Europe

Artificial Intelligence

Google Invests $15 Billion on Data Center Buildout in ‘Texas of Europe’

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AI hyperscalers are increasingly dedicating much of their record AI capital spending to EU- and UK-based infrastructure.

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Industrials

Ford, GM Face Off Overseas in Bids to Build British Army’s Next-Generation Vehicle

NATO members last year pledged to spend 5% of GDP on defense by 2035, or roughly $3 trillion a year, up from the previous 2% target.

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Electric Vehicles

Tesla’s Delivery Rebound Fails to Crush Negative Narrative

Even with the big sales resurgence, Tesla likely won’t touch its annual deliveries peak set in 2023, when it sold 1.8 million cars.

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Autos

Why European, Especially German, Automakers are Going on Defense, Literally

With the German car industry mired in structural disarray, the pivot to the thriving defense sector has fast become a sign of the times.

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International Economics

Why China Is All-In On A ‘Polar Silk Road’

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In a trade war running so hot it’s thawing shipping lanes across the Arctic, China is preparing to deploy a world-class icebreaking vessel.

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Advisor Upside

International Equities Performed Last Year. But What About 2026?

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Advisor Upside

Why the SEC Wants to End Quarterly Earnings Reports

Paul Atkins, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Photo via Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA/Newscom.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins advocated to end the reports as a cost-saving measure for listed companies.

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Electric Vehicles

A Culling Looms for China’s Crowded EV Industry

In an interview with the Financial Times, BYD’s executive vice president Stella Li said just a handful of China’s 130 EV-makers will survive.

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International Economics

‘Not Optimistic’: Washington Hits Tariff Impasse with Switzerland

Small, mountainous Switzerland — a country that ranks 61st in the world by total area — is one of the world’s biggest investors in the US.

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Electric Vehicles

VW’s Super Cheap EV Trades ‘Willkommen’ for ‘Boas-vindas’ — Plus a €30M Incentive

VW’s finance chief Arno Antlitz warned last September that the company had “a year, maybe two years, to turn things around.”

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