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Will He Fire the Bahn Boss?
German Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder has announced a critical review of the Deutsche Bahn’s board of directors and…
June 17, 2025
Will Russwurm’s Power Play Save López’s Job?
Thyssenkrupp’s Board of Directors Expected to Approve CEO’s Contract Extension The employees of Thyssenkrupp are anticipating that the…
June 17, 2025
Will Germany’s Energy Crisis be Solved?
In a bid to clarify the German government’s planned power plant strategy, the Minister of Economics and Climate…
June 17, 2025
Can the Country Afford New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure?
Germany’s Ruling Coalition Faces Skepticism Over Plans for New Gas Power Plants Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) has…
June 17, 2025
Markets Soar as Oil Prices Stabilize
Stock Markets Rebound as Tensions Ease, Oil Prices Dip The US stock markets recovered from last week’s decline…
June 16, 2025
Can the Market Recover from the Abyss?
Stock Market Index Edges Up at the Start of the Week The German Dax index closed at 23,699…
June 16, 2025
Germany’s Desperate Bid to Keep Workers in the Labor Market
A German think tank, the Institute for Employment and Vocational Research, is calling for new tools to retain…
June 16, 2025
A Recipe for Disaster?
A dispute has emerged between the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) and the employers’ association over the government’s…
June 16, 2025
Dax Stays Afloat, But Will the Market’s Caution Crack?
The German Dax index opened the trading day with a slight positive start and maintained its upward trend…
June 16, 2025
EU Financial System on the Brink of a Global Stress Test?
European Financial Watchdog Advocates for System-Wide Stress Test of Financial System The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma)…
June 16, 2025
Breaking News: EU’s 10% Tariff Compromise: Trump’s “Hidden Tax Increase for Americans”?
EU Commission Reportedly Open to 10% US Tariff as Trade War Prevention Measure According to the German business…
June 16, 2025
Can the Markets Survive the Escalating Conflict?
30 am, a 0.1% increase over the previous Friday’s close. The top performers in the market included Deutsche…
June 16, 2025
40% of Companies Already Using Artificial Intelligence
German Economy Drives Adoption of Artificial Intelligence The German economy is continuing to push the use of artificial…
June 16, 2025
Can Europe’s Stricter Rules Drive Industry to Abandon Ship?
German Industry Fears Climate Regulations May Drive Production Abroad, Hampering Global Efforts Sachsen-Anhalt’s Minister-President, Reiner Haseloff, has expressed…
June 16, 2025
A ‘Bankruptcy Declaration for Tax Fairness’?
A significant decline in the number of tax audits targeting high-income earners has been revealed, with the German…
June 16, 2025
Heating Oil Prices Soar After Two-Year Low Amid Middle East Tensions.
Energy Prices in Germany Rise Following Israeli Attack on Iran, Analyst Says According to a recent analysis by…
June 15, 2025
Minister of Finance Pledges to Speed Up Infrastructure Projects by Working Unconventional Hours
Germany’s Finance Minister, Lars Klingbeil, has expressed his intention to accelerate infrastructure projects, including working on weekends and…
June 14, 2025
On the Road to Recovery?
BASF Aims to Cut Costs at Ludwigshafen Site by Half a Billion Euros by Year’s End The German…
June 14, 2025
How Middle East Tensions Could Wreak Havoc on World Markets
Economic Fears Grow as Israel-Iran Tensions Escalate, Warns Trade Chief The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran is…
June 14, 2025
Insurers Pay Out €350 Million in Damages
Insurance Companies in Germany Pay Record High for Lightning Damages in 2024 According to the annual report of…
June 14, 2025
Study Debunks Myths on Flex Work
A recent study by the Institute of the German Economy (IW) has found that flexible work arrangements do…
June 14, 2025
CEO’s Game of Spin-Offs
Thyssenkrupp Considers Major Restructuring, Potential Spin-Off of Steel Division Thyssenkrupp’s CEO, Miguel López, has left the door open…
June 14, 2025
Red Cross Demands €18 Billion for Climate and Digital Resilience
A German Red Cross President Calls for Investment in Social Infrastructure The President of the German Red Cross,…
June 14, 2025
Global Markets in Freefall as Mideast Tensions Ignite Wall of Fear
Financial Markets Slump as Tensions in the Middle East Escalate The US stock markets closed significantly lower on…
June 13, 2025
What’s Next for the Market?
Financial Markets Experience Volatility as Israeli Military Action Against Iran Looms The German Dax index closed the week…
June 13, 2025
Contract Extension on the Horizon?
Thyssenkrupp CEO’s Contract Expected to be Extended Ahead of Schedule According to sources within the company, the contract…
June 13, 2025
The End of an Era in Dresden, the Birth of a High-Tech Hub
Volkswagen Drives Forward Reorientation of Dresden Plant In a significant development, Volkswagen is pushing ahead with the reorientation…
June 13, 2025
RETIREMENT REVOLT: SPD Leader Exposes CDU’s “Pension Cuts” Plan!
A senior Social Democratic Party (SPD) official has refuted the comments made by the German Federal Minister of…
June 13, 2025
Germany’s Quest for Independence from China’s Rare Earths
Germany’s Efforts to Secure Critical Resources Face Delays The German government has allocated one billion euros for the…
June 13, 2025
Oil Price Plummets, Stocks Crash, Gold Rises in Desperate Bid for Safety
30 pm, a 1.5% drop from the previous day’s close. Market analysts attribute the decline to the growing…
June 13, 2025
FUEL APOCALYPSE: Get Ready to Pay the Price for the Middle East Crisis
German motorists can expect higher fuel prices in the wake of the escalating military tensions between Israel and…
June 13, 2025
How Putin’s War Chest is Filling Up
Russian Exports Surge Despite Western Sanctions, Study Finds Despite the significant economic sanctions imposed by the West, Russia…
June 13, 2025
ECONOMIC APOCALYPSE: German Expert Warns of Catastrophic Consequences as Middle East Crisis Unfolds
Economic Experts Warn of Severe Consequences for German Economy and Markets Amid Escalating Middle East Tensions As the…
June 13, 2025
War in the Middle East Sends Shockwaves Through the World’s Financial Systems
30 am, a 1.3% decline from the previous day’s close. Most stocks on the list were trading in…
June 13, 2025
2% Growth Target in Reach, but Only with Reforms, Ifo Warns
German economic growth prospects are being reevaluated by the President of the Ifo Institute, Clemens Fuest. In a…
June 13, 2025
Is the Worst Behind Us?
According to preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of applications for corporate insolvency in…
June 13, 2025
Coffee and Sugar Soar, Fuels Dive
According to the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the wholesale prices in May 2025 showed a 0.4 percent…
June 13, 2025
Inflation Rate Hits 2.1% in May, Energy Prices Stabilize
The German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has confirmed the inflation rate for May 2025, at 2.1 percent. This…
June 13, 2025
Merkel’s Successor Demands Rethink on Germany’s €130 Billion Investment Package
German Chancellor’s Investment Package Faces Complications Saxony’s Prime Minister, Michael Kretschmer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has…
June 13, 2025
Billions Paid to Putin’s War Machine in the Name of ‘Energy Security’
European Union Continues to Import Russian Liquefied Natural Gas in Billions of Euros According to recent Eurostat data,…
June 13, 2025
US Markets Breathe a Sigh of Relief, Euro Soars to New Heights!
Financial Markets Post Slight Gains in Trading The US stock markets ended the day with a slight uptick,…
June 12, 2025
Can Europe Still Avoid the Crash?
Economic Experts Warn of Uncertainty Amid Global Trade Tensions Clemens Fuest, the head of the Ifo Institute, has…
June 12, 2025
Crafts: The Backbone of Germany’s Economy?
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier Emphasizes the Importance of the Crafts for the German Economy German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier…
June 12, 2025
What’s Behind the Market Panic?
Financial Markets Experience Mixed Signals as DAX Index Slips The DAX index, a key indicator of the German…
June 12, 2025
Biontech to Take Over Curevac in $5.5 Billion Deal
Biontech Acquires Curevac in a Move to Strengthen mRNA-Based Cancer Immunotherapy Research and Development In a bid to…
June 12, 2025
Is the Bear Market Back?
Financial Markets Experience Volatility as Investors Reassess Risks The German Dax index continued its decline on Thursday, with…
June 12, 2025
German Economy to Surge 0.4% in 2025?
Economic Forecasts Revising Upward for Germany and the Eurozone The Leibniz Institute for Economic Research in Halle (IWH)…
June 12, 2025
Ifo Institute Sees Economy Bouncing Back
The German economy is expected to experience a moderate upswing, according to the latest forecast from the Ifo…
June 12, 2025
Trump’s Tariffs to Send German Stocks Crashing to Earth?
30 am, a 0.9 percent decline from the previous day’s close. Market analysts are attributing the decline to…
June 12, 2025
Farm Prices Jump 3.2% in a Year, but Plant-Based Products Plummet
Agricultural Product Prices in Germany Rise by 3.2% in April 2025 According to the German Federal Statistical Office…
June 12, 2025
No More Money, Quality Matters!
Germany’s Employers’ Association Rejects Proposal to Increase Health Insurance Contributions The German Employers’ Association, the Bund der Deutschen…
June 12, 2025
First Decline in Employment in Years
According to a recent study by the Institute of the German Economy (IW Köln), the German retail industry…
June 12, 2025
Tobacco Taxpocalypse: EU’s Shocking Plan to Burn Your Pocket and Your Cigarette!
EU Commission Urges Higher Tobacco Taxes for Public Health In a 196-page proposal, the European Commission has called…
June 12, 2025
Only 2.6% Pay Index Rent, But New Builds and Big Cities See a Surge
A recent study by the German Institute for Economic Affairs (IW) has shed light on the prevalence of…
June 12, 2025
45% of Citizens Ready to Work Forever!
According to a recent survey conducted by the Institute Insa, a significant majority of Germans would be willing…
June 12, 2025
FED Frenzy: Markets Hold Breath as Rate Hike Looms
The US stock markets experienced a slight decline on Wednesday, with the Dow closing at 42,866 points, a…
June 11, 2025
Tariff Tsunami: Trump’s Wild Card Trade Policy Keeps Global Markets on Edge
Investors Remain Uncertain Amid Trade War Uncertainties and Mixed Economic Signals The German Dax index closed at 23,949…
June 11, 2025
INFLATION ALERT: 2.4% Surge in US Prices, Is a Rate Cut Next?
In the United States, the overall inflation rate has recently edged up. According to the latest data, consumer…
June 11, 2025
BREAKING: Trump’s Trade Triumph: US and China Seal Historic Deal, But What’s the Real Catch?
In a significant breakthrough, the United States and China have reached a new trade agreement, following a series…
June 11, 2025
Dax Stands at the Brink of a Correction
Markets React to US-China Trade Deal Progress, Eyeing US Inflation Rate The German Dax index remained largely unchanged…
June 11, 2025
Expropriate Rosneft: Germany’s Last Stand Against Putin’s Oil Empire?
German Greens Demand Tougher Sanctions and Asset Seizure of Russian Oil Company in Germany The German Greens are…
June 11, 2025
Cybersecurity Crisis Deepens
German businesses face intensified cybersecurity threats, with 15 percent of companies reporting a successful cyberattack in the past…
June 11, 2025
The Scary Truth About Germany’s Future Pensions.
New Study Reveals Young Germans’ Growing Concern for Retirement, But Lack of Knowledge and Information Remains a Major…
June 11, 2025
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…
June 11, 2025
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…
June 11, 2025
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…
June 11, 2025
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…
June 11, 2025
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…
June 11, 2025
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…
June 11, 2025
ESMA Warns of Imminent Turbulence
Financial Regulator Warns of Market Turbulence Amid Geopolitical Tensions The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) has cautioned…
June 11, 2025
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…
June 11, 2025
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…
June 11, 2025
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…
June 11, 2025
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…
June 11, 2025
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…
June 10, 2025
Investors Flee from German Stocks
Stock Market Index Slips, European Currency Weakens The German Dax index closed lower on Tuesday, with a decline…
June 10, 2025
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…
June 10, 2025
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…
June 10, 2025
A Cashless Revolution?
As contactless payments become the norm in Germany, a recent survey by the IT industry association Bitkom reveals…
June 10, 2025
Is the Market’s Optimism Fading?
European Stocks and Currencies Experience Mixed Trading The German Dax index experienced a moderate start on Tuesday, slipping…
June 10, 2025
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…
June 10, 2025
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…
June 10, 2025
A 14-Year Decline in Flexibility?
According to the Federal Statistical Office, the proportion of atypically employed individuals in all core workers in 2024…
June 10, 2025
Red Flag for Economy?
According to the latest data, the traffic performance of heavy goods vehicles with at least four axles on…
June 10, 2025
A New Era of Digital Innovation?
German entrepreneurs and small businesses in Germany experienced a significant improvement in their business climate in May, according…
June 10, 2025
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…
June 10, 2025
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…
June 10, 2025
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…
June 10, 2025
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…
June 9, 2025
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…
June 9, 2025
DAX Dives: Monday’s Market Mayhem
Financial Markets Experience a Calm and Quiet Day on Pentecost Monday The German Dax index struggled to break…
June 9, 2025
Will the Market Crash?
Financial Markets Experience a Slow Start to the Week, with the Dax Index Opening Down by 0.4 Percent…
June 9, 2025
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…
June 9, 2025
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…
June 8, 2025
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…
June 8, 2025
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…
June 7, 2025
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…
June 7, 2025
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…
June 7, 2025
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…
June 7, 2025
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…
June 6, 2025