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Bursa Malaysia opens slightly higher on Wall Street boost, bargain-hunting

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher on mild bargain-hunting while tracking the positive sentiment from the overnight Wall Street, said an analyst. At 9.10am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) added 0.54 of-a-point to 1,611.49, from

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Labubu-maker Pop Mart takes a page from Disney to turn viral toy into lasting empire

SHANGHAI, Sept 30 — China’s Pop Mart is borrowing from Disney’s playbook to turn toothy monster Labubu’s blockbuster sales into long-term success, Executive Director and co-COO Si De told Reuters in a rare interview. Pop Mart has already done what

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Bursa Malaysia opens higher as market tracks Wall Street’s positive momentum

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, tracking Wall Street which closed broadly higher last week, said an analyst. At 9.05am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 2.56 points to 1,611.61 from last Friday’s close

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Malaysia spotlighted as halal hub and gateway to Asean at Chile business summit

BANGKOK, Sept 26 — Malaysia has emerged as a central pillar of Chile’s strategy in Southeast Asia, with bilateral trade continuing to expand under the Chile–Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), according to officials at the Chile–Asean Business Summit 2025. Held

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Bosch to slash 13,000 jobs in Germany as EV shift stalls and global demand shifts east

FRANKFURT, Sept 26 — German industrial giant Bosch said Thursday it would cut 13,000 jobs, mostly in its auto unit, in the latest blow for the country’s ailing car sector. The auto industry in Europe’s biggest economy has been hammered

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Ringgit edges lower on upbeat US jobs and GDP data, with traders bracing for more dollar strength

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 — The ringgit eased against the US dollar on Friday as the greenback gained momentum following stronger United States (US) economic data. At 8.05am, the local note depreciated to 4.2200/2300 against the US dollar from Thursday’s

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Trump signs executive order for US-led TikTok reboot, with Ellison, Dell and Murdoch among investors in US$14b deal

WASHINGTON, Sept 26 — Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order laying out a proposed deal for a US version of TikTok that would see Chinese ownership reduced to 20 per cent and put control in the hands of

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‘ChatGPT, what stocks should I buy?’ AI fuels boom in robo-advisory market 

LONDON, Sept 26 — As ChatGPT nears its third birthday, at least one in 10 retail investors is using a chatbot to pick stocks, fuelling a boom in the robo-advisory market, but even fans say it is a high-risk strategy

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Bursa Malaysia eases as blue chips drag, investors rotate into smaller-cap plays

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) index finished a tad lower on Thursday, with the broader market’s focus shifting to smaller-cap stocks, mainly in the energy, construction, and telecommunication sectors. At 5pm, the

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India’s aviation surge spurs calls for tighter safety oversight, room for new airlines

MONTREAL, Sept 25 — India will require more government oversight as the country’s airlines take delivery of thousands of planes and its fast-growing market is creating openings for new players, the government’s aviation safety chief told Reuters. India is looking

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