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US to invest US$1.6bil in USA Rare Earth
NEW YORK: The Trump administration is planning to invest US$1.6bil into USA Rare Earth, the Financial Times reports, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. Read full story Date: 26 […]
Hermes designer bows out after 37 years
PARIS: Hermes menswear designer Véronique Nichanian presented her final collection last Saturday in Paris after nearly four decades in the role, as the 71-year-old prepares to pass the baton to […]
Fed, big earnings week loom for markets as global tensions lurk
NEW YORK: Investors who have been consumed by geopolitical turmoil to start the year may switch focus this week to prospects for profits related to artificial intelligence (AI) and the […]
Nvidia CEO in Shanghai amid China headwinds
BEIJING: Nvidia chief executive officer (CEO) Jensen Huang is in Shanghai, a person briefed on the matter says, as the US chip giant faces fierce competition from local rivals and […]
Slippery times for vegoils
The biofuels market will play a crucial role in shaping price dynamics within the vegetable oils complex in 2026 and beyond. Read full story Date: 26 January, 2026 1:00 am […]
What’s clouding local furniture sector?
At the end of 2025, the US government said it was delaying tariff increases on furniture exports to the United States for an additional year as trade talks are ongoing. […]
Nurturing plantations with ESG
While the world has firmly relegated the “New Normal” narrative that loomed during the lockdowns five years ago to the realm of distant memory, environmental, social and governance (ESG) policy […]
Bank on the banks
Banks are hardly “exciting” but, at current valuations, they offer some upside to investors against a backdrop of anticipated economic growth and emerging market rotational play. Read full story Date: […]
Execution key to ROAR ahead
At the core of Malayan Banking Bhd’s (Maybank) new five-year strategy ROAR30 is a focus on technology, productivity and shareholder returns. Read full story Date: 26 January, 2026 1:00 am […]
Taking the BRRRR approach
In the world of social media and success stories that flood our feeds, the acronym BRRRR might have popped up. Short for Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance and Repeat, it has […]