A dispute involving a Chinese technology firm at the centre of a deal-rigging probe is pulling back the curtain on the sometimes murky details of dealmaking around Hong Kong initial public offerings, just as regulators mount a historic crackdown on suspected market distortions.

Chinese firm’s investor dispute shows dark side of HK listings

Iron ore dropped to the lowest level in more than two years on a weaker demand outlook and rising supply through year-end.

Iron ore declines to two-year low as demand outlook weakens

South Korea's tech-heavy stock market rallied on Tuesday after artificial intelligence (AI) bellwether Anthropic filed for an initial public offering (IPO), while emerging Asian currencies were little changed against a steady US dollar.

South Korea rallies on Anthropic IPO filing; Asian currencies steady

HONG KONG/LONDON (Oct 27): HSBC reported a 32% surge in third-quarter profit on Tuesday as rate hikes supported net interest income and due to the absence of legal provisions booked in the same period a year earlier.

HSBC's third-quarter profit jumps 32%, launches buyback of up to US$1 bil

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): Some 83% Malaysian real estate investment trusts (M-REITs) anticipate environmental, social and governance (ESG) will bring significant impacts on future property valuations.

Knight Frank: 83% M-REIT expect ESG impacts on future property valuations

The Automotive High-Tech Valley (AHTV) in Tanjung Malim has realised RM7 billion in investments between 2018 and 2026.

Automotive High-Tech Valley realises RM7 bil investments from 2018 to 2026 — deputy minister

Nearly two months after Yinson Holdings Bhd’s (KL:YINSON) largest shareholder, the Lim family (27.7%), and MISC Bhd (KL:MISC) confirmed preliminary talks with another shareholder Employees Provident Fund (17.09%) to take the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) company private, a firm intention has yet to be announced.

Frankly Speaking: Yinson privatisation sees longer runway

The nexus between business and politics in Corporate Malaysia has always produced a number of casualties. Whenever there was a change in the alignment of power in the government, businessmen who were seen to have been close to the ousted politicians were often punished.

On that score, P...

Alternative Views: What happens after the corporate mafia probe is crucial

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) must help more Malaysians achieve retirement adequacy by adapting to changing employment patterns while continuing to deliver sustainable returns, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

EPF must help more Malaysians achieve retirement adequacy, says Amir Hamzah

(Oct 27): MSCI Inc’s threat to strip Indonesian equities of emerging-market status is now also weighing on dealmaking in the corporate bond market.

MSCI fallout widens with Indonesian corporate bond sale shelved — Bloomberg

While global tech stocks teeter, in China they have already crashed as lofty valuations collapse under worries about AI demand and curbs on Chinese exports.

In China, the AI bubble has already burst

(Oct 27):&nbsp;Malaysia is expected to attract more interest as a data centre hub following the outbreak of the US-Iran war, according to SD Guthrie Bhd (KL:SDG), giving the palm oil giant and the country’s biggest landowner an opportunity to capitalise on the boom.

Iran war boosts Malaysian data centre appeal, SD Guthrie says

SINGAPORE (Oct 27): Asian stocks surged on Tuesday as AI bellwether Anthropic's eagerly anticipated IPO filing lifted risk appetite ahead of tech earnings that will be a test for the AI trade, and central bank meetings that will influence near-term interest rates.

Asian stocks surge as Anthropic IPO lifts sentiment ahead of earnings, central banks

Malaysia's technology stocks were the top gainers in Tuesday's early session, mirroring strong overnight gains on Wall Street as investors cheered news that artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic has officially filed for its initial public offering (IPO).

Malaysia's tech stocks lead early gains after Wall Street rally on Anthropic IPO filing

il fell for a second day as stepped-up diplomatic efforts bolstered hopes a broader escalation in the US-Iran war may be averted.&nbsp;West Texas Intermediate dropped toward US$101 a barrel after losing 1.5% in the previous session, while Brent settled below US$116.

Oil declines as diplomacy offers hope of Mideast deescalation

(Oct 26): Federal Reserve policymakers have telegraphed they will not raise US short-term borrowing costs again this week, but with inflation concerns still front and center, investors believe a rate-hike pause ​will not last for long.

Data due just one day after the Fed's anticipated d...

Fed to hit pause on rate hikes, but maybe not for long

SINGAPORE (Oct 27): Singaporean state gas buyer GasCo launched its first procurement exercise to secure term supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG), said Gan Siow Huang, the country's minister of state for energy, trade and industry.

Singapore launches first LNG term supply tender, weighs third import terminal

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): Seasonal recovery of crude palm oil (CPO) production is expected to drive earnings growth of the plantation sector for the third quarter of the year (3Q2026), said HongLeong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research.

HLIB expects seasonal CPO recovery to drive 3Q2026 plantations sector earnings

ZHENGZHOU, China (Oct 27):&nbsp;Around 70% of the 2 million carats of lab-grown diamonds produced annually at Feng Canjun's factory currently go into jewellery.

But the entrepreneur is betting that the future of ​China's synthetic diamond industry lies in supplying advanced materials fo...

China's lab-grown diamond makers target AI, chip sectors for next wave of growth

(Oct 26): The world's largest technology companies are tapping debt markets and raising equity to bolster AI infrastructure, marking a shift for Silicon Valley firms that typically relied on cash to fund their investments.

Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta signaled in April that spen...

Tech companies tap debt, equity to fund AI and cloud expansion

Cloud-seeding missions in the skies above Southeast Asia have done little to snuff out wildfires or disperse the haze that’s cloaked the region for months, exposing the limitations of attempts to modify the weather.

El Niño fires test limits of Southeast Asia’s cloud-seeding bet

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd’s (KL:CIMB) planned sale of its business in the Philippines has drawn interest from local rivals including Bank of the Philippine Islands and Metropolitan Bank &amp; Trust Co, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

CIMB attracts BPI, Metrobank for Philippine unit sale — Bloomberg

The nexus between business and politics in Corporate Malaysia has always produced a number of casualties. Whenever there was a change in the alignment of power in the government, businessmen who were seen to have been close to the ousted politicians were often punished.

On that score, P...

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) must help more Malaysians achieve retirement adequacy by adapting to changing employment patterns while continuing to deliver sustainable returns, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

The iPhone Duo, one of Apple Inc’s biggest new products in years, is drawing a growing number of complaints from customers who say the foldable display cracked after just hours or days of use.

Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo draws early complaints of the screen cracking

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 27): The government is considering a proposed Government-Owned Entities Bill to tighten governance of government-linked companies (GLCs) and related agencies, while preventing misappropriation such as that which occurred in 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Felda and Tabung Haji.

PM: Proposed Government-Owned Entities Bill to tighten governance, prevent misappropriation

Putrajaya’s quiet retreat from a 50% bumiputera equity requirement for buyers of government-linked company (GLC) and government-linked investment company (GLIC) assets is, on balance, a pragmatic call.

Frankly Speaking: Back to 30%, but not back to certainty

Microsoft Corp will offer buyouts to about 60,000 workers, representing roughly a quarter of its total staff, as part of the company’s efforts to trim costs and retool its workforce for the artificial intelligence (AI) era.

Microsoft to offer buyouts to 60,000 workers in new cost cut

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