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Star Biz7
Bull charges cautiously
It's been a strong year for stocks and investors look set to carry that bullish mood into 2026, with the consensus view that more gains lie in store.
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Insight
Where to invest beyond AI hype
For equity investors seeking a smooth ride in 2026, increasing exposure beyond artificial intelligence (AI) euphoria could be a good New Year's resolution – and opportunities may be hiding in plain sight.
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Star Biz7
Asia rides the dollar dip
Asia is back on top. The region's stock markets have beaten the United States and Europe this year, credit markets are strong, currencies are strengthening, and investors expect the momentum to carry into 2026.
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Insight
Is our bourse still attractive?
The foreign fund outflow for Malaysia's equity market as of Dec 21 stands at RM 21.2bil.
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Insight
A case for the maligned GST
Beneath the ocean of tax reform is an all too familiar rumbling. GST-zilla, the bogeyman of elections past and future, now stirs back into life as the Barisan Nasional says it will champion the return of the all-encompassing tax after the next general election.
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Insight
T-1 firms key for Asean trade
Asean's intra-regional trade has remained stagnant at 20% to 25% of total regional trade over the past two decades.
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Insight
Bursa should knock on more doors
Bursa Malaysia's biggest problem is not a shortage of listings.
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Insight
Stars aligned for a strong equity market
As we are just days away from closing the 2025 investment chapter, it is an opportune time to reflect on the performance of the financial markets and what it has returned to investors this year.
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Football
Soccer-First goalless draw at Cup of Nations leaves Comoros, Zambia in peril
CASABLANCA, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Comoros played out a goalless draw with Zambia in the Africa Cup of Nations finals, but the small Indian Ocean island nation came close to an upset win in their Group A clash on Friday.
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Football
Soccer-Morocco held to a draw by Mali to end record winning run
RABAT, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Hosts Morocco were held to a 1-1 draw by Mali at the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday, ending their world record run of wins and leaving them still to make sure of progress to the next stage.
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Football
Soccer-Man Utd move up to fifth with win over Newcastle
MANCHESTER, England, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Manchester United's Patrick Dorgu struck in the first half as Ruben Amorim's side held on for an ugly 1-0 victory over Newcastle United on Friday in the year's only Boxing Day fixture to climb to fifth place in the Premier League standings.
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World
Venezuelans held in Salvadoran prison look to challenge deportation in US court
Dec 26 (Reuters) - A group of Venezuelans who were sent to a maximum-security El Salvador prison from the U.S. and then returned to Venezuela called on Friday for the United States to comply with a ruling that would allow them to challenge their deportation in U.S. courts.
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Tennis
Tennis-Draper to miss Australian Open due to injury
Dec 26 (Reuters) - Briton Jack Draper said on Friday he will not compete in next month's Australian Open, citing ongoing recovery from an injury.
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World
Zelenskiy says Russia using Belarus territory to circumvent Ukrainian defences
Dec 26 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Russia was using ordinary apartment blocks on the territory of its ally Belarus to attack Ukrainian targets and circumvent Kyiv's defences.
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World
U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Friday.
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World
Brazil's top court orders detention of ex- head of highway police after escape attempt
SAO PAULO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday ordered the preventive detention of the former head of the country's federal highway police, who was captured in Paraguay, according to a court document seen by Reuters and information from two people familiar with the matter.
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World
Riyadh hosts Saudi-Chinese festival as cultural year draws to a close
RIYADAH, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- A Saudi-Chinese cultural festival opened this week in Riyadh, capping a year-long initiative aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries through art, technology, and heritage.
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World
Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah arrives in UK after release from Egyptian prison
LONDON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - High-profile activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was released from prison after an Egyptian presidential pardon in September, has arrived in Britain, the Egyptian-British campaigner's family and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday.
