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We've made it to the end of the first week in February. Today is Friday the 6th of February.

I'm Julie Morgan. Stalantis said it will book charges of around $26.18 billion for the second half of 2025, as the automaker

resets his business amid muted demand for electric vehicles. The news dragged the Milan-listed shares

down about 14 percent in early trade on Friday. Stalanta's CEO Antonio Falosa said the charges largely reflect the cost of overestimating

the pace of the energy transition that distanced the company from many car buyers real-world

needs, means, and desires.

He goes on to say they also reflect the impact of previous poor operational execution,

the effects of which are being progressively addressed by the new team.

The charges include cash payments of about $7.66 billion,

expected to be paid over the next four years.

These are related to canceled products,

ongoing B-EV products whose volumes are

expected to be well below prior projections and steps for rationalizing battery manufacturing

capacity. Stalantis will not pay an annual dividend in 2026. On Thursday, a U.S. jury ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million to a woman who said she was

sexually assaulted by an Uber driver when she was 19 years old. The jury found Uber legally responsible

for the driver's actions. The decision could have major implications for thousands of similar lawsuits against the company.

The woman brought the case as part of more than 3,000 lawsuits that have been combined in federal

court. Her trial was the first Bellwether case, meaning it was used to help predict how other

similar cases might turn out and how much they could be worth in future settlements.

They awarded $8.5 million in damages to compensate her, but did not award additional punitive

damages. Her attorneys had asked for more than $140 million. Uber said it plans to appeal

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