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Audi to build $4bn US plant as it grapples with tariffs

Financial Times /

In other languages: Frankfurter Allgemeine Deutsche AutoIndustrie: Audi baut für vier Milliarden Dollar ein eigenes Werk in den USA (de), Dagens industri Audi planerar fabrik i USA (sv), Jornal de Negócios Audi investe 3.570 milhões para ter a primeira fábrica nos EUA (pt), Valor Econômico Trump anuncia primeira fábrica da Audi nos EUA, com foco em grandes SUVs (pt), Der Spiegel Audi baut für vier Milliarden Dollar eigenes Werk in den USA (de), Het Financieele Dagblad Audi bezorgt Trump steuntje in de rug met belofte van miljardeninvestering (nl), Handelsblatt US-Wahlkampf: Trump kündigt an: Audi will neues Werk in den USA bauen (de) · see all

  1. Brazil chooses between Lula and Bolsonaro in its tightest runoff in recent history

    MercoPress /

    Also: Financial Times Bolsonaro and Lula face off in knife-edge Brazil election

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Präsidentenwahl: Vor Stichwahl: Lula und Bolsonaro kämpfen um letzte Stimmen (de)

  2. French Bond Rout Puts Crisis at Heart of ECB Succession Endgame

    Mark Schroers and Craig Stirling / Bloomberg /

  3. SoftBank’s Son Plans $50 Billion Malaysia Tech Outlay, PM Says

    Anuradha Raghu / Bloomberg /

  4. How France Became the Poster Child for Debt Woes

    James Mackintosh / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Mint France’s debt crisis explained: Could it trigger another euro zone meltdown?

  5. Airbus to hold talks with BAE over role in GCAP fighter jet programme

    Financial Times /

  6. Goldman Cuts Kospi 12-Month Target by 25% as AI Trade Unravels

    Abhishek Vishnoi / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Business Times Goldman cuts Kospi 12-month target by 25% as AI trade unravels

  7. Disenchanted Netanyahu supporters are prize of Israel election campaign

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Bloomberg Israel Election 2026: War-Focused Campaign Masks Underlying Economic Schism

  8. North Korea Expands Missiles and Drones With Russian Help

    Kyiv Post /

  9. Musk Claims Ukraine Breached Starlink Terms, Kyiv Rebuts

    Kyiv Post /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt +++ Ukraine-Krieg +++: Satellitenverbindung von SpaceX laut Ukraine wieder stabil (de), Dagens industri Ukraina har stabil Starlink-uppkoppling igen (sv)

  10. Bust companies revived in ‘phoenix’ deals more likely to fail again, study finds

    Simon Goodley / The Guardian /

  11. Healey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth

    Heather Stewart / The Guardian /

    Also: BBC Budget 2026: No more fat to trim for 'squeezed middle', MercoPress Next Wednesday, Chancellor Healey delivers the Budget statement, MP Burnham’ first

  12. Sikorski Says Russia Running Out of Resources if Ukraine Survives Winter

    Tvp World / Kyiv Post /

  13. Looming rate hike raises the question: Is it better to battle inflation or win the trade war?

    John Turley-Ewart / The Globe and Mail /

  14. Renewables' share of world electricity rises to 34% as nuclear slips to 9%

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  15. Audi to Build Factory in Georgia, Trump Says

    Jack Ewing / The New York Times /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Autobauer: Trump bestätigt Handelsblatt-Bericht: Audi baut neues Werk in den USA (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Fabrik in Georgia: Der Audi-Chef macht sich zu Trumps Wahlhelfer (de)

  16. India's private capex pipeline surges 39% to Rs 99.7 lakh crore, risks rise: Report

    The Economic Times /

  17. Gold market and central banks: Russia, Kazakhstan sell as Poland, China buy

    Euronews /

  18. BYD to build new factories in Europe to combat strict trade barriers targeting Chinese EVs

    Themis Qi / South China Morning Post /

  19. SGX’s new ETFs offer Asia, global exposure, but broad baskets can hide risk

    Chloe Lim / The Business Times /

  20. China’s US$3.5 trillion stock rout deepens as profits sink, major stimulus stays elusive

    The Business Times /

    Also: The Japan Times Sinking profits turn China’s $3.5 trillion stock rout into trap, Bloomberg Sinking Profits Turn China’s $3.5 Trillion Stock Rout Into Trap

  21. The internet breaks

    Noah Smith / Noahpinion /

  22. Gas Supply may pursue remedies if contract breached following Indonesia’s export cuts: Tan See Leng

    The Business Times /

  23. Mercuria challenging the ‘Dow Jones of shipping’ in court after Hormuz losses

    Financial Times /

  24. Kim Jong-un crosses newly opened bridge into China

    Raphael Rashid / The Guardian /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal Kim Jong Un Makes Surprise Trip to China, Crosses New Bridge, Financial Times North Korea’s Kim crosses new China border bridge to reaffirm ties

Earlier today

  1. Trump defends tariffs at rally as he says Audi to build U.S. plant

    The Japan Times /

  2. Sanctioned Russian energy giant secretly funded US gas project, NYT reports

    Abbey Fenbert / The Kyiv Independent /

  3. US lawmakers demand answers from Elon Musk over Ukraine Starlink restrictions

    Lachlan Hyatt / The Kyiv Independent /

  4. Unrest Erupts Again in France, but This Time, With Less Property Damage

    Mark Landler / The New York Times /

  5. Israeli central bank rejects Netanyahu’s plan to use crypto to evade sanctions

    Financial Times /