The strongest element in 2020 — the Year of the Metal Rat — is earth, said Datuk Joey Yap, chief consultant of Joey Yap Consulting Group, at The Edge-RHB Premier Investment Insights Dinner. The presence of this non-moving and safe element means this will be a sluggish year.

“People...

Opportunities and risks in the Year of the Metal Rat

What does the Year of the Metal Rat have in store for investors? Speakers at The Edge-RHB Premier Investment Insights Dinner offer their outlook for 2020.

 

The Year of the Metal Rat is expected to bring new opportunities for investors despite the lingering uncer...

Finding opportunities in the New Year

Technology stocks in China and equities in Malaysia remain attractive amid a relatively stable investing environment, said Tan Jee Toon, chief investment officer at RHB Asset Management in Singapore, at The Edge-RHB Premier Investment Insights Dinner.

Tan, who oversees Asia-Pacific equi...

Chinese tech stocks and Malaysian equities attractive

Equities, Singaporean real estate investment trusts (REITs), Asian credit and gold are expected to do well this year, according to Reginald Tan, head of multi-asset products for Southeast Asia at Schroders Investment Management.

During his presentation, “Top Predictions for 2020”, at Th...

Top predictions for 2020

The Nasdaq Composite looked set to confirm a correction on Thursday, with chipmakers tumbling, after the Democrats' sweeping victory in midterm elections fueled fears of tighter artificial intelligence (AI) regulation.

Nasdaq set to confirm correction as AI stocks tumble

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña stepped down on Thursday after the collapse of a major commercial bank with ties to his government plunged the South American nation into financial and social turmoil.

Bank collapse topples a president and Trump ally in Paraguay

Shares of semiconductor stocks plunged on Thursday, extending a recent selloff as investors turn sceptical on the artificial intelligence (AI) trade after the Democrats dominated the midterm elections.

Chips selloff worsens as fears about AI trade grip stock market

Voters in the Melaka state election are urged to choose elected representatives who have a "direct line" to the Prime Minister's Office to ensure smooth development processes and the protection of local residents' welfare.

Melaka polls: Choose candidates who have 'direct line' to PM's office — Anwar

Emerging economies’ external debt climbed to a record US$9.4 trillion (RM38 trillion) in 2025, according to the World Bank, boosted in part by the poorest nations facing borrowing cost levels unseen since the 1980s.

Poorer nations face highest debt costs since 1989, World Bank says

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Nasdaq Composite looked set to confirm a correction on Thursday, with chipmakers tumbling, after the Democrats' sweeping victory in midterm elections fueled fears of tighter artificial intelligence (AI) regulation.

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.

Mega Fortris, GIIB, Ni Hsin recoveries wiped out as shares sink even lower than last week's rout 

SD Guthrie Bhd (KL:SDG) still sees palm oil hitting RM5,000 per tonne next year as market overestimates output from Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producing country. 
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SD Guthrie still sees palm oil hitting RM5,000 in 2027

The Johor government has called on DayOne, Perbadanan Darul Ta'zim (PDT) and Ranhill SAJ to hold an immediate technical discussion to explore the possibility of channelling excess treated water from the data centre company’s water treatment plant for public use.

Johor MB wants DayOne, PDT, Ranhill SAJ to explore supplying excess treated water to public

Kobay Technology Bhd (KL: KOBAY) reported a 73% rise in first-quarter earnings to a new record thanks to stronger contributions from its manufacturing divisions.

Kobay Technology 1Q net profit surges 73% on strong manufacturing business

CGS International called on Sunway Construction Group Bhd (KL:SUNCON) to diversify away from data centre (DC) projects as return on average equity declines.

Sunway Construction should diversify away from data centres, says CGS International

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

The dispute between Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS) and Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (PETROS) is expected to be settled by year-end, according to Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.

PETRONAS-PETROS dispute to be settled by year-end, says Abang Johari

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.

Tengku Puteri Zainah Tengku Eskandar, the mother of Pahang Investment, Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation Committee chairman Datuk Mohamad Nizar Najib, died on Thursday. She was 70.

Najib's ex-wife Tengku Puteri Zainah passes away at 70

Indonesian shares jumped more than 3% and the rupiah strengthened on Thursday as bargain hunters returned to beaten-down assets, while Malaysian markets were little changed after the central bank delivered a widely expected hold on rates.

Indonesia shines as beaten-down assets rebound; Malaysia steady after hold

A summary of how key Bursa Malaysia indices and the ringgit performed on Thursday.

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