BFM :: Today's BizTalk

Airbus calls it quits for the A380 which often couldn’t get enough passengers to fill it. GE Power on the other hand got too many orders but not enough profits.

The morning crew brings you today's business headline:

01:16 - Richard McGregor gives us his view and insight on the chilly relationship between ina showdown of Aussie-Kiwi-China

09:55 - The prospect of growth or decline on Malaysia GDP

The Morning Run crew brings you today's business headlines:

00:09 - Rajiv gives us his expectations and impressions from this week's China economic data.

03:25 - SoftBank has invested more into Nuro, a Silicon Valley startup working on self-delivering vehicles. How does this play into the rest of the firm's investments?

The Morning Run team discuss:

00:48 - December‘s IPI printed a positive blip after recent negative numbers from PMI and consumer sentiment as well trade tensions on the external front. Will The formation of the Economic Action Council put the nation on the right track?

02:50 - The Securities Commission is currently reviewing 8 recommendations to spur the venture capital industry in Malaysia. We take a look into what this would mean for VCs in Malaysia.

05:02 - Yesterday we discussed the DBKL ruling regarding plot ratios. Today, we speak to Ihsan Zainal Mokhtar from the Malaysian Institute of Planners about this issue.

The Morning Run crew discusses:

01:58 - Data showed that people in China spending some 149 billion Dollars over the the Lunar New Year week-long holiday. That was 8.5% higher when compared to festive period last year but the slowest increase since at least 2011.

04:54 - We discuss with Bharat Indonesia's plan to leverage the economic potential of the halal industry. Indonesia is set to make halal labelling for consumer products and services mandatory this year. The products include everyday items like shampoos and toothpaste and cosmetics, as well as food items.

The Morning Run crew gives you their take on top business news of the day, here and abroad.

00:11 - The 1MDB Saga continues as Najib’s SRC trial is set to kick off on Tuesday at the KL High Court. We discuss his impending trial.

02:11 - Finance minister Lim Guan Eng stated taxpayers who do not have foreign bank accounts need not worry about the email from Inland Revenue Board under the Special Disclosure Programme.

04:32 - Norway’s 1 trillion dollar wealth fund is said to be scaling back their real estate deals. Instead, the fund will focus on investing in listed real estate companies.

The Morning Run crew gives you their take on today's business headlines:

0.12 - Axiata faces a tax bill of over RM 2 billion in Nepal. We take a deep dive into the details.

5.59 - Online fashion retailer Zalora Group is reportedly mulling a listing on Bursa Malaysia in an effort to fund its product expansion plans.

7.57 - How are cryptocurrencies vulnerable? We discuss new guidelines from the Securities Commission.

The Morning Run crew gives you their take on today's business headlines:  

01:04 - We take a look at US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s vow that the US and China will reach a trade deal by March as well as recent earnings from US companies.

09:49 - Closer to home, we look at the responses so far towards the proposed central body aimed at making decisions on issues involving the economy.

The Morning Run crew brings you their take on today's business headlines:

00:57 - Change in consumer trend- After 2 decades, it looks like Parkson is moving out of KLCC due to changing market dynamics

12:05 - EPF playing peacemaker - EPF, a shareholder of both AirAsia and MAHB, has called for the ongoing dispute between both parties to be settled through negotiation.

The Morning Run crew gives you their take on today's business headlines:

As exports achieve record levels, a paper for a new direction will soon provide possible answers to fix the challenged local economy. But the devil as they say is always in the details. And the execution. The fining by SC of Delloite are the kind of signposts that we need to see to indicate that we are moving one step forwards and hopefully zero steps backwards.