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Quality of university degrees comes into question
IN 2010, there was an adrenaline rush on education stocks on Bursa Malaysia. It was the time when the National Higher Education Fund (PTPTN) was virtually the “ticket” for private institutions of higher learning (IPTS) to flourish.
AI: A disruptive technology that brings benefits
Today, practitioners of artificial intelligence (AI) have become technology world’s rock stars. “Deep learning” (a more fashionable branch of AI), which uses natural networks to churn through volumes of big data looking for patterns that is inspired by the activity of layers of neurons in the brain, has proven to be in high demand to help build software, particularly for the companies collectively known as FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google).
Protasco starting on a clean slate
COULD construction and property player Protasco Bhd be a stock worth watching now that its boardroom tussle and one-off impairments have come to a close?
Trump downplays chance of tariffs on Australia after NYT report
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump downplayed the chance he would impose tariffs on Australia, a top U.S. ally, after the New York Times reported his administration considered doing so last week.
Finland to ramp up spending as growth cools
HELSINKI: Finnish policy makers struck an agreement to form a five-party ruling coalition with plans to increase public spending by more than €4bil (US$4.5 bil) as the economy cools.
Axiata to tap on AI via own academy in third quarter 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: Telecommunication conglomerate Axiata Group Bhd will officially launch Axiata Academy in the third quarter of this year in an effort to build up its own talent pool especially in new technologies such as artificial technology (AI) that has become a strategic priority for most companies and countries in the world.
Nike is expanding its day care benefit and employees are furious
NEW YORK: Nine miles outside of Portland, Oregon, Nike’s corporate headquarters is a mecca of work-life balance. There are wooded trails, ponds and grassy knolls, with company-branded bikes employees are free to pedal from A to B.
Investing in volatile times
Volatility is expected to persist through the year, as the main trends driving the turbulence last year, such as global trade tensions, slowing growth, oil prices and mounting debt levels.
SCIB confident of winning multimillion ringgit bids
KUCHING: Sarawak Consolidated Industries Bhd (SCIB) has bid for contracts to supply industrialised building system (IBS) products to several new multimillion ringgit school and government health clinic projects in Sarawak.
Mnuchin says trade talk with PBoC constructive
WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tweeted that he had a “candid” and “constructive” talk on trade issues with People’s Bank of China governor Yi Gang.
