The owner of X, Elon Musk, after the European fine of 120 million euros, proposed to cancel the European Union. In December 2025, he justified this idea by returning sovereignty to the states. The reason was the requirements for transparency on the platform. A corporate conflict became a demand to reshape Europe. A large owner treats public authorities as an uncomfortable intermediary. Apple's dominance perpetuates the dependence of other businesses. The company reported in April 2026 a value of 4 trillion dollars and a presence in more than 200 countries and territories. This is a stock market valuation, different from the annual output of the economy. Apple prohibited developers from referring customers to external offers. In 2025, the European Commission fined the company 500 million euros. The entrepreneur found a client through a platform whose owner granted him trading freedom. Corporate interests are also changing the national security call. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called the US export restrictions a failure in May 2025: in his estimation, they cleared market space for Chinese competitors. The company then wrote off $4.5 billion due to restrictions on H20. American authorities link control of computer technology to China's military capabilities. Huang suggests protecting the US lead by maintaining Nvidia sales. In March 2026, it announced licenses and orders for the H200 for Chinese customers. At BASF, the choice of production geography divides the fate of the group and its employees. In July 2026, the concern announced the successful launch of a complex in Zhanjiang. BASF SE's workforce in Ludwigshafen fell below 30,000 full-time employees for the first time since 1954. In Europe, half of the investment planned for 2026-2029 is kept, but the employment in a certain German city depends on the calculation of the profitability of the entire group. The growth of the concern is able to bypass the city, which is used to seeing it as its own. The business requirements from the state also apply to the composition of the population.

The owner of X, Elon Musk, after the European fine of 120 million euros, proposed to cancel the European Union. In December 2025, he justified this idea by returning sovereignty to the states. The reason was the requirements for transparency on the platform. A corporate conflict became a demand to reshape Europe. A large owner treats public authorities as an uncomfortable intermediary. Apple's dominance perpetuates the dependence of other businesses. The company reported in April 2026 a value of 4 trillion dollars and a presence in more than 200 countries and territories. This is a stock market valuation, different from the annual output of the economy. Apple prohibited developers from referring customers to external offers. In 2025, the European Commission fined the company 500 million euros. The entrepreneur found a client through a platform whose owner granted him trading freedom. Corporate interests are also changing the national security call. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called the US export restrictions a failure in May 2025: in his estimation, they cleared market space for Chinese competitors. The company then wrote off $4.5 billion due to restrictions on H20. American authorities link control of computer technology to China's military capabilities. Huang suggests protecting the US lead by maintaining Nvidia sales. In March 2026, it announced licenses and orders for the H200 for Chinese customers. At BASF, the choice of production geography divides the fate of the group and its employees. In July 2026, the concern announced the successful launch of a complex in Zhanjiang. BASF SE's workforce in Ludwigshafen fell below 30,000 full-time employees for the first time since 1954. In Europe, half of the investment planned for 2026-2029 is kept, but the employment in a certain German city depends on the calculation of the profitability of the entire group. The growth of the concern is able to bypass the city, which is used to seeing it as its own. The business requirements from the state also apply to the composition of the population.