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South Korea Stocks Extend Losses As Foreign Selling Weighs

Business Today Editorial - August 8, 2026

South Korean stocks closed lower for a second consecutive session on Aug 7, as heavy foreign selling and renewed Middle East tensions dampened investor sentiment. Yonhap reported that the benchmark...

Markets

Hong Kong Stocks Close Higher As China Trade Beat...

Business Today Editorial - August 8, 2026

Hong Kong stocks ended the trading session on Aug 7 higher, with the Hang Seng Index gaining 137.75 points, or 0.54%, to close at 25,668.03, as stronger-than-expected Chinese export...

Markets

Singapore Stocks Rally, STI Climbs 1.1% On Shipbuilder, Bank...

Business Today Editorial - August 8, 2026

Singapore stocks closed firmly higher on Aug 7, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gaining 59.44 points, or 1.1%, to end at 5,698.43. Yangzijiang Shipbuilding led the blue-chip rally,...

Markets

Wall Street Ends Higher As S&P 500 Hits Record...

Business Today Editorial - August 8, 2026

Wall Street finished higher on Aug 7, with the S&P 500 closing at a record as weaker-than-expected US jobs data eased concerns that the Federal Reserve (Fed) could raise...

Markets

Bursa Malaysia Ends Week Lower As Profit-Taking Checks Recent...

Business Today Editorial - August 7, 2026

Bursa Malaysia ended the week on a softer note on Aug 7 as investors locked in gains following the recent rally, tracking cautious sentiment across regional markets. At 5pm, the...

Property

News

IOI Properties Secures SC Approval For Landmark RM7.58 Billion...

Editor - August 8, 2026

IOI Properties Group Berhad announced that the Securities Commission Malaysia, via a letter dated August 6, 2026, has granted its official approval for the establishment and listing of IOIPG...

News

MRCB To Dispose Seven Parcels Of Cyberjaya Land For...

Editor - August 7, 2026

Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) has announced that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Subang Sentral Sdn. Bhd. (SSSB), is disposing of seven parcels of land in Cyberjaya, Selangor, to Digital...

News

Paradigm REIT 2Q Profit Jumps Four Folds To RM28...

Editor - August 7, 2026

Paradigm Real Estate Investment Trust (Paradigm REIT) recorded total revenue of RM60.46 million and net property income (NPI) of RM40.36 million for the second quarter. During the quarter under review,...

News

MN Holdings MoU With China State Construction Engineering Expires Without Material Development

Editor - August 8, 2026

MN Holdings Berhad announced that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between its wholly-owned subsidiary, MN Power Transmission Sdn. Bhd., and China State Construction Engineering...

Commentaries

Why Some Small Businesses Survive While Others Fail?

Editor - August 8, 2026

By Dr. Nik Zirwatul Fatihah Every small business begins with hope. For some, it is the hope of earning a better income. For others, entrepreneurship...

News

IOI Properties Secures SC Approval For Landmark RM7.58 Billion REIT Listing

Editor - August 8, 2026

IOI Properties Group Berhad announced that the Securities Commission Malaysia, via a letter dated August 6, 2026, has granted its official approval for the...

News

Selangor, KL, Negeri Sembilan And Melaka Brace For Rain And Strong Winds

BusinessToday - August 8, 2026

Thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds are expected across parts of Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan and Melaka until 1 pm today, according to...

Commentaries

Beyond GDP, Is Malaysia Doing Okay?

Editor - August 8, 2026

By Professor Dato Dr Ahmad Ibrahim For decades, we have been conditioned to cheer whenever GDP figures are announced. A 5% growth here, a 4.5%...

News

TXCD Withdraws Regularisation Plan Application, Seeks Six Month Extension

Editor - August 8, 2026

TXCD Bhd has voluntarily withdrawn its application for a proposed regularisation plan after feedback from the relevant authorities indicated that the proposed transfer of...

Global

Breakout In Major Equity Market Indices

Editor - August 8, 2026

Major equity markets have broken out of recent sideways and downtrending ranges, with positive earnings and softer US real bond yields providing scope for...

Global

US Court Blocks Pentagon From Listing Chinese Life Science Firm WuXi As Military-Linked

Editor - August 8, 2026

A federal judge on Friday (Aug 7) barred the United States Defense Department from including Chinese biotechnology company WuXi AppTec Co on a list...