Ryanair Holdings plc will embark on a cost purge across its airline to help offset a €2 billion (US$2.24 billion or RM9.09 billion) increase in fuel charges next year, as the Middle East conflict continues to drive up oil prices and weighs on consumer willingness to book flights.

Ryanair initiates cost drive to offset US$2 bil fuel surge

ALOR GAJAH (Nov 2): The launch of two new hybrid vehicle models by EP Manufacturing Bhd (KL: EPMB) is expected to strengthen Melaka’s position as an automotive manufacturing hub, while also increasing production capacity and creating more high-skilled job opportunities in the state.

Launch of two new hybrid models by EP Manufacturing boosts Melaka’s automotive industry

TOKYO (Nov 2): AI lab Anthropic will sell up to 552.9 billion yen (US$3.5 billion) worth of shares in Japan as part of its US public listing, a filing showed on Monday.

Anthropic plans to sell US$3.5 bil of shares to Japan investors in IPO, filing shows

Would Elon Musk have built Tesla and founded SpaceX had he remained in South Africa?

Opinion: The geography of ambition. How many great companies are never born?

Malaysia cannot afford to drag its feet on a proposal to temporarily suspend crude palm oil (CPO) export duties as the industry grapples with mounting stockpiles and intensifying competition from Indonesia.

Frankly Speaking: Malaysia must act fast or risk losing out

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Advance Technologies Asia Bhd has mandated Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd as underwriter for the mechanical and electrical engineering firm’s upcoming ACE Market listing.

Advance Technologies gets Malacca Securities to underwrite ACE Market IPO

TOKYO (Nov 2): Japan has made gradual progress towards anchoring inflation around the central bank's 2% target, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said in a report on Monday, bolstering the case for raising interest rates.

BOJ flags progress in anchoring inflation around target

(Nov 2): A Blackstone Inc-led investor group agreed to acquire a stake in LNG Canada’s liquefaction business from a Mitsubishi Corp subsidiary for US$3.1 billion.

Blackstone leads US$3.1 bil deal to acquire LNG Canada stake

Since the record cyber theft against the world’s largest crypto exchange last week, traders bracing for the worst have instead watched bitcoin pull off an unexpected feat: defying gravity.

Bitcoin’s resilience after Binance hack masks market jitters

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): The Home Ministry has approved 225 out of 722 citizenship applications under Article 15A of the Federal Constitution received in Sarawak between 2024 and September this year.

Home Ministry approves 225 citizenship applications in Sarawak — Shamsul Anuar

More than one-third of Malaysian tertiary graduates are working in jobs that do not fully utilise the qualifications they spent years earning. At the same time, employers are saying they cannot find workers with the skills they need. These two phenomena may appear contradictory. Yet, both are true at once. In Part 2 of our three-part series on education in Malaysia this week, we examine what this skill mismatch reveals about our education system.

Tong's Portfolio — More degrees, wrong skills: Malaysia’s graduate mismatch

RHB Bank Bhd's (KL:RHBBANK) dividend payout appears secure for the year with the fourth-largest bank by assets unfazed by rising bond yields, an analyst said on Monday.

RHB Bank’s dividends intact, not swayed by rising bond yields — analyst

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): The government will reject applications for new manufacturing licences that perpetuate heavy reliance on low-skilled foreign labour, according to Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

Govt to reject new manufacturing licences premised on heavy foreign labour reliance — trade minister

Share markets bounced in Asia on Monday as investors hoped for Apple earnings later in the session to provide some relief from artificial intelligence (AI) cash-burn worries, while oil prices slid after talks continued between Iranian and Qatari mediators.

Stocks bounce in Asia as Apple earnings near, oil falls

President Donald Trump said a US-Canada trade deal is “very close” after talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who said both sides would work on a “mutually beneficial” outcome in the weeks ahead.&nbsp;

Trump says US-Canada trade deal is close after talks with Carney

Oil dropped on Monday after a report said US President Donald Trump wants to give diplomacy more time before deciding whether to resume strikes on Iran following Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Oil falls as report says Trump to give Iran diplomacy more time

Are Malaysian workers underpaid? It is an important question. But citing a relatively low labour share does not answer it.

Tong's Portfolio — We repeat: A smaller share of GDP does not mean workers are underpaid

The Sabah portion of the Pan Borneo Highway (PBH) will go down in the Malaysian record books as one of the costliest road infrastructure projects in the region.

Frankly Speaking: The mind-boggling cost of Sabah’s Pan Borneo Highway

The Penang government has received no fresh request from Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd (CZC) to reauction a six-acre (2.42-hectare) plot of land near Gurney Drive after an earlier auction failed to attract bidders.

CZC no longer cash-strapped, no request for reauction of land near Gurney Drive, says Penang CM

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) is actively advancing key strategic projects to build capacity and accelerate commercial expansion.

Malaysia Aviation Group advances strategic projects to drive commercial expansion

The Malaysian passport renewal service through the MyOnline passport system will offer a choice of five- or 10-year validity periods starting from Monday.

Five- and 10-year passport renewal options available from Monday via MyOnline system

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): October saw renewed growth in output and new orders, signalling a fresh improvement in Malaysia's manufacturing health, according to the latest S&amp;P Global purchasing managers index (PMI) data.

Malaysian manufacturing sector regains growth in October — PMI data

Foreign institutions returned to net buying on Bursa Malaysia, recording US$323.1 million (RM1.3&nbsp;billion)&nbsp;in net inflows, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).

Foreign investors return to net buying with US$323 mil net inflows last week — MBSB IB

Here's a heads up on what to look out for today.

YOUR DAY AHEAD: Nov 2, 2026 

CelcomDigi Bhd’s (KL:CDB) core earnings for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2026 (FY2026) to FY2028 are expected to take a small hit, between 1% to 4%, following an assignment to boost its network capacity and coverage, according to CIMB Securities.

CIMB Securities trims CelcomDigi’s FY2026-FY2028 earnings forecasts on spectrum cost

Malaysia's strong export performance and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows may not translate into equivalent gains for the ringgit, as profit repatriation by multinational companies and growing investments abroad offset some of the benefits, according to HSBC Malaysia.

Profit repatriation, AI investment risks could limit ringgit gains — HSBC

The main event for the week ahead locally is Bank Negara Malaysia’s policy decision on Thursday (Nov 5). Eight of nine economists polled expect the overnight policy rate (OPR) to stay at 2.75%. UOB economists Julia Goh and Jasrine Koke expect a 25-basis-point (bp) hike to 3%, citing the policy guidance shift in September, stronger-than-expected 3Q2026 advance gross domestic product (GDP) and the expansionary Budget 2027, which includes a higher minimum wage, more cash assistance and tax relief.

The Week Ahead: All eyes on Bank Negara’s OPR decision and US midterm elections

Three companies linked to businessman Datuk Ng Meng Kee took a nosedive last Thursday and Friday, prompting Bursa Malaysia to issue them with unusual market activity queries.

Frankly Speaking: Will the nosedive of three stocks trigger a wider speculative sell-off?

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): TSH Resources Bhd (KL:TSH) has voluntarily offered to engage with&nbsp;the Singapore government's assessors panel to evaluate its operations, corporate relationships&nbsp;and supply chains in connection with the fires in Indonesia that have contributed to the transboundary haze.

TSH Resources volunteers to engage with Singapore agency's independent assessors over haze

CTOS Digital Bhd (KL:CTOS) said on Monday that all credit reporting services affected by a cybersecurity breach have been restored following the implementation of remediation measures and enhanced security controls.

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