Tupperware files for bankruptcy as its colorful containers lose relevance
Post-pandemic cost hikes in raw materials, labor, and freight hit Tupperware's margins hard.
Wed Sep 18 2024
How a third-party candidate could put Trump in the White House
Even narrow margins could make a difference in a handful of battleground states that are decided by a thin sliver of votes.
Fri Mar 22 2024
Malaysia's FGV Holdings quarterly profit jumps on higher margins
Malaysia's palm oil giant FGV Holdings reported a more than 16-fold jump in second-quarter profit on Monday.
Mon Aug 30 2021
Maybank IB maintains 'buy' call on CIMB Group
The call was made in view of the group's likely decent first Q1 2021 results amidst better net interest margins and trading income.
Tue Apr 27 2021
MAFI explains decline in profit margins for egg producers
For the market price for Grade C eggs, there has been a significant drop of 38 per cent to RM0.21 per egg in November 2020.
Tue Nov 17 2020
When will the states that could tip the U.S. election be done counting?
Democratic candidate Joe Biden's margins over Republican President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania and Georgia grew on Friday.
Sat Nov 07 2020
A day later, what is the US waiting for?
Anxious Americans woke up Wednesday to an election aftermath that has yet to deliver any clear answer. Margins are tight in five battleground states.
Thu Nov 05 2020
Daimler lifts 2020 profit outlook as Mercedes-Benz margins rebound
Daimler said it sold 45,000 hybrid and electric cars in the third quarter and expects sales to rise in the fourth quarter.
Fri Oct 23 2020
Putin, Trump hell-bent on defeating ISIS in Syria
President Trump and President Putin, meeting on the margins of the APEC conference in Danang, Vietnam, confirmed their determination to defeat ISIS in Syria.
Wed Nov 15 2017
Asian F&B margins at risk due to higher sugar prices
A higher sugar price trend is likely to persist over the next few quarters and will substantially impact Asian food and beverage corporate margins.
Wed Aug 31 2016
ExxonMobil profits plunge on low oil prices
ExxonMobil reported Friday that second-quarter earnings plunged nearly 60 percent due to low oil prices and weak refining margins.
Fri Jul 29 2016
Tsipras in pole position hours ahead of Greek vote
A brace of polls forecast victory for Tsipras over conservative party chief Vangelis Meimarakis by margins ranging from 0.7 to 3.0 percentage points.
Sat Sep 19 2015
Formula One: Mercedes rivals get the needle in China
Fierce Mercedes rivals Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg resumed hostilities in China on Saturday after Hamilton snatched pole position by the finest of margins, much to Rosberg's chagrin.
Sat Apr 11 2015
Why college students prefer reading in print over e-books on mobile device
Frank Schembari loves books printed books. He loves how they smell. He loves scribbling in the margins, underlining interesting sentences, folding a page corner to mark his place.
Tue Feb 24 2015
Obama warns Asian territorial rows could 'spiral into confrontation'
China is locked in dispute with four Southeast Asian countries and Japan over several areas in the South China Sea.
Sat Nov 15 2014
'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