LONDON/MELBOURNE (Feb 19): Rio Tinto does not support a push by some shareholders to consolidate the company's dual-exchange share listing in Sydney, its chief executive officer told Reuters on Wednesday, as the miner reported its lowest full-year underlying earnings in five years.

Rio Tinto opposes bid to cut London listing, 2024 profit hits five-year low

Ex-UBS Group AG star trader, Tom Hayes, agreed to manipulate and rig Libor (London interbank offered rate) to dishonestly boost profits, prosecution lawyers said asking the UK’s top court to reject attempts to overturn his conviction.

Ex-UBS trader Tom Hayes manipulated Libor to boost profit, says SFO 

China's overall level of debt has topped 300% of GDP and is likely to climb further, but the central bank will continue to ease policy when needed, Xuan Changneng, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, said on Thursday.

China's central bank says debt level rising, easing on track

Global stock markets fell on Thursday as shares in some of the world's biggest carmakers tumbled after US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on auto imports.

Trump's auto tariffs hit stocks, gold rises as investors seek safety

Oil and gas services provider Muhibbah Engineering (M) Bhd (KL:MUHIBAH) has increased its stake in Master-Pack Group Bhd (KL:MASTER) — whose shares recently hit a record high — to 31%.

Muhibbah Engineering raises stake in Master-Pack to 31% 

US congressional Republicans are struggling over how to pay for President Donald Trump's multi-trillion-dollar tax-cut and immigration reform agenda, with the fate of the Medicaid healthcare programme and the nation's debt ceiling hanging in the balance.

Republicans divided on spending cuts as they try to pay for Trump's tax cuts

One of American banks’ fastest-growing businesses is lending to the very companies trying to grab their market share. 

Traditional bank lending to non-bank financial institutions like private equity firms, hedge funds and private credit shops more than doubled in the past five years, according to data analysed by Bloomberg.

US banks finance their own competition up to US$1 tril

Cypark Resources Bhd (KL:CYPARK) remained in the black for a second consecutive quarter thanks to one-off gains.

Cypark stays in the black for another quarter thanks to one-off gains

Shares of Pos Malaysia Bhd (KL:POS) jumped on Thursday to their highest in more than three months in highly active trade.

Pos Malaysia's shares surged by as much as 36% or seven sen to 26.5 sen. The stock pared some gains to settle at 25.5 sen at market close, still up 30.8 sen or six sen after 25.71 million shares changed hands. The trading volume was its biggest in a single day since November 2020.

Pos Malaysia’s stock surges 36%, trading volume rises to over four-year high

Automaker stocks around the world slumped on Thursday after US President Donald Trump said that he would impose 25% tariffs on all vehicles and foreign-made auto parts imported into the United States.

Global auto industry stocks slump as 25% tariff on US imports looms 

Tianqi Lithium Corp warned volatility in lithium product prices and growing geopolitical risks may cloud its outlook as it swung to a first full-year loss since 2020 amid a prolonged battery-metal rout.

Tianqi Lithium returns to loss as battery-metal rout lingers

China has told state-owned firms to hold off on any new collaboration with businesses linked to Li Ka-shing and his family, according to people familiar with the matter, after the Hong Kong billionaire irked Beijing with his plan to sell two Panama ports to a global consortium.

China said to pause new deals with Li Ka-shing, family following plan to sell Panama ports to BlackRock-led consortium

Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB), a wholly owned unit trust company of Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), has declared a total income distribution payout of RM2.18 billion for the financial year ending March 31, 2025 (FY2025).

ASNB declares RM2.18b distribution for FY2025, with ASB 2 at 5.50 sen per unit, ASM at five sen

Former Malayan Banking Bhd (KL:MAYBANK) group president and chief executive officer Tan Sri Abdul Farid Alias, currently an independent director of Bursa Malaysia Bhd (KL:BURSA), has been appointed as the non-executive chairman of the stock exchange operator by the Minister of Finance, effective May 1.

Former Maybank CEO Farid Alias redesignated as Bursa non-executive chairman from May, replacing Abdul Wahid who is retiring

Shares of Pos Malaysia Bhd (KL:POS) jumped on Thursday to their highest in more than three months&nbsp;in highly active trade.

Pos Malaysia's shares surged by as much as 36% or seven sen to 26.5 sen. The stock pared some gains to settle at 25.5 sen at market close, still up 30.8 sen or six sen after&nbsp;25.71&nbsp;million shares changed hands. The trading volume was its biggest in a single day since November 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Ekuiti Nasional Bhd, Malaysia’s state-owned private equity firm also known as Ekuinas, said its chief executive officer Datuk Syed Yasir Arafat Syed Abd Kadir will step down on March 31.

Ekuinas announces CEO Syed Yasir Arafat to step down on March 31

Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT), the pension fund for the Malaysian Armed Forces, has declared a seven-high dividend of 5.25% for 2024.

LTAT declares seven-year high dividend of 5.25% for 2024

Ekuiti Nasional Bhd (Ekuinas), which was formed in 2009, will be put under Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) as part of the government’s plan to consolidate the bumiputera-focused investment institutions.&nbsp;

Ekuinas to be under PNB’s purview, say sources  

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): AMMB Holding Bhd (KL:AMBANK) may pay out higher than expected dividends when the sixth-largest Malaysian bank by assets announces its strong results for the current financial year.

AMMB may pay higher than expected dividend, analysts flag

(March 27):&nbsp;Indonesia is betting on tiny bugs from Africa to help boost its palm oil production, as the broader sector grapples with tightening supply that threatens to keep prices elevated and add to food inflation.

Indonesia to use one million African weevils to spur palm output

Analysts have trimmed their forecasts for Gamuda Bhd (KL:GAMUDA) after weaker-than-expected earnings for the first half ended Jan 31, 2025 (1HFY2025).

Analysts trim Gamuda earnings forecasts after 1H miss

Malaysia’s electrical and electronics (E&amp;E), rubber, furniture and optical and scientific equipment exports are the most vulnerable to tariffs the US is expected to impose on the “dirty 15” countries next week, according to UOB economists.

Malaysia's electronics, rubber, furniture exports most at risk from Trump's potential tariffs on 'dirty 15' — UOB

(March 27):&nbsp;Foreign investors sold Malaysian stocks for a 29th-straight session on Wednesday (March 26), the longest selling streak since June 2018, amid concerns over the nation’s artificial intelligence (AI)&nbsp;projects, as the US seeks to control advanced chip technology transfers.

Malaysian stocks record longest outflow streak since June 2018

FROM a 10-storey blue-domed office building that overlooks a scenic lake in Jalan Tasik, The Mines Resort City, in Seri Kembangan, Selangor, oil and gas outfit Sapura Energy Bhd (KL:SAPNRG) — a Practice Note 17 company — has moved into the much older 40-storey Menara PNB in Jalan Tun Razak, which...

Cover Story: Is the worst really over for Sapura Energy?

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Petronas’ first bond issuance in four years is expected to attract strong investor demand, potentially tightening spreads, lowering yields, and reducing its borrowing costs, according to CreditSights, a research arm of Fitch.

Petronas’ first bond issuance in four years likely to spike demand, making it cheaper to raise funds — CreditSights

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The board of directors of HHRG Bhd (KL:HHRG) has decided against convening an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) requisitioned by its largest shareholder Cfamillie Holdings Sdn Bhd to remove the board of directors of the company, and has filed a legal suit to stop it from being convened.

HHRG rejects largest shareholder’s call for EGM to remove board, files suit to stop meeting

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Petroliam Nasional Bhd, also known as Petronas, said on Thursday that it has issued a US$5 billion (RM22 billion) senior multi-tranche bond and proceeds would be used for general corporate purposes.

Petronas raises US$5b from its first dollar bond in four years

Microsoft Corp&nbsp;has walked away from new data centre projects in the US and Europe that would have amounted to a capacity of about two gigawatts of electricity, according to TD Cowen analysts, who attributed the pullback to an oversupply of the clusters of computers that power artificial intelligence (AI).

Microsoft abandoned data centre projects — analysts

The Ministry of Finance has&nbsp;allocated RM1.9 billion to Prasarana Malaysia Bhd to buy 1,560 new diesel and electric buses in phases over a three-year period.

Govt allocating RM1.9b for new Prasarana buses, says Amir Hamzah

SHAH ALAM (March 27): An AirAsia flight bound for Shenzhen, China, had to make a turnback to Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2 shortly after takeoff, due to a reported engine fire.

AirAsia flight to China turns back to KLIA Terminal 2 due to engine fire, lands safely

Financial influencers, also known as finfluencers, will be subject to the guidelines on advertising for capital market products starting Nov 1.

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