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Ringgit holds ground against US dollar at close, edges up against euro and pound
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — The ringgit closed higher against most major currencies on Friday, while remaining stable versus the US dollar. At 6pm, the ringgit was unchanged at 3.9630/9670 […]
Bursa Malaysia ends slightly lower as investors turn cautious ahead of weekend
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — Bursa Malaysia closed marginally lower in line with the weaker performance of regional peers as investors refrained from taking long positions ahead of the weekend. […]
After call from Beijing, China’s auto industry races to embed AI in just about everything
BEIJING, April 24 — It took China 25 years to dominate the market for electric vehicles. Now, the country’s auto industry is hurtling toward the next disruption: Embedding artificial intelligence […]
Musk says Tesla has started ‘robotaxi’ production
WASHINGTON, April 24 — Tesla’s much-touted autonomous “robotaxi”, called the Cybercab, has started production, CEO Elon Musk said today, a day after the carmaker reported first-quarter profits that beat expectations. […]
Italy set to become euro zone’s most indebted country, replacing Greece
ROME, April 24 — Greece will cease to be the euro zone’s most indebted country by the end of this year as its public debt will fall below Italy’s, according […]
US charges soldier who made US$400,000 betting on Maduro raid he helped plan
WASHINGTON, April 24 — A US soldier faces charges for using classified information to bet on online prediction markets related to the US operation to capture former Venezuelan president Nicolas […]
Bursa Malaysia defies Wall Street slump with early gains on heavyweight buying
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Friday, lifted by buying in heavyweight stocks led by industrial products and utilities counters, despite weaker overnight performance on Wall […]
Malaysia’s ringgit now as Asia’s second best-performing currency in 2026
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — The ringgit edged higher against the US dollar and other major currencies in early trade on Friday, supported by resilient Malaysia trade data for March. […]
Malaysia’s Karex plans massive condom price hike over US-Iran crisis; warning sparks stockpiling in China
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — A warning from Malaysia’s Karex Bhd, the world’s top condom producer, that it plans to raise prices by 20 to 30 per cent has unexpectedly […]
Global stocks fall despite record earnings as oil tops US$100 on US-Iran crisis
NEW YORK, April 24 — Global stocks mostly fell Thursday, retreating after recent gains as investors tempered their enthusiasm for a quick end to the Middle East war. The benchmark […]