Tag: Investment
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Currency and Commodity: Ringgit Weak? Oil and Coal Declines
This newsletter first appeared on my main LinkedIn channel. Subscribe now! The Dollar continues to gain in strength, while the Ringgit is still pooh-pooh. Another strong month for the U.S. Dollar. This is the third consecutive month that the dollar has gained. Well, it is good news for people holding…
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On the Ground: Southeast Asia Stocks Hammered Hard
This newsletter first appeared on my main LinkedIn channel. Subscribe now! U.S.: Energy and Consumer Discretionary Stocks Down Energy (-5.0%), consumer discretionary (-4.9%), healthcare (-4.6%) and real estate (-4.0%) sectors led the decline in the market for October. The most obvious reason for the decline in energy stocks is related to…
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Big Picture: Global Stock Markets Dive Deeper into the Red
This newsletter first appeared on my main LinkedIn channel. Subscribe now! Global stock markets started the last quarter of 2023 with a bang into the red. And it’s not looking pretty. Do you know the story? That one where Moses parted the Red Sea. I kind of wish that was…
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Plytec IPO Listing: 7 Things to Know Before Investing
This is part of the the full newsletter for Week 4 of October 2023, which you can find on LinkedIn here. Plytec wants to raise RM37.1 million from the market Another month, another IPO. In the Malaysian market, Plytec is trying to raise RM37.1 million and provides construction services and…
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Sunwoda IPO Listing: 5 Things to Know Before Investing
This is part of the the full newsletter for Week 4 of October 2023, which you can find on LinkedIn here. Many things are still up on the air for Sunwoda, China’s sixth-largest electric vehicle battery company. It plans to list itself but not much detail has been disclosed yet.…
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Alphabet 3Q 2023 Cloud Miss, While Meta Gains
This is part of the the full newsletter for Week 4 of October 2023, which you can find on LinkedIn here. Alphabet’s Cloud Division Disappoints for 3Q 2023 The alphabet for Alphabet is L for its cloud division this quarter. 3Q 2023 overall results were fine, and within expectations but…
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Mercury Securities IPO – What You Should Know Before Investing
Another company has hit the public market in Malaysia. Mercury Securities (MS) debuted on 19th September for RM0.25 and subsequently gained about 8% to RM0.27 on the first day of trading. This marks a recovery in Initial Public Offers (IPO) for the Malaysian market since the pandemic. Are you an…
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Buffet’s Clean Energy Project in the Coal State of Ohio – The Economics and Why it Matters to Malaysia
As the smoke bellows above,The people down coughs,Shoveling coal, digging for oil,To power nations, addicted to,Producing and consuming,When will it end? I find myself attracted to articles that talk about renewable projects these days. Maybe it’s my wife’s influence as she is a strong believer in zero waste and anything…
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