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Headline inflation rises to 3% in 2022: Bank Negara

The country’s headline inflation moderated to 3.9% in Q4 versus 4.5% in Q3 of 2022

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2022 GDP hit 22-year high of 8.7%

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M’sian firm hit with US sanctions over production, sale, shipment of Iranian petrochemicals, petroleum

Two Singaporean firms and six Iran-based petrochemical manufacturers are also on the list

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Bringing local tech products up north: MDEC inks MoU with Thai counterpart

Matrade to also give assistance to M’sian tech firms to penetrate northern neighbour’s market

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Ringgit opens lower against greenback

Local note stands at 4.3035/3090 against US dollar this morning

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Disney lays off 7,000 as streaming subscribers decline

However, lower-than-expected operating losses for platform at US$1 bil reassure investors

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Asian markets mostly up but rate worries keep optimism in check

Fed boss signals further hikes, adding that US ‘labour market is extraordinarily strong’

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ChatGPT against the human touch: can AI take over our jobs?

Industry insiders, observers acknowledge chatbot’s capabilities while pointing out its limitations

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Asian markets rebound from Fed sell-off but traders still uneasy

Investors look to US central bank boss Jerome Powell’s speech for interest rate hint

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India’s Adani Enterprises shares rocket 20%

This comes after troubled conglomerate said will repay loans worth US$1.1 bil

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Unit price index of cement, steel up 2.6%, 1% in Jan: DoSM

Increase in coal, shipping costs to blame, says Statistics Dept

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China’s Baidu says developing AI chatbot

Dubbed ‘Ernie Bot’, this comes amid rush to match ChatGPT success

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Labour Recalibration Programme 2.0 fee too high for firms: Rehda

Govt should lower cost to help facilitate private sector’s recovery, says association