Market under selling pressure after Dow Jones index gives up 1.3% as traders watch US senate run-off elections in Georgia

Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry secretary-general Datuk Ravi Muthayah says traders cannot depend solely on palm oil as a commodity

Podcasting platform will shut down on January 15, allowing users time to move podcasts and subscriptions to new forums

Company says investment will be used to develop platform, expand its team and begin operations in Singapore

Shares in China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom jump on the news

Analysts still broadly upbeat about long-term outlook this year

But company’s 20% special dividend surprises research house

Move seen as admission of defeat in attempt to address US’ vexing healthcare issue

Carmaker has been adjusting production at local factories since early 2020, when Covid-19 began to affect sales

Oil palm plantations can increase resilience, ecosystem diversity with bovine farming
