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Dax Hits Record High
The German stock market benchmark, the DAX, edged higher on Tuesday, closing at 25,421 points, a 0.1% increase…
German Rail Punctuality Hits Record Low
German Rail Network Plummets to Record Low Punctuality, Sparking Political Scrutiny Germany’s national railway company, Deutsche Bahn (DB),…
German Rail Hits 75 Percent On-Time Rate
“A Temporary Respite? Deutsche Bahn Reports Unexpected Punctuality Amidst Ongoing Challenges” The German national railway, Deutsche Bahn, experienced…
Holiday Hits Top Charts
The resurgence of festive music is dominating the German charts this week, a phenomenon sparking debate about cultural…
Business Slowdown Hits One Third of Firms
A significant portion of German businesses continue to grapple with insufficient order books, hindering economic recovery and raising…
Cloudflare Outage Hits Websites Globally
A significant outage impacting Cloudflare’s infrastructure is causing disruption to internet access globally, raising concerns about the fragility…
Global Crackdown Hits Fraud Rings
A coordinated international law enforcement operation has resulted in the arrest of 18 individuals suspected of orchestrating a…
Drone Activity Hits Submarine Yard
A Thyssenkrupp shipyard in Kiel, which constructs submarines, was overflown by drones last week. A spokesperson for TKMS,…
Dax Rises Gold Hits Record
30 am – a 0..3 percent increase from the previous day’s closing level. Market analysts suggest a potential…
Stocks Surge Nasdaq Hits Record
US equity markets saw gains on Monday, closing with a mixed performance influenced by policy announcements and shifting…
Coalition Hits Record Low Approval Ratings
The governing coalition in Germany has reached a new low in voter approval, according to the latest INSA…
German Coalition Satisfaction Hits Record Low
Recent polling data indicates a decline in public satisfaction with the German governing coalition, despite outward displays of…
AfD Support Hits New High in Germany
Recent polling data indicates a growing potential for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) amongst the German electorate A…
German Rail Punctuality Hits New Low
Deutsche Bahn reports a further decline in punctuality for July 2025. Just 59.4 percent of long-distance travelers reached…
German Economic Slowdown Hits IT Jobs
A recent study by the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW) indicates a growing impact of Germany’s subdued…
Teacher Part-Time Work Hits Record High
Data released this week by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis) reveals a new high in the…
Far-Right Party Hits Record High in German Poll
Recent polling data indicates a shift in Germany’s political landscape. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has reached its…
Left Party Membership Hits Record High
Germany’s Left Party (Die Linke) has reached a record high in membership numbers since its founding in 2007.…
Nasdaq Hits Record High Stocks Rally
U.S. equity markets posted gains Friday, closing with positive momentum. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the session…
Discrimination Hits Apprenticeship Applications
applicants with names perceived to suggest a migration background are disproportionately disadvantaged in the competition for apprenticeship placements..…
Doctor Shortage Hits Big Cities
A new analysis by comparison portal Verivox has revealed significant disparities in pediatric care across Germany, extending beyond…
DAX Hits Record High
The German stock market experienced a significant surge on Wednesday, with the DAX index closing at 24,550 points,…
Germany Ticket Price Hits 3.8 Billion
German states anticipate approximately €3.8 billion in costs for the Deutschlandticket program in the coming year, according to…
Energy Bill Shock Hits Families Now
Concerns are mounting over the planned reduction of electricity tax, with social advocacy groups and political figures now…
Germany’s Job Market Hits a Speed Bump
German Businesses Grow Cautious in Staff Planning Again According to the Ifo Employment Barometer, German companies are becoming…
Divorce Rate in Germany Hits 30-Year Low, But Don’t Expect a Marriage Boom Just Yet
Germany’s Divorce Rate Remains Stable, Same-Sex Couples See Increase The German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has reported that…
Manufacturing Boom: Order Stock Surges 4% in a Year, Lead Time Hits 10.7 Months!
According to preliminary figures from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the adjusted order stock in the manufacturing industry…
Germany’s New Government Hits a Snag
Berlin, Germany – The German government has acknowledged difficulties in setting up the planned National Security Council, a…
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…
Greens Demand Urgent Climate Adaptation as Water Scarcity Hits Home
As the country faces an extremely dry first half of 2025, the Green Party is urging the federal…
Germany’s Workforce Hits a Plateau, Unemployment on the Rise
Germany’s Labor Market Remains Stable in April, with Slight Increase in Employment According to the German Federal Statistical…
10,000 and Counting: Skilled Worker Visa Hits One-Year Milestone
According to a recent analysis by the German Centre for Integration and Migration Research, the first year of…
US Surplus Hits Record High
Germany’s Trade Surplus with the US Remains Substantial Germany’s trade surplus with the United States has remained significant,…
Biggest German Lotto Jackpot Ever Hits $9 Million on Saturday Draw
On Saturday evening, the lottery numbers for “6 aus 49” were drawn by the German Lotto and Toto…
Record Spending on Citizen’s Income Hits 46.7 Billion Euros: CDU Calls for Abolition
The costs of citizens receiving unemployment benefits have reached a record high of 46.7 billion euros last year.…
Majority Doubts New Government Coalition, Merkels Approval Hits Record Low
According to the latest ZDF’s Politbarometer, the German citizens are “rather ambivalent” about the recently agreed-upon coalition between…
10% Tariff Tsunami Hits US Shores
US Imposes 10% Tariffs on Imports from Multiple Countries US Customs officials began imposing the 10% tariffs on…
Global Economies on Edge as Trump’s Tariff Tidal Wave Hits World Markets!
US President Donald Trump set out on a confrontational course with the announcement of far-reaching tariffs on goods…
Production Hits 15-Year Low Amid Drought and Disease
A German wine and must production of 7.75 million hectoliters was recorded in 2024, the lowest in 15…
Stagnation Nation: Germany’s Inflation Rate Hits a Plateau!
Consumer Prices in Germany Stabilize in February 2025 The annual increase in consumer prices in Germany has leveled…
Birth Rate Hits Rock Bottom
The number of births in Austria has decreased again in 2024, according to preliminary results from Statistik Austria.…
25% Steel and Aluminum Shockwave Hits Global Trade!
The US President, Donald Trump, has announced plans to impose a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports,…
German Production Hits 5-Year Low!
Industrial Production in Germany Sees Significant Decline in December 2024 According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), Germany’s…
German Auto Industry Hits ROCK BOTTOM in January!
The mood in Germany’s automotive industry has hit a new low at the start of the year. The…
Germany’s Marriage Rate Hits an All-Time Low!
According to the latest statistics released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the proportion of married individuals in…
GOLD SOARS TO RECORD HIGH AS TRUMP’S TARIFF TERROR HITS GLOBAL MARKETS
Fear of a transatlantic trade war has triggered a sharp market downturn at the German stock market at…
Jobless Rate Hits 10-Year High, Recession Looms
Germany’s jobless rate has reached a near three million, the highest level in nearly a decade, according to…
DECEMBER SHOCKER: Germany’s Workforce Hits a Plateau, 46 Million in Limbo!
In December 2024, around 46 million people with a residence in Germany were employed. The number of employed…
China’s AI Shockwave Hits US Markets, Stocks Plummet in Chaos
US Stock Markets Decline on Tuesday The US stock markets closed lower on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones…
Infrastrukturdialog Hits the Brakes on Progress
After three years, the infrastructure dialogue, in which various associations were supposed to submit their ideas for traffic…
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…
Butter and Milk Prices Expected to Plunge as Germany’s Swine Fever Crisis Hits Supermarkets!
In the face of trade restrictions following the outbreak of the Swine Fever (MKS) in Germany, the President…
Russia’s Economic Boom Hits the Brakes in 2025!
Russian Economy Faces Challenges as Inflation and Interest Rates Rise The Russian economy has been facing significant challenges…
European Refugee Crisis Hits Rock Bottom in 2024
In 2024, a total of 250,945 people filed an asylum application in Germany. This represents a decline of…
Juvenile Crime Wave Hits North Rhine-Westphalia!
Police in North Rhine-Westphalia register a growing number of suspects under the age of 21. In total, the…
Storm Surge Hits Hamburg!
Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency warns of a storm tide on Wednesday morning. For Hamburg, the high-water mark…
Insolvency Hits Home
Large companies in Germany are increasingly affected by insolvencies. In the past year, 364 companies with a turnover…
Germany’s Jobless Rate Hits 6% as Crisis Looms
Jobless Rate in Germany Rises in December, Economic Growth Remains Weak Germany’s unemployment rate rose in December, with…
Berlin Hits Back at Musk’s Scathing Criticism
Elon Musk’s Verbal Attacks on German Top Politicians May Strain Relations with Washington, Warns SPD’s Rolf Mützenich In…
The Year of Surprising Hits in 2024?
Russian cinema has taken on new dimensions in 2024, with film adaptations of Russian fairy tales, a box…
Bombshell: Faith in Evangelical Church Hits Rock Bottom in Shocking New Low!
Trust in the Evangelical Church has sunk to a record low of 27% in 2024, according to a…
BOMBSHELL: Jobless Tsunami Hits Europe as Experts Predict Soaring Unemployment Rates!
Economist Veronika Grimm expects a slight increase in unemployment in Germany by 2025. “In particular, the manufacturing industry…
Bafin Knocks on the Door of Deutsche Bank’s DWS, a $700 Billion Asset Manager, Before Impending Storm of Regulation Hits the Industry!
According to a report by the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has initiated a special…
Elderly Care Crisis Hits Record High as ‘Patient Protectors’ Strike Back!
Facing the record number of 5.7 million care-dependent individuals published on Wednesday, patient advocates are sounding the alarm.…
Beer Consumption Hits Rock Bottom in Shocking New Stats!
In Germany, the consumption of sparkling wine, such as Sekt, Prosecco, or Champagne, is becoming increasingly rare. According…