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Jan 30, 2024

Toyota takes the crown

Toyota reported Tuesday that it’s held onto its title as the world’s best-selling car company.

Toyota remains No. 1
by Nova Safo
An estimated 86 million new vehicles were sold last year globally — and 11 million of them were sold by Toyota. But during prepared remarks, the company’s chairman also offered an apology. We hear the latest.
What's a central bank to do?
by David Brancaccio
Tomorrow, the bulletin will come from the Federal Reserve on a decision that affects every man, woman, child and pet in America. We’ll chat about any potential interest rates moves with economist Julia Coronado, president of MacroPolicy Perspectives and an economics professor at the University of Texas.
Protests continue in Germany
There was yet another wave of demonstrations in Germany in protest of the Alternative for Deutschland party. A report finds that far-right activists discussed the mass deportation of migrants and German citizens originally born in other countries. This comes as Germany copes with inflation and a slow economy. The BBC’s Jessica Parker reports.