America's central bank has held its main interest rate steady as President Donald Trump's trade policies threaten to rekindle inflation in the world's largest economy. The Federal Reserve resisted pressure from Trump to continue with cuts, in its first rate decision since his return to office. Also in this edition: France's GDP shrinks 0.1 percent in the last quarter of 2024 amid a budgetary impasse in parliament.

The European Commission has unveiled its long-awaited roadmap to revamp the sluggish economy. The "Competitiveness Compass" builds on recommendations from last year's report by former ECB president Mario Draghi. Plus, the UK government gives its backing to building a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport. 

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Luxury group LVMH says 2025 is off to a good start as it reports an increase in sales in its most recent quarter. CEO Bernard Arnault, who is shifting the company's focus to the US in order to avoid higher taxes in the EU, was the only Frenchman on the podium at the inauguration of Donald Trump. Meanwhile, the US Federal Reserve is meeting this week for the first time since Trump's new term started. Plus, producers in Colombia are feeling some relief after Trump put the brakes on tariffs, but that hasn't stopped coffee prices from soaring.

US aerospace giant Boeing posted a nearly $12 billion annual net loss for 2024, as a series of safety issues and a seven-week strike by factory workers impacted production. The company's stock, however, rallied after the latest financial results were announced, as investor focus turned to its recovery plan. Plus, Coca Cola has recalled several of its popular soft drinks including Coke, Fanta and Sprite in a number of European countries, after detecting higher-than-normal levels of chlorate. 

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is rewriting the narrative that the AI industry needs more money and more power, by claiming to have built its base model for less than $6 million. It sparked a global sell-off that saw Nvidia shares tumble 17 percent on Monday. US President Donald Trump is calling it a "wake-up call" for the US tech industry, while OpenAI's Sam Altman says it's "invigorating to have a new competitor." But questions still remain as to how serious a threat DeepSeek will be to US companies. We take a closer look.

As a major energy summit kicks off in Tanzania towards the goal of delivering affordable electricity to 300 million more people by 2030, FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer speaks with Sarah Malm, Executive Director at GOGLA, about the importance of off-grid solar power. But first, the release of Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek has caused a global rout in technology stocks, with US chip designer Nvidia losing about $600 billion in its market value in a single day.  

DeepSeek not only has a cute whale as its logo, but is fast becoming a whale of a player in the AI game. The Chinese chatbot has leapt to the top of the iPhone App Store downloads leaderboard in the US, overtaking ChatGPT, and in France it's currently sitting in second place. It's free to use and open source, with the Chinese company saying it used cheaper computer chips and less data than its American rival OpenAI.

Tech giants like Nvidia, Meta and Alphabet have poured hundreds of billions of dollars into artificial intelligence, but now the supply chain everyone has been investing in looks like it has serious competition, and the news has spooked tech stocks worldwide. We take a closer look.

US President Donald Trump addressed business leaders in Davos, with a clear message: build in America, or face tariffs. FRANCE 24's Charles Pellegrin was on the ground to catch their reactions. IDA Ireland's CEO also spoke to FRANCE 24 about how Irish businesses are preparing for a second Trump presidency.

Syria's new interim government wants to privatise parts of its previously state-run economy in a bid to draw foreign investment, but says it needs international sanctions lifted to get the country back on its feet. Also in this edition: China tries again to prop up its struggling stock market, and the EU sets a new record for renewable energy production.

After Donald Trump accused the European Union of "treating the US very, very badly" by running a large trade surplus and threatened to slap new tariffs on Europe, the leaders of France and Germany showed a united front as they held talks in Paris. Plus, Netflix is raising subscription fees again in several countries, after it saw record numbers of new subscribers over the holiday period.