The Star Business December 12, 2014 01:00:00 pm

• Getting education up and roaring is difficult, but not impossible
  November 10, 2014 12:00:00 am
  EDUCATION understandably is a touchy topic for many. We reminisce about better standards of the good old days and compare it with the state of public schools as we see them today....
• MISC names new chairman, CEO
  December 12, 2014 01:11:00 pm
  KUALA LUMPUR: MISC Bhd has named Datuk Ab. Halim bin Mohyiddin as its new chairman effective Dec 15 and Yee Yang Chien as its new chief executive officer with effect from Jan 1, 2015....
• Alliance Bank appoints Joel Kornreich as group CEO
  December 12, 2014 01:00:00 pm
  KUALA LUMPUR: Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd has picked Joel Kornreich as its group chief executive officer, with the appointment taking effect on Jan 1, 2015. ...
• Malaysia Airlines in focus on last trading day as market extends slump
  December 12, 2014 12:58:00 pm
  KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) was the most active on its last trading day on Friday while the broader market weakened amid continued profit taking of oil and gas stocks. ...
• US House approves US$1.1tril spending bill, Senate next
  December 12, 2014 11:59:00 am
  WASHINGTON: Facing intense pressure to avoid a government shutdown, the US House of Representatives passed a US$1.1tril federal spending bill Thursday, sending it to the Senate barely two hours before a midnight deadline....
• Adobe to buy stock photo company; revenues top estimates
  December 12, 2014 11:48:00 am
  Photoshop maker Adobe Systems Inc said it would buy stock photography company Fotolia for US$800mil (RM2.79bil) and reported quarterly revenue above market estimates, helped by a 28% jump in the number of subscribers to its Creative Cloud suite....
• Oil prices struggle after WTI sinks below US$60
  December 12, 2014 11:31:00 am
  SINGAPORE: Oil prices sank further in Asia Friday, with analysts warning of little respite from the the selling after plunging more than 40% since June....
• MAS active on last trading day
  December 12, 2014 11:29:00 am
  KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) were actively traded on its last trading day on Friday, pending a privatisation exercise by Khazanah Nasional Bhd....
• eBay considering cutting 10% of workforce: WSJ
  December 12, 2014 11:23:00 am
  Online retailer eBay Inc is mulling over a plan to cut thousands of jobs early next year, as it readies to spin off its PayPal unit, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the company's thinking....
• Argentina gets another loan from China to shore up reserves
  December 12, 2014 11:01:00 am
  BUENOS AIRES: Argentina, which faces a shortage of hard currency, received a third tranche of a currency swap from China on Thursday to bolster its foreign reserves, the country's central bank said....