<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>(Nov 13): The major US stock indices opened higher on Friday after data showed October producer prices were slightly softer than expected, potentially relieving some pressure on the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates aggressively.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 193.6 points, or 0.37%, at the open to 52,490.68. The S&amp;P 500 rose 24.5 points, or 0.32%, to 7,616.85?, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 41.9 points, or 0.17%, to 25,408.</div>

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The major US stock indices opened higher on Friday after data showed October producer prices were slightly softer than expected, potentially relieving some pressure on the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates aggressively.

Wall St opens higher after soft producer prices data

Fallout from Jensen Huang’s ouster as Nvidia Corp chief executive officer is reaching deep into Washington, where Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is confronting accusations that his department didn’t do enough to keep the company’s prized artificial intelligence (AI) chips out of China’s hands.

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Bersih chairman Muhammad Faisal Abdul Aziz, in an appeal to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Malay rulers on Friday, said consideration of a royal pardon for Datuk Seri Najib Razak should have been deferred until the conclusion of his outstanding court proceedings.

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Asda avoided a quarterly drop in sales for the first time in more than two years — though just barely — as the struggling grocer drew more shoppers online with the help of its loyalty programme.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that made headlines on Friday:

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Billionaire investor and Nvidia Corp shareholder Leo KoGuan expressed support for Jensen Huang on Friday and said he won’t increase his stake in the tech company with someone else at the helm.

Billionaire KoGuan vows to stop buying Nvidia after Huang exit

US producer prices increased further in October, leading to the largest annual gain in four years and supporting expectations that the Federal Reserve could continue raising interest rates after next month's widely expected hike.

US producer prices rise further in October

Thailand plans to send a minister to Myanmar to investigate suspected mining sites blamed for contaminating rivers that flow across the border as it steps up efforts to trace pollution that has threatened drinking water and farmland.

Thailand seeks access to Myanmar mines linked to pollution

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A man was sentenced to 12 months in prison and fined RM250,000 by the Sessions Court here for desecrating the Quran and posting grossly offensive content on social media in February.

Quran desecration: Man jailed 12 months, fined RM250,000

The High Court has dismissed a bid to remove court-appointed administrators overseeing the RM1.6 billion inheritance belonging to the late Lim Siew Kim, daughter of the Genting founder.

Siew Kim's son fails in bid to remove court-appointed administrators overseeing RM1.6 bil estate

Singapore charged a fifth person in a fraud case linked to the export of computer hardware suspected of containing Nvidia Corp chips subject to US trade restrictions.

Singapore charges fifth person as Nvidia case expands

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo has applied to the High Court to discharge herself from representing comedian Harith Iskander in a lawsuit brought by Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.&nbsp;

Harith Iskander's lawyer applies to withdraw from Rosmah's lawsuit

Financially troubled Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) on Friday admitted that it is currently unable to repay the entire RM2 billion outstanding under its sukuk programme. The company also said that the suspension of its services as a collection agent for the Road Transport Department (JPJ) is expected to reduce its revenue by about 15%.

Zetrix AI says unable to repay RM2 bil sukuk now, expects 15% revenue hit from JPJ suspension

Malaysia is weighing how to support AirAsia without risking public funds and will not simply pump money into the private airline, said Anthony Loke, who resigned this week as the nation's transport minister.

Malaysia weighing how to aid AirAsia without risking public funds, ex-minister says

Malayan Banking Bhd (KL:MAYBANK) has appointed former Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) group managing director and airline group chief executive officer Datuk Captain Izham Ismail as an independent non-executive director.

Maybank appoints former MAG CEO Izham Ismail as independent director

Palm oil prices are expected to recover in the coming months with the impact of El Niño-induced drought on production expected to materialise in the first quarter of 2027, mainly in top producer Indonesia, leading industry analysts said on Friday.

Palm oil prices set to recover in coming months as production tightens, analysts say

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13):&nbsp; There has been no indication that artificial intelligence chips linked to the Nvidia-Megaspeed issue were exported from Malaysia, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.m.

PM: No indication AI chips were exported from Malaysia in Nvidia-Megaspeed case

Thousands of hectares of land on palm oil and pulpwood concessions run by large listed firms were burnt during Indonesia's worst fire season in years, highlighting the role of deforestation and land clearing, a study showed on Friday.

Indonesia's forest fires caused a spike in respiratory illness at home and triggered air pollution warnings and school closures across the region, with fire emissions surging to three times the seasonal average.

Thousands of hectares burnt on land owned by listed Indonesian firms, study shows 

Malaysia’s benchmark stocks ended Friday at a fresh 14-month low as investors continued to trim investments related to data centres.

KLCI ends the week at fresh 14-month low, analysts see rebound later

Property firm BCB Bhd (KL:BCB) has signed agreements to acquire four adjoining parcels of freehold golf course land in Batu Pahat, Johor, for RM110.91 million from a company linked to Berjaya Property Bhd (KL:BPROP).&nbsp;

BCB to buy 64.4ha of golf course land from Berjaya-linked unit for RM111m

Southeast Asia risks facing tighter US regulations on the export and use of high-powered chips, threatening to stall the region’s AI-fuelled economic boom.

Post-Jensen US chip curbs threaten Southeast Asia’s AI boom

A Singaporean businessman pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here Friday to a charge of criminal breach of trust involving 500,000 shares belonging to a company, four years ago.

Singaporean businessman charged with CBT over transfer of share units 

Malaysian companies have taken the global disruption to Microsoft 365 services in stride by pivoting to alternative communications channels.

Malaysian firms use alternative comms amid global Microsoft outage   

(Nov 13):&nbsp;A new payment app in Thailand is looking to tap tourists’ crypto wealth as the country struggles to revive tourism spending.

Thailand lets tourists turn crypto into baht for spending

The Federal Court on Friday fixed Feb 23 to hear the Inland Revenue Board’s (IRB) bid for permission to challenge a Court of Appeal decision to stay bankruptcy proceedings against Datuk Seri Najib Razak over RM1.69 billion in unpaid taxes.

Apex court sets Feb 23 to hear IRB's bid to challenge stay on Najib bankruptcy proceedings  

Delays in aircraft deliveries could disrupt Malaysia Airlines’ expansion plans and weigh on its future earnings, said its president and group chief executive officer Captain Nasaruddin A Bakar.

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Nvidia has said US export controls have effectively shut it out of China's AI data-centre market, but a Reuters review has identified more than US$3 billion (RM12.3 billion) in Chinese computing projects built around the American chipmaker's restricted processors.

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Malaysian consumer spending appeared to have picked up pace in September as both wholesale trade and retail sales accelerated, official data on Friday showed.