BENGALURU (Sept 1): Gold prices held steady on Friday near 9-1/2 month highs touched earlier this week as simmering tensions over the Korean peninsula fuelled safe haven demand.

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* Spot gold was little changed at $1,321.20 per ounce as of 0022 GMT and was on track ...

Gold steady near 9-1/2 month highs as N.Korea tensions persist

NEW YORK (Sept 1): Gasoline futures surged more than 13 percent on Thursday, and crude oil settled nearly 3 percent higher, as almost a quarter of U.S. refining capacity remained offline and traders scrambled to reroute millions of barrels of fuel.

U.S. gasoline futures have rallied mor...

Oil rises, gasoline jumps 13 pct as U.S. refineries reel

NEW YORK (Sept 1): U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday as investors reacted to economic data and took cautious hope from Washington's latest promises for long-awaited details of a tax reform plan.

The S&P 500 has been building momentum this week, notching five days of gains for th...

Wall St gains on data and Mnuchin tax reform remarks

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Aug 30): North Korea said on Wednesday it had conducted a test of an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) to counter U.S. and South Korean military drills and as a first step in military action in the Pacific to "contain" the U.S. territory of Guam.

The North's ...

N.Korea's Kim says missile test was for Guam, Trump warns all options open

NEW YORK (Aug 30): U.S. gasoline futures jumped 4 percent while crude prices were mixed on Tuesday after a hurricane shut down more than 19 percent of the country's refining capacity, curbing fuel production and further bloating crude inventories.

Gasoline rose still higher post-settlem...

Gasoline jumps 4 pct, oil mixed as storm hits more refineries

NEW YORK (Aug 30): Major U.S. stock indexes ended higher on Tuesday after recovering from steep early losses triggered by fears that hostilities in the Korean Peninsula could escalate.

The S&P 500 fell as much as 0.66 percent after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that all options...

Wall St ends higher as fear over North Korea dissipates

TOKYO/SEOUL (Aug 29): North Korea fired a missile early on Tuesday that flew over Japan and landed in the Pacific waters off the northern region of Hokkaido, South Korea and Japan said, in a sharp escalation of tensions on the Korean peninsula.

The last North Korean projectile to fly ov...

North Korea fires missile over Japan, sharply escalating tensions

NEW YORK (Aug 29): U.S. stock futures opened sharply lower on Monday for the overnight session after the Japanese and South Korean governments said North Korea fired a missile that passed over northern Japan early on Tuesday.

S&P 500 e-minis were down 0.6 percent, Nasdaq 100 e-minis...

U.S. stock futures fall after North Korea missile report

NEW YORK (Aug 29): Gasoline prices surged to two-year highs on Monday as Tropical Storm Harvey knocked out several refineries and disrupted fuel production, while a back up in crude supplies pushed U.S. crude oil futures down more than 2.5 percent.

Massive floods caused by the storm for...

U.S. gasoline price jumps, crude falls as Harvey hits refiners

NEW YORK (Aug 29): The S&P 500 and Dow ended little changed on Monday, with energy and bank shares lower as Tropical Storm Harvey crippled the U.S. energy hub in Texas, while tech and healthcare gave a light boost to the Nasdaq.

Harvey, the most powerful hurricane to strike the sout...

Wall St closes little changed as Harvey pummels Texas

Berkshire Hathaway Inc posted a record quarterly profit on Saturday, boosted by strength in its insurance operations, and appears to have sold a significant number of Apple shares as its cash stake swelled to US$189 billion (RM895.86 billion).

Berkshire has record profit, cash soars to US$189b as Apple stake sinks

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil on Saturday said the Cabinet has not discussed about a price hike for petrol and diesel yet.

Fahmi: Foreign media reports not true as Cabinet yet to discuss price hike for petrol and diesel

Hong Kong issued its first red rainstorm warning of the year on Saturday as downpours caused flooding in areas of the territory, shutting roads and disrupting public transportation.

Hong Kong issues 2024’s first red storm signal amid flooding

Indonesia will permanently relocate the entire population of an island in North Sulawesi province because a volcano is threatening their safety.

Indonesia’s Ruang becomes ghost island as volcano erupts

The flight instructor and trainee of the Cessna 172 (9M ADA) type training aircraft which crashed in an oil palm plantation in Besout 2 Tambahan plantation, Sungkai near here have been identified as Captain Shahrul Imran Surea, 26, and Ho Jia Lee, 20.

Survivors of Sungkai plane crash identified

The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has confirmed that a Cessna 172N Skyhawk aircraft with the registration number 9M-ADA crashed near Felda Gunung Besout, Sungkai, Perak on Saturday.

CAAM confirms Cessna 172N Skyhawk aircraft crashed near Felda Gunung Besout

The Melaka state government is setting its sights on bolstering its local business landscape by encouraging more companies in the state to be listed on Bursa Malaysia.

Melaka aims to boost local businesses, eyes more listings on Bursa Malaysia

The government is currently studying the proposal from marine robotics company Ocean Infinity to resume the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which went missing while en route to Beijing 10 years ago.

Loke: Govt studying Ocean Infinity's proposal to resume search for MH370

Construction work on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Selangor has reached an average of 65% as of April, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

Progress of ECRL project in four states reaches 65%, says Loke

A training aircraft crashed in the Besout 2 Tambahan plantation area in Sungkai on Saturday.

Light aircraft crashes in Sungkai, two passengers survive

Berkshire Hathaway Inc posted a record quarterly profit on Saturday, boosted by strength in its insurance operations, and appears to have sold a significant number of Apple shares as its cash stake swelled to US$189 billion (RM895.86 billion).

The flight instructor and trainee of the Cessna 172 (9M ADA) type training aircraft which crashed in an oil palm plantation in Besout 2 Tambahan plantation, Sungkai near here have been identified as Captain Shahrul Imran Surea, 26, and Ho Jia Lee, 20.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil on Saturday said the Cabinet has not discussed about a price hike for petrol and diesel yet.

Hong Kong issued its first red rainstorm warning of the year on Saturday as downpours caused flooding in areas of the territory, shutting roads and disrupting public transportation.

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