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South Korea’s benchmark index picked up by 2.3% on Monday, bagging a brand-new record high, and Chinese carmaker BYD is lining up to overtake Tesla as the world’s biggest seller of EVs.Try Finimize Pro 

Entering 2026, economists are sounding the alarm on a "K-shaped economy", and billions flooded into AI in 2025 – but if companies don’t start putting the tech to work this year, that confidence could start to fade.Try Finimize Pro 

The US stock market lined up three years of gains – but history says the fourth could go either way. Plus, 2025 reshuffled the global leaderboard in ways no one saw coming.Try Finimize Pro 

ByteDance is planning a $23 billion investment in AI infrastructure – but it’ll take more than that to match Big Tech – US regulators approved Novo Nordisk’s once-a-day Wegovy pill, handing the Danish drugmaker an early edge over rival Eli Lilly.Today’s stories:ByteDance Is Making A $23 Billion Bid, Eager To Take A Chunk Out Of Big Tech’s AI LeadUS Regulators Approved Novo Nordisk’s Weight-Loss PillTry Finimize Pro 

Macro hedge funds – which bet on big moves in interest rates, currencies, and other markets – had their strongest year since the 2008 global financial crisis, while US asset manager Apollo Global Management has decided some assets are better unmanaged, so it’s selling them and stacking up cash.Today’s stories:Return Of The Mac-ro Hedge FundApollo Global Management Is Entering Buy-Stander ModeTry Finimize Pro