Bursa Malaysia opens higher, tracking Wall Street gains
Wall Street closed higher, underpinned by broad-based buying, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average index to a record high.
Wed Jul 17 2024
Dow dives 2,000 points after oil shock
Wall Street's main indexes dropped 7% and the Dow Jones Industrials crashed 2,000 points in what would be its biggest one-day fall ever.
Mon Mar 09 2020
Stock futures pare gains after Tillerson removed as Secretary of State
U.S. stock index futures trimmed early gains on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
Tue Mar 13 2018
Fitch rates Sime Darby Plantation and Sime Darby Berhad
Fitch rates Sime Darby Plantation and Sime Darby Berhad and reaffirms SD Plantations BBB and assigns BB for SD Berhad
Wed Nov 29 2017
US stocks fall as oil crash hits Exxon; Dow -1.2%
US stocks opened sharply lower Tuesday as ExxonMobil and other petroleum companies reported weak earnings due to the oil rout.
Tue Feb 02 2016
Apple hit on sales worries as US shares edge lower
Wall Street extended losses in early trade Tuesday with Apple shares pressing lower on a report suggesting iPhone 6s sales are weaker than hoped.
Wed Nov 11 2015
WSJ action: Najib seeks second legal opinion
Datuk Seri Najib Razak has instructed his lawyer to seek a second opinion among legal experts before deciding on the action against Dow Jones, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
Thu Aug 06 2015
1MDB: Dow Jones yet to clarify WSJ report - Lawyer
Dow Jones, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, has yet to clarify its stand on the reports regarding 1MDB.
Tue Jul 21 2015
Asia stocks sink as China sell-off spreads
Asian equities tumbled Wednesday as a collapse in Chinese shares began to contaminate other markets.
Wed Jul 08 2015
US stocks fall on fear of strong dollar, Greek turmoil
Strong earnings from Apple, Boeing and some others were not enough this week to offset Wall Street angst over the strong dollar, crashing oil prices and the Greek election.
Sat Jan 31 2015
Asian shares follow Wall St higher, pound up on Scotland vote
Traders bought into the pound early on as results filtered through showing Scottish voters were likely to reject independence.
Fri Sep 19 2014
US stocks prove resilience amid government shutdown
The Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 blue-chip stocks fell 1.22 percent over five trading sessions to finish at 15,072.58 points Friday.
Sat Oct 05 2013
US stocks drop on shutdown, weak jobs data
US stocks rose Tuesday as investors hoped the budget impasse that forced the closure of much of the government would be short.
Wed Oct 02 2013
US stock plunge extends global markets rout
Worries over China's economic slowdown and the possible end to the Federal Reserve's stimulus sent global markets into a tailspin Thursday.
Thu Jun 20 2013
US, European markets soar on US jobs report
European and US stock markets soared Friday, with the Dow, S&P 500 and Germany's Dax setting new records.
Sat May 04 2013
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024