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Volkswagen’s Elusive Quest to Make an EV for the Masses
31Dec By adminNo Comments
World

Volkswagen’s Elusive Quest to Make an EV for the Masses

Updated Dec. 31, 2023 12:19 am ETBERLIN—Almost a decade ago, Volkswagen set out on an expensive quest to dominate the new world of software-defined cars and build the electric “people’s car.” It is still trying. The German automaker has invested billions of euros, retooled entire plants and created new software and battery companies to assist in making the transition. However, VW has yet to produce an EV that has matched the success of its historic gas-powered models such as the Beetle and the Golf in its core markets. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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How IKEA Downsized to Go Downtown
31Dec By adminNo Comments
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How IKEA Downsized to Go Downtown

Updated Dec. 31, 2023 12:20 am ETPARIS—There was no instruction manual when IKEA’s Paris team set to work building a new kind of city-center store.The Swedish furniture company’s ambition was to create a smaller version of its giant blue-and-yellow suburban stores for downtown consumers, to be replicated around the world. A quarter of the size of IKEA’s traditional outlets, the central Paris store—the first of this new type when it opened in 2019—would need to be radically different, they decided.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Elon Musk and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Form a Trans-Atlantic Bond
30Dec By adminNo Comments
Technology

Elon Musk and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Form a Trans-Atlantic Bond

ROME—Elon Musk and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have formed one of 2023’s more unlikely trans-Atlantic alliances.Behind their budding friendship lie common interests in political issues such as immigration and demographics, as well as in tech-sector regulation and the risks associated with artificial intelligence.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Russian Strike on Ukraine Sent Warhead Through Polish Airspace, Warsaw Says
30Dec By adminNo Comments
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Russian Strike on Ukraine Sent Warhead Through Polish Airspace, Warsaw Says

KYIV, Ukraine—Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on cities across Ukraine, killing at least 30 people and allegedly sending a warhead through Polish airspace in one of the biggest barrages of the war.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched around 110 missiles on Friday morning. The majority were shot down, according to Ukrainian officials, but damage was nonetheless widespread. Schools, apartment buildings and a maternity hospital were all hit. Casualties were reported in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia and Lviv—the six largest Ukrainian cities not under Russian occupation.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Spanish Inflation Holds Steady in December
29Dec By adminNo Comments
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Spanish Inflation Holds Steady in December

The rate of annual inflation in Spain held steady in December, keeping price rises stable but above the wider eurozone average.The country’s consumer-price index rose by 3.3% on a yearly basis, the same rate as a month earlier, according to figures set out Friday by national statistics agency INE. The rate is harmonized to European Union standards and was in line with the expectations of economists polled by FactSet.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Worldwide, 2024 Elections Promise a Whirlwind
28Dec By adminNo Comments
Health

Worldwide, 2024 Elections Promise a Whirlwind

Dec. 28, 2023 12:49 pm ETIt’s (almost) election year, baby! Every year is important in its way, and most elections matter to someone. Even so, 2024 promises to be unusually electorally exciting due to the sheer amount of voting across the democratic world—and over what issues.What seems likely to be an awful U.S. presidential election in November is only part of the story. Hyperventilation about Donald Trump’s supposedly authoritarian instincts and well-founded concerns over Biden family corruption will motivate the major parties’ bases. But don’t lose sight of the global significance of this contest, given the security and economic threats and challenges confronting the winner. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 ...
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Why Can’t Italy’s Economy Get Into Gear? Consider the Taxi Line
26Dec By adminNo Comments
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Why Can’t Italy’s Economy Get Into Gear? Consider the Taxi Line

Updated Dec. 26, 2023 12:04 am ETMILAN—Finding a taxi in Italy’s financial capital when it is raining involves long lines and patience. During trade fairs and fashion shows it is even harder: Demand surges but the number of taxis stays the same.Even on sunny days, there are lines of suitcase-laden travelers searching forlornly for a taxi at airports and train stations around Italy. Many locals don’t even bother trying. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Musk Says ‘Make More Italians’
25Dec By adminNo Comments
World

Musk Says ‘Make More Italians’

William McGurn is a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board and writes the weekly "Main Street" column for the Journal each Tuesday. Previously he served as Chief Speechwriter for President George W. Bush.Mr. McGurn has served as chief editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal in New York. He spent more than a decade overseas -- in Brussels for The Wall Street Journal/Europe and in Hong Kong with both the Asian Wall Street Journal and the Far Eastern Economic Review. And in the mid-1990s, he was Washington Bureau Chief for National Review.Bill is author of a book on Hong Kong ("Perfidious Albion") and a monograph on terrorism ("Terrorist or Freedom Fighter"). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, holds a BA in philosophy from Notre Dame and an MS in Communicatio...
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Macron Stirs Fury by Praising Gérard Depardieu, French Actor Accused of Rape
24Dec By adminNo Comments
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Macron Stirs Fury by Praising Gérard Depardieu, French Actor Accused of Rape

PARIS—France is losing its patience with renowned artists and intellectuals whose work has long given them a free pass against sexual-misconduct allegations.So it came as a shock to many this week when President Emmanuel Macron strongly praised the actor Gérard Depardieu, once the face of French cinema, who has been accused of sexual assault and rape by a number of women. Macron rejected the suggestion by his own culture minister that Depardieu should lose the Legion of Honor, one of France’s highest awards, arguing it is merited for great artists who might be bad people.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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