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Corporate News
IRS grants tech, pharma a tax break boost
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) handed out a hefty tax break to large corporations, ensuring that President Donald Trump's lucrative research and development (R&D) deduction doesn't increase their tax bills under a Biden-era 15% minimum levy.
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Metro News
Hybrid work draws debate at S’gor women assembly
CALLS to implement hybrid working arrangements for the benefit of female employees sparked intense debate at the Selangor women assembly (Siwanis) as representatives weighed socio-economic impacts on the state and families.
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Economy
UK budget ‘headroom’ a harmful obsession
The United Kingdom should replace its simple pass-fail approach to fiscal rules with a broader "traffic lights" system to end the "dysfunctional policy making" of recent years, the Institute of Fiscal Studies says.
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Economy
Australia’s soaring fiscal spending ‘unsustainable’
Australian governments are spending at an "unsustainable" pace and public debt is set to rise further, leaving the economy more vulnerable to future shocks, a report by the e61 Institute and McKinnon finds.
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Economy
Firms sign over US$7bil in trade and investment
Indonesian and US companies on Wednesday signed deals valued at more than US$7bil a day ahead of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's meeting with US President Donald Trump to sign a final trade pact, the US-Asean Business Council (USABC) says.
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Insight
Crude oil’s current Iran premium assumes no supply disruption
The premium currently built into the crude oil price over tensions between the United States and Iran fluctuates according to the daily headlines, but there is an underlying assumption that everything will turn out fine.
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Corporate News
Gamuda eyes further expansion in Sarawak
Sarawak could emerge as construction giant Gamuda Bhd's new domestic growth frontier.
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Auto
Market margins to test sector’s resilience
Malaysia's automotive market is showing signs of resilience at the start of 2026, but analysts warn that volumes are increasingly being propped up by aggressive discounting, raising concerns over margins as the industry enters a normalisation phase.
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Commodities
US-Iran tensions spur temporary oil price volatility
The heightened US-Iran tensions have increased volatility in the energy market, but the price impact will likely be temporary unless underlying supply and demand fundamentals change in a sustained manner.
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Corporate News
Car wars drive South Africa’s top dealer to add new brands
South Africa's largest car dealer is widening the range of brands it offers to ramp up revenues, as the country's motor industry is reshaped by rising competition from Asia.
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Corporate News
TNB secures major 2.7GW power projects
Analysts are overall positive on Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) in successfully securing the 1.4 gigawatts (GW) combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant in Paka, Terengganu, although the impact on the company's earnings will be minimal.
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Corporate News
Carlsberg Malaysia maintains market momentum
While analysts remained positive on Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd's earnings forecasts, CGS International (CGSI) Research has lowered its net profit forecasts due to slower Singapore sales and currency impacts.
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Insight
Cook seems determined to keep bruising Apple
For America's brands, the second Trump administration has been a field of rakes lying in wait to give them black eyes.
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Corporate News
Sarawak Plantation eyes steady recovery
Following replanting of 4,220 ha in 2024 and 3,200 ha in 2025, Sarawak Plantation Bhd expects replanting activity to taper off to 1,000 ha in 2026, about 1,600 ha in 2027, and about 200 ha in 2028, with minimal replanting thereafter, according to Phillip Capital Research.
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Corporate News
Duopharma insulin deals erases fear of overhang
Duopharma Biotech Bhd's latest contract wins for the supply of human insulin from the Health Ministry (MOH) has provided some clarity on the issue, but was nevertheless below most analysts' expectations.
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Corporate News
OpenAI new funding round on track to top US$100bil
OpenAI is close to finalising the first phase of a new funding round that is likely to bring in more than US$100bil, according to people familiar with the matter, a record-breaking financing deal that would give the startup additional capital to build out its artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
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Metro News
Soaring high on three decades of friendship
Global, local enthusiasts unite at kite fest in Pasir Gudang, Johor to celebrate culture, nostalgia and community.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Old folk at Sibu home to be moved to Kuching facility during renovation
Rumah Sri Kenangan (RSK) in Sibu, Sarawak, will undergo another renovation as the current condition is not suitable for the elderly residents.
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Economy
‘Watershed moment’ as services trade crosses RM500bil
Malaysia's services sector has recorded its first trade surplus in 14 years, reaching an all-time high total services trade of RM543.01bil in 2025.
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Economy
Inflation expected to remain manageable
The inflation trend going forward is expected to be fairly benign, economists say.
