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Commodities
Oil settles down on easing supply concerns
Oil prices settled down almost 3% on Thursday in choppy trading, after the US and Iran agreed to hold talks in Oman on Friday, easing concerns about Iranian crude supplies.
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Markets
Wall St ends sharply down as AI worries weigh
Wall Street ended sharply lower on Thursday, with the Nasdaq dragged to its lowest since November by losses in Microsoft, Amazon and other tech heavyweights after Alphabet said it could double capital spending on AI in the race to dominate the emerging technology.
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Plantations
Planters 4Q25 results likely within expectations
The plantation sector's upcoming results for the fourth quarter of financial year 2025 (4Q25) will likely be broadly in line with expectations despite weaker year-on-year (y-o-y) upstream segment performance.
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Economy
Opportunity to reposition the electronics business
As global trade rules tighten, environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards are becoming a mandatory passport for Vietnamese electronics enterprises seeking a place in international supply chains, turning compliance into both a test and an opportunity for the industry.
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Economy
Layoffs increase for fourth straight year
The government has logged another annual increase in layoffs, continuing a four-year trend that points toward a growing informal sector.
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Energy
Policy gaps derail Indonesia’s renewable targets
Last year, Indonesia once again fell short of its renewable energy (RE) target, as coal and gas continued to anchor the country's electricity supply.
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Economy
Map data exports US$136bil risk for South Korea
South Korea could face up to 197 trillion won (US$136bil) in cumulative economic losses over the next decade if it approves the overseas transfer of its detailed national map data without robust safeguards, according to a new academic study presented on Tuesday.
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Johor Plantations Group Bhd resumed its recovery yesterday as it attempted to retrace higher from a mid-January correction.
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Markets
Indonesia’s moment of truth sets scene for India-style market rally
A looming MSCI Inc downgrade has plunged Indonesia's stock market into a once-in-a-generation rout.
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Corporate News
Rio Tinto bags Chinese supplies for global mining
If you peek into Rio Tinto's global "shopping cart" for 2025, you will not just find the usual mining essentials.
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Corporate News
Alphabet says capex may double to US$185bil
Alphabet says that capital expenditure (capex) could as much as double this year, in yet another aggressive spending ramp-up by the Google parent as it deepens investments to allay constraints on compute capacity and push ahead in the artificial intelligence (AI) race.
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Economy
OSV players to face risk with strong balance sheets
Maybank Investment Bank Research (Maybank IB) is maintaining a "neutral" stance on the oil and gas (O&G) sector while expecting the offshore support vessel (OSV) sub-segment to face persistent headwinds in the near term.
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Corporate News
IOIPG positioned for earnings uplift
IOI Properties Group Bhd (IOIPG) is expected to gain a significant earnings uplift and balance sheet relief from its latest land transaction, underpinned by what analysts describe as an exceptionally attractive margin and strategic value crystallisation from its industrial land bank.
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Corporate News
Trump to stay out of Netflix-Paramount row
US President Donald Trump says he will stay out of the Netflix and Paramount Skydance fight over Warner Bros Discovery, a reversal from late last year when he said he would be involved in reviewing the deal.
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Insight
Rich grip on Indonesian shares faces reckoning
Indonesia's stock market needed just two days of chaos to highlight what investors have long lamented: parts of the market aren't trading freely.
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Insurance
Base MHIT to cover pre-existing illnesses
Individuals with pre-existing medical conditions will be offered coverage under the base medical and health insurance/takaful (MHIT) plan, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad says.
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Corporate News
Domestic market still a sweet spot for F&N
Malaysia remains the earnings anchor for Fraser & Neave (F&N) Holdings Bhd and it continues to provide stability, while Indochina is still the drag and the biggest swing factor for any meaningful earnings recovery.
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Markets
Better earnings outlook to lift sentiment
The equity market is expected to advance through 2026, buoyed by resilient macroeconomic conditions, improving earnings prospects and the reemergence of foreign fund inflows, even as investors remain alert to external risks.
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Corporate News
SpaceX opens IPO pitching to non-US banks
SpaceX has held meetings with banks from outside the United States for its initial public offering (IPO), according to people familiar with the matter, as Elon Musk's rocket and satellite maker targets a listing this year on an ambitious timeline.
