According to Benchmark, shares of Warner Bros. Discovery could nearly double from here, as the top media company looks to make its way into the second half of the year. Analyst Matthew Harrigan began coverage on Warner Bros. Discovery with a buy rating, saying in a Wednesday note that the company is “commendably positioned” to … Read More “Benchmark says buy Warner Bros. Discovery dip as shares could nearly double from here” »
A photographic illustration showing the flag of North Korea and a computer hacker. Budrul Chukrut | Sopa Images | Light rocket | Getty Images According to the analysis of blockchain researchers, the North Korean state-sponsored hackers were likely the perpetrators of a hack that led to the theft of around $ 100 million in cryptocurrency. … Read More “North Korea Probably Behind $ 100 Million Horizon Crypto Hackers: Experts” »
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended the first half of 2022 on a disappointing note as selling pressure picked up the pace while key Asian markets also closed lower. The bellwether FBM KLCI has so far this year lost 123.31 points or 7.86% from 1,567.53 on Dec 31, 2021. The index closed the final day of … Read More “Bursa ends 1H on a disappointing note, KLCI closes 7.26 points lower” »
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s banking system is well capitalized to support economic recovery, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said. The central bank said there was a marginal increase in the capital ratio in May 2022, driven by valuation gains on financial instruments available for sale as bond yields were temporarily reduced during this period. “By the end … Read More “Malaysia’s banking system is well capitalized to support economic recovery” »
LONDON: OPEC+ enters the second and final day of meetings on Thursday, with sources saying the group is unlikely to make an imminent decision to pump more barrels into the market after August. At its last meeting in early June, OPEC+ decided to increase production by 648,000 barrels per day (bpd) each month in July … Read More “OPEC+ less likely to pump more oil” »
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Kuala Lumpur: AmInvest has launched the Sustainable Series – Health Fund, a long-term capital growth fund in line with AmBank Group’s transformational, long-term sustainability strategy. The fund will feed into Pictet – a health fund that invests in global companies such as digital diagnostics providers, physiotherapy services and health insurance companies – to capitalize on … Read More “AmInvest Launches Sustainable Series – Health Fund” »
Education remained the most popular category for Chinese consumer planned spending, according to a survey by the People’s Bank of China in the second quarter of 2022. China news service | China news service | Getty Images BEIJING – Chinese consumers’ propensity to save is at its highest in the last two decades, the People’s … Read More “Chinese plans to bail out hit a record in the second quarter; worries about work increase” »
KUALA LUMPUR: Despite a regional decline in FBM KLCI prices, prices were higher in the afternoon as the market headed towards a disappointing end to the second quarter. The major index closed 7.81 points higher at 1,459.29 at 12.30 pm. 375 declined against 303 gainers for negative market expansion. Trading volume was 1.11 billion shares, … Read More “FBM KLCI raises on final day of disappointing 2Q” »
US stock index futures were slightly lower on Thursday morning as the S&P 500 prepares to end its worst first half of decades. Futures contracts linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.23% or 71 points. S&P 500 futures fell 0.29%, while Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.33%. On occasion regular trade the Dow advanced … Read More “Stock futures fall as the S&P 500 tracks the worst first half of the year since 1970” »