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EV Adoption Accelerates: One in Eight Car Switchers Go Electric, Used Market Jumps
HUK Coburg data shows record electric-vehicle switch rates among private car owners, with used-EV take-up more than doub...
Unitree IPO oversubscribed 8000-fold as Chinese humanoid robot frenzy peaks
Retail demand for the Shanghai listing of robotics challenger Unitree hit 8000-times the shares on offer, valuing the fi...
Germany’s Nursing Care Funding Gap: The Reform Debate and the PKV’s Radical Alternative
A 7.6 billion euro deficit in Germany’s mandatory long-term care insurance is driving competing plans: the government’s ...
Nvidia and Wall Street Giants Plan $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Push
Nvidia teams up with Goldman Sachs, Apollo, BlackRock, and KKR to raise at least half a trillion dollars for data center...
Nvidia and Wall Street Titans Forge $500B AI Infrastructure Financing Pact
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang rallied Apollo, Blackstone, BlackRock, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR into a consortium aimi...
Investing after 70: The bucket strategy financial experts recommend
Retirees face a smaller time horizon, but leaving cash in a checking account erodes value. Financial experts share a sim...
While Palantir’s Business Booms, CEO and Insiders Cash Out More Than $400M in Stock
Palantir’s revenue growth has accelerated to over 80% this year, lifting margins to software-like levels. Yet CEO Alex K...
Gerresheimer Price Target Doubled as Analyst Upgrades Sweep German Market
Monday analyst notes saw a massive target hike for Gerresheimer and a string of upgrades for Henkel, Diageo and others, ...
Deutsche Bahn returns to profit, but chronic delays persist
Deutsche Bahn reported a €147m net profit in H1 2026 – its first in seven years – while long-distance punctuality fell t...
Tom Mueller’s Impulse Space Wants to Move Satellites Across Orbits in a Day
Founded by former SpaceX chief engineer Tom Mueller, Impulse Space has raised $1B and is valued at $4.3B to provide rapi...
German MoD Initiates Reactivation of Five Former Barracks for New Military Service
The German defence ministry is preparing five disused military properties in Speyer, Kusel, Sigmaringen, Soest, and Frie...
Bitcoin Holds Steady Near $65,000 in Quiet Crypto Trading Session
Most major cryptocurrencies posted modest gains on Saturday, with Bitcoin trading just shy of $65,000 and Sui leading th...
Allianz Stock Hovers Near Record High as Earnings Growth and Seasonal Pattern Fuel Bullish Outlook
Shares of Europe's largest insurer trade at €440.70, just below their all-time peak, supported by a decade of strong sea...
LBBW Issues Mercedes-Benz Credit-Linked Note Paying 1.75% Through 2029
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg has placed a new credit-linked note referencing Mercedes-Benz Group AG, offering a fixed an...
Understanding Oil Market Volatility: Key Drivers and How Traders Prepare
Geopolitics, OPEC+ decisions, inventory data and the dollar all whip crude prices around. This article breaks down what ...
Gold Steady as Commodities Drift in Quiet Friday Session
Gold held near $4,342 with other major commodities showing only marginal moves amid a summer lull and absence of fresh c...
North Rhine-Westphalia’s 2054 Bond Trades at 4.04% Yield After Issuance
A 30-year state bond from North Rhine-Westphalia, rated Aa1 by Moody’s, offers investors a yield of 4.04% at the current...
iShares Nasdaq 100 ETF: Europe’s $22 Billion Tech Bet, Under the Microscope
The largest Nasdaq 100 ETF in Europe is not the cheapest but offers deep liquidity and a long track record. Annual retur...
Micron Stock Could More Than Double by Late 2027, Analysts Say
A historic memory chip shortage driven by AI demand has Micron's earnings surging; the average analyst price target poin...
Germany Lifts Sunday Truck Ban for Key States to Counter Rhine Shipping Crisis
Rhineland-Palatinate, NRW, Saarland and Lower Saxony are temporarily exempting certain haulage from Sunday and holiday d...
Germany Lifts Sunday Truck Ban as Rhine Levels Drop; Industry Cheers, Green Groups Fume
Germany is suspending its Sunday and holiday truck driving ban in several states to offset barge shipping paralysis caus...
Trump’s $3bn Critical Minerals Push Aims to Forge a US “Mineral Superpower”
President Trump unveiled a $3bn investment package for critical minerals and batteries, driven by the need to restock de...
Colliding risks strain corporate resilience – WEF report urges boards to act
The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2026 warns that climate stress, geopolitical tensions and AI concentratio...
Start-Up Innovation Emerges as Critical Buffer Against Energy Shocks
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the fragility of global energy supply, but agile start-ups with breakthr...
Cargo Crisis on the Rhine: German States Lift Sunday Truck Ban as Water Levels Plunge
As record low water chokes inland shipping, several German states temporarily waive the Sunday driving ban for trucks to...
Bundesbank: Counterfeit Euro Notes Drop, But €100 Fakes Jump 61% in 2026
The number of fake euro banknotes in Germany fell 4.3% in the first half of 2026, but a sharp rise in counterfeit €100 n...
Siemens Invests $200 Million in US Plants to Ride AI Data-Center Boom
The industrial giant is adding two new US factories for electrical data-center equipment, creating 1,500 jobs, as record...
Travis Kelce’s Flamboyant Fashion and the New Masculinity
The football star’s shift from casual athletic wear to bold, playful outfits as Taylor Swift’s partner reflects a confid...
EU Digital Chief Blames Meta, TikTok for Ceuta Border Crisis After False Claims Went Viral
EU Digital Commissioner Henna Virkkunen says Meta and TikTok failed to stop misinformation that drove tens of thousands ...
Daimler Truck Bets on H2 Recovery as US Demand Offsets Tariff Blow
Despite a steep drop in Q2 net income, the German truck maker raised its full-year forecast on surging US demand and eas...
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