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…
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…
Markets opened 2026 on a cautiously positive note, extending momentum from a year-end rally amid thin holiday trading. Investors are entering the new year facing a mix of opportunities and risks, including questions over the durability of the AI-led equity surge, a looming leadership transition at the US Federal Reserve,…
India’s tobacco industry was jolted this week after the government announced a sharp increase in excise duties on cigarettes, setting off a broad market reaction. The policy shift triggered a steep selloff in tobacco stocks and forced analysts to revisit earnings assumptions across the sector. At the centre of the…
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,…