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Star Biz7
A test of Asean growth
South-East Asia remains a beacon of growth. But its growth outlook faces increasing risks from persistently high oil prices, tighter monetary policy, and uncertainty over the sustainability of the artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom.
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Insight
Tackling the rising cost of elderly care
Most Malaysians are dealing with one problem or another. Generally, the consensus surrounds money and it is only going to get tougher in the years ahead.
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Star Biz7
Coke’s US$5bil Costa bet goes cold
Coca-Cola Co (Coke) has taken a US$5bil swing at the coffee market and whiffed.
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Star Biz7
Inside a billion-dollar fund’s collapse
By all outward appearances, life was good, very good, at Tera Group, the boutique firm that had gone from obscurity to the talk of Istanbul in a matter of months.
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Star Biz7
The Birkin bubble begins to burst
London-based Cai Baochun used to make a hefty profit reselling Hermes' famed Birkin bags for more than double their US$10,000 retail price. Now he has stopped stockpiling them as second-hand prices fall.
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Star Biz7
Bond selloff sparks euro crisis fears
Europe's banks are heading into another period of uncertainty as rising government borrowing costs threaten to revive memories of the euro zone debt crisis that shook the region 15 years ago.
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Star Biz7
Investors turning to EM debt
Investors are likely to keep increasing their exposure to emerging-market (EM) debt as concerns over rising government borrowing and budget deficits in developed economies reshape the way global bond markets assess risk.
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Star Biz7
Quality assets hold edge
Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-REITs) with data centre (DC) exposure could benefit from tighter supply and resilient demand as artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure investment enters a more measured phase.
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Star Biz7
Finding value in Japan
Japan's equity market could extend its gains as stronger earnings, corporate reforms and rising nominal growth continue to support the investment case – but elevated valuations are making stock selection increasingly important.
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Insight
Financial planner, not salesman
Many Malaysians have spoken to someone about insurance, investments or retirement. But only a few can say with confidence what kind of financial advice they have actually received.
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Star Biz7
Paws, permits and private property
Walking into a house and seeing a spare bedroom, a kitchen and a car porch is hardly anything out of the ordinary. These are features many homes have.
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Star Biz7
US debts rAIse the roof
US corporate borrowing is hitting a record this year, thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) investments. Technology companies and other businesses are tapping the high-grade bond market to finance an unprecedented wave of spending.
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Insight
Malaysia’s AI boom offers new stardom
Malaysia's export machine is in formidable shape, giving a country that once aspired to become an advanced economy a second chance at stardom.
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Insight
AI needs steering, not brakes
In a rare display of unity, leaders from Silicon Valley's artificial intelligence (AI) sector have collectively called for the pacing of frontier AI development.
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Short Position
From fuel pumps to food bills
Fuel subsidies have helped cushion local consumers from rising global energy prices, but higher costs could still feed through to the food supply chain.
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Insight
The energy transition conundrum
2026 has been a tumultuous year for the global climate, as Mother Earth faces one of the most intense El Nino events in human history.
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Short Position
Finding construction’s next growth driver
The local construction industry has weathered several shifts in demand, from the scaling back of mega projects after Pakatan Harapan took power in 2018 to the revival of infrastructure spending and, more recently, the data centre (DC) boom.
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Insight
Citaglobal’s Perlis trade-off
Citaglobal Bhd's seemingly rushed exit from one of northern Malaysia's most ambitious infrastructure developments, barely a year after investing in it, deserves scrutiny.
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Insight
Learnings from Canton Fair
Canton Fair is celebrating its 70th anniversary, as it was first held in the spring of 1957. It is in its 140th edition because it is held twice a year, known as the Autumn and Spring sessions.
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