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JPMorgan Chase draws US$19bil in orders for EA buyout debt
Wall Street banks led by JPMorgan Chase & Co have already attracted enough demand for the nearly US$15bil of debt it is selling to back the leveraged buyout of video […]
Morgan Stanley sticks to June Fed cut forecast
Morgan Stanley is sticking with a forecast that sees the US Federal Reserve (Fed) resuming interest rate cuts in June and delivering another reduction in September, even as soaring oil […]
Buoyant Nvidia eyes US$1 trillion milestone
Nvidia Corp chief executive officer Jensen Huang, addressing crowds at the company’s biggest annual event, unveiled a variety of new products while predicting that its flagship artificial intelligence (AI) processors […]
Global funds look to M’sia
Even before the war in Iran sparked a surge in energy prices, Malaysia stood out from its South-East Asian peers as the newfound darling of global investors. Read full story […]
El Salvador reforms constitution to allow for life sentences
March 17 (Reuters) – El Salvador’s Congress on Tuesday approved an amendment to the country’s constitution to allow for life sentences for charges including murder, rape, and terrorism, as the […]
From the frontline: “When can we go home?” Inside Lebanon’s makeshift shelters
BEIRUT, March 17 (Xinhua) — The road from the southern city of Nabatieh to the capital of Beirut is usually a 90-minute drive. But for Zeinab Awada and her four […]
Fuel price surge in BiH prompts tighter government controls
SARAJEVO, March 17 (Xinhua) — Fuel prices across Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have surged sharply amid the ongoing Middle East crisis, prompting authorities to tighten oversight of price formation, officials […]
Revisiting the 1988 Butterworth jetty tragedy
PETALING JAYA: The year was 1988, and The Star reporter Paul Gabriel found himself at the district hospital in Butterworth, Penang. It was past 10pm on a Sunday and he […]
PETRONAS to sell stakes to Petrobras
Brazilian state-run firm Petrobras says it has decided to exercise its right to purchase Malaysian company Petroliam Nasional Bhd or PETRONAS’ 50% stake in two offshore fields in Brazil for […]
EU debates taming energy costs as Iran conflict threatens supply
The European Union (EU) is considering measures from carbon market changes to cutting energy taxes to curb prices boosted by the Middle East conflict, as concerns mount over their economic […]