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U.K. Shop-Price Inflation Held Steady in December, Report Says

2Jan

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U.K. Shop-Price Inflation Held Steady in December, Report Says

Annual U.K. shop-price inflation was unchanged in December, with growth at the lowest rate since June 2022, a report by NielsenIQ and the British Retail Consortium showed Tuesday.Prices at U.K. stores were up 4.3% on year in December, matching November’s rate and below the three-month average rate of 4.6%.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

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

31Dec

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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

31Dec

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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

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

30Dec

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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

Nasdaq Beats NYSE in IPO Race for Fifth Year in a Row

30Dec

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Nasdaq Beats NYSE in IPO Race for Fifth Year in a Row

Updated Dec. 29, 2023 6:39 pm ETNasdaq beat the New York Stock Exchange in the battle for initial public offerings in 2023, the fifth consecutive year in which the once-dominant NYSE has fallen behind its rival.IPOs at Nasdaq have raised $13.7 billion compared with $10.4 billion for new listings at the NYSE, according to data provider Dealogic. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Worldwide, 2024 Elections Promise a Whirlwind

28Dec

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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 ...

27Dec

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How Liverpool Won Christmas – WSJ

Updated Dec. 27, 2023 11:44 am ETWhen Liverpool won the English Premier League in 2020, ending a 30-year dry spell for the club, something about the title still felt hollow. The relief didn’t wash over the city quite the way anyone expected it to. That’s because it was the season of the pandemic—there could be no public celebration. The best team in the country lifted the trophy inside an empty Anfield stadium. The players never got their open-top bus parade. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Nasdaq Set to Beat NYSE in IPO Race for Fifth Year in a Row

27Dec

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Nasdaq Set to Beat NYSE in IPO Race for Fifth Year in a Row

Nasdaq is on track to beat the New York Stock Exchange in the battle for initial public offerings in 2023, the fifth consecutive year in which the once-dominant NYSE has fallen behind its rival.IPOs at Nasdaq have raised $13.6 billion compared with $10.4 billion for new listings at the NYSE, according to data provider Dealogic. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Why Can’t Italy’s Economy Get Into Gear? Consider the Taxi Line

26Dec

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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

25Dec

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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...