Sales
AI’s latest 20-something billionaire got his start at L.A. garage sales
The man set to become one of the world’s youngest artificial intelligence billionaires started his entrepreneurial journey as a bored preteen living in Los Angeles.When Ali Ansari was 12,...
China’s BYD vehicle sales fall for fifth month in a row
It has narrowly met its slashed global sales target of 4.6 million units in 2025, and has not announced this year’s targetPublished Sun, Feb 1, 2026 · 07:16 PM[BEIJING/HONG...
Starbucks beats Q1 global comparable sales estimate as demand rebounds
Comparable sales rose 4% in North America, marking their first gains in nearly two yearsPublished Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 09:54 PM[NEW YORK] Starbucks reported a bigger-than-expected rise in...
Porsche sales slump most in 16 years on poor China demand
Its sales are down 26% as the nation’s economic slowdown hit consumers across all income brackets[BERLIN] Porsche’s deliveries fell 10 per cent last year, following weak demand for electric...
Bank of Japan says sales of its ETF holdings to start next week
[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan said it will start selling its holdings of exchange-traded funds on Monday (Jan 19), a project that may take more than a century if...
Rio Tinto-Glencore merger may need asset sales to win over China
China’s antitrust regulator is likely to be concerned about a combined entity’s concentration in copper production and marketing[BEIJING/MELBOURNE] The proposed tie-up between Rio Tinto and Glencore could require asset...
HTC bets its open AI strategy to drive smart glasses sales
The glasses support multiple platforms, letting users benefit from improvements by various models[TAIPEI] Taiwan’s HTC is betting its open platform strategy will allow it to build market share in...
Pfizer forecasts 2026 profit below expectations on lower Covid product sales
Pfizer has rolled out a sweeping cost reduction programme in response to the drop in Covid-19 sales[WASHINGTON] Pfizer on Tuesday (Dec 16) forecast 2026 profit below Wall Street estimates...
