Dirty dealings. Corporate battles. Consumer woes. Here are five things you need to know today.

1. Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd’s plan to return to profitability by 2020 is on track, said its CEO Dr Li Chunrong.  

2. Permodalan Nasional Bhd group chairman Tan Sri Dr Zeti Aziz has denied that she decided the appointment of PNB’s new group CEO Jalil Rasheed. 

3. MISC Bhd will co-own two newbuild LNG vessels with Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha. 

4. Petronas Dagangan Bhd says that its earnings growth is “quite good”, but that it needs to grow its non-fuel income.

5. Local think tank Socio-Economic Research Centre says that Budget 2020 should be expansionary and not fixated on cutting deficit.