Petronas to maintain oil and gas production despite measures to contain Covid-19

https://www.upstreamonline.com/safety/petronas-to-maintain-oil-and-gas-production-despite-measures-to-contain-covid-19/2-1-776040

“Therefore, all operations falling within the above essential services including all SUPPORT SERVICES,
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should continue,” Petronas said in a statement.

Petronas issued the statement following the 18 to 31 March movement control order announced Monday by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, which includes the closure of all non-essential business and services.

wei...why you all dont talk about corona anymore..

what happened to Dayang?

in UAE if you eat infront of others who are fasting during ramadan...you are punishable...

this shows the spirit of their believes...its a religion which forces self and others... willing or unwillingly....

its like mafia...where there is only in...no exit....

its not fear...but jealousy...

we have to close tea & coffee shop also...since people drink for the caffeine high....

forget about the FTIR equipment...the HDD demand rise seems to have high visibility

Even if current quarantine measures to contain/'break the chain' of covid 19 spread fails....and countries are forced to allow to work again...and cases rise again...

the second lock-down after a period of relaxation of the rules will be much more effective to eliminate the virus...since everyone will be much more knowledgeable and disciplined...

the public habits can only improve....this will enable elimination of the virus eventually..

high fatality rate...not necessarily inhibit transmission...its the time interval from infection to death that determines transmission...a short interval of 1 day does not give much chance to transmit to other...but 20 days does...but both can have fatality rate of 90%

not necessary to drop dead suddenly...it can even show symptoms and die slowly...but fatality rate can still be 99%...

it can still have high mortality rate with long incubation period and asymptomatic transmission....

at 80% mortality...this thing is as good as an alien invasion to wipe out humanity....

this is as good as the horror movies 'Aliens' and 'The Thing'....

infact its far deadlier....just that the virus is invisible and it does not have a scary looking physique..or apparent intelligence...

but its fare more efficient at killing by spreading asymptomatically...

cant believe this is actually happening in my lifetime

with current technology they can easily create such biological weapon......

this shows how vulnerable humanity is...

Stephen Hawking tried to warn as much as possible before he died..

Humanity have very high chance not surviving another 200 years.

Interesting thought Fortune...

true..it could have very well been 99%!

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In i3, i always appreciate anyone who can stick out their neck and voice their recommendation/opinions with justifications no matter how smart/silly it may sound like to myself or to another.

Investment seems to be a guessing game of the future using present & historical information against others who are doing the same.

Its about your competitive edge

No one can claim he has exclusive knowledge/skills against the others for certain and for permanently.

however, having said that,
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somehow its apparent that nature/business/investor/human behaviour has a pattern that repeats or 'rhymes', which gives us optimism on the predictability of future

we can see this on how a good management continues to make good business decisions...and good profitable business continues to make more profit (Frontken, Penta)...and a good investor continues to make good investment decisions (e.g, Tan KW. Icon8888 etc)

all we can do is keep refining our self to detect this pattern accurately which has multitude of variables affecting it.....knowing nothing is set in stone

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UAE:
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Is Covid-19 a blessing in disguise for consumer electronics sales in UAE?

https://www.techradar.com/news/is-covid-19-a-blessing-in-disguise-for-consumer-electronics-sales-in-uae

INDIA:
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Covid-19: Firms scramble for laptops as work-from-home regulations take effect

https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/covid-19-firms-scramble-for-laptops-as-work-from-home-regulations-take-effect-11584470283090.html

USA:
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Sales of computer monitors and laptops are surging as we all work from home, NPD says

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/31/coronavirus-npd-group-says-monitor-sales-doubled-laptop-sales-up.html

UAE:
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Is Covid-19 a blessing in disguise for consumer electronics sales in UAE?

https://www.techradar.com/news/is-covid-19-a-blessing-in-disguise-for-consumer-electronics-sales-in-uae

INDIA:
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Covid-19: Firms scramble for laptops as work-from-home regulations take effect

https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/covid-19-firms-scramble-for-laptops-as-work-from-home-regulations-take-effect-11584470283090.html

USA:
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Sales of computer monitors and laptops are surging as we all work from home, NPD says

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/31/coronavirus-npd-group-says-monitor-sales-doubled-laptop-sales-up.html

4 Tech Stocks to Buy Amid Coronavirus-Led Dip

FEB 28, 2020

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/4-tech-stocks-to-buy-amid-coronavirus-led-dip-2020-02-28

Seagate Technology STX has been benefiting from solid demand for mass storage solutions across edge and enterprise markets. Also, improving trend in PC shipments is a positive for this Zacks Rank #2 company, which carries a VGM Score of B.

We believe Seagate’s NAND-supply deal with Toshiba will help it develop advanced HDD, SSD and hybrid solutions. Higher HDD demand from mass capacity storage vertical, driven by data growth at the edge and in the cloud is a positive.

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75% of DUFU revenue is from HDD spacer sales if im not mistaken...

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Sales of computer monitors and laptops are surging as we all work from home, NPD says

PUBLISHED TUE, MAR 31 2020

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/31/coronavirus-npd-group-says-monitor-sales-doubled-laptop-sales-up.html

exactly trouble huat...its a win win situation just that he has not decided at what price to distribute to all the dummy

Michael Levitt, a Nobel laureate and Stanford biophysicist, began analyzing the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide in January and correctly calculated that China would get through the worst of its coronavirus outbreak long before many health experts had predicted.

Now he foresees a similar outcome in the United States and the rest of the world.

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-03-22/coronavirus-outbreak-nobel-laureate

say, the fight against covid-19 is a complete failure globally....where people are eventually forced to work ..so that they can have food at their table..inevitably accepting that there will be thousands dying...

what should the market pricing be then?

say 3% of the entire world population dies in a year...the 5% growth of real GDP globally will become 2% then...

and this is just for 1 year

should that make the DJIA drop to 18000?

no doubt the world is currently facing extraordinary circumstances...and as always there will be extraordinary solutions when things escalate

If i think i will survive the next 1 year...the market will too

If im not gonna make it...it does not matter what happens to the market anyway.

Laptop Hard Drives : How to Replace a Laptop Hard Drive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U23F8JuKKE

HDD which contributes 70% of DUFU revenue should spike.

Everybody has to work from home...India itself 1.3 Billion population.

Covid-19: Firms scramble for laptops as work-from-home regulations take effect

18 Mar 2020
https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/covid-19-firms-scramble-for-laptops-as-work-from-home-regulations-take-effect-11584470283090.html

Its research was published in late February, after which the epidemic has expanded rapidly. Many critical components, such as panels, touch sensors and printed circuit boards, come from the badly-hit regions, which will cause a supply crunch heading into Q2 (April-June quarter). As a result, companies are reaching out to the refurbished computers market to meet demand.

Good news!

An at-home fingerprick blood test may help detect your exposure to coronavirus

If approved, the blood test could show if your immune system has developed coronavirus antibodies. But a positive result isn't a license to return to work.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/home-fingerprick-blood-test-may-help-detect-your-exposure-coronavirus-n1176086

Good news!

An at-home fingerprick blood test may help detect your exposure to coronavirus

If approved, the blood test could show if your immune system has developed coronavirus antibodies. But a positive result isn't a license to return to work.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/home-fingerprick-blood-test-may-help-detect-your-exposure-coronavirus-n1176086

Lots of people are playing video games during coronavirus lockdowns
Game sales are spiking. Online gaming is too.

March 30, 2020

https://www.cnet.com/news/lots-of-people-are-playing-video-games-during-coronavirus-lockdowns/

AirAsia launches SOS campaign to help merchants amid Covid-19 crisis

April 04, 2020

https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/airasia-launches-sos-campaign-help-merchants-amid-covid19-crisis

Brilliant strategy by TF!

not promoting...just studying

4 Tech Stocks to Buy Amid Coronavirus-Led Dip

FEB 28, 2020

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/4-tech-stocks-to-buy-amid-coronavirus-led-dip-2020-02-28

Seagate Technology STX has been benefiting from solid demand for mass storage solutions across edge and enterprise markets. Also, improving trend in PC shipments is a positive for this Zacks Rank #2 company, which carries a VGM Score of B.

We believe Seagate’s NAND-supply deal with Toshiba will help it develop advanced HDD, SSD and hybrid solutions. Higher HDD demand from mass capacity storage vertical, driven by data growth at the edge and in the cloud is a positive.

Is Covid-19 a blessing in disguise for consumer electronics sales in UAE?

By Naushad K. Cherrayil 3 days ago

https://www.techradar.com/news/is-covid-19-a-blessing-in-disguise-for-consumer-electronics-sales-in-uae


Retailers report increase in March online sales due to shift in work culture, fuelled by PCs, TVs, gaming consoles and small appliances

The remote work and e-learning initiatives to help slow the spread of the coronavirus are giving rise to an unprecedented surge in online consumer electronics sales in March in the UAE, retailers, vendors and analysts said.

Performance at electronics retailers is hinting at benefits from the shift in work culture despite weak consumer confidence at the start of the year.

Governments, students and enterprises have been advising people to stay safe indoors and that has helped increased sales in PCs, TVs, gaming consoles and small appliances.

Ashish Panjabi, COO at Jacky’s Business Solutions and Board Member at Dubai Computer Group, said that sales of PCs and TVs have been better.

“There were three waves – e-learning, the government sector’s work from home and enterprises’ work from home initiatives. These three waves together happened in March but the biggest issue was supply chain as the surge in demand was not predicted,” he said.

Till the stores were opened, Panjabi said that laptop sales were excellent and later shifted to online when stores were closed.

However, he said that there was a sudden spike in TV sales as more people are watching Netflix by sitting at home.

Jacky’s online PC sales were up by about four times in March when compared to February.

Paul Collins, General Manager for Middle East at Acer, said that March has been good for the company in the UAE.

“We have different demographics in the country, so different people buy PCs in different price segments. Sales at Carrefour, LuLu and Amazon have almost tripled from the shift in work culture in March. More entry-level laptops are depleted and now we are seeing a demand for high-end thin and light laptops,’ he said.

However, he said that Acer is not facing any shortage of supplies and “we are strategically placed and get regular shipments from China and Taiwan. Our factories in China, which are at 80% production currently, are two weeks away from running at 100%. Getting products into the country is not an issue”.

“We do not know how long the impact of Coronavirus outbreak will last. People had moved their buying behaviour from stores to online in the last four weeks,” Collins said.

As people work from home and distant learning is gaining traction, he said that there is a strong uptake for Chromebooks and gaming PCs and it will play into Acer’s hands.

Demand for HDD Storage Booming: 240 EB Shipped in Q3 2019

November 18, 2019 3:00 PM EST

Demand for storage is stronger than ever as, in addition to growing user-generated data, machine-generated data now requires a formidable amount of storage space and will need even more in the future as the number of connected devices increases. Since the bulk of data continues to be stored on hard drives, it is not surprising that the third quarter was particularly successful for HDD makers, which despite the dent that flash sales are making, still set a record in terms of total shipped capacity

https://www.anandtech.com/show/15117/demand-for-hdd-storage-booming-240-eb-83-million-drives-shipped-in-q3-2019

read carefully...

these machines are used to classify if its virus or bacteria...that way the screening process to identify the potential cause is quickened towards covid-19

the article does not claim the veracity of the above news nor asserts any additional own opinion of the writer...but merely shares facts which are already available in the internet

Computer monitors and other work-at-home essentials are in big demand in the coronavirus era

March 17, 2020

https://fortune.com/2020/03/16/work-from-home-tech-products-sales/

But the sales surge isn’t limited to this particular Staples store in San Francisco. Both Staples and Best Buy Best Buy said they have seen a surge in sales of work-from-home products like laptops and keyboards since the outbreak of the coronavirus. Many office workers and students have been forced to quickly create home offices so they can telecommute or complete their online studies.

you all must understand that production cut is in fact bad news to Dayang....

https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Petronas-cuts-oil-production-following-OPEC-pact

its not the OIL PRICE that matters....but the need for OPERATION of rigs.

Only with OPERATION comes MAINTENANCE.

at this stage, Dayang depends on how fast malaysia can conquer Covid so that it can be allowed to continue its services.

Hwoever, the price is damn cheap of course.

Ventilator Tycoon Adds $3.7 Billion to Wealth on Demand Rush

Shirley Zhao Venus Feng Bookmark April 02 2020

https://www.bloombergquint.com/markets/singapore-s-richest-man-makes-3-5-billion-selling-ventilators

1 FTIR can cost RM 430,000!

1 FTIR can cost RM 430,000!

1 FTIR can cost RM 430,000!

1 Spectrometer FTIR can cost RM 430,000! OMG

https://www.labmanager.com/product-focus/ftir-spectroscopy-picking-up-steam-in-nontraditional-markets-19666

• Spectrometers that are used in pure research or high-end applications in academia or large corporations. These instruments perform sophisticated tasks such as IR imaging of cells, or biopsies and inspections of semiconductors. Depending on the bells and whistles, these instruments can cost more than $100,000.

1 Spectrometer FTIR can cost RM 430,000! OMG

https://www.labmanager.com/product-focus/ftir-spectroscopy-picking-up-steam-in-nontraditional-markets-19666

• Spectrometers that are used in pure research or high-end applications in academia or large corporations. These instruments perform sophisticated tasks such as IR imaging of cells, or biopsies and inspections of semiconductors. Depending on the bells and whistles, these instruments can cost more than $100,000.

Ventilator Tycoon Adds $3.7 Billion to Wealth on Demand Rush

April 02 2020

https://www.bloombergquint.com/markets/singapore-s-richest-man-makes-3-5-billion-selling-ventilators

DUFU technology product used for Covid-19 detection?

https://dufutechnology.com/contamination-control/

Spectrophotometer, FTIR for Organic materials analysis

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Researchers Race to Advance Viral Disease Identification as COVID-19 Spreads

5 March 2020

https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2020-03-05/researchers-race-t...

Todos Medical Ltd. (OTCQB: TOMDF) announced earlier this week the "publication of data from a human clinical study in the scientific journal Analytical Chemistry entitled 'Differential Diagnosis of the Etiologies of Bacterial and Viral Infections Using Infrared Microscopy of Peripheral Human Blood Samples and Multivariate Analysis'. The data demonstrate that the use of the Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy technique on peripheral blood samples yields a differential diagnosis when seeking to make a clinical diagnosis between patients with viral infections, bacterial infections and healthy controls.

'With the recent explosion of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) worldwide, definitively diagnosing viral infections versus bacterial or other types of infections that present with similar symptoms has become paramount in order to appropriately triage patients and guide treatment decisions for healthcare professionals,' said Gerald Commissiong, President & CEO of Todos Medical.

'Todos' proprietary FTIR blood testing platform that focuses on the immune system's reaction to cancer has received CE Marks in Europe for the diagnosis of breast cancer and colon cancer, has recently achieved strong analytical performance results from our proprietary sample preparation methods, and is currently enrolling a pre-commercial breast cancer study in Romania with distribution partner Orot+ (a division of Orot Luces) ahead of an expected commercial launch in Romania later this year.

Based on these recent successes and this publication from the Company's licensors at Ben Gurion University, we have now formally begun to evaluate the commercial feasibility of applying our technology towards the diagnosis of bacterial and viral infections, including coronavirus.

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[DUFU] Notice of Interest of Substantial Shareholders - EASTSPRING INVESTMENTS BERHAD on 03-Apr-2020

Total no of securities after change
Direct (units) 12,898,620
Direct (%) 5.03

DUFU technology product used for Covid-19 detection?

https://dufutechnology.com/contamination-control/

Spectrophotometer, FTIR for Organic materials analysis

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Researchers Race to Advance Viral Disease Identification as COVID-19 Spreads

5 March 2020

https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2020-03-05/researchers-race-t...

Todos Medical Ltd. (OTCQB: TOMDF) announced earlier this week the "publication of data from a human clinical study in the scientific journal Analytical Chemistry entitled 'Differential Diagnosis of the Etiologies of Bacterial and Viral Infections Using Infrared Microscopy of Peripheral Human Blood Samples and Multivariate Analysis'. The data demonstrate that the use of the Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy technique on peripheral blood samples yields a differential diagnosis when seeking to make a clinical diagnosis between patients with viral infections, bacterial infections and healthy controls.

'With the recent explosion of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) worldwide, definitively diagnosing viral infections versus bacterial or other types of infections that present with similar symptoms has become paramount in order to appropriately triage patients and guide treatment decisions for healthcare professionals,' said Gerald Commissiong, President & CEO of Todos Medical.

'Todos' proprietary FTIR blood testing platform that focuses on the immune system's reaction to cancer has received CE Marks in Europe for the diagnosis of breast cancer and colon cancer, has recently achieved strong analytical performance results from our proprietary sample preparation methods, and is currently enrolling a pre-commercial breast cancer study in Romania with distribution partner Orot+ (a division of Orot Luces) ahead of an expected commercial launch in Romania later this year.

Based on these recent successes and this publication from the Company's licensors at Ben Gurion University, we have now formally begun to evaluate the commercial feasibility of applying our technology towards the diagnosis of bacterial and viral infections, including coronavirus.

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[DUFU] Notice of Interest of Substantial Shareholders - EASTSPRING INVESTMENTS BERHAD on 03-Apr-2020

Total no of securities after change
Direct (units) 12,898,620
Direct (%) 5.03

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