Germany’s economic growth shrank for a second straight year in 2024, data released Wednesday showed. How to revive it this year has become a central issue as voters prepare to go to the polls next month to elect a new government. Manufacturing of automobiles and machinery fell sharply last year, as increased competition, especially from […]

Elon Musk is not just dabbling in German politics. He is attempting to break a political blockade that has kept the nation’s most prominent far-right party out of government even as it has gained strength with voters. Mr. Musk will be the host of a live interview on Thursday with Alice Weidel, who is the […]