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Hensoldt Order Backlog Tops €10 Billion for First Time on Defence Spending Surge
Radar specialist Hensoldt doubled order intake to €2.8bn in H1 2026, pushing its backlog past a record €10.4bn. The comp...
Mobile AC Sales in Germany Jump 130% as Heatwave Hits, but Efficiency Drawbacks Persist
Sales of portable air conditioners surged to 387,100 units in H1 2026, up from 168,100 a year earlier, driven by a sever...
How to Claim Tax Deductions for Grandparent-Provided Childcare Over the Holidays
German parents can deduct up to 80% of grandparent childcare costs from their taxes, including travel expenses, even whe...
Musk Denies WSJ Report That Tesla Plans China Spin-off to Enable SpaceX Merger
Elon Musk calls a Wall Street Journal report “Fake News” that Tesla is preparing to separate its China business to clear...
Used EV Buyers: Why You Must Demand a Battery Health Certificate
A battery certificate reveals the real remaining capacity – the State of Health (SoH). Here’s what the numbers mean, how...
Hamas Agrees to Disarm in Phased Deal, Trump's 'Board of Peace' Says
The militant group reportedly accepted a U.S.-brokered framework for full disarmament, Israeli withdrawal and a new Pale...
Billionaire Kühne Builds a Strategic Transport Portfolio in Germany
Klaus-Michael Kühne’s holding company has taken large stakes in Lufthansa, Flix and Brenntag, fueling speculation about ...
Space Economy’s Real Engine Isn’t Rockets—It’s the Data Flowing From Orbit
SpaceX’s Starlink illustrates a broader shift: recurring data-driven revenue, not launch hardware, is the space economy’...
Markets: DAX Rises Amid Tech Earnings Momentum, Trump-Hamas Accord; BoJ Holds, Nestlé Outlines Debt Plan
The DAX ticked higher, nearing its July record, as robust US tech results and a Middle East disarmament deal lifted sent...
AI Arms Race Fuels Cybersecurity Spending Boom, Goldman Sachs Predicts
A reported breach by a rogue AI agent at OpenAI has reignited debates about AI safety and turned attention to cybersecur...
DAX Nears Record High as Earnings Season Fuels Optimism
A global tech rebound and better-than-expected corporate results push the German benchmark toward its early-July peak of...
BayWa Waits for Binding Restructuring Deal by Autumn 2026; Equity Dilution Looms
BayWa’s creditors are being pressed to inject fresh capital and accept a haircut under a new restructuring concept, but ...
Alzchem’s Specialty-Chemicals Growth Engine Powers 14% EBITDA Jump
The German mid-cap's H1 2026 results show margin expansion led by Kreatin and defense-related nitroguanidine, while it e...
JPMorgan Keeps Adidas at Overweight, Lifts Revenue View After Slight Beat
JPMorgan analyst Wendy Liu reiterated an Overweight rating and EUR 230 price target on Adidas after the sportswear group...
PUMA Slashes Quarterly Loss on Tariff Refund as CEO Hoeld’s Restructuring Gains Traction
The German sportswear group reported a smaller-than-expected net loss of €72.8m, helped by a €11.5m tariff reimbursement...
Holcim Lifts 2026 Outlook After First-Half Beat, Organic Growth Defies Currency Headwinds
Holcim reported better-than-expected half-year results, driven by a 5.2% rise in organic revenue, and raised its full-ye...
AXA Says French Wildfires Won’t Derail 2026 Profit Forecast as H1 Earnings Rise
French insurer AXA reports H1 operating profit up 2% to €4.5bn, lifts net income 6% to €4.2bn, and reaffirms 8% EPS grow...
Sony Raises Profit Outlook on PlayStation Strength, But Shares Dip
Sony lifted its full-year operating profit forecast to ¥1.72tn after a strong Q1 driven by gaming, a weak yen and US tar...
Amazon Crushes Q2 Estimates, Raises AI Capex to $220 Billion as AWS Surges
EPS of $5.75 vs. $1.82 expected and AWS growth of 37% powered a blockbuster quarter. CEO Andy Jassy says even $220 billi...
Xtrackers EUR Overnight Rate ETF: How a 22 Billion Euro Cash Vehicle Actually Works
Europe’s biggest money-market ETF reproduces the ECB’s short-term rate with near-zero volatility. We break down its real...
Why German C-Levels Should Build a LinkedIn Brand – and How It Boosts Business
A growing cohort of German CEOs is using LinkedIn to amplify trust, attract talent, and shape industry conversations. Bu...
Uber Turns Gig Platform into Data Annotation Powerhouse After Scale AI’s Meta Deal
With Scale AI selling a 49% stake to Meta and key customers pulling back, Uber is rapidly scaling its “Uber AI Solutions...
August 2026 Changes: Repair Rights, AI Labels, Solar Cuts and More Hit Consumers
From mandatory repairability to AI transparency and a revamped Bahn loyalty scheme, a raft of EU and German rules take e...
At 90, a Retired Doctor Climbed Kilimanjaro — His Three Rules for Staying Active Into Later Life
Dr. Art Ulene, a former smoker who only started exercising seriously at 50, reached Kilimanjaro's summit on his 90th bir...
How 3 Tinder Interns Beat 30,000 Applicants to Land Full-Time Jobs
Former Tinder 'Tindership' participants share the strategies that turned their highly competitive internships into perma...
Retail Investors' AI Enthusiasm Fades as Record Outflow Hits Individual Stocks
US retail investors dumped $243 million worth of single stocks in one day – the largest net daily sale since the pandemi...
Disney Plus August 2026 Lineup: 'Futurama' Season 14, 'Star Wars: The New Jedi' and More
Disney Plus adds new titles in August 2026, including the return of Futurama, a new Star Wars series, and family-friendl...
Forbes 2021 Billionaires List: $13.1 Trillion in Wealth, 660 New Members
Billionaire wealth soared by $5 trillion in 2021 to a record $13.1 trillion, driven by stock market rallies, crypto boom...
Siemens Healthineers Cuts Sales Forecast Again, Lifts EPS on Tariff Refund
The medical technology group lowered its full-year comparable revenue growth target to 3.5-4% after a steep diagnostics ...
First Lessons From the Iran War and the Global Energy Shock
The conflict and the energy crisis it triggered are reshaping assumptions about energy security, market dynamics and the...
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