Europe

Robots take over Italy’s vineyards as wineries struggle with Covid-19 worker shortages

Last year’s grape harvest was a harrowing scramble at Mirko Cappelli’s Tuscan vineyard. With the Italian border closed because of the pandemic, the Eastern European workers he had come to rely on couldn’t get into the country. The company he had contracted to supply grape pickers had no one to offer him. He ultimately found just enough workers to bring the grapes in on time.

Gores Guggenheim SPAC nears deal to combine with Polestar

Polestar is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company that would value the Swedish electric vehicle maker at $21 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

Germany Elections: Social Democrats hold narrow lead in exit polling

Germany’s center-left Social Democrats and outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right bloc both laid claim Sunday to lead the country’s next government as projections showed the long-time leader’s party heading for its worst-ever result in a national election.

German elections, economy: what to know

As Germany’s Angela Merkel steps down, the German elections will pave the way for a new generation of leadership for Europe’s largest economy.