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Corporate News
Land sales to lift Matrix Concepts’ earnings
Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd is set to draw more investor interest as its latest land transaction points to steadier earnings over the medium term, analysts say.
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Corporate News
Coca-Cola chief executive Quincey to step down
Coca-Cola Co says chief executive officer (CEO) James Quincey is stepping down and will be replaced at the end of March by Henrique Braun, the company's chief operating officer (COO).
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Economy
Brazil holds interest rate at 15%
Brazil's central bank held its key interest rate steady at a nearly two-decade high and refrained from indicating the start of easing is near as inflation forecasts run above target despite a softer economy.
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Commodities
China silver fund manager issues risk warnings as premiums soar
The manager of China's only pure-play silver fund has issued a rare series of warnings to investors about the risk of "significant losses" should the metal's record-breaking rally come to an end.
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Energy
Cheaper battery storage enabling ‘anytime’ solar, says Ember
Batteries are getting cheaper and allowing solar power to be used beyond daylight hours, according to new analysis from clean energy think tank Ember.
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Corporate News
CEO upbeat on Japan-US dealmaking prospects
Mizuho Financial Group Inc's chief executive officer (CEO) has expressed optimism that momentum in investment banking will continue both at home and in the United States, where Japan's third-biggest lender has been expanding.
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Economy
Mexico approves measure raising tariffs on Chinese imports
Mexican lawmakers are backing a measure to raise tariffs on goods from China and other countries that do not have trade agreements with Mexico, despite strong pushback from Beijing.
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Corporate News
Wasco Greenergy eyes regional expansion as RE demand surges
Wasco Greenergy Bhd expects regional demand for decarbonisation technologies to surge as manufacturers adopt renewable energy (RE) solutions in response to stronger emphasis on environmental, social and governance compliance.
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Economy
BDWW records strong export growth in 3Q25
The Butterworth Deep-Water Wharf (BDWW) recorded exceptional export growth in the third quarter of financial year 2025 (3Q25), with overall performance far surpassing the same period last year.
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Insight
China’s one trillion trade surplus: Turning tariffs into gain
China's continued export expansion this year underscores a fundamental shift in the global trading system, one that tariffs alone cannot reverse.
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Corporate News
TPG mulls stake sale or IPO for APM Monaco
Private equity firm TPG Inc is considering options for APM Monaco, including a possible stake sale or an initial public offering (IPO) of the jeweller, according to sources.
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Corporate News
Woodside, Chevron big winners at auction
BP, Woodside Energy and Chevron were the top winners at the US government's first sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico since 2023.
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Markets
Inflows and carry will revive EM Asian bonds
Emerging Asia's local-currency bonds are poised to rebound in 2026, according to Fidelity International and Bank of America Corp (BofA).
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Corporate News
Li Ka-shing ports sale slows on regulatory hurdles
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing's attempt to sell CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd ports in the Panama Canal and other locations around the world has slowed as negotiators try to untangle a web of issues hampering an agreement, including the role played by China's biggest shipping company.
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Corporate News
MiniMax, Zhipu likely to target Hong Kong IPOs
Two Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startups seen as possible rivals to OpenAI aim to complete their Hong Kong initial public offerings (IPOs) in the coming weeks.
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Economy
India lets US$177bil of pensions access more assets
India's pension regulator has broadened the scope of permitted investments, allowing deeper participation in equities, bonds and alternative assets in a sweeping update.
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Corporate News
French Engie and Danish CIP vie for Orsted’s Europe onshore wind unit
French utility Engie SA and Danish investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) are competing for the European onshore wind business of Orsted A/S, according to sources.
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Insight
The bubble risk in AI investment boom
Investment in artificial intelligence (AI) will continue its meteoric rise in 2025, powered by a narrative that AI is not just a tool but a new workforce.
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Corporate News
Ambest signs underwriting deal for ACE Market IPO
Ambest Group Bhd, an engineering support services provider specialising in precision machining, has signed an underwriting agreement with Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd for its proposed initial public offering (IPO) on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia.
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Corporate News
CFO: M&T Bank sees M&A high on its capital-deployment agenda
M&T Bank Corp will use capital in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) as it also invests in supporting customers, says chief financial officer Daryl Bible – comments that come at a time when M&T's peers are playing down their M&A appetite for fear of stockholder punishment.
