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Semtex Drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport Sparks Urgent Calls for Drone Defense Overhaul
Authorities confirm a drone with Semtex and PETN was found near a Ukrainian freighter at Europe's key DHL hub. A second ...
DAX Pauses After Record Run as 26,000 and Strait of Hormuz Loom
The German benchmark index ended flat after three straight record closes, with profit-taking leaving the market at eleva...
German FM Wadephul Tours Mauritania, Nigeria and South Africa to Deepen Africa Ties
Germany's foreign minister embarks on his third Africa trip this year, focusing on security cooperation, energy partners...
SpaceX Builds Human Sales Army for Starlink, Defying AI Automation Trend
Elon Musk says Starlink’s enterprise push requires a large team of people to explain the system and build trust, even as...
Smart glasses secret filming scam demands payment to delete videos
A woman in London was secretly recorded via smart glasses, then confronted with demands for cash to remove the clip from...
ETF Flows Show Billions Rotating Into Finance and Tech, Out of Healthcare and Gold
Weekly SPDR sector ETF data reveals a massive shift: investors piled into financial and technology funds, while pulling ...
SpaceX Goes All-In on Nvidia GPUs, Ditching Multi-Supplier Strategy
Elon Musk commits SpaceX to using only Nvidia GPUs, citing Vera Rubin's architecture, just as the company's first public...
Dental tourism to Turkey: How to vet clinics and avoid a costly smile
Lower prices are driving patients from German-speaking Europe to Turkish dentists, but a good result demands more than a...
Capex-Light Investment Style: Why Low Capital Intensity Outperforms
Companies with low capital expenditure relative to sales and earnings have historically delivered superior equity return...
Pictet Security Fund Rides Cybersecurity Demand to a 34.8% YTD Gain
Pictet's security-themed fund returned +34.82% so far in 2026 on AI-driven demand; a concentrated US portfolio, but its ...
Southern Europe's Fire Emergency Becomes a Market Signal for Cooling and Reinsurance
Spain and France face unprecedented wildfires and evacuations as Sicily hits 48.4°C — and markets begin pricing extreme ...
German Financial Press Veers Between AI Panic and Dividend Comfort
A tour of Germany's financial media: AI-stock warnings clash with dividend-hunting covers, Deutsche Bahn posts a rare pr...
Nestlé Returns to Growth as Turnaround Takes Hold: Q2 2026 Results
Nestlé's organic growth rose to 3.7% in Q2 2026, led by emerging markets and stronger real internal growth, as CEO Phili...
Solactive Index Tracks 20 Satellite-Economy Stocks and Prepares for a SpaceX IPO
A Solactive benchmark tracks 20 developed-market companies across the satellite value chain — with an extraordinary rewe...
McDonald's Replaces US Chief After Weak Quarter Blamed on Chaotic Promotions
McDonald's ousted Joe Erlinger as US chief after same-store sales growth of 0.8% missed forecasts, blaming poor executio...
More German Retirees Work as Employers Warn on 'Rente mit 63'
Retiree employment in Germany inched up to 14% in 2025, the Mikrozensus shows, as a political fight over scrapping early...
Novo Nordisk's Wegovy Pill Heads to Germany as Shares Slip on Pipeline Setback
Oral Wegovy is coming to Germany, but a CagriSema trial setback and modest pill sales tempered Novo Nordisk's guidance r...
BMW's Spider-Man Ad on Car Displays Angers Drivers — and Breaks Its Own No-Ads Pledge
BMW is showing a Spider-Man film banner on infotainment screens in more than 70 countries. Drivers are calling it intrus...
SAP's CEO Says AI Race Leaves No Time to Wait: 'They All Want to Beat Us'
Christian Klein says SAP must prove it can deliver AI that understands business processes — or risk losing to faster US ...
US, Iran Near Transitional Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz, Treasury Says
Washington and Tehran are closing in on an interim arrangement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Treasury Secretary Scott ...
AfD's Unfunded Eastern Promises May End in a 'Blue' Awakening
Germany's AfD could take power in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, but its pledges—€2.5bn a year in one state a...
Allianz Buys UOB Asset Management for €376 Million in Fresh Singapore Push
Allianz's fund arm is buying Singapore's UOB Asset Management, doubling its local business weeks after the insurer agree...
Lufthansa's Q2 Profit Collapses 56% as Iran War Fuel Costs and Strikes Bite
Higher jet-fuel costs from the Iran war and crew strikes cut Lufthansa's adjusted operating profit 56% to €383m in Q2; f...
Palantir Beats Q2 Views: Profit Triples, Sales Jump 93%, Shares Up 15%
Palantir crushed Q2 forecasts with revenue up 93% to $1.94B and EPS more than tripled to $0.41; shares jumped nearly 15%...
Deutsche Bank Cuts Year-End Gold Target to $4,600, Keeps Long-Term Bullish View
Deutsche Bank trims its 2026 year-end gold target to $4,600 after slowing central bank buying, but still sees structural...
German Government Makes the Case for a Broad Reform Agenda
Berlin argues that an aging population, skills shortages and global competition leave no choice but to reform the econom...
PwC's US CEO backs consulting careers for his kids even as AI reshapes hiring
PwC is hiring fewer consultants and more data specialists as AI shifts the profession. US CEO Paul Griggs explains why h...
Waymo Is Importing Thousands of Chinese Zeekr Minivans Despite 127.5% US Tariffs
Waymo is importing thousands of Zeekr minivans from China for its US robotaxi fleet, working around tariffs on finished ...
Sauerbruch Hutton to Expand German Defence Ministry's Berlin Headquarters
Sauerbruch Hutton wins the contract to redevelop the Bendlerblock, beating Henn in a final round of a German defence min...
Dividend Kings: The 50-Year Streak That Defines Elite Dividend Payers
What it takes to be a 'Dividend King' — 50 straight years of rising payouts — and why dividends still account for about ...
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