<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 26): Shipbuilder and repair company Coastal Contracts Bhd's net profit jumped five times to RM17.1 million in its first quarter ended Sept 30, 2018, from RM3.27 million a year ago, largely due to the recognition of a foreign exchange gain compared to a loss previously.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Its revenue, however, fell 23% to RM37.13 million from RM48.07 million a year ago, mainly as topline from its shipbuilding and ship repair division slumped to RM1.6 million from RM10.8 million, on the absence of shipbuilding revenue, its Bursa Malaysia filing today showed.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Its vessel chartering division's revenue also retreated, albeit by a marginal 5%, to RM35.5 million from RM37.3 million.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Going forward, Coastal Contracts said it will maintain its diversified portfolio and sharpen its focus on the oil and gas downstream sector in pursuit of growth while enhancing its long-term sustainability.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Coastal Contract's shares slid 2 sen to close at 89.5 sen today, for a market capitalisation of RM472.03 million. In the past one year, the stock has retreated about 34%.</p></div>


KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 26): Shipbuilder and repair company Coastal Contracts Bhd's net profit jumped five times to RM17.1 million in its first quarter ended Sept 30, 2018, from RM3.27 million a year ago, largely due to the recognition of a foreign exchange gain compared to a loss previously.

Coastal Contracts 1Q profit jumps on forex gain

LONDON (April 25): Property values in London's Canary Wharf financial district fell by 1.2 billion pounds ($1.50 billion) over the past year, led by a decline in the value of its office buildings, the landlord said in annual results published on Thursday.

Canary Wharf Group - which is j...

London's Canary Wharf sees $1.5 bln slashed from property values

Top Amazon.com Inc executives including founder Jeff Bezos and chief executive officer Andy Jassy destroyed text messages discussing business, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleged, erasing evidence the agency could have used in its antitrust case against the retail giant.

Amazon’s Bezos, Jassy deleted chats amid FTC antitrust probe

(April 25): European and American investors showed converse interest in sustainable funds during the first quarter, research firm Morningstar said on Thursday, with a record $8.8 billion in net withdrawals from the products in the U.S.

A combination of factors likely contributed to...

Record $8.8 bln pulled from US sustainable funds in Q1

Asian shares rose cautiously on Friday as markets sobered up to the idea that US rate cuts were most likely some time away, while the yen and Japanese government bonds struggled ahead of a closely watched policy decision by the Bank of Japan (BOJ).

Asia stocks, yen tentative with eyes on BOJ decision

The first ICCA Association Impact Masterclass kicked off in Kuching on Friday with 24 Malaysian and international association leaders in line to be awarded the “Association Impact Leadership” Certificate.

ICCA Association Impact Masterclass kicks off in Kuching

The global legal technology market has grown significantly in recent years and generative AI (GenAI) will accelerate this growth, with the market reaching US$50 billion (RM238.88 billion) in value by 2027, according to Gartner Inc.

Global legal tech market will hit US$50b by 2027, says Gartner

Shares of Meta Platforms sank 13% on Thursday, sparking a selloff in big technology stocks after the social media firm signalled its costly bet on artificial intelligence (AI) could take years to pay off.

Meta sparks tech selloff as AI splurge spooks Wall Street

Shares of ViTrox Corp Bhd are headed for its worst day in 18 months as first-quarter (1Q) results disappointed investors while analysts turned increasingly cautious on the semiconductor company’s near-term prospects.

Vitrox shares on pace for worst day in 18 months as 1Q disappoints

Four of seven ships trapped in Baltimore Harbour since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last month have cleared the wreckage and are en route to their destinations.

Baltimore’s trapped ships start leaving as new channel opens

Intel forecast second-quarter revenue and profit below market estimates on Thursday, sending its shares tumbling roughly 8% as it faces weak demand for its traditional data centre and PC chips and trails in the surging market for artificial intelligence (AI) components.

Intel forecast misses estimates; shares tumble

<p>Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that made the headlines on Thursday:</p>


AirAsia X, Capital A, ViTrox, PavREIT, Luxchem, Chin Teck, MKHOP, TAS Offshore, Inta Bina, Heineken, Pantech and Infoline Tec 

<p>Wall Street stocks closed lower on Thursday as markets were stunned by data showing slower-than-expected US economic growth and persistent inflation, coupled with a sell-off in large cap stocks triggered by disappointing results from Meta Platforms.</p>


Wall Street stocks fall as weak GDP growth spreads rate-cut gloom

<p>TAS Offshore Bhd’s net profit has leapt by nine-fold year-on-year for the financial quarter ended Feb 29, 2024 (3QFY2024) due to more vessels delivered.</p>


TAS Offshore’s 3Q net profit up nine-fold, shares surge to eight-year high

<p>Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction for sexual assault and rape was overturned by New York's highest court, reopening the landmark case that fuelled the #MeToo movement and highlighting the challenges of holding powerful men accountable.</p>


Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction overturned by top New York court

<p>Mercury Securities Sdn Bhd has valued ACE Market-bound Sin-Kung Logistics Bhd at 14 sen based on a 14 times financial year 2025 (FY2025) earnings per share forecast of one sen.</p>


Mercury Securities values ACE Market-bound Sin-Kung Logistics at 14 sen

<p>The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has updated its Investor Alert List.</p>


SC adds four entities to Investor Alert List, two being potential clones

<p>EUPE Corp Bhd's net profit surged by 28.9% to RM14.54 million in the fourth quarter ended Feb 29, 2024 (4QFY2024) from RM11.28 million a year ago, underpinned by a higher contribution from the property development division.</p>


EUPE Corp net profit surges 28.9% in 4Q, driven by strong property sales

<p>Hulu Selangor Bersatu action division head has been named as Perikatan Nasional's (PN) candidate for the Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) state by-election on May 11.</p>


PN names Hulu Selangor Bersatu acting division head as candidate for KKB by-election

<p>RHB Retail Research said YTL Corp Bhd is eyeing to extend the upside movement after it staged a bullish breakout.</p>


YTL Corp eyeing to extend upside movement, says RHB Retail Research 

<p>RHB Retail Research said VS Industry Bhd is poised to continue the bullish trajectory after it broke past the key resistance on high volume.</p>


VS Industry poised to continue bullish trajectory, says RHB Retail Research 

<p>Shares of ViTrox Corp Bhd are headed for its worst day in 18 months as first-quarter (1Q) results disappointed investors while analysts turned increasingly cautious on the semiconductor company’s near-term prospects.</p>


<p>The Tesla Inc shareholder who won a court order in Delaware killing co-founder Elon Musk’s US$56 billion (RM267.54 billion) pay package is premature in asking the judge to bar the billionaire from moving the executive-compensation dispute to Texas, the car company’s lawyers argue.</p>


Tesla fires back at investor who doesn’t want pay fight in Texas

<p>Former president Donald Trump’s economic advisers are considering ways to actively stop nations from shifting away from using the dollar — an effort to counter budding moves among key emerging markets to reduce exposure to the US currency, according to people familiar with the matter.</p>


Trump advisers discuss penalties for nations that move away from the dollar

<p>Alphabet announced its first-ever dividend on Thursday and a US$70 billion (RM334.43 billion) stock buyback, cheering investors who sent the stock surging nearly 16% after the bell.</p>


Google parent Alphabet announces first-ever dividend, shares soar

<p>Asian shares rose cautiously on Friday as markets sobered up to the idea that US rate cuts were most likely some time away, while the yen and Japanese government bonds struggled ahead of a closely watched policy decision by the Bank of Japan (BOJ).</p>


<p>China is preparing a United Nations General Assembly resolution that it says is intended to help close gaps between rich and developing countries in the advance of artificial intelligence (AI), an initiative that follows an extensive and ambitious campaign by the US, its biggest AI competitor.</p>


China prepares UN resolution to tap AI for good

<p>Foreign states are using UK universities to “steal advantage” by covertly acquiring British intellectual property, the government warned, saying it would explore proposals to protect cutting-edge research and technology.</p>


UK warns universities about research threat from foreign states

<p>One fixture lurking like a troll in Arsenal's Premier League title run-in has probably consumed the thoughts of the club's fans more than any other — Sunday's short trip to arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur.</p>


Arsenal face derby test with title up for grabs

<p>The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday it is ordering the US units of China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile to discontinue fixed or mobile broadband internet operations in the US.</p>


Agency bars Chinese telecom carriers from offering US broadband services

<p>Intel forecast second-quarter revenue and profit below market estimates on Thursday, sending its shares tumbling roughly 8% as it faces weak demand for its traditional data centre and PC chips and trails in the surging market for artificial intelligence (AI) components.</p>
