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A Quarter Want to Leave and It’s Not Just the Unskilled
German Migrants Weigh Leaving the Country, Citing Unhappiness and Bureaucracy A recent study by the Institute for Labour…
80-Hour Workweeks in China’s Hidden Factories
Chinese Workers in BYD Factories Report Long Working Hours A recent report has shed light on the grueling…
Markets on Life Support as Trade War Tensions Erupt Again
30 am, a 0.1% gain over the previous day’s close. According to Jochen Stanzl, chief market analyst at…
VW’s Secret: Only 1,300 Severance Deals, Not 20,000 Job Cuts as Claimed?
Volkswagen’s Average Severance Package Lags Behind Maximum Sum, Report Says A recent report by the German news magazine…
95% Import Drop Since Ukraine War
A Dramatic Shift in the Past Year Germany’s imports from Russia have plummeted by 94.6 percent compared to…
Easter’s Late Arrival Boosts Hotel Bookings in April
Germany’s Accommodation Industry Sees a Significant Increase in Overnight Stays in April 2025 According to provisional results from…
ESMA Warns of Imminent Turbulence
Financial Regulator Warns of Market Turbulence Amid Geopolitical Tensions The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) has cautioned…
Wholesale Trade Bounces Back from Tariff Shock, But Uncertainty Remains
Economic indicators suggest a temporary rebound in the German wholesale trade, according to the Ifo Institute. The corresponding…
German Minister of Economics to Assemble a Dream Team of Experts!
A German Economics Minister to Seek Guidance from a Panel of Economists In a move aimed at bolstering…
15 Euros Minimum Wage or Political Crisis?
Economist Achim Truger Calls for a Substantial Increase in the Statutory Minimum Wage to 15 Euros In a…
Union Blasts Restructuring Plans as ‘Fact-Free’ and ‘Careerist’
Railway Union EVG Opposes German Rail’s Restructuring Plan The German Railway Union EVG has voiced strong opposition to…
Wall Street in Free Fall as Trade War Tensions Simmer
Financial Markets End the Day in the Green, as US-China Trade Talks Continue The US stock markets concluded…
Investors Flee from German Stocks
Stock Market Index Slips, European Currency Weakens The German Dax index closed lower on Tuesday, with a decline…
Germany’s Sefe to Double Gas Imports in a Decade!
Berlin, Germany – In a significant move, the German state-owned gas importer, Sefe, has signed a contract with…
Families Pay the Price for Deutsche Bahn’s Greed
German Railways Abandons Family Reservation, Raising Fares for Passengers German Railways, the country’s national railway operator, has announced…
A Cashless Revolution?
As contactless payments become the norm in Germany, a recent survey by the IT industry association Bitkom reveals…
Is the Market’s Optimism Fading?
European Stocks and Currencies Experience Mixed Trading The German Dax index experienced a moderate start on Tuesday, slipping…
The Numbers are Still Soaring, But is the Worst Over?
German insolvency numbers decline, but employment impact remains high, experts predict According to the latest insolvency trend report…
Dax on Hold as World Waits for US-China Trade Breakthrough
Financial Markets Show Little Movement at the Start of the Trading Week The Frankfurt Stock Exchange opened on…
A 14-Year Decline in Flexibility?
According to the Federal Statistical Office, the proportion of atypically employed individuals in all core workers in 2024…
Red Flag for Economy?
According to the latest data, the traffic performance of heavy goods vehicles with at least four axles on…
A New Era of Digital Innovation?
German entrepreneurs and small businesses in Germany experienced a significant improvement in their business climate in May, according…
German Industry and Trade Association Demands Radical Overhaul
A German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the DIHK, has called for more measures to be taken with…
85% of Germans Back Ad Tax on Google and Facebook
A majority of Germans support the idea of digital companies contributing a percentage of their advertising revenue to…
Can Merz’s Government Save the West?
Economic Expert Veronika Grimm Assesses First Weeks of German Government Under Chancellor Friedrich Merz Professor Veronika Grimm of…
S&P 500 and Nasdaq in a Tug of War!
The US stock markets presented a mixed picture on Monday, with the Dow closing at 42,762 points, a…
Trade Talks Stalemate Sends Dax Index Plummeting – What’s Next for Investors?
Stock Market Index Slips at Week’s Start, Investors Cautious Amid Trade Talks The German Dax index closed at…
DAX Dives: Monday’s Market Mayhem
Financial Markets Experience a Calm and Quiet Day on Pentecost Monday The German Dax index struggled to break…
Will the Market Crash?
Financial Markets Experience a Slow Start to the Week, with the Dax Index Opening Down by 0.4 Percent…
Scorching Workplaces: The Heat is On and So Should Action
A leading figure in the German Left, Jan van Aken, has released a policy paper calling for improved…
Study Reveals Dramatic Price Hike for Slow Connections
As internet speeds continue to increase, the prices of slower tariffs are also rising, a recent analysis by…
A Quarter of Retirees Struggle to Survive on Less Than €1,500 a Month
A new report by the Federal Statistical Office reveals a stark contrast in the financial situations of Germany’s…
Steel Blow: Germany’s Exports to US to Plunge 35% as Tariffs Bite
German Steel Industry Bracing for Impact of US Tariffs A recent analysis by the Kiel Institute for the…
METAL APOCALYPSE: China’s Grip on Rare Earths Threatens to Paralyze German Industry
Risks of Raw Material Shortages from China Worry Industry and Experts Industrial associations, politicians and China experts are…
Cabinet to Greenlight Faster Procurement on July 16
A German government is set to accelerate military procurement by streamlining the acquisition process, with a new law…
More Seniors Forced to Work Than Ever Before
Germany Sees Record Number of Seniors in the Workforce, Data Shows According to a recent report, the number…
Stocks Plunge, Gold Falls, Oil Soars, But Labor Market Holds Strong
US Stock Markets Close Out the Day with Gains Friday’s trading session on the US stock markets saw…
Nvidia’s CEO to Meet with German Government, AI Gigafactory Plans on the Table
Berlin, Germany – In a series of high-level meetings, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to meet with…
Dollar Daze: Euro’s Rise Sends Travelers Flocking to Cheaper Long-Haul Escapes
Travel Giant Tui Sees Shift in Booking Trends, Dollar’s Appreciation Boosts Off-season Travel The travel conglomerate Tui has…
US Jobs Data Saves the Day?
The German Dax index closed slightly lower on Friday, ending the day at 24,304 points, a 0.1 percent…
Trump’s Tariffs to Wipe Out 90,000 German Jobs?
The US President’s trade policies, according to the head of the German Federal Employment Agency, Andrea Nahles, have…
Job Market Stabilizes, Rate Cuts on the Backburner?
US Job Market Remains Robust, Unemployment Rate Stabilizes at 4.2% The US Labor Department announced on Friday that…
Autobahn GmbH: A Highway to Exorbitant Salaries?
A German Government Agency’s Highway Company Pays Higher Salaries to Employees Without Clear Justification, Audit Finds A recent…
Electric Car Price Gap Crashes to Historic Low in Germany!
Electric Vehicles Close the Price Gap with Gas-Powered Cars in Germany The price difference between battery-electric vehicles and…
Will the Weekend Bring a Trade War Bombshell?
Financial Markets Remain Cautious Amid Ongoing Trade Tensions The German Dax index continued to trade in the red…
Generation Self-Care: Younger Generation Spends Big on Wellness
New Study Reveals Shift in Consumer Spending on Wellness, with Younger Generations Prioritizing Self-Care A recent survey of…
Passengers Prioritize On-Time Arrival Over Compensation
A European Union Transport Ministers’ Council decision to revise the Air Passengers Rights Regulation has been met with…
Jobs Report to Crush the Market’s Euphoria?
As the Frankfurt Stock Exchange opened on Friday morning, the Dax index began the trading day with a…
German Industry in Free Fall
According to preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the season- and calendar-adjusted production in the manufacturing…
Exports Plunge Amid Global Turmoil
Germany’s foreign trade balance in April 2025 showed a surplus of 14.6 billion euros, according to preliminary data…
Construction of Apartments Sees a Glimmer of Hope, But the Road to Recovery is Long
Economic Sentiment in the Construction Sector Shows Signs of Improvement in May According to the Munich Institute, the…
0.0% Growth in 2023, But a Glimmer of Hope for 2026?
A German economic research institute has revised its forecast for the current year, now expecting a flatlined economy,…
Everllence’s Breakaway: The VW Spinoff Poised to Shine on Its Own?
Everllence, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, is well-equipped for an independent listing, according to its CEO, Uwe…
A Crisis of Empty Spaces?
German building society chief urges government to promote age-friendly living The head of the Association of Private Building…
Billion-Dollar Bailout for the Dream of Homeownership?
A leading representative of the Association of Private Building and Savings Banks has called for substantial financial support…
US Stock Market Falls After Trump-Musk Feud Weighs on Tesla.
The US stock markets closed lower on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending the day at…
German Auto Industry in High Gear
As the European Commission has recently shown flexibility on CO2 emission limits for the automotive industry, the German…
CEO Breathes a Sigh of Relief
Siemens Energy’s CEO Christian Bruch has reacted to the premature release of state guarantees for the energy technology…
Microsoft Warns of AI-Powered Cyber Apocalypse
Microsoft’s Vice President, Brad Smith, Warns of Increased Cyber Threats Amid AI Adoption Microsoft’s Vice President, Brad Smith,…
Dax Slides Back to Earth, But Hope for a US Tariff Agreement Lifts the Market
Financial Markets Experience Mixed Reactions as ECB and US-China Trade Talks Influence Indices The German Dax index closed…
Can Mercedes’ CEO Save the Industry?
European Union Commissioner Faces Call to Negotiate Regulatory Standards in Trade Dispute with the US In the ongoing…
BREAKING: ECB Slashes Interest Rates, But Will It Be Enough to Avoid Economic Meltdown?
European Central Bank Lowers Interest Rate, Cites Near-Two-Percent Inflation Target The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut its…
German Government Warned of Russian Gas ‘Weapon’ in Leaked Document
A confidential document from the Ministry of Economics warns of the potential resumption of the Nordstream pipelines, which…
Is the Party Over?
German stocks continued their upward trend on Thursday, with the Dax index reaching a new high by midday.…
Will ECB Decision Spark a Selloff?
The German Dax opened cautiously on Thursday, with the benchmark index calculated at around 24,315 points, a 0.2…
Manufacturing Industry Sees Slight Revival, But Warning Signs Persist
Industrial Production Orders in Germany Show Slight Growth in April, Driven by Electronics and Machinery Sectors According to…
Is it Enough?
Germany’s Service Sector Sees Moderate Growth in March According to preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis),…
The Inflation Adjustment Premium is Losing its Oomph
According to the Federal Statistical Office, nominal wages in Germany rose by 3.6 percent in the first quarter…
AI: The Silent Job Killer?
A recent survey by the Ifo Institute has revealed that over a quarter of companies (27.1 percent) expect…
Market Mayhem: US Stocks in Free Fall as Trade War Fears Grip Nation
Stock Markets Show Mixed Results as Trade Tensions Persist The US stock markets exhibited a mixed performance on…
New Law to Save the Planet.. or Not?
The German government is planning to allow industrial companies to separate and store their CO2 emissions using the…
DAX in Free Fall as Trump’s Tariffs Loom
The German Dax index closed higher on Wednesday, with a 0.8 percent increase from the previous day’s close,…
No Majority for Longer Working Hours in Germany
A recent survey by the Allensbach Institute, commissioned by the Family Entrepreneurs Association, has revealed a disparity between…
The Countdown to a New Era of Economic Unity Starts Now!
The European Commission has announced that Bulgaria is ready to join the Eurozone, with a potential introduction of…
EU Launches Deficit Crackdown
The European Commission has announced its intention to launch a procedure against Austria due to excessive government debt.…
Economists Slam ‘Investment Booster’ as Insufficient to Revive German Economy
Economists Criticize Investment Package as Insufficient to Revive German Economy Leading economists have expressed skepticism about the investment…
Billion-Dollar Bet on German Chip Future
Globalfoundries, a US-based chip manufacturer, is reportedly expanding its factory in Dresden, Germany. According to industry sources, the…
Cashless Payments Threaten a Tradition
A leading hotel and restaurant association in North Rhine-Westphalia, Dehoga NRW, has expressed concerns over the potential negative…
Optimism Reigns Supreme!
European Markets Maintain Positive Trend Amid Optimistic Investor Sentiment The Dax index, a key German stock market benchmark,…
Investment Program on the Brink of Collapse?
The Central Association of German Crafts is urging the swift implementation of the investment program approved by the…
3/4 of Companies Use 28% Less Paper
German Companies Ditch Paper at Alarming Rate, Survey Finds A recent survey by the German IT industry association…
Dax Stays Calm in the Face of Trade War
Financial Markets Stabilize as Frankfurt Stock Exchange Opens The Frankfurt Stock Exchange opened with a steady start on…
Heat Pumps Heat Up Germany’s New Homes, Natural Gas in Decline
Germany sees significant shift to renewable energy in new buildings, with heat pumps playing a major role. According…
Germany’s Richest 1%: Millionaire Count Surges Amid Pandemic
According to the Federal Statistical Office, in 2021, approximately 34,500 of the 194,000 tax-payers in Germany with a…
TARIFF TERROR: US Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Send Global Markets Reeling
US Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Rise to 50 Percent, Affecting Global Trade As announced by US President Donald…
German Unions Slam ‘Second-Class Workers’ Right’ for Older Employees
German Trade Union Federation Rejects Proposal for Looser Protection for Older Workers The German Trade Union Federation (DGB)…
Succession Crisis Looms Large
German Industry Leader Warns of Mass Exodus of Entrepreneurs if New Government Fails to Act The president of…
Job Market Magic Ignites Bull Run
Stock Markets Rise as US Job Data Surprises to the Upside The US stock markets closed on a…
DAX Turns Positive, But Summer Dullness Looms Over European Markets
Markets in Germany and Europe Show Caution Amid Summer Heat The German Dax index, a benchmark for the…
20,000 Employees Already Out the Door, the End of an Era?
Volkswagen AG Makes Progress in Restructuring Efforts, Reaches Milestone in Early Retirement Agreements Volkswagen AG has made significant…
Eurozone Inflation Plummets to 1.9%: Is the ECB’s Target Finally in Sight?
European Inflation Rate Declines in May, Reaches 1.9% The European Union’s statistics agency, Eurostat, reported a decrease in…
German Investments in the US Plummet to Historic Lows
German Businesses Invest Less in the US under Trump Administration, Data Suggests According to a new analysis by…
Dax Plunges into the Abyss as Hedge Funds Bet on Doom
30 am, a decline of 0.3 percent compared to the previous day’s close. Vonovia, MTU and Deutsche Telekom…
OECD Warns of Global Slowdown
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has issued a warning about a slowdown in the global…
US Tariffs Wreak Havoc on German Carmakers
German Automaker Industry’s Business Climate Index Continues to Decline The German automobile industry’s business climate index, as measured…
766 Million Euro Hole in German Economy
A recent report by the German Customs Office has revealed a significant increase in the financial damage caused…
COLD TRUTH: Respiratory Illnesses Wreak Havoc on NRW Workforce, Absences Skyrocket
A significant spike in respiratory illness cases in North Rhine-Westphalia, a federal state in western Germany, has led…
Oil Price Soars on OPEC+ Deal, US Stocks Calm Down on Stimulus Hopes
The US stock markets closed with gains on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average calculated at 42,305…
German Inland Shipping Workers to Get a 7.4% Pay Bump in a Year!
German employees of the inland waterway shipping industry are set to receive a pay increase, as the service…
ECB Rate Cut and German Government’s Fiscal Policy in Focus
The German Dax index opened the new trading week with losses, closing at 23,930 points, a decline of…