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BMW upbeat on riding out US tariff chaos
BMW upbeat on riding out US tariff chaos

German premium carmaker BMW said Wednesday that it expected to largely ride out the impact of US tariffs over the coming year, and that it hoped to soften their impact. In a statement, BMW said it expects "some of the tariff increases to be temporary, with reductions from July 2025."

EU presses Meta on plans after disinformation tracker axed
EU presses Meta on plans after disinformation tracker axed

The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online. Brussels launched a formal investigation into Meta's Facebook and Instagram in late April, five weeks before bloc-wide elections in June, over concerns the platforms were failing to counter disinformation.

US to award chipmaker Texas Instruments up to $1.6 bn
US to award chipmaker Texas Instruments up to $1.6 bn

The US government said Friday it has signed a preliminary agreement with semiconductor manufacturer Texas Instruments to give the company up to $1.6 billion to help fund new facilities in the country. The money would give a boost to TI's planned investment of more than $18 billion through the end of the decade to build three new facilities, the Commerce Department said in a statement.

Asian markets surge on strong US consumer data
Asian markets surge on strong US consumer data

Japanese stocks surged and markets across Asia started strong on Friday, tracking substantial gains on Wall Street after encouraging US retail sales data reassured investors about the health of the world's biggest economy.