail peers

A consortium including the founding family of Yinson Holdings Bhd (KL:YINSON) is considering sweetening its bid to take the Kuala Lumpur-listed energy infrastructure company private, according to people familiar with the matter.&nbsp;

Consortium led by founding Lim family mulls higher offer to privatise Yinson — Bloomberg

Tanco Holdings Bhd's (KL:TANCO) joint venture with a unit of China Nuclear Industry Huaxing Construction Co Ltd has secured a RM700 million contract to build an industrial warehouse complex in Klang, Selangor.

Tanco-China builder JV bags RM700m warehouse contract in Klang

Japanese retail chain Daiso Malaysia Group Sdn Bhd has officially opened its RM1.2 billion Global Distribution Centre (GDC) at Taman Perindustrian Samudera, Pulau Indah, reinforcing Malaysia’s positioning as a premier regional supply chain and logistics hub.

Japan's Daiso opens its largest ever logistics hub in Pulau Indah

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): The Railway Assets Corporation (RAC) is suing political activist Badrul Hisham Shaharin (also known as Chegubard) regarding the dissemination of statements allegedly defaming RAC and the Rolling Stock Strategy (RSS) initiative. &nbsp;

Railway Assets Corp takes legal action against Chegubard over alleged defamatory claims

ZETRIX AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) has become a rudderless ship given its highly fragmented shareholding structure.

Beyond the forced sell-down of its shares held by its managing director Wong Thean Soon, several other shareholders have sold down their holdings, according to the latest sharehold...

Cover Story: Rudderless, with no clear controlling shareholder

Lawyers for Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom have indicated that they will be filling several applications including a challenge to the charges against the former minister in charge of Islamic affairs.

Jamil Khir's lawyer indicates filing of several applications, including challenge to Tabung Haji charges

ViTrox Corporation Bhd (KL:VITROX) is upbeat after the semiconductor equipment maker posted its best quarter since listing in 2005, as higher volume drove down unit costs.

ViTrox posts best quarter since listing as volume surges, sees bright outlook

SD Guthrie Bhd (KL:SDG) reported a 17% decline in third-quarter earnings though the world’s largest palm oil producer by acreage is still confident of ending the year strong.

SD Guthrie reports 17% drop in 3Q earnings, says still on track for strong year

KLANG (Nov 5): Malaysia is rapidly expanding its transport infrastructure across land, sea and air as it seeks to establish itself as a world-class logistics hub, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

PM: Malaysia expanding transport infrastructure to become world-class logistics hub

SD Guthrie Bhd (KL:SDG) has called on the government to consider temporarily waiving the crude palm oil (CPO) export duty as a measure to resolve the ongoing supply glut.

SD Guthrie calls for export duty waiver to resolve palm oil supply glut

Any pullback in technology stocks following the US midterm elections could present a buying opportunity, said BIMB Securities, which expects long-term demand for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure to persist.

BIMB says buy the dip in Malaysian tech stocks as AI demand remains intact

The two lower-ranking police officers whom Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain allegedly assaulted in a viral CCTV footage are suing the Border Control chief for assault and battery.

Border Control chief Shuhaily hit with assault and battery civil suit

The early-week rally in share prices of three companies linked to Datuk Ng Meng Kee proved to be a dead cat bounce at Thursday's close as the counters sank even lower than last week's rout.

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