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By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Thursday as the greenback depreciated due to weaker United States (US) economic data recorded, an analyst said.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened mixed on Wednesday, amid a weaker Wall Street performance overnight.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 (Bernama) -- Sunway Construction Group Bhd’s (SunCon) net profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (1Q 2025) surged to RM75.71 million, up from RM32.40 million in the same period last year.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened slightly higher on Tuesday, rebounding from yesterday’s decline as investors tracked an overnight rally on Wall Street.
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar today, supported by a weaker US Dollar Index (DXY) which fell 0.71 per cent to 100.376 following a downgrade of the United States government's sovereign credit rating.
MELAKA, May 18 (Bernama) -- The unemployment rate in Melaka for the fourth quarter (Q4) of last year dropped to 1.8 per cent, down from 2.6 per cent in 2023, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh said.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- A rousing performance across key economic sectors lifted Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 4.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025), in line with the GDP advance estimates and higher than the 4.2 per cent growth recorded in 1Q 2024.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Wide-ranging unilateral tariffs imposed by the administration of the US President Donald Trump will cause short-term problems for certain sectors of the export-oriented states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) grouping, but will lose their bite over time considering the resilience of these countries, according to analysts.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd’s research arm, MIDF Research, is projecting sustained expansion in domestic spending following stronger retail sales recorded in March 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia can have greater access to more advanced semiconductor chips following Washington’s move to rescind curbs on chip exports, a move that can propel it to move beyond its current strength in midstream packaging and testing into higher-value upstream chip design.
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) -- US President Donald Trump's plan to rescind the Biden-era artificial intelligence (AI) chip export rule presents opportunities for Malaysia to expand its AI chip industry and booming data centre sector.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia rebounded from yesterday’s losses to open higher, boosted by renewed buying interest in selected heavyweights, which is in line with positive momentum on the regional market, an analyst said.
