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  • Northvolt’s logo is seen at the company’s office in Stockholm, Sweden, after the company’s bankruptcy announcement on March 12, 2025. Sweden’s struggling electric car battery maker Northvolt said it had filed for bankruptcy in Sweden after failing to secure financing to enable it to continue operations. (Photo by Jonas EKSTROMER / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by JONAS EKSTROMER/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    Northvolt—Europe’s only chance to match U.S. and Asia’s battery production—files for bankruptcy in Sweden

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  • Trading data on digital boards at the Euronext NV stock exchange in the La Defense business district in Paris, France, on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. France’s economy is heading for only slight growth at the start of the year and uncertainty remains high for business leaders, the country’s central bank said. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    European markets hold steady as U.S. trade tensions and recession fears rattle global markets

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  • Illuminated signage outside the Nissan Motor Co. global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Nissan named company insider Ivan Espinosa to replace Chief Executive Officer Makoto Uchida and helm the battered Japanese carmaker as it looks to secure a financial backer and stabilize its foundering business. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Nissan, facing a $500 million loss, replaces CEO Makoto Uchida with ‘real car guy’ Ivan Espinosa

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  • Niels B. Christiansen, CEO of Lego presents the annual results of the Danish toy company during a news conference at Lego headquarters in Billund, Denmark on February 27, 2019. (Photo by Michael Drost-Hansen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo credit should read MICHAEL DROST-HANSEN/AFP via Getty Images)Retail

    Record earnings at Lego as CEO says Trump’s tariffs are ‘not what keeps me awake at night’

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  • Arno Antlitz, CFO & COO of German car giant Volkswagen (VW), addresses journalists to present his company’s annual business report, on March 14, 2023 in Berlin. – Volkswagen is planning to invest 122 billion euros ($130 billion) in the shift towards electric vehicles over the coming years, as the battle for dominance in the EV market heats up. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)Retail

    Volkswagen hit hard by the shift to EVs, as profits plunge 30% and Chinese competition continues

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  • A worker uses a pedestrian overpass between offices at the UBS Group AG headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. UBS Group AG returned to profit after two loss-making quarters, with both wealth management and the investment bank adding to sustained progress in the integration of Credit Suisse after its emergency rescue last year. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    UBS fined €75,000 for harassing two whistleblowers who exposed a tax-dodging scheme for French clients

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  • HONG KONG, CHINA – MARCH 09: Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gives a speech during a campaign rally at Southorn Stadium on March 09, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte addressed thousands of overseas Filipino workers at a campaign rally in Hong Kong’s Southorn Stadium, fueling speculation that he may be trying to avoid a possible arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court. The rally, which also featured Vice President Sara Duterte, was part of a campaign for the PDP-Laban senatorial slate ahead of the Philippines’ May 12 midterm elections. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)Politics

    Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte arrested after ICC charge of ‘crime against humanity of murder’

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  • The Kia Corp. logo on the company’s EV3 electric vehicle during a media preview in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Kia’s new electric compact sport utility vehicle, the EV3, will be available in South Korea from July and then in Europe in late 2024. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    South Korea’s Kia says it didn’t approve an ad saying drivers bought its EV ‘after Elon went crazy’

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  • King Charles recorded the show to mark Commonwealth Day, which is being celebrated on Monday.Lifestyle

    Royal rhythms: King Charles’ dancefloor favorites debut on Apple Music, from Kylie Minogue to Ghanaian Highlife

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  • Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute B Egede speaks during a New Year’s Reception at the Greenlandic Representation in Copenhagen on January 9, 2025. Danish leaders were set to confer on January 9 over US President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitions to take control of Greenland which the foreign minister said were being taken seriously if not literally. Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede, speaking at Greenland’s mission in Copenhagen on January 9, said the territory was “entering a new era, in a new year where Greenland is in the centre of the world.” (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    The U.S. President is ‘unpredictable’ in a way that makes people feel ‘insecure’ says Greenland PM

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  • Beautiful young woman on balcony above the city at sunsetLifestyle

    An 82% jump in Madrid rental prices has caused Spaniards to turn to the lottery for help

    By Wafaa Essalhi and AFP
  • Soybeans for sale at a wholesale grains market in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. China will adopt necessary countermeasures to defend its rights and interests against US tariffs, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement. Photographer: Raul Ariano/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    Beijing’s tariffs on U.S. farm imports kick in as Trump’s trade war threatens China’s struggling economy

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  • MOSCOW, RUSSIA – MARCH 4 (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a bilateral meeting at the Grand Kremin Palace, March 4, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. Myanmar’s head of military government travels to ally Russia for talks with Putin. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)Politics

    Vladimir Putin’s ruling party gives actual meat grinders to mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine as gifts

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  • Norbert Winkeljohann, chairman of Bayer AG, at the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Economy Forum in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. The health of Germany’s economy will take center stage this week with multiple reports that may illustrate persisting malaise. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Bayer shares plunge 10% as ongoing U.S. lawsuits trigger cash-raising plans

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  • FIER, ALBANIA – APRIL 21: Albanian Health and Social Protection Minister Ogerta Manastirliu speaks during an opening ceremony of Turkey-Albania Fier Friendship Hospital in Fier, Albania on April 21, 2021. (Photo by Aytug Can Sencar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Tech

    Albania moves to ban TikTok amid concern over youth safety following tragic teen killing

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