"Mr Trump is concerned because the terms of trade are not really equal," explains Mr Engellau, pointing out that the EU's 10% tariffs on cars imported from the US far exceeds the 2.5% tariffs the US – currently - charges on cars imported from the EU.

The Making of Bill Gates is on BBC Two at 19:00 on Monday 3 February and on iPlayer

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Elon says Trump agrees that USAID needs to be ‘shut down’.

Music

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Zelensky posted on X that the incident exposed Russia as "a state devoid of civility".

The Grammys are officially underway.

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confessions

I love massive market nukes. They are my secret, simple pleasure, much more delightful than crypto euphoria. I smile like Amélie cracking her crème brûlée when I log on and see everything bleeding red.

spirituality

Home frequency, and staying in your energy is everything my friends.

Luka aura is truly on another level.

Most hyped trade news I've ever seen in my lifetime.

Arguably ahead of "The Announcement" when Lebron had a whole ESPN press conference ahead of him going to Miami.

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