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As Elon Musk’s company seeks to regain the lead in the Chinese market, the new-energy auto battle is also heating up overseas.

Target and Walmart are rolling out early deals this week in a bid to attract holiday shoppers, as the retail industry works to unload excess inventory and compete with Amazon.

Renault and Nissan Motor said they are discussing ways to reinforce their partnership, including the possibility of an investment by Nissan in Renault’s new electric-vehicle unit.

Inflation has helped push profit margins above prepandemic levels, but third-quarter earnings are expected to soften.

Electric-vehicle makers in Asia and the companies that supply them are rushing to capital markets to raise money, as they try to take advantage of a surge in demand for energy-efficient automobiles.

Auto buyers’ appetite for battery-powered vehicles is helping elevate demand for their evolutionary predecessor, the gas-electric vehicle.

Parent company Restaurant Brands has installed new leadership and earmarked $400 million to boost advertising and revamp everything from restaurant design to the way its flagship burgers are constructed.

The dollar’s broad-based surge is handing foreign producers an advantage in selling into the U.S., while U.S.-made goods become more expensive for foreign buyers.

The potential resurrection of the big gun shows how the war in Ukraine could reshape the global arms industry.

Moderating pay increases could ease pressure on inflation, helping the Federal Reserve.