Rumour says 30% bumi Q of existing listed cos might be lifted soon ( next week ).

Cross the figures.

Existing all right issues are subjected to 30% condition.

Top up problems.

very difficult position to do that, mah

I mean no clear cut policies who are bumi,  PNB ?

Looks like DOw might continue its slide for the 3rd day

Never know until the bell rings...but the report oso said they r waiting for some sort of Fed remark

One child killed by flu, but seemed downplay.

One thing that I always wonder, normally bear life-time is about 1-2 years in ordinary recession.

Now we have multi-decade global financial crisis which most of us never seen before, this bear which now only last less than 1 year, so soon die already? If taking in Lehman, it just 6-7 months time only.

But if we look back the history of stock market. Bear market rally is a more powerful and significant rally compared to ordinary bull market, which generally with a line straight up one. 

No matter how economy recovery or stimulus plan, the core target is to create job.

If job market doesn't improve, any recovery won't able to sustain, we need peopel to have job and more income so that they can spend. Without people spending more, there is no chance of better economy and improved corporate earning eventually a bull market.

Those days strongest and fittest survive, weak ones die naturally.

Very high interest rates above 10%.

The most important thing now - all can print more money now.

What is more appropriate to describe the current market is that, previously there is overly pesimistic and overly sold off on stock with investors liquidating, deleveraging (especially this part), aka undershoot on the downside, now market correct back upwards.

Realistically we should see market stuck in range bound and sideway for sometimes which should be the more realistic near future trend as any economy adjustment and recover/stimulus take sometimes to be starting to show the effect.

Last time - lack of internet access

Now - with internet access

So things go very fast .

Dow up 67pts

The reason why Bjtoto wants to give generous dividend again (even though now with 8% pa interest debt) is to give the cash to Bjland (its parent company) to pay for its borrowing.

Bjtoto has over paid its dividend it doesn't have.

It is a good company but with burden of its parent company.

For the discussion of price being deducted from the dividend. Actually it makes no different.

If KLSE doesn't deduct the Opening price, people will also trade it lower after ex-date.

Yesterday closing was 3.30. Today ex-30 cents dividend, so people won't be stupid to buy at 3.30 again today. People will put 3.00 to match the same pricing of yesterday. The different is in showing -0.30 (if price not deducted) or 0.00 (if deducted the price)

The price deduction is to avoid for newbie and not well informed people to fall into the 'trap', so that, they won't be putting 3.30 to buy as to think 3.30 is the same price of yesterday.

Even price being deducted out, if company still give the same dividend next year, it will move back up the same price as well. So nothing to worry or unfair.
Price is about demand and supply dictated, no matter how KLSE deduct or not deduct the price, market will be self corrected and the share price is always a reflection the willingness of people to buy it, which over long term can't run away the basic fundamental of the company.

Well, i like this thread basically there are some forms of awareness created among the so called small fish investors.

Like the case of B Group, i would never put my money into this group, no matter how good the financial reports are.

Though we are living in the internet age, and doing the internet trading, one thing remains the same, our market is still a very imperfect and not matured market, and transparency is grossly absent.

So it is good to share what we know.

Correct me if I am wrong.

Does anyone wonder banks on Wall Street report profits?  Those in accounting field should know 

Hey didn't the all the chinese recently handle over their billions of money to buy up all the 5% safe haven government bond. This alone shows ALL the chinese have 100% faith in present government.

OR the Indians and Malay are smart they keep their hard earn money to themsevles.

With all these billions contribute by the chinese, the govenment can now paid the GLC staff better to improve their work performance and quality. There is also enough money now to send more students overseas to further their education.

This one i agree.

Huaan's PE is 628x woo. not healthy i think