China’s EV Champion BYD Will Take on the World in 2024

[ad_1] China’s electric-vehicle maker BYD will be on top of the world this year, with overseas markets its main battleground. At home, it already surpassed Volkswagen as the most popular…

Netherlands Blocks ASML Exports of Some Chip-Making Equipment to China

[ad_1] Netherlands has blocked chip-equipment manufacturer ASML’s exports to China of some lithography systems, which are essential to making advanced microprocessors, in a partial license revocation following U.S. export restrictions.…

Japanese Investors Return to Overseas Real Estate With Lessons Learned From the 1990s

[ad_1] TOKYO—Big Japanese investors stumbled disastrously into the U.S. commercial real-estate market in the late 1980s, when they bought high-profile properties like New York’s Rockefeller Center not long before the…

Shale Is Keeping the World Awash With Oil as Conflicts Abound

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 1, 2024 12:05 am ET A surprise surge in American oil and gas production and exports is helping to keep the world stocked, blunting the impact of…

Volkswagen’s Elusive Quest to Make an EV for the Masses

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 31, 2023 12:19 am ET BERLIN—Almost a decade ago, Volkswagen set out on an expensive quest to dominate the new world of software-defined cars and build the…

Hermès Shines in a Scruffy Luxury Market

[ad_1] Hermès is a brand that shows its real mettle in a downturn. The secret to its steady growth might be the restraint it shows in good times.   The French…

Apple Can Restart Watch Sales as U.S. Court Pauses Ban

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 27, 2023 5:50 pm ET Apple won approval Wednesday to restart most sales in its $18 billion smartwatch business after a U.S. appeals court paused a federal…

Will 2024 Mark the End of the ‘Digital Agency’? 

[ad_1] As marketing veers fully into the digital world, specialized digital agencies are either evolving into more full-service shops or specializing further still. [ad_2] Source link

China’s Yuan Is Quietly Gaining Ground

[ad_1] Chinese assets have had a terrible year—but China’s currency is gaining ground as an international payments option. The yuan’s status as a global currency still faces a huge obstacle…