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Volkswagen to build $4bn Audi SUV factory in US despite job cuts at home

Jasper Jolly / The Guardian /

Also: Euronews Audi's first US production plant: carmaker strikes deal with 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), Børsen Audi investerer 27 mia. kr. i ny fabrik i USA (da), 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), Handelsblatt US-Wahlkampf: Auftritt bei Trump: Audi will neues Werk in den USA bauen (de) · see all

  1. 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 +++: Ukraine weist Vorwürfe von Musk zu Starlink-Nutzung für Offensivangriffe zurück (de), Dagens industri Ukraina har stabil Starlink-uppkoppling igen (sv)

  2. North Korea upgrades missiles and mass-produces drones with Russian help

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Kyiv Post North Korea Expands Missiles and Drones With Russian Help

  3. 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)

  4. In less than 24 hours, Russia hits 4 hypermarkets belonging to one of Ukraine's largest retail chains

    Kateryna Hodunova / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Post Russia Targets Epicentr Stores Across 4 Cities in Under 24 Hours

  5. 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

  6. 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)

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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)

  10. Russia and Ukraine: war and money - IntelliNews Lambda

    bne IntelliNews /

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

    Anuradha Raghu / Bloomberg /

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

    Mark Schroers and Craig Stirling / Bloomberg /

  13. Mozambique parliament adds $56mn of gas revenue to 2026 budget

    bne IntelliNews /

  14. 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

  15. AI agents open new security front for Kenyan businesses

    Business Daily Africa /

  16. ‘Very high’ expectations from India-EU FTA, says Rotterdam port chief

    The Economic Times /

  17. Russia Launched 1,600 Bombs and 2,300 Drones Over Past Week

    Kyiv Post /

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

    Jennifer Gnana / The National /

  19. 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

  20. Who Really Pays for AI Data Centers?

    Patrick Boyle / Patrick Boyle On Finance /

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

    Tom Perkins / The Guardian /

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

    Déjà Leonard / The Globe and Mail /

  23. 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

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

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

    Michael Kramer / MarketWatch /

Earlier today

  1. Audi to Build Factory in Georgia, Trump Says

    Jack Ewing / The New York Times /

  2. Audi heads to US: Trump hopes carmaker boosts election bid

    Euronews /

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

    The Japan Times /

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

    Jeanny Yu / Bloomberg /

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

    Abbey Fenbert / The Kyiv Independent /