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What Is Brand Tracking? Definition, Benefits and Top Companies of 2025
The construction industry is increasingly shifting from traditional word-of-mouth referrals to digital marketing strategies. More clients are researching suppliers and service providers online, meaning only companies with a strong...
Blackstone’s AirTrunk is said to explore Singapore Reit IPO
Discussions with prospective advisers say the offering can raise more than US$1 billion, and take place as soon as 2026[SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] AirTrunk, the Australian data centre operator that Blackstone...
China’s Leapmotor targets annual sales of more than four million units in a decade
Stellantis controls a joint venture that sells and produces cars for the company overseas[HANGZHOU] Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Leapmotor expects to sell more than four million vehicles a...
Stocks mostly rise, precious metals slip in quiet Asian trade
[HONG KONG] Asian equities mostly rose on Monday (Dec 29) in quiet post-Christmas trading as investors look ahead to the release of minutes from the US Federal Reserve’s policy...
Nio shares climb 5.6% on report of more CATL reliance
CATL will supply 100 kWh batteries to the Nio brand and 85 kWh batteries to the Onvo brand, says CnEVPost [SINGAPORE] Shares of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio...
India claims US$30 billion from Reliance Industries, BP for underproduction from gas field: sources
A tribunal has been hearing the dispute in India since 2016 over gas produced from two deepwater fields[NEW DELHI] India is seeking over US$30 billion in compensation from Reliance...
BOJ debated need for more rate hikes even after December move, summary shows
The central bank has said underlying inflation must durably hit its target to justify further rate hikes[TOKYO] Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymakers debated the need to keep raising interest...
China’s BYD poised to overtake Tesla in 2025 EV sales
[NEW YORK] Growing Chinese auto giant BYD stands poised to officially surpass Tesla as the world’s biggest electric vehicle (EV) company in annual sales.The two groups are expected soon...
Frasers Property unit to lend up to 938.6 million baht to JV with two ThaiBev units
The capital injections will advance the technology and digitalisation of both Frasers Property Group and Thai Beverage Group[SINGAPORE] Frasers Property Holdings (Thailand), a subsidiary of Frasers Property , has...
Why silver prices have been surging even more than gold
Global demand for silver has outpaced the output from mines for five consecutive years[JOHANNESBURG] Gold has staged a dramatic rally this year as the US Trump administration’s unorthodox economic...
Silver crosses US$80 mark for first time; platinum hits record high
Bullion has also staged a stellar rally in 2025, climbing 72% so far and shattering multiple record highs[BENGALURU] Silver climbed above US$80 an ounce on Monday (Dec 29), supported...
Bullish Nasdaq-100 going into 2026
AS THE Nasdaq-100 (NDX) approaches the final trading days of 2025, price action continues to reflect a resilient, albeit slowing, advance. Following two sharp drawdowns and subsequent rebounds in...