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OPEC+ · Saudi ArabiaOPEC+ kept oil output unchanged on Sunday after avoiding discussions of the multiple political crises affecting the producer group's members, from the Middle East as well as Russia, Iran and Venezuela. Sunday's meeting of eight members of OPEC+, which pumps about half the world's oil, came after oil prices fell more than 18% in 2025 — their steepest yearly drop since 2020 — amid growing oversupply concerns.See the Story
OPEC+ agrees to maintain steady oil output amid turmoil among members
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EV Battery & Charging Infrastructure · ChinaDemand for Chinese lithium batteries will likely slump in early 2026 due to an expected tumble in domestic electric vehicle sales and slowing battery exports, the secretary general of China's passenger car association said on Sunday. "Looking into 2026, demand for new energy batteries will drop drastically from the end of this year, so battery makers should cut production and take some rest to cope with the fluctuations," Cui Dongshu, the industry body's secretary general, said in a personal social media post.See the Story
Demand for China's lithium batteries will slump in early 2026, car association head says
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