Aaron Kirchfeld

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  • Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram showroom, New York, NY. President Trump’s proposed tariffs on imported cars and auto parts would increase production costs for automakers that would be passed on to consumers, making cars more expensive. Tariffs might encourage domestic production, but many U.S. automakers depend on imported parts. Foreign countries might impose retaliatory tariffs on American-made vehicles. The EV market could be effected since many components, especially batteries, are sourced from countries like China. . (Photo by: Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)North America

    Stellantis said to plan $10 billion in U.S. turnaround investments

    By Aaron Kirchfeld, Albertina Torsoli, and others
  • The Direct Line Insurance Group Plc app and the Aviva Plc app displayed on a mobile phone arranged in London, UK, on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Aviva Plc reached a preliminary agreement to buy Direct Line Insurance Group Plc for £3.6 billion ($4.6 billion) in a deal that would create the UK’s largest motor insurer. Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Aviva agrees to buy U.K. insurer Direct Line for £3.7 billion

    By Aaron Kirchfeld and Bloomberg
  • Jonas Samuelson, chief executive officer of Electrolux AB, gestures as he speaks to the media during the launch of the wifi-connected PUREi9 3-D sensing robotic vacuum at the company’s headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017. Electrolux, almost a decade after abandoning the robotic vacuum market, is reentering the fray with a 3D-vision model thats symbolic of the Swedish appliance makers drive to improve margins from small appliances. Photographer: Mikael Sjoberg/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Frigidaire parent Electrolux eyed for takeover by China’s Midea as it lays off thousands

    By Manuel Baigorri, Aaron Kirchfeld, and others
  • PARIS, FRANCE – OCTOBER 02: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY – For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Kanye West attends the Givenchy Womenswear Spring/Summer 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 02, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)Lifestyle

    Adidas finally cuts ties with Kanye West after rapper’s anti-Semitic remarks turned brand into lightning rod for criticism

    By Aaron Kirchfeld, Tim Loh, and others
  • AstrazenecaHealth

    AstraZeneca approaches Gilead for what would be biggest-ever health care merger

    By Ed Hammond, Aaron Kirchfeld, and others
  • BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JANUARY 08: Aston Martin DBX mid-sized, front-engine, all-wheel drive luxury crossover SUV on display at Brussels Expo on JANUARY 08, 2020 in Brussels, Belgium. The DBX is the first SUV car produced by Aston Martin in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz. (Photo by Sjoerd van der Wal/Getty Images)International

    Aston Martin enters last-ditch funding talks with China’s Geely and Formula One owner as it runs low on cash

    By Siddharth Philip, Tommaso Ebhardt, and others
  • Renault Headquarter In Boulogne Billancourt

    Renault Slows Its Roll Toward Merger With Fiat Chrysler

    By Tara Patel, Daniele Lepido, and others