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  S&P 500 tumbles nearly 4% to new low for the year, closes in bear market territory
Posted by: superadmin - 06-14-2022, 03:03 PM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment - No Replies

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The 2022 stock sell-off intensified on Monday with the S&P 500 tumbling to a fresh low for the year and closing in bear market territory as recession fears grew ahead of this week's key Federal Reserve meeting.

The S&P 500 fell 3.88% to 3,749.63, marking its lowest level since March 2021 and bringing its losses from its January record to more than 21%. The benchmark closed in bear market territory (down more than 20% from its high) after trading there briefly on an intraday basis about three weeks ago. Some on Wall Street say it's not an official bear market until the index closes there and that's what happened on Monday. The last time stocks were in a bear market was in March 2020 at the onset of the pandemic.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 876.05 points, or 2.79%, to settle at 30,516.74, about 17% off its record high. The Nasdaq Composite tumbled 4.68% to close at 10,809.23, bringing its losses for this sell-off to more than 33%.

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  Bitcoin drops 14%, falling below $24,000 as $200 billion wiped off
Posted by: superadmin - 06-13-2022, 09:02 PM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment - No Replies

Bitcoin drops 14%, falling below $24,000 as $200 billion wiped off crypto market over the weekend
  • Bitcoin tumbled below $24,000 late on Monday, hitting its lowest level since December 2020, as investors dump crypto amid a broader sell-off in risk assets.
  • Meanwhile, a crypto lending company called Celsius has paused withdrawals for its customers, sparking fears of contagion into the broader market.
  • Macro factors are contributing to the bearishness in the crypto markets, with rampant inflation continuing and the Federal Reserve expected to hike interest rates this week to control rising prices.


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Bitcoin tumbled below $24,000 on Monday, hitting its lowest level since December 2020, as investors dump crypto amid a broader sell-off in risk assets.

Meanwhile, a crypto lending company called Celsius has paused withdrawals for its customers, sparking fears of contagion into the broader market.

The world’s largest cryptocurrency bitcoin dropped below the $24,000 mark, according to CoinDesk data, and traded around $23,575 at 7:45 a.m. on Wall Street.

Over the weekend and into Monday morning, more than $200 billion had been wiped off the entire cryptocurrency market. The cryptocurrency market capitalization fell below $1 trillion on Monday for the first time since February 2021, according to data from CoinMarketCap.

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  Chinese defense chief sends 'strongest warning' to US on Taiwan question;
Posted by: superadmin - 06-13-2022, 10:54 AM - Forum: Politics - Replies (1)

Chinese defense chief sends 'strongest warning' to US on Taiwan question; 'Indo-Pacific strategy will fail to divide region'
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The Chinese armed forces will fight to the very end if anyone dares to split Taiwan from China, said the Chinese defense chief in a speech delivered at the Shangri-La Dialogue on Sunday. Chinese analysts said this is the strongest warning China has sent to the US, as Washington has frequently used the Taiwan question to provoke China and encourage the separatist authorities on the island to worsen the region's security situation.

Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe on Sunday delivered a speech on China's vision of regional order at the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. On the Taiwan question, Wei said Taiwan is part of China, and the Taiwan question is China's internal affair. "China will definitely realize its reunification."

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  Malaysian companies reject orders as labour shortage bites
Posted by: superadmin - 06-13-2022, 10:49 AM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment - No Replies

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian companies from palm oil plantations to semiconductor makers are refusing orders and forgoing billions in sales, hampered by a shortage of more than a million workers that threatens the country’s economic recovery.

Despite lifting a Covid-19 freeze on recruiting foreign workers in February, Malaysia has not seen a significant return of migrant workers because of slow government approvals and protracted negotiations with Indonesia and Bangladesh over worker protection, say industry groups, companies and diplomats.


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  Why is Sabah still poor despite being palm oil rich?
Posted by: superadmin - 06-13-2022, 08:50 AM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment - No Replies

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SANDAKAN – Sabah generated RM1.8 billion from palm oil exports – the largest amount reaped from the product in the country – thanks to the massive planting of the cash crop on the state’s east coast.  

Although billions of ringgit are generated from the boom, most of the folks, especially in Tongod, Telupid and Beluran, are still living in abject conditions.

As a matter of fact, these are the poorest districts in the country. Villagers live without proper water and electricity supply. 

However, the boom in the oil palm sector after the pandemic has not provided any kind of steady employment to locals. 

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  Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announces weekly fuel quotas
Posted by: superadmin - 06-12-2022, 07:29 PM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment - No Replies

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COLOMBO – Crisis-hit Sri Lanka announced weekly fuel quotas for motorists today, as an acute shortage worsened and longer queues formed outside the few pumping stations still operating.

Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said the state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation was struggling to finance oil imports, while consumption had shot up due to shortages of electricity and liquefied petroleum gas.

“We have no choice but to register consumers at filling stations and give them a guaranteed weekly quota until we are able to strengthen the financial situation,” the minister said.

“I hope to have this system in place by the first week of July.”

He did not say how much fuel motorists will be allowed to buy under the new system.


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  Women Saw the Truth about Religion in Their Near Death Experience
Posted by: superadmin - 06-12-2022, 06:23 PM - Forum: Interesting Videos - No Replies

Women Saw the Truth about Religion in Their Near Death Experience. What They Learned Will Shock You

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  The Veil of Forgetting (And How To PIERCE it) // Law of One 022
Posted by: superadmin - 06-12-2022, 02:53 PM - Forum: Interesting Videos - No Replies

In this episode of the Law of One series, we're taking a look at the veil of forgetting. This is an important teaching from the law of one that explains why we don't remember our past lives, where we come from or why we are here. Third density is veiled for many good reasons, of which we will explore in this episode, as well as how to ultimately pierce the veil of forgetting.

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  Proud moment for mum as navy daughter makes history
Posted by: superadmin - 06-12-2022, 10:58 AM - Forum: Inspiring Stories - No Replies

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GEORGE TOWN: It was a proud moment last week for retired matron Saraswathy Subramaniam as she watched her youngest child graduate from the US Naval Academy, the first Malaysian woman to do so.

Her daughter Janushaa Balakrishnan Muthiah, 23, a senior cadet officer of the Malaysian navy, spent four years at the academy, graduating with a double degree in computer engineering and electrical engineering.


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  Malaysia 1 -2 Bahrain | Qualifiers AFC Asian Cup 2023
Posted by: superadmin - 06-12-2022, 10:42 AM - Forum: Football - No Replies

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