Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has released new research that sheds light on how Chinese AI developers are adapting to hardware constraints while continuing to push model performance forward.The paper outlines a more efficient method for training advanced AI systems, highlighting how Chinese firms are working around limits imposed by…
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD saw its sales growth slow markedly in 2025 as competition in its home market intensified, even as it remained on track to overtake Tesla as the world’s largest EV company by volume.The company said it sold 420,398 vehicles in December, down 18% from a year…
China’s tech story was full of unexpected resilience in 2025.The year began with predictions of stagnation and ended with record exports, headline-grabbing AI breakthroughs, and a triumphant New Year’s speech from Xi Jinping.In official telling, China cracked the code on artificial intelligence, broke through chip bottlenecks, and proved that Western…
Alibaba stock price has remained in a bear market after plunging by ~20% from its highest point in 2025. It dropped to a low of $146 in December and then rebounded to $152 in the pre-market. This article conducts a technical analysis pointing to a rebound.Alibaba stock price technical analysis The…
Palm oil prices extended their decline for a second session, slipping to the lowest level in two weeks as weakness in crude oil markets coincided with softer export data from Malaysia. The move reflects a broader reassessment across energy and vegetable oil markets as traders respond to falling fuel prices,…
Gold prices saw a bounce-back in key Asian markets this week, trading at a premium in India and China for the first time in roughly two months, as a recent price correction from all-time highs spurred a revival in retail demand.Indian dealers moved from offering a discount of up to…
New car registrations for Tesla fell sharply in several key European markets in December, underscoring the company’s mounting challenges across the region even as it posted record sales in Norway, Europe’s most mature electric-vehicle market.In France and Sweden, Tesla registrations declined by roughly two-thirds or more last month, extending a…
London’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index crossed the symbolic 10,000-point mark for the first time on Friday, extending a powerful rally in UK equities that gathered pace through 2025 and has carried into the new year.At 10:50 am, the index had slipped below the 10,000 mark and was trading at 9,971.23.The…
A securities lawsuit involving DeFi Technologies (NASDAQ:DEFT) highlights growing regulatory scrutiny on corporate crypto treasury strategies, signaling risks for investors eyeing similar plays. While many crypto firms have faced class actions, the difference with the DeFi Technologies case is apparent: it targets operational delays and disclosure risks within a corporate…
Josef Schachter, president and author at the Schachter Energy Report, shares his thoughts on oil and natural gas prices, supply and demand in 2026. ‘I think before the cycle is over, the 2007 high of US$147 (per barrel) will be breached, because the industry cannot respond quickly by bringing on…