India, S. Korea, Japan to stay busy with IPOs as China stalls
SHANGHAI: After the worst quarter in five years for Asia-Pacific initial public offerings (IPOs), a pick-up in activity is expected…
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Australian shares hit record high, set for 5th straight monthly gain
AUSTRALIAN shares rose to an all-time high on Thursday, with most sectors trading in positive territory ahead of a long…
Stocks gain, led by Dow as investors look for rate insight
NEW YORK: U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow leading gains on Wednesday, and the S&P 500 setting a closing record,…
The allure of higher returns abroad
More Malaysian fund managers are investing outside of the country in search of stronger returns, to the tune of RM329bil…
Expensive US chip stocks at risk of sell-off
The artificial intelligence (AI) furore gripping the stock market has the shares of chipmakers like Nvidia Corp soaring, making them…
Retail investors host meme stock party
The retail investing crowd is back in the throes of a meme stock mania as encouraging messaging from the Federal…
Stock market outshines savings, real estate and gold
The stock market in Vietnam is expected to gain popularity among domestic individual investors due to its accessibility, profit potential,…
Consumer stocks underperform the market
The yawning divide between the super-rich and middle-class in India’s booming economy is set to persist, if the “underperformance” of…
Property stocks rally on declining unsold units, new launches
Malaysia’s property bull market continues to rage as the Property Index of Bursa Malaysia crossed the 1,000-point mark, a level…