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This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

After a meeting of the U.S. and its allies in Germany today, Berlin remains opposed to sending tanks made in the country to Ukraine.

Because the leopard two model tanks are made in Germany, Berlin has to sign off on the vehicles being sent elsewhere, even from another country's existing arsenal.

Poland has said it could proceed without German approval. Despite the rift among allies, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reaffirmed the Pentagon's commitment to arming Kiev.

This is a decisive moment for Ukraine in a decisive decade for the world. So make no mistake, we will support Ukraine's self-defense for as long as it takes.

Countries in the alliance did approve other additional military aid to Ukraine today. That includes a $2.5 billion package from the U.S. and another worth more than 1 billion from Germany.

We report exclusively that the Federal Reserve is investigating Goldman Sachs consumer business known as markets. People familiar with the matter say the regulator is looking into whether the bank had appropriate safeguards in place as it ramped up lending.

Last week, ahead of reporting its quarterly earnings, Goldman Sachs reported steep losses at its consumer businesses, more than $3 billion worth since 2020.

In a call with analysts this week, CEO David Solomon said, quote, we tried to do too much too quickly.

General Motors and LG Energy are indefinitely shelving a plan to build a fourth battery factory in the U.S., according to people familiar with the matter.

The two have a 50-50 partnership, Ultim Cells, which is operating a plant in Ohio and developing two others in Tennessee and Michigan.

GM says it's still on track to hit 1 million electric vehicle sales in North America by 2025.

2022 was the weakest year for U.S. home sales since 2014. The National Association of Realtors says sales of previously owned homes, the bulk of the housing market,

fell 17.8% from the prior year to a little over 5 million, and December marked an 11th straight month of declines, a record as the Federal Reserve tries to cool the economy by raising interest rates.

The word inflation has come up pretty much every week on this podcast for the past year, but could the rise in prices finally be getting back to normal?

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