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German Auto Industry Employment Falls Below 700,000, Lowest Since 2005
Official data show 42,300 German auto jobs disappeared in a year, with parts suppliers hit hardest as the wider manufact...
Beijing Tells Food Delivery Platforms: Red-Light Waits No Longer Count Against Riders
Three major food-delivery platforms agreed with Beijing regulators to stop counting red-light waits against couriers and...
German Winegrowers Expect Excellent Vintage but Less Wine as Costs and Policy Pressures Mount
Drought is expected to cut yields, but German growers still anticipate a qualitatively strong vintage. The sector is als...
German Mineral Water Bottlers Face Bottle-and-Crate Shortage in Hot Summer
Trade bodies say there is no supply emergency, but some brands may be briefly unavailable as heat lifts demand and fewer...
Why Teams Need 'Super Facilitators' More Than Star Performers
Manager Magazin's Lead Forward podcast examines Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki's concept of 'super facilitators' and w...
Manager Magazin Podcast: The New Toughness Expected of Today's CEO Hires
A new manager magazin INSIDE episode examines how four external hires — at rail, Bayer, Puma and Voith — are leading tur...
Five Years of Taliban Rule: Hunger, Rights Cuts and an Uneasy Stability in Afghanistan
Five years after Kabul fell, security has improved but hunger is at record levels, women have been pushed from public li...
EU Clears Volkswagen’s €7.4 Billion Sale of Engine Unit Everllence to Bain Capital
Brussels sees no competition concerns in the 51% stake sale, unlocking €7.4 billion for Volkswagen and leaving Everllenc...
Germany's Child Pension Plan: A Modest Step Away From Costly Pension Policy Mistakes
Germany's cabinet has approved a €10 monthly state pension contribution for every child from school age to 18. At just o...
CDU and SPD Adopt AfD's Pension Playbook as Eastern State Votes Loom
CDU and SPD leaders are reopening the 'Rente mit 63' deal to court eastern German voters, ignoring the fiscal logic they...
Deutsche Finance Real Estate Fund Faces Insolvency as 1,200 Investors Warned of Total Loss
A public fund from Munich-based Deutsche Finance is expected to file for insolvency after failing to repay nearly $60 mi...
Spotify to Label AI Artist Profiles and Remove Them From Recommendations
From mid-September, Spotify will exclude AI-generated artist identities from algorithmic playlists and radio, while new ...
Aldi Nord Adds High-Protein Pasta and Social-Media Favourites to Permanent Range
The discounter is making high-protein pasta, salami, Neapolitan-style pizza and mango sticky rice permanent parts of a r...
DAX Stays Near Record as Cisco’s AI Guidance Disappoints; German Mid-Caps Mixed
Germany’s DAX added 0.4 percent to 26,428 points and remains within 150 points of its record, but Cisco fell around 8 pe...
Germany Approves Intelligence Reform to Expand Cyber Powers and Oversight
Berlin's cabinet has agreed to modernise BND and BfV powers, allowing AI-driven data analysis and limited active cyber d...
A 20-Year-Old Built a 'Doctolib for Trades' in Five Weeks Using OpenAI Codex
Suna Marie Tamboga built Passt, a platform that matches German households with the right tradesperson, in about five wee...
Austrian Agency Redline Marketing Pushes Digital Funnels for Insurance Brokers
Redline Marketing promises data-driven online lead generation, automated WhatsApp pre-qualification and confirmed appoin...
German Inflation Hits 2.8% as Fuel Subsidy Ends and Energy Costs Jump
Germany’s annual inflation hit 2.8% in July after the fuel tax rebate expired, with energy prices up 8.3% year on year a...
Strait of Hormuz stays tense as Trump claims US control while Iran sets reopening terms
Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains reduced amid Iranian harassment and mine risk, while Washington...
US Inflation Eases to 3.4% in July as Oil Prices Retreat
Lower oil prices helped US consumer inflation ease to 3.4% in July, matching forecasts, but AI-driven computing demand i...
Brent Holds Gains With $92.12 Resistance in Focus, BNP Technical Note Says
A BNP Paribas technical note sees Brent constructive above $87.28, with a break of $92.12 opening the way to $97.80.
CPI 3.4% Keeps Bitcoin at $64,000 as Energy Inflation Looms
The July U.S. CPI landed at 3.4% year on year, exactly on consensus, leaving Bitcoin near $64,000. Energy prices and SEC...
Brent Tops $90 as Reduced Hormuz Traffic and US-Iran War Drive Oil Higher
Brent crude has risen more than $5 a barrel this week to exceed $90 as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains red...
German Inflation Hits 2.8% as Fuel and Heating Oil Prices Jump
German inflation rose to 2.8% in July as fuel and heating oil prices surged after a temporary tax cut ended. Economists ...
Germany's Per-Capita Hours Slip as Men and Under-55s Cut Back
Average weekly hours per 20–64-year-old fell 0.3 below the 2023 record, driven by men and middle-aged workers; over-60s ...
Germany Pays 19 North Sea Fishers €12m to Quit as Shrimp Fleet Shrinks 30%
Germany has approved €12m to pay 19 North Sea crab and flatfish operators to surrender licences and scrap cutters by mid...
Norway's $2.3tn Oil Fund Turns a Q1 Loss Into a $184bn Half-Year Gain
The world's largest sovereign fund reported a 9.4% first-half return, lifted by Asian tech stocks after a €58bn first-qu...
Low Water Forces Berlin, Brandenburg and Thuringia to Lift Sunday Truck Bans
Berlin, Brandenburg and Thuringia temporarily allow Sunday truck shipments until 31 August as Rhine, Elbe and Danube low...
Norway’s Oil Fund Posts Record €160 Billion Half-Year Profit on Asian Tech Rebound
The world’s largest sovereign investor earned €160 billion in the first half, reversing a €58 billion first-quarter loss...
TUI's Operating Profit Falls 27% as War and Wildfires Push Bookings Short-Term
Adjusted operating profit missed analyst expectations at €234m; TUI reaffirmed full-year guidance of €1.1bn to €1.4bn, c...
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