(Jan 30): Meta Platforms beat Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter revenue on Wednesday but predicted that sales in the current first quarter may not meet forecasts, sending mixed signals about how its bets on pricey artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools are paying off.

Meta sends mixed signals as quarterly sales beat estimates but outlook muted

US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs, announced on April 2, sent shock waves around the world. Stocks plummeted. The US market had its worst day since 2020. This goes to show just how badly investors had underestimated the extent of the tariffs, even though Trump has be...

Special Report On Trump Tariffs: What’s the deal? The Art of Coercion using tariffs 

A three-member Federal Court bench has allowed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to attend court on April 28 to hear the decision on the Attorney General Chamber’s (AGC) appeal to raise seven legal questions aimed at overturning Najib's successful bid to have his house arrest addendum challenge heard.

Federal Court allows Najib to attend April 28 ruling on AGC's appeal over house arrest addendum challenge

Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda said US President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign had brought the economy to a ‘bad scenario’ that could force the central bank to make a policy response, the Sankei newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Bank of Japan's Ueda says Trump’s tariffs may spur policy response

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene sold US Treasuries and bought stakes in Amazon.com Inc, Blackstone Inc and Tesla Inc the day before President Donald Trump put a 90-day pause on retaliatory tariffs and prompted a market rally.

Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene sold Treasuries, bought Tesla, Amazon, Blackstone before rally

Shares of Aurelius Technologies Bhd (KL:ATECH) extended gains sharply, outperforming peers and the broader market on Wednesday, after announcing a bonus share issue.

Aurelius Tech's stock rises more than 4% after bonus share issue plan

US President Donald Trump called on China to reach out to him in order to kick off negotiations aimed at resolving the escalating trade fight between the world’s two largest economies.

Trump presses China to make tariff offer to calm trade war

As capital and commerce increasingly flow across borders, legal systems must adapt to manage financial distress on a global scale. Malaysia has steadily modernised its corporate rescue regime — strengthening its judicial management and corporate voluntary arrangement framework, improving schemes ...

My Say: Case for Malaysia to adopt Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency

Americans are scouring Chinese e-commerce apps for cheap handbags, yoga pants and wallets as shoppers fear homegrown platforms will hike prices due to tariffs.

American shoppers flock to Chinese apps on tariff fears

Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) is offering up to 30% off on airfares for economy and business class on all Malaysian Airlines routes, domestic and international, in conjunction with Matta Fair 2025.

MAG offers up to 30% off for Malaysian Airlines tickets at Matta Fair

Stock markets in emerging Asia slipped on Wednesday after Nvidia warned of a massive hit from US chip export curbs to China, signalling the imminent damage from an intensifying trade war between the world's top two economies.

Stocks fall on tariff woes; baht near six-month high

Nvidia Corp faces new US restrictions on the export of its H20 chip to China, a policy change that will cost the company billions of dollars and hamstring a product line that it explicitly designed to comply with previous curbs.

Nvidia says new limits on China exports to cost US$5.5 bil

Malaysian exports to the US were meant to be hit with a 24% tariff, effective April 9. Certain goods, such as semiconductors, were to be exempted. This was part of US President Donald Trump’s sweeping trade policy targeting countries that the US has large trade deficits with.

How much does Malaysia trade with the US?

US&nbsp;President Donald Trump's new&nbsp;tariffs&nbsp;could&nbsp;cost&nbsp;US semiconductor&nbsp;equipment&nbsp;makers&nbsp;more&nbsp;than US$1&nbsp;billion (RM4.42 billion) a year, according to industry calculations discussed with officials and lawmakers&nbsp;in Washington last week, two sources familiar with the matter said.

US tariffs may cost chip equipment makers more than US$1 bil, industry estimates

Malaysian banks, in spite of their domestic focus, will not emerge completely unscathed from the escalating international trade tensions, TA Securities flagged on Wednesday.

Malaysian banks, despite local focus, will suffer from trade tensions fallout — TA Securities

Chinese President Xi Jinping was given a state welcome at Istana Negara on Wednesday in conjunction with a three-day state visit starting on Tuesday at the invitation of the King, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar.

Chinese President Xi accorded state welcome at Istana Negara

Gold rose to a record high as the Trump administration pressed ahead with probes that could broaden a sweeping trade war, boosting demand for havens.

Gold climbs to record as expanding trade war aids haven demand

The government will implement the diagnostic-related group (DRG) payment system only for new basic health insurance and takaful products, instead of changing the entire private healthcare payment model, according to Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research.

Govt to apply diagnostics-related group payment system to basic insurance only, private healthcare model unaffected — HLIB Research

President Donald Trump launched a probe into the need for tariffs on critical minerals, the latest action in an expanding trade war that has targeted key sectors of the global economy.

Trump launches critical minerals probe to weigh new tariffs

China's first-quarter economic growth beat expectations, underpinned by solid consumption and industrial output even as policymakers brace for the impact of US tariffs that analysts say pose the biggest risk to the Asian powerhouse in decades.

China's 1Q GDP growth beats expectations, but US tariff shock dims outlook

Shares of Aurelius Technologies Bhd (KL:ATECH) extended gains sharply, outperforming peers and the broader market on Wednesday, after announcing a bonus share issue.

Four weeks before Melbourne entered lockdown in March 2020, a group of councillors gathered in the city’s Town Hall to back a proposal for the tallest structure that Australia had ever seen, one that would see a spiralling green garden wrapped around a 365-metre skyscraper.

A US$1.7 bil plan to build Australia’s tallest tower falters

The 1Malaysia Development Bhd-Tanore (1MDB-Tanore) trial, which has been on the 'tail-end' for months, seems to be protracted even longer with more contestations to subpoena possible witnesses.

1MDB-Tanore: Now, IGP contests defence’s subpoena

US President Donald Trump called on China to reach out to him in order to kick off negotiations aimed at resolving the escalating trade fight between the world’s two largest economies.&nbsp;

Asian technology stocks fell after Nvidia Corp said the US government will begin requiring a licence to export its H20 chips to China, an escalation of restrictions.

Asian tech stocks slide on fresh China export curbs for Nvidia

Stocks whipsawed as President Donald Trump’s fast-evolving tariff war with top trade partners showed little signs of abating, leaving investors unwilling to take on too much risk after a two-day rally.

That’s even as results from Wall Street’s financial heavyweights underscored an equity-trading boon and still-healthy consumers and businesses.

US stocks halt rally amid lingering trade-war risks

US equity-index futures slumped after Nvidia Corp said the government was setting new limits on its exports to China and President Donald Trump ordered a probe into potential tariffs on critical minerals.

Nasdaq 100 contracts fell more than 1% in early trading, while S&amp;P 500 futures dropped 0.8% after the index finished slightly lower Tuesday.

US futures slide on Nvidia curbs, minerals probe

Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) is offering up to 30% off on airfares for economy and business class on all Malaysian Airlines routes, domestic and international, in conjunction with Matta Fair 2025.

Hong Kong Post said on Wednesday it had suspended goods mail services by sea to the US and will suspend its air mail postal service for items containing goods from April 27 due to "bullying" US tariffs.

Hong Kong Post suspends goods mail services to US

Malaysian businesses recorded a sharp rise in ransomware activity last year, with attempts increasing by 153% year on year, according to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.

Kaspersky reports a 153% rise in ransomware attacks on Malaysian businesses in 2024

US advisory firm Alvarez &amp; Marsal Inc sees the real estate sector as the most at risk in Southeast Asia this year due to headwinds such as global trade frictions and a glut of residences.

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