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Dobin Launches "Card Compass" Feature to Simplify Tracking and Maximise Credit Card Rewards

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BCI Celebrates the Best in Hong Kong's Architecture, Building and Design Industry

Shein’s average price hikes exceeded those of its rivals H&M and Zara, according to data from London-based research firm EDITED, which compared prices on June 1 with a year earlier. ― Reuters file pic

Fast fashion retailer Shein hikes prices ahead of IPO

Boustead Heavy Industries Corp Bhd (BHIC) shares surged to their highest level in six months after securing a RM1.1 billion service contract from the Defence Ministry. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

BHIC shares climb 23pc after winning RM1.1b defence contract

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Shop, Save, and Celebrate in Singapore with the Great iShopChangi Sale & Father’s Day Steals

Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the government would like the financial sector to take on a more active role in achieving the missions outlined by the NIMP 2030, and the most recent policy, the National Semiconductor Strategy launched in May 2024. — Picture By Firdaus Latif

Tengku Zafrul: New Industrial Master Plan 2030 offers significant opportunities for banks, capital market

The research house said Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) should continue benefiting from the continuous upgrade in transmission and distribution assets, where energy demand can be anchored by mushrooming data centre developments. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

RHB remains ‘overweight’ on power sector as demand seen ‘fairly resilient’

Retaining its “overweight” call on the sector, the investment bank noted that private-sector building jobs, supported by significant investments in new semiconductor foundries and data centres, will also bolster the sector. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Kenanga IB bullish on construction sector amid mega projects

Besides a pay package worth as much as US$56 billion to the iconoclastic Musk, shareholders will also vote on a plan to shift Tesla’s place of incorporation from Delaware to Texas. — Reuters pic

Tesla in last-minute shareholder sprint for huge Musk pay package

At 9.10am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) bagged 3.81 points to 1,612.76 compared with 1,608.95 at Wednesday’s close. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Bursa Malaysia stages rebound as Fed decision, cooler US inflation fuel buying interest 

At 9.05am, the ringgit strengthened to 4.7030/7070 versus the greenback from yesterday’s close of 4.7160/7185. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Ringgit opens 130 basis points higher vs US dollar as Fed leaves rates unchanged 

The European Commission said on Wednesday it will impose extra duties of up to 38.1 per cent on imported Chinese electric cars from July. — Reuters pic

China hopes EU will reconsider EV tariffs, state media reports

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St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies: Five Pioneering Applications of AI in Medicine

Healthcare spending in the US is projected to have risen 7.5 per cent in 2023 to US$4.8 trillion, federal data showed on Wednesday, outpacing the projected annual gross domestic product growth rate of 6.1 per cent. — iStock pic

US healthcare spending rises to US$4.8t in 2023, outpacing GDP

 The International Monetary Fund approved the second review of Sri Lanka’s US$2.9 billion bailout. — Reuters file pic

IMF approves second review of Sri Lanka’s US$2.9b bailout

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WDC) in Cupertino, California on June 10, 2024. — AFP pic

Apple briefly reclaims title of world’s most valuable company