Inflation in the euro zone falls to 8.5 percent in January

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Inflation in the euro zone has continued to fall. As the European statistics office Eurostat in Luxembourg announced on Wednesday after a first estimate, the inflation rate in January was 8.5 percent. In December, it had amounted to 9.2 percent. Core inflation, which excludes energy and food...
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Online shopping becomes a debt trap for many shoppers

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The trend toward online shopping, which has been boosted by the Corona pandemic, brings with it a negative side: many...

84 percent inflation in Turkey

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Prices continue to rise exceptionally fast across the board in Turkey. Goods and services became more expensive in...

Binance blows off FTX purchase

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The cancellation of the FTX.com acquisition, announced just a day earlier, pushed bitcoin near $16,000 on Wednesday. The...

German economy defies the crises

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The German economy grew by a surprising 0.3 percent in the third quarter, adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects, the...

Real estate as retirement provision: Owners have an early advantage

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Many people start putting money away at an early age. Often their parents, grandparents or godparents do it first, before...

Germans' corona savings cushions are melting away

According to the Ifo Institute, inflation is eroding the additional savings accumulated by Germans during the pandemic....

Bundesbank chief believes inflation could rise to ten percent

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Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel believes the end of the fuel discount and the nine-euro ticket could push the inflation...

Gas surcharge will be 2.4 cents

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The exact amount of the gas levy to rescue systemically important gas importers is now known: It will be 2.419 cents per...

Oil production now suffers from long Covid

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If we look at the development of the oil price over the past three months, we see parallels with the stock market in...

Relief over interest rate outlook boosts US stock markets

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The U.S. stock markets on Thursday have strongly expanded the previous day's gains. According to stockbrokers, as on the...

Youtube blocks Russian state media worldwide

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YouTube is declaring war on videos and channel owners who deny the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The video platform has...

Visa and Mastercard temporarily suspend operations in Russia

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Following in the footsteps of numerous other Western companies, U.S. credit giants Mastercard and Visa are also suspending...

VW Group stops Russia business

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Volkswagen is suspending its Russian business because of the war against Ukraine. "Against the backdrop of the Russian...

Home office is a culture change that cannot be ignored

Are all workers back at work this Monday? Certainly not. But the obligation imposed on companies by lawmakers to allow...

Apple presents the Turbo iPad

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One can only speculate what would have happened if the already easily inflamed fanboys and fangirls had been able to...

How Tiktok wants to better protect minors

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The new year could have started better for Tiktok. At the end of January, a ten-year-old girl who had taken part in a...

German exports slump sharply

The Corona crisis tore deep holes in the German export balance last year. Exports of goods slumped by 9.3 percent compared...

German Pandemic response creates record public debt

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The poor financial handling of the pandemic has caused German public debt to reach record levels, with the highest...

Green results from the environmental 'LET'S DO IT' marathon

More than 1K trees and bushes were planted at Nornickel's annual corporate event aimed at turning regular employees into...

Guard Your Eyes Jealously

In August 2017, it happened that I met my pre-primary school teacher deep down in my cradle village in central Uganda....
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Exxon-Mobil takes action against excess profits tax

The Exxon-Mobil group is defending itself against the EU's plan to siphon off particularly high profits that have accrued...
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Executive Board bonuses cause dispute at Lufthansa

Managerial bonuses are often a subject of dispute, and Deutsche Lufthansa now has a conflict over bonus payments to the...
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Inflation in Germany falls to 10.0 percent

The inflation rate in Germany fell in November. As the Federal Statistical Office announced on Tuesday based on an initial...
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Government and opposition reach agreement worth billions of euros

In negotiations between the Venezuelan government and the opposition, both sides have agreed to invest frozen state funds...

Whatsapp plans revolutionary change for group chats

Whatsapp has recently been working more and more on improving the Messenger app. Especially since major security...
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Airbus counters Boeing's billion-dollar loss

Guillaume Faury remains optimistic. The CEO of the European aerospace group Airbus is sticking to his targets of...

Coalition wants to facilitate immigration of job seekers

In the future, job seekers from abroad should be able to come to Germany more easily and legally. For this purpose, a...
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Operation could save 1.3 million tons of CO2

Continued operation of all three still-active nuclear power plants through March could save about 1.3 million metric tons...
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US economy: Inflationary pressure eases slightly

In the U.S., too, people are keeping their money together. They increased their spending in July by only 0.1 percent...
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Euro continues to weaken against the dollar

The euro has fallen to its lowest level in 20 years and is settling below parity against the dollar. At 0.9909, the common...

Turkey now imports twice as much oil from Russia

Turkey has more than doubled its imports of Russian oil this year. Imports have so far totaled an average of more than...
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Liquid gas from Canada will only be available on a large scale in a few years

Due to the possible drying up of gas imports from Russia, Germany is looking for alternatives. One of them: Canada. The...
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Even fish are now tested for the coronavirus in China

Even fish caught in the sea have to undergo a corona test in China. Videos of fish being swabbed in the mouth with a...
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Israel and Turkey resume full diplomatic relations

After years of tensions, Israel and Turkey plan to fully resume diplomatic relations. Both countries have decided to...
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Gas storage facilities are three-quarters full - experts warn against euphoria

For weeks now, Russia has been supplying significantly less gas to Germany, and concerns are growing about an energy...

China's exports rise by a surprising 18 percent

China's exports continued to perform unexpectedly strongly in July. Exports rose 18 percent in U.S. dollar terms compared...
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Threat of strikes continue to drive up gas prices

Amid concerns about gas supplies to Europe, a strike by oil and gas workers in Norway could reduce its gas production by...
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What follows from iOS 16 for the iPhone 14

When Apple introduces the iPhone 14 in the fall, the also new operating system iOS 16 will also reach older devices. As...
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Bitcoin has not been worth much for a long time

The original cryptocurrency Bitcoin fell to its lowest level since the end of 2020 at 26,591 US dollars on the Bitfinex...
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Sri Lanka no longer services its debts

After months of crisis, Sri Lanka declared its economic collapse on Tuesday. Debt service on the entire $51 billion debt...
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Meta allows calls for violence against Putin and Russian military

The U.S. company Meta is partially relaxing its rules for Facebook and Instagram users to allow calls for violence against...
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Russia threatens to stop Nord Stream 1 gas supply

After the start of the war against Ukraine, Russia openly threatened to cut gas supplies through the Nord Stream 1...

Gasoline price record - time for a tax cut?

The oil price has climbed to new heights: At times on Thursday, North Sea Brent cost 120 dollars a barrel (159 liters)....
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Netflix stops production of Russian original series

The streaming service Netflix has stopped its productions in Russia in response to the attack on Ukraine ordered by...
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Germany wants to close airspace for Russian aircraft

In the conflict with Russia, the German government is preparing to close German airspace to Russian aircraft. Federal...
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Evergrande announces millions in on-time interest payment

Heavily indebted Chinese real estate group Evergrande has promised to pay millions in interest on time, betting it will...

E-Commerce : cheap purchases from China is over

On July 1, the biggest EU-wide VAT reform since the creation of the Single Market in 1993 comes into force. The reform...
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Amazon achieves record profit

Amazon.com continues its rapid growth. The online retailer significantly exceeded expectations with its figures for the...
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Netflix growth slows

Netflix was considered one of the big winners of the Corona crisis. In the midst of the pandemic, the video service gained...
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Lufthansa expects a challenging summer

The Lufthansa Group is relying on the desire to travel after months in lockdown for the first step out of the crisis. The...
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Facebook wants to lift block on media content

The Australian government has reached an agreement with Facebook in the dispute over media content on the platform. The...
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German companies lagging digital peers

It's hard to imagine a typical workday in Germany without digital technologies from abroad. Video chats via Microsoft...

Berlin remains top business location despite pandemic

The pandemic has Berlin in its grip - but the city remains an important part of German life. Last year, the state-owned...
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Billions for Europe's chip industry

The chip industry in Germany and Europe is apparently facing a wave of investment worth billions. After bottlenecks in the...

The Trianon Startups International Forum was held in Moscow

The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts hosted the second part of the Russian-French Trianon Startups Forum, where 30 French...

Green gifts for Black Friday

Nordgreen's rise in the field of sophisticated and stylish consumer watches has been breathtakingly meteoric, which is...

Russian Corporate Governance Award granted to British Chairman

Roger Munnings, Chairman of the Norilsk Nickel Audit and Sustainable Development Committee won the 8th National Director...

Germany Seeks Software Engineers

The German Government has published a list of job vacancies aimed at non-EU citizens. Working in Europe is the dream of...
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