<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Mr DIY Group (M) Bhd (KL:<a href="/askedge/klse/5296" class="ce-stock" target="_blank">MRDIY</a>) extended its slide on Thursday, falling to its lowest since 2020 in early trade on Bursa Malaysia, as investor sentiment remained weighed down by intensified competition from new entrants, including Chinese-based e-commerce giant Pinduoduo (PDD).</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>The home improvement retailer's counter opened at RM1.10 before shedding as much as three sen or 2.73 % to RM1.07. It was also among the 30 most actively traded stocks on Thursday morning trade with over 2.7 million shares changing hands.</div>

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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Mr DIY Group (M) Bhd (KL:MRDIY) extended its slide on Thursday, falling to its lowest since 2020 in early trade on Bursa Malaysia, as investor sentiment remained weighed down by intensified competition from new entrants, including Chinese-based e-commerce giant Pinduoduo (PDD).

MR DIY falls to its lowest since 2020 amid mounting competition

BENGALURU/MEXICO CITY/SINGAPORE (Nov 11): Nvidia's board is meeting late Wednesday to decide whether to oust CEO Jensen Huang, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the world's dominant supplier of AI chips grapples with reports of two extramarital affairs involving its longtime leader.

Nvidia board meets to decide CEO Huang's future as leadership crisis deepens

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): AmanahRaya Investment Management Sdn Bhd (ARIM) has valued the Zetrix Al Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) sukuk held by four of its funds at nil, effective Nov 10, according to an investor update.

AmanahRaya Investment writes down Zetrix Al sukuk to nil across four funds

Property developer and construction service provider Rivertree STF Synergies Bhd (KL:RSSB) has entered into a heads of agreement (HOA) to acquire up to 100% equity interest in centralised labour quarters (CLQ) operator Q Centre Management Sdn Bhd (QCMSB), according to a press statement on Wednesday.

Rivertree STF Synergies proposes to acquire CLQ operator Q Centre Management

(Nov 12): Alphabet Inc began marketing its inaugural Hong Kong and Singapore dollar bond sale, testing investor interest at a time of increasing volatility for companies focused on artificial intelligence.

Alphabet kicks off Asia bond sale as AI firms face scrutiny

TOKYO (Nov 12): Oil prices dropped more than US$1 on Thursday as hopes for progress in peace talks over the Middle East and the Russia-Ukraine wars pressured the market.

Oil prices drop more than US$1 as hopes for Iran, Ukraine peace talks pressure markets

HSBC Holdings plc has been exploring ways to ease its reliance on China including Hong Kong and give more independence to its Singapore operations, as the bank seeks to diversify risk across its Asia business, according to people familiar with the matter.

HSBC explores bolstering Singapore to balance China reliance — Bloomberg

SINGAPORE (Nov 12): Global stocks wobbled at the start of Asian trade on Thursday, while Nvidia shares plunged in after-hours trading on news that its board may oust longtime CEO Jensen Huang.

Asian stocks fragile, Nvidia plummets as board to decide CEO's fate

We refer to the return of Datuk Seri Najib Razak to his house on Tuesday night to serve the sentence of house arrest, following the conditional pardon granted on Sept 18, 2026.

Opinion: Govt must accept responsibility for Najib’s house arrest and review cases of all other ordinary prisoners suitable for house arrest

(Nov 12): The suspected Chinese spy at the heart of a scandal that threatens to take down Nvidia Corp chief executive officer Jensen Huang has returned to her home country, people familiar with the matter said.

Alleged Chinese spy at centre of Nvidia firestorm is in Beijing — Bloomberg

The government, through the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), will continue to study a proposal to expand the scope and coverage of the EPF i-Sayang scheme to allow Malaysian husbands to make voluntary contributions for their non-citizen wives.

Govt studies proposal to extend EPF's i-Sayang scheme to non-citizen wives 

MSCI maintained the constituents of its main country index for Malaysia while deleting seven stocks from its small-cap index following its latest review.

MSCI maintains Malaysia index constituents, deletes seven stocks from small-cap index

The expansion of electricity bill protection to cover households consuming up to 800kWh a month is expected to cost RM248 million over four months, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said.

Minister: Expanded electricity bill protection to cost RM248 mil, Tenaga to bear automatic fuel adjustment costs

SINGAPORE (Nov 12): Global stocks wobbled at the start of Asian trade on Thursday, while Nvidia shares plunged in after-hours trading on news that its board may oust longtime CEO Jensen Huang.

Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is confident that the political crisis in Negeri Sembilan will be resolved soon.&nbsp;

Ahmad Zahid confident Negeri Sembilan political crisis nearing resolution

Mercedes-Benz Group AG’s struggles with shrinking demand in China mean it’s being forced into a complete overhaul of its business in the world’s biggest auto market, according to chief executive officer Ola Källenius.

Mercedes CEO flags pivot to strategy of ‘100% China for China’

We refer to the return of Datuk Seri Najib Razak to his house on Tuesday night to serve the sentence of house arrest, following the conditional pardon granted on Sept 18, 2026.&nbsp;

The S&amp;P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed on Wednesday after neocloud firm CoreWeave's strong earnings calmed investor jitters about bloated artificial intelligence (AI) expenditure.

S&P 500, Nasdaq rise as CoreWeave results ease AI spending worries

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Mr DIY Group (M) Bhd (KL:MRDIY) extended its slide on Thursday, falling to its lowest since 2020 in early trade on Bursa Malaysia, as investor sentiment remained weighed down by intensified competition from new entrants, including Chinese-based e-commerce giant Pinduoduo (PDD).

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Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has resigned, an aide said on Wednesday, a move that threatens to split a key political alliance and risks further political uncertainty in Southeast Asia's largest economy.

Indonesia's vice president has resigned, aide says, stoking political uncertainty

Nvidia Corp’s investigation of chief executive officer Jensen Huang’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy is raising questions about the company’s future and sending its stock into a tailspin.

Nvidia’s bull case hinges on CEO Huang surviving China spy probe

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 11): The government, through the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will continue to study a proposal to expand the scope and coverage of the i-Sayang scheme to allow Malaysian husbands to make voluntary contributions for their non-citizen wives.

Proposal to extend EPF's i-Sayang scheme to non-citizen wives being studied, Parliament hears

&nbsp;A rally in tech giants lifted stocks on bets the artificial-intelligence trade that has powered the bull market has more room to run.

US stocks climb as Wall Street gets fresh AI fuel

BENGALURU/MEXICO CITY/SINGAPORE (Nov 11):&nbsp;Nvidia's board is meeting late Wednesday to decide whether to oust CEO Jensen Huang, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the world's dominant supplier of AI chips grapples with reports of two extramarital affairs involving its longtime leader.

(Nov 12):&nbsp;The suspected Chinese spy at the heart of a scandal that threatens to take down Nvidia Corp&nbsp;chief executive officer Jensen Huang has returned to her home country, people familiar with the matter said.

SYDNEY (Nov 12): Australia's blue-chip companies are increasingly invoking artificial intelligence as they cut jobs and move work offshore, unions and experts say, complicating the government's efforts to support employment in a slowing economy.

On ​Tuesday, Qantas, Australia's flag car...

Australian companies face 'AI washing' claims after wave of job cuts, offshoring

EasyJet shareholders on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed a takeover by US private equity firm Apollo, as the British airline's boss insisted its fares would remain "affordable" amid soaring fuel costs.

EasyJet shareholders back £5.7 bil takeover by US firm Apollo

(Nov 11): Polymarket has cut jobs and terminated several contractor agreements in a reorganization as the prediction market startup seeks to compete ​with rapidly growing rival Kalshi.

An internal email from the company, ending a ‌contractor agreement, has been doing the rounds on socia...

Polymarket cuts jobs, contracts as prediction market competition heats up

YOKOHAMA, Japan (Nov 11):&nbsp;Nissan&nbsp;said on Wednesday its second-quarter operating profit dropped nearly 100% from a year earlier, underscoring the ‌scale of the challenge that CEO Ivan Espinosa faces as he tries to revive the struggling Japanese automaker.

The result highlighted...