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WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 11: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump (R), and his son X Musk, speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is to sign an executive order implementing the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) “workforce optimization initiative,” which, according to Trump, will encourage agencies to limit hiring and reduce the size of the federal government. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump pushes Musk to be ‘more aggressive’ in federal cuts

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19 February 2025, Berlin: Visitors walk in front of the German flag in the dome of the Bundestag. On February 23, 2025, the members of the German Bundestag will be elected in early elections. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa-Pool/dpa (Photo by Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images)

German voters head to the polls this weekend where many hope for a leadership comeback: ‘All Europe is watching this election’

By Camille Camdessus and AFP

One Canada Square, at the heart of Canary Wharf financial district seen standing between the Citibank building and HSBC building on 14th October 2022 in London, United Kingdom. Canary Wharf is an area located near the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and is defined by the Greater London Authority as being part of London’s central business district. Along with the City of London, it constitutes one of the main financial centres in the United Kingdom and the world, containing many high-rise buildings including the third-tallest in the UK, One Canada Square. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Citi, HSBC, Morgan Stanley and Royal Bank of Canada fined a combined $127 million for U.K. bond information exchange

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SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 02: Tesla vehicles drive on the street on February 2, 2024 in San Bruno, California. Tesla is recalling nearly 2.2 million vehicles sold in the United States. (Photo by Liu Guanguan/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)

Italy launches consumer probe into Stellantis, BYD, Tesla and Volkswagen for lack of ‘clear and complete information’

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Signage for Nissan Motor Co. at a concourse in Yokohama, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. is open to buying Renault SA’s stake in Nissan, a move that may offer the struggling Japanese carmaker a lifeline. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Struggling Nissan jumps 11% after report that Japan’s former prime minister will ask Tesla to help save it

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Japanese Passport on a textured surface with ambient light, close-up.

Japan has the world’s second strongest passport. Just 1 in 6 citizens hold it

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PARIS, FRANCE – MAY 22: CEO of Renault group, Luca de Meo attends the Viva Technology conference at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 22, 2024 in Paris, France. Viva Technology, the biggest tech show in Europe but also in a unique digital format, for 4 days of reconnection and relaunch thanks to innovation. The event brings together startups, CEOs, investors, tech leaders and all of the digital transformation players who are shaping the future of the Internet. The annual technology conference, also known as VivaTech, was founded in 2016 by Publicis Groupe and Groupe Les Echos and is dedicated to promoting innovation and startups. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)

Renault revs up revenue and profitability with new vehicle launches—defying auto industry setbacks

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Airbus’ CEO Guillaume Faury addresses European aircraft maker annual press conference to present the group’s 2024 results at the Airbus Leadership University event centre in Blagnac, south-western France, on February 20, 2025. (Photo by Valentine CHAPUIS / AFP) (Photo by VALENTINE CHAPUIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Airbus soars to strong 2024 profits, driven by a surge in aircraft deliveries

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Ola Kaellenius, chief executive officer of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, during the opening of the Mercedes-Benz Group AG battery recycling plant in Kuppenheim, Germany, on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. Germany’s Social Democrats, the party of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, is considering fresh subsidies on electric vehicles as a cornerstone of its economic policy ahead of elections next year. Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Mercedes to cut costs by 10% as profits dip amid a plunge in EV sales. ‘We are taking steps to make the company leaner, faster and stronger’ says CEO

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People attend “The Girlies Club”, a networking event that brings together people looking for rental flatmates in London, in the style of a speed dating event, at a bar in West London, on May 11, 2024. Co-founders Rachel Moore and Mia Gomes struggled with the rental market before launching their “speed dating” service for housemates, which entails question-and-answer sessions with prospective housemates about preferred neighbourhoods, professions, backgrounds and hobbies. London is in the grip of a cost of living crisis and spiralling rent means more and more young professionals have found themselves sticking to houseshares rather than branching out on their own. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

Londoners are paying $12 for the chance to switch off their phones and ‘connect with the real world’

By Caroline Taix and AFP

The Microsoft campus in Mountain View, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan 28, 2025. Microsoft Corp. is scheduled to release earnings figures on January 29. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Microsoft claims practical quantum computing could be ready in ‘years rather than decades’ with new computer chip

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PARIS, FRANCE – FEBRUARY 17: British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer is seen during a meeting on the situation in Ukraine and security issues in Europe at the Elysée Palace on February 17, 2025 in Paris, France. As the USA and Russia convene talks in Saudi Arabia hoping to bring to an end the Russia/Ukraine war, President Macron invites European leaders to a summit to discuss security spending and the part they can play in the future of Ukraine. The UK Prime Minister has said he is prepared to commit troops on the ground in Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force, as has the CDU party defence spokesperson in Germany. (Photo by Tom Nicholson/Getty Images)

Surprise U.K. inflation surge deals another setback to Labour government

By Alexandra Bacon and AFP

Roy Jakobs, chief executive officer of Royal Philips NV, during an interview in London, UK, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Jakobs took the reins of the century-old Dutch company in October 2022 as it was reeling from one of the biggest product recalls in the history of the medical-technology sector. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Philips’ losses mount amid China slump and fallout from recall of faulty sleep machines

By Stephanie Hamel and AFP

Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s prime minister, delivers a press statement ahead of a meeting with Olaf Scholz, Germany’s chancellor, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Frederiksen embarked on a tour of major European capitals to gather support in the spat over Greenland, just as her nation earmarked funds for defending the Arctic island. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Denmark announces $7 billion rearmament plan as threat from Russia rises. It’s ‘the most dangerous situation in our lifetime’ says PM

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This photo taken on February 17, 2025 shows drivers riding their motorbike in front of the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. Vietnam will cut one in five public sector jobs and slash billions of dollars from government budgets, after the country’s rubber-stamp parliament gave the go-ahead to a radical streamlining drive on February 18, 2025. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP) (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Vietnam is cutting 1 in 5 government jobs as top leader targets ‘safe havens for weak officials’

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