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Maruti, Mahindra & Mahindra log Dec sales jump as tax cuts fuel demand

Earlier in the ​day, Mahindra & Mahindra - which has a car portfolio comprised entirely of SUVs - said its monthly sales grew 23 per cent in December

Germany's Merz tells Europe to assert itself to safeguard peace, prosperity

In his New Year's speech, Merz pulled no punches, saying the "terrible" war raging on Europe's doorstep posed a direct threat to continental freedom and security

Oil prices head for biggest annual fall since 2020 on oversupply fears

U.S. crude and fuel inventories rose last week, market sources said, citing American Petroleum Institute figures on Tuesday

China to impose 55% tariff on beef imports above quota from 2026

The new annual quota levels are set below import levels for the first 11 months of 2025 for top supplier Brazil as well as for Australia

China's factory activity snaps record slump on festive stockpiling

Still, the data should give policymakers cause for optimism after choosing to see out 2025 without major additional stimulus to meet the full-year growth target of around 5 per cent

Xi vows more proactive macro policies for China's economy in 2026

Xi did not unveil any specific policies in his New Year's messages, but vowed to improve the quality of the economy while maintaining "reasonable growth", and reiterated his "common prosperity" pledge

Earnings, policy aid to lift Indian equities after 2025 underperformance

The Nifty ‍50 and Sensex advanced about 10 per cent and 8.5 per cent, ​respectively, in 2025, marking their tenth straight year of annual gains

Rupee enters 2026 on back foot after worst annual drop in 3 years

The currency repeatedly fell to record lows during the year, slipping past the 91 level at one point, highlighting the sustained depreciation pressure

Asian shares set for strongest annual jump in eight years on AI bets

Gold firmed a bit and is on track for a 66 per cent surge in 2025 as the three-year rally shows no signs of stopping

Govt imposes tariff on certain steel products for 3 years to limit imports

The levy, locally known as a safeguard duty, will be imposed at 12 per cent in the first year followed by ​11.5 per cent in the second year and then 11 per cent in the third year

Warner Bros likely to reject Paramount's $108.4 bn hostile bid: Report

Paramount had said that Ellison was open to personally guarantee equity financing backing the bid, a move aimed at easing doubts that had dogged its earlier proposal

Louis Gerstner, who steered IBM through historic turnaround, dies at 83

IBM chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna announced Gerstner's death in an email sent Sunday to employees, but did not provide a cause of death

Pentagon announces $8.6 billion Boeing contract for F-15 jets for Israel

The Pentagon said the contract involved foreign military sales to Israel. The U.S. has long been by far the largest arms supplier to its closest Middle East ally

China mandates chipmakers use 50% domestic equipment for new capacity

China's industry ministry did not respond to a request for comment. The sources did not wish to be identified as the measure is not public.

US clears Samsung, SK Hynix chip tool shipments to China for 2026

The approval is a temporary relief for the South Korean firms and follows a U.S. decision earlier this year to revoke licence waivers given to some tech companies

India's domination of rice export fuels concern over depleting groundwater

In the rice-basket states of Haryana and Punjab, groundwater was reachable at around 30 feet a decade ago, according to 50 farmers and eight water and agriculture officials

Asian shares pulled lower by tech, silver and gold steady after sell-off

On Tuesday, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.1 per cent but was set for an annual gain of 26.7 per cent, its best performance since 2017

IndiGo to boost pilot allowances, weeks after mass flight cancellations

IndiGo, which according to government data employs roughly 5,000 pilots, did not immediately respond to a request for comment

Silver retreats from $80/ounce peak, gold softens on profit-taking

Spot platinum slid by 6.9 per cent to $2,281.15 an ounce after touching a record peak of $2,478.50 while palladium plunged 11.9 per cent to $1,694.75 an ounce

Nepal's former rapper to run for PM in key vote after Gen Z protests

Rapper turned-Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, aka Balen, a popular elected official, joined the RSP or national independent party, led by a former TV host-turned politician Rabi Lamichhane on Sunday