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Norway wraps up 2025 with 96% of its new car market fully electric, and Tesla's sales are surging there
Almost all new cars sold in Norway last year were fully electric, according to registration data published Friday. Source link
Buffett says Berkshire has the best odds of any company for lasting a century as he hands over reins
Berkshire has “a better chance I think of being here 100 years from now than any company I can think of,” Buffett said. Source link
Orsted files legal challenge over Trump's halt to $5 billion offshore wind project
Shares of Orsted, the world’s largest developer of offshore wind farms, rose more than 4% on the news. Source link
Trump says U.S. will intervene if Iran 'violently kills' protestors
Protests erupted last week over the government’s handling of a sharp fall in the nation’s currency and soaring prices. Source link
BYD's China EV deliveries sharply decline in December, but lead overall sales in 2025
BYD led China EV deliveries in 2025, though its December sales took a hit from the aggressive price war and weak domestic demand. Source link
China’s BYD poised to overtake Tesla as world’s top EV seller for the first time
The milestone would cap an extraordinary rise for BYD, a company Tesla’s Elon Musk once dismissed by laughing at their products. Source link
European stocks poised to start 2026 in positive territory; gold and silver prices rally
European markets were set to kick off the first trading day of the year on a positive note. Source link
Shares of KFC and Pizza Hut Indian operator Devyani jump on merger with rival franchisee Sapphire
Two major franchisee operators for Yum!Brands in India will merge to create a single unified franchisee for KFC & Pizza Hut in the country Source link
Baidu’s semiconductor unit Kunlunxin files for Hong Kong listing amid AI chip boom in China
Baidu has announced plans to spin off its artificial intelligence chip subsidiary, Kunlunxin, and list the new firm on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Source link
Singapore economy jumps 5.7% in fourth quarter, beating expectations on strong manufacturing
The advance figure was also up from the 4.2% growth in the quarter before, and pushed the country’s full year GDP to 4.8% Source link