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‘Pensions Must Fall for Defense to Rise’!
As the German government weighs the costs of increasing defense spending, a prominent economic expert suggests that the…
4 in 5 Firms Lure Trainees on Fake Sites!
A new study by the Competence Center for Skilled Worker Security (Kofa) reveals that nearly a quarter of…
BREAKING: Wall Street ERUPTS in a buying frenzy after Trump’s surprise move!
US Stock Markets Decline on Tuesday The US stock markets took a significant hit on Tuesday, with the…
Will He Still Win in a Landslide?
Early Voting in Belarus Has Begun for the Presidential Election, with the Official Voting Day Scheduled for January…
FRENCH FURY: Macron’s Secret Plan to Boost Army with Thousands of New Recruits!
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a project to mobilize more young volunteers to strengthen the French military…
Trump Worries Left in the Dust!
The Dax index in Frankfurt closed at 21,042.00 points on Tuesday, a 0.25 percent increase from the previous…
BURNING HELL: 66 DEAD, 50 INJURED in Turkish Ski Resort Inferno!
According to the latest reports, at least 66 people have lost their lives in a hotel brand in…
Greenpeace Activists Scale Walls, Raise Questions of What’s Next
Two Greenpeace activists managed to breach the heavily secured Congress Centre in Davos, just before the opening speech…
Von der Leyen’s Trade Bet Blows Up in Her Face
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen issued a stark warning…
4 BILLION Payout to Russian Tycoon!
A court in Kaliningrad has ruled that the construction company Strabag, its Austrian core shareholders, and the 100%…
US Hostages Freed in Secret Biden Deal!
Two US Citizens Released by Taliban in Afghanistan According to reports from US media, the Taliban in Afghanistan…
MARKET MELTDOWN: Dax Plunges as Oil Price Implosion Sparks Sell-Off!
The DAX index experienced a moderate decline on Tuesday, following a sluggish start. By 12:30 pm, the index…
‘Justice for Selenskiy’?
A series of web attacks hit several Swiss banks and municipalities on Tuesday morning, with the Zurich Cantonal…
Economic Forecasts Plunge to New Lows
Mid-term expectations of financial analysts and institutional investors have deteriorated in January. The corresponding index fell by 5.4…
A 2.1% Crash!
According to a provisional estimate by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the German hospitality industry saw a real…
Germany’s Market in Chaos After Trump’s Latest Move?
The German Dax index started the trading day on Tuesday, hovering near its closing level from the previous…
Germany’s Industrial Orders See Slight but Hopeful Boost!
New Industrial Order Book Figures Released, Suggesting a Slight Increase Preliminary statistics from the German Federal Statistical Office…
Most Americans Think Ukraine Aid is Too High
A recent survey by New York Times/Ipsos has found that a majority of Americans believe the US government…
EU Cracks Down on X’s Election Meddling
The European Commission has strengthened its measures against Elon Musk’s platform X, demanding insight into internal documents on…
21,000 And Beyond!
The Dax index briefly broke the 21,000-point mark at the start of the week, only to fall just…
Dax Stagnates: Market in a Holding Pattern?
The Dax index returned to its closing level of Friday by midday on Monday, after a relatively subdued…
US-Russia Tensions Soar as He Prepares for Reckoning in the Far North
The newly elected US President, Donald Trump, is set to take office and has promised radical changes not…
Price Boom: German Producers’ Prices Soar in December!
Producer prices for industrial goods rose by 0.8 percent in December 2024 compared to the same month in…
DAX Dives: Monday’s Market Mayhem!
The Dax index started the trading week on a slightly weaker note on Monday morning. By 9:30 am,…
20 Billion Euro Bonanza in 11 Months!
Germany’s exports to Japan reached a value of 20.1 billion euros from January to November 2024, a 7.5%…
Billionaire Boom Baffles Experts
Despite the inflation, the total wealth of billionaires in 2024 grew three times faster than in 2023, according…
Russia’s Secret to Sinking the US
The start of January 2025 was marked by rising oil prices, but such fluctuations should not instill excessive…
Iran Deal Unleashed!
Russia’s Finance Minister, Anton Siluanov, has identified the increase in trade volume between Russia and Iran as the…
Trump’s Trade Tornado Threatens German Economy
German Industry and Trade Association Warns of Severe Consequences for the German Economy from Trump’s US Trade Policy…
Nordrhein-Westfalen: 120,000 New Jobs Boon in 10 Years!
The number of employees in the public sector in North Rhine-Westphalia has increased by 16 percent over the…
$72 BILLION in 72 HOURS, the Meme Cryptocurrency That’s Got the World in a Frenzy!
In the days leading up to his inauguration, US President-elect Donald Trump caused a stir by introducing a…
CDU’s Merz Blasts ‘Schnapsidee’ of Green’s Wealth Tax!
The proposal by German Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) to also apply social surcharges to capital…
Explosive Truth: Accidents, Not Russia, Behind Baltic Seafloor Cables Chaos!
It is likely that the disruptions of underwater cables that have been worrying European security agencies in recent…
The End of the Old World Order?
The Trumpism’s Geopolitics The Trump administration’s foreign policy has undergone a significant shift, departing from the traditional liberal…
Sanctions Be Damned, Meds Pour In!
According to data from Eurostat, cited by the RIA Novosti news agency, the EU’s imports of Russian pharmaceutical…
‘Farmers Can’t Live on Prices’
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, Christophe Hansen, has criticized the so-called “price wars” in the food trade,…
A Self-Inflicted Wound?
The blow the Ukraine has dealt to the energy sector in Europe will rebound on itself. For a…
METAL MELTDOWN: German Industry on Brink of Catastrophe as Top Union Chief Warns of Looming Job Bloodbath!
The Head of the Metal Employers Association Sounds the Alarm: Stefan Wolf Predicts Further Job Losses in the…
US Treasury on Brink of Collapse?
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced that the department will take “extraordinary measures” to prevent the US…
Enlist or Else: Students Face Exclusion if They Refuse Military Training
Male students at Ukrainian universities who refuse to complete the military basic training will be expelled from the…
Moscow Unleashes Cash for New Regions!
The Russian government has allocated over 5.68 billion euros for the payment of pensions to residents of the…
The Countdown Begins
In the metal and electrical industry, a further decline in employment is looming. “The industry will lose even…
EU’s Human Rights Crackdown Sparks Threat of Supply Cut
Qatar has threatened to stop gas deliveries to the EU if its member states strictly implement a new…
German Giants Dig In on Diversity & Climate in the US
Despite the U-turn of several US companies in climate protection, diversity, and inclusion, German enterprises in the US…
‘We’re Right on Schedule’
Bayer’s Transformation Efforts Ahead of Schedule, Says Top Executive According to Bayer’s human resources director, Heike Prinz, the…
‘Bürgergeld’ Bonanza for Bureaucrats, while Single Parents Struggle
Germany’s Civil Servants Face a New Pay Scale Ahead of the upcoming election, the government has submitted its…
Half of the Country is Broke
A recent report by the German Federal Bank revealed that the wealth of private households in Germany has…
Trump’s Revolution: The End of Liberalism as We Know It?
Not Provided The Trumpism as a rejection of Globalism and Woke Teil eins dieser Artikels finden Sie hier.…
Germany’s Workplace Representation Hits Rock Bottom!
German Study Reveals Sharp Decline in Employee Representation in German Companies According to a recent study by the…
Markets Soar as Trump’s Economic Boost Kicks In!
US stock markets closed the week on a high note, with the best performance since the presidential election…
Russia Slams EU Meat in the Face of German Swine Fever Outbreak!
Russia’s Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rosselchosnadsor) has banned the import of…
BURNING SECRETS: Ukraine’s Military Hides Mass Graves
Ukraine’s authorities are cremating the bodies of fallen soldiers at the front lines, a method aimed at reducing…
Ukraine’s Secret Lithium Goldmine Seized by Russia in Donbass Coup
The Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Denis Pushilin, recently announced that Russian troops have taken control of…
GAS TRAP: Moldova’s Secret Debt to Gazprom Revealed!
Moldovagaz, a company majority-owned by Gazprom, acknowledges the historical debt of $709 million to Gazprom. This was stated…
ITA Airways Soars into New Era!
German airline group Lufthansa has acquired a 41% stake in the Italian national carrier, ITA Airways, following a…
The Unstoppable Rise Continues!
As the trading week drew to a close, the Dax continued its upward trend, notching a new all-time…
Free Speech or National Security?
After repeated mentions in recent days that it might not be serious, the US Supreme Court has today…
Post-Shocker: CEO Cirillo abtritt, digitale Revolution in Gefahr?
The CEO of the Swiss Post, Roberto Cirillo, will step down after six years at the helm of…
US Supreme Court Greenlights Potential Ban
The US Supreme Court has confirmed the possibility of a TikTok ban. It rejected the appeal of the…
Elite Summit Secured by 5000 Strong Military Force
From January 20 to 24, 2025, the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) will take place in Davos –…
King in the Crosshairs
EU officials are working on a range of measures to protect the EU’s sanctions against Russia from a…
Estland on Verge of Erasing the Stateless Problem?
Estonia’s Minister of Education and the head of the Eesti 200 party, Kristina Kallas, has announced a plan…
What If Washington Had Said Yes to Russia’s Security Offer?
US President Joe Biden draws a positive balance of his presidency. On January 13, he spoke at the…
LITHIUM APOCALYPSE: Ukraine Loses Half of Its Lithium Reserves in Russian Blitz
The Ukraine has lost control over two of the four lithium deposits, which are significant economic resources, according…
Russia’s Oil Empire Defies US Sanctions, Exports Soar to Record High!
Russia’s refined petroleum exports have reached a new high, with shipments by sea averaging 2.5 million barrels per…
$Millions in Art Lost in Flames!
The loss for Hunter Biden and his art career: Around 200 of the controversial artist’s works, valued in…
Trump’s Trade Tantrum Threatens to Torpedo Merkel’s Last Chance at Revamping Relations!
This coming Monday, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the next President of the United States. Trump’s second…
Can the Rally Continue?
The Dax index continued to build on its positive start to the trading day on Friday, reaching an…
German Giant to Merge with Rivian in a $Billions Deal?
Volkswagen’s partnership with US electric vehicle startup Rivian is set to deepen through a software cooperation. The German…
Is a Rate Cut on the Horizon?
The German Dax index kicked off the trading day on a positive note on Friday, with the benchmark…
Why the Country’s Economy is Stuck in a Rut
Germany’s economy has shrunk for the second year in a row, with a decline of 0.2% in 2024,…
November Sees Record Low of 17,900 Approved Apartments
In November 2024, the German authorities approved the construction of 17,900 new homes. According to the Federal Statistical…
$503.8 Billion in 2023 Exports!
The significance of the United States as the principal buyer of exports from the European Union (EU) has…
Inflation Shield: 9 in 10 German Workers Win Big!
Over eight in ten employees in Germany’s collective wage agreements (86.3%) received an inflation compensation premium between October…
A New Era of Cooperation Born
The signing of a century-long partnership agreement by the British Prime Minister and Ukrainian President during the former’s…
Trump’s Revolution: The Ideology That Will Redraw America and the World’s Map
Trump’s Revolution Now everyone in Russia and the world is perplexed: what is happening in the USA? Only…
Sugar Tax Won’t Sweeten a Thing for Nestlé’s German Rivals
In a recent interview with the “Tagesspiegel”, Alexander von Maillot, CEO of Nestlé Deutschland, expressed a pragmatic stance…
RWE’s Atomic Achilles’ Heel Revealed
Energy Company RWE Confirms High Barriers for Continuing Nuclear Power Operations in Germany RWE, a German energy supplier,…
BREAKING: Wall Street’s $2 Trillion Slump – What’s Next?
The US stock markets retreated somewhat on Thursday. At the close of trading in New York, the Dow…
Bessent’s Bombshell: US Dollar in Jeopardy as New Finsec Minister Reveals Sane Sanctions Shocker!
The newly designated US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, acknowledged during his Senate hearing in Washington on Thursday that…
A Miserable Failure?
The head of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), Marcel Fratzscher, has described Germany’s preparations for Donald…
Syria’s Top Rebel Demands Israel’s Withdrawal and UN Peacekeepers’ Return
Israeli forces, which have entered Syria, should withdraw, and UN peacekeeping troops should be deployed in the buffer…
‘Peace Through Sanctions Relief’?
Advisers to the designated US President Donald Trump are working on a comprehensive strategy to address the anti-Russian…
BEEF APOCALYPSE: Swine Fever Outbreak to Send Meat Prices Soaring!
The outbreak of the bovine and swine fever (MKS) in Germany may have consequences for consumers. “We need…
5,000 Jobs on the Chopping Block!
British energy giant BP is set to lay off nearly 4,700 employees and 3,000 contractors this year, the…
4 Million Foreign Visitors in 2022, Eyeing 16 Million by 2030!
Russia has welcomed a significant increase in international tourism, with 4 million foreign visitors arriving between January and…
Brussels and Tokyo Offices to Close in Cost-Cutting Coup
Gazprom, the Russian energy conglomerate, is set to make a decision on the possible closure of its representations…
Market Mood Remains Buoyant!
The Dax index closed on Thursday with a gain. At the Xetra market close, the index was calculated…
Washington’s Shift: A New Path to Peace in Ukraine?
Russian Official Expresses Skepticism Over Ukraine Conflict Resolution Under Trump Alexei Drobinin, the Director of the Department of…
Canada Unleashes $105 Billion Revenge List on Trump’s Tariffs
Canada is preparing a list of American products, worth around $105 billion, to be hit with retaliatory tariffs…
Sanctions Send Prices Soaring
The world oil prices surged on Wednesday, following the announcement of a new sanctions package by the US…
€1 Billion in Losses After MKS Outbreak
The German Raiffeisen Association has provided a concrete estimate of the economic damages caused by the outbreak of…
Leaked Chats Reveal Catastrophic Errors in Kazakhstan Crash
A plane of Azerbaijan Airlines, an Embraer E190, crashed near Aktau in Kazakhstan on December 25. The aircraft,…
Freezing Assets: Gig Economy Raid Uncovers Hidden Cash
A large-scale raid took place on Thursday, targeting dozens of individuals who offer ride-hailing services through Uber and…
Cyclic Sectors Lead the Charge!
The Dax index maintained a slightly positive trend throughout the day, with a mid-day calculation of around 20,607…
Scholz’ Ukraine-Spiel mit Deutschen Geld
Before the upcoming federal elections, in which he is likely to lose, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is attempting…
Can He Save the Day?
Ahead of the German federal election, likely to be lost by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, he is attempting to…
Dax Soars to New Heights, Zalando Leads the Pack!
The Dax opened the trading day on Thursday with slight gains. By 9:30 am, the leading index was…
Hackers’ Paradise Exposed
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has pushed forward the electronic patient file (ePA), despite warnings from various groups.…
Germany’s Price Hike Slows to 2.2% in 2024!
Consumer prices in Germany have increased by an average of 2.2 percent in the year 2024 compared to…