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Brand News: 10 Things You Need to Know for Monday July 30

Paramount sees Mission Impossible: Fallout become the biggest opening in the history of the 22-year-old franchise. Walmart opens stores in India to support Flipkart‘s B2B aims and hires TV veteran to launch new streaming service. Alibaba‘s Ant Financial arm shakes up China’s banking sector. BMW hikes China SUV prices in response to …

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Naspers is in talks to invest in Southeast Asia’s Carousell

Naspers, the South Africa-based firm that famously backed Chinese giant Tencent in its infancy, is in talks to invest in Singapore-based startup Carousell, according to two sources with knowledge of discussions. Carousell offers a mobile app that combines listings with peer-to-peer selling across Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong. That …

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