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Tesla’s sales in Germany saw a sharp decline of nearly 60% in January, according to data from the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). The drop follows CEO Elon Musk’s public support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, a move that has

Amazon has announced plans to increase its capital expenditures to $100 billion in 2025, marking a significant investment in artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure. The tech giant’s spending surge follows its 2024 capex of approximately $83 billion, as it seeks to

The Bank of England (BoE) announced its first interest rate cut of 2025 on Thursday, reducing the benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 4.5%. The decision, made amid concerns over sluggish economic growth, saw seven of the nine members of the

Nvidia’s stock surged over 4% on Wednesday, rebounding from last week’s sell-off as concerns over China’s DeepSeek AI model failed to dampen Big Tech’s spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure. The stock’s rise follows Alphabet’s announcement of a planned $75 billion capital expenditure in 2025, well above Wall

China has announced retaliatory economic measures against the United States following the implementation of 10% tariffs on Chinese imports by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. The new Chinese tariffs, set to take effect on February 10, include a 15% duty on certain

U.S. stocks declined on Monday following President Donald Trump’s announcement of new tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada. However, major indices pared early losses mid-morning after Trump stated that tariffs against Mexico would be delayed by one month. The Nasdaq Composite reduced its earlier drop to

The South Korean won fell sharply against the US dollar on Monday, reaching its lowest point of the year amid growing concerns over the economic impact of new tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump. The decline reflects increased uncertainty surrounding the Korean

Shares of H&M fell on Thursday after the Swedish fashion retailer reported lower-than-expected fourth-quarter sales, despite a slight increase in full-year operating profit. The company cited the later timing of Black Friday as a factor in the sales shortfall but

British energy giant Shell reported a 16% drop in full-year profit for 2024, citing weaker oil and gas prices, lower refining margins, and reduced demand. Despite missing analyst expectations, the company raised its shareholder dividend by 4% and launched a

Russia achieved a historic milestone in 2024, with grain exports reaching a record-breaking 72 million tonnes, according to data released by the Russian Agricultural Export Development Centre, Agroexport. This marks a significant increase from the 68.6 million tonnes exported in 2023,