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US Threatens to Strike Back Against EU Firms for Digital Tax

The Trump administration threatened retaliation against the European Union in response to efforts to tax American tech companies, singling out prominent firms.

December 16, 2025
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Europe Backs Away From Total Combustion Engine Ban

Under the new proposal, tailpipe emissions will have to be reduced by 90% by the middle of the next decade compared with the current goal of a 100% reduction.

December 16, 2025
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Amazon to Lay Off 370 at European HQ Amid Global Cuts

The terminations are Luxembourg's largest in at least two decades and a speed bump in the mutually beneficial relationship between Amazon and the tiny country.

December 16, 2025
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6 Nations Challenge EU’s Combustion Car Deadline

“We can and we must pursue our climatic goal in an effective way, while not killing our competitiveness in the meanwhile since there is nothing green in an industrial desert,” EU leaders said.

December 5, 2025
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Europe's Auto Industry Braces for Chip Interference Soon

Europe’s auto industry is preparing for production disruption within days because of China’s export restrictions on semiconductors made by Nexperia. The U.S. is likely to be affected too.

October 22, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Stellantis CEO Confirms Italy Commitment Amid Car Demand Woes

Stellantis reaffirmed its commitment to its Italian manufacturing operations, making a pledge to hire 400 additional workers to bolster production at its Mirafiori plant in Turin.

October 20, 2025
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Why America’s Trade Partners Oppose Trump’s Truck Tariffs

Every one of the countries identified by the U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign Trade Division as a top supplier by export value of trucks to the U.S. warned the agency against the levies.

October 1, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump’s 100% Pharmaceutical Tariffs Won’t Apply to EU, Japan

President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on pharmaceutical imports will not apply to countries with negotiated agreements with the U.S. that contain provisions on drugs.

September 26, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Stellantis to Pause Production at Plants Due to Weak Demand

Stellantis NV will temporarily halt production at some of its plants in Europe amid lagging demand for models including the Alfa Romeo Tonale sport utility vehicle.

September 23, 2025
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Porsche, VW Lower 2025 Forecasts Because of Pullback From EVs

Porsche and parent Volkswagen cut their outlook for the year, citing the sports-car maker taking a $2.2 billion hit to operating profit linked to pushing back the introduction of new EVs.

September 19, 2025