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Reshaping Global Lubricant Supply Chains: Trump-Era Tariffs Driving Industry Pivot Toward Asia

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Southco Adds New Options To Its E5 Line Of Cam Latches

At 9.10 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) gained 4.99 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 1,516.49 from Wednesday’s close of 1,511.50. The benchmark index opened 0.39 points higher at 1,511.89. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Bursa Malaysia opens higher after two days of losses, tracks Wall Street gains

A journalist attends Alimentation Couche-Tard’s press conference on their bid for 7-Eleven convenience store operator Seven & i Holdings in Tokyo March 13, 2025. — Reuters pic

7-Eleven owner shares tumble 9pc after Couche-Tard drops takeover

Trump denies planning to fire Fed Chair Powell — but slams him again for not cutting rates, fuelling investor fears over US financial credibility. — Reuters pic

Dollar on shaky ground as markets fret about Fed independence

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First Phosphate Closes Final Tranche of Oversubscribed Private Placement

President Trump said yesterday that he was not currently planning to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but added that he did not rule it out. Trump’s mixed messaging, after months of escalating attacks on the independent central bank chief, sent the yield on the 30-year US Treasury bond surging above 5 per cent. — AFP pic

US stocks finish higher as markets gyrate on Powell firing fears

At 8am, the ringgit rose to 4.2335/2550 against the greenback, compared to Wednesday’s close of 4.2400/2490. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Ringgit rises against US dollar amid reports of softer Trump stance on China 

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Brand New TV Show "AI for Humans" Officially Premieres Exploring the Limitless Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Hong Kong

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SUNRATE Awarded In CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2025 List

In this photograph taken on June 23, 2025, a labourer carries a solar panel along a road in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi. Pakistanis are increasingly ditching the national grid in favour of solar power, prompting a boom in rooftop panels and spooking a government weighed down by billions of dollars of power sector debt. — AFP pic

Pakistan’s great solar escape: Households flee the grid, spooking debt-laden government

While China has supported economic growth by keeping its ports and factories humming, the lack of real demand has hit profits. — Reuters pic

Behind China’s solid Q2 growth: Workers face wage cuts, late pay, and second jobs

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg said the second distribution after the interim distribution in January would involve a payment of RM14.52 million to 57,870 investors, calculated based on the remaining unit holdings as of June 30, 2025. — Bernama pic

Amanah Saham Sarawak declares 3.0 sen final dividend, total payout hits RM28.76m

The Japanese government discarded Covid-19 oral medicines believed to be worth around 240 billion yen in the fiscal year through March as they had passed their expiry dates. ― Reuters pic

Japan throws out nearly RM7b in expired Covid-19 medicines after demand dries up

Boeing’s new office in the heart of Kuala Lumpur will serve as a pivotal hub. — Reuters pic

Boeing opens new Kuala Lumpur office to boost support for Malaysia’s aerospace goals

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SY Holdings Issues Positive Profit Alert for 1H 2025: Net Profit Expected to increase by approximately 20%, Platform-Based Tech Revenue Share Surpasses 50%