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Audi invests four billion in US plant after Trump deal

Euronews /

Also: Financial Times Audi to build $4bn US plant as it grapples with tariffs, The Guardian Volkswagen to build $4bn Audi SUV factory in US despite job cuts at home, The Business Times Audi to build multibillion-dollar US car factory: Trump

In other languages: Diario Financiero Volkswagen invertirá US$ 4.000 millones en nueva planta de Audi en Georgia, un estado clave para Trump (es), Frankfurter Allgemeine Deutsche AutoIndustrie: Audi baut für vier Milliarden Dollar ein eigenes Werk in den USA (de), El País Audi abrirá su primera fábrica en EE UU para esquivar las pérdidas provocadas por los aranceles de Trump (es), Der Spiegel USA: Audi baut für vier Milliarden Dollar eigenes Werk in Georgia (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), 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. 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?

    In other languages: Estadão França escapa de rebaixamento de nota de crédito, mas recebe séria advertência (pt)

  2. Emerging Debt Outruns Treasuries as Rich-World Fiscal Fears Grow

    Heng Xie and Selcuk Gokoluk / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Business Times Emerging debt outruns Treasuries as rich-world fiscal fears grow

  3. Trump Eyes Post-War Business Ties With Both Ukraine and Russia

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent Trump wants 'business with both' Ukraine, Russia after war ends

  4. Ukraine strikes Russian titanium plant, facility producing missile, drone components, monitoring channels claim

    Kateryna Hodunova / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Post Drones Strike Russian Titanium Producer Avisma in Urals

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

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Nach FCAS-Aus: Airbus prüft offenbar Beteiligung an neuem Kampfjet-Programm (de)

  6. 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)

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

    Anuradha Raghu / Bloomberg /

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

    Mark Schroers and Craig Stirling / Bloomberg /

  9. 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

  10. Russia Launche 1,600 Bombs and 2,300 Drones Over Past Week

    Kyiv Post /

  11. Adnoc prepares new wave of oil and gas tenders for 2027

    Jennifer Gnana / The National /

  12. Goldman cuts Kospi 12-month target by 25% as AI trade unravels

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Goldman Cuts Kospi 12-Month Target by 25% as AI Trade Unravels

  13. Who Really Pays for AI Data Centers?

    Patrick Boyle / Patrick Boyle On Finance /

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

    Financial Times /

    Also: Al-Monitor Netanyahu rebuked for plan to use crypto to bypass economic sanctions, Bloomberg Bank of Israel Slams Netanyahu’s Anti-Sanction Crypto Scheme

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Netanyahu sugere uso de criptomoedas para contornar possíveis sanções na véspera da eleição (pt)

  15. African corporate bond sales hit $13.3bn, fastest pace in five years, Bank of America says

    bne IntelliNews /

  16. Musk Claims Ukraine Breached Starlink Terms, Kyiv Rebuts

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The New York Times Elon Musk Says Ukraine Violated Starlink’s Rules

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

  17. US military gives Elon Musk’s SpaceX access to sensitive tracking data

    Tom Perkins / The Guardian /

  18. Reversing course: Workers replaced by AI are being asked back

    Déjà Leonard / The Globe and Mail /

  19. Here’s the real signal to watch for the Fed’s next move

    Michael Kramer / MarketWatch /

  20. Disenchanted Netanyahu supporters are prize of Israel election campaign

    Al-Monitor /

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

  21. Route 67 shows how Nelson Mandela Bay gets in its own way

    Graham Taylor / Daily Maverick /

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

    Simon Goodley / The Guardian /

  23. 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)

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

    John Turley-Ewart / The Globe and Mail /

Earlier today

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

    The Japan Times /

  2. Sinking Profits Turn China’s $3.5 Trillion Stock Rout Into Trap

    Jeanny Yu / Bloomberg /

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

    Abbey Fenbert / The Kyiv Independent /

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

    Lachlan Hyatt / The Kyiv Independent /

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

    Mark Landler / The New York Times /