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

1. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says the price threshold for foreign homebuyers had to be lowered to avert a crisis as seen in Hong Kong and Tokyo.

2. A study on the petrol subsidy for middle-income earners could be completed as early as March 2020.

3. LPI Capital sees its 3Q net profit fall 4.35%, mainly due to higher claims and lower interest income.

4. Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew, Metronic Global’s largest shareholder, wants an independent auditor to review this year’s corporate activities.

5. Affin Hwang Investment Bank revises its forecast for the ringgit from 4.10 to 4.20 against the US dollar by end-2020.