EVEN before the Covid-19 pandemic, rentals in retail outlets in some areas were already sluggish due to oversupply. The pandemic dealt a killer blow as retail outlets saw shopper traffic falling by as much as 50%.

It’s hard to see a common link between Lotus KFM Bhd and MESB Bhd except that both companies have common shareholders.

There seems to be a trend for companies to go into the money-lending business.

When Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew emerged as a substantial shareholder in nondescript Metronic Global Bhd in August last year, it raised eyebrows.

SOYBEAN prices have been rather steady since 2018, something which is unprecedented. The crop was trading closer to US$1,800 levels in 2012-2013 before gradually sliding down to US$850 levels since 2018, indicating a fair level of volatility

GETS Global Bhd’s elucidation of the processes it needs to embark on highlights the challenges newcomers to the rubber glove industry will face.

Is a sale finally happening?LBS Bina Group Bhd has a long history with a development project in Zhuhai, China going back to 2002

A STANDING joke among listed company officials these days is to say in jest their company is getting involved in some kind of Covid-19 related business. It doesn’t matter how serious, big or small the venture is, what’s important is making that announcement will likely lead to a surge in the said company’s share price

Ho Wah Genting Bhd (HWGB), a company not known for any scientific discoveries or pharmaceutical skills set, says it is partnering with a little-known US company to work towards creating a vaccine.