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BlackRock Alumnus Merz Can Teach Germans to Love Stocks

BlackRock Alumnus Merz Can Teach Germans to Love Stocks

Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor, has an eye-catching plan to turn a nation of risk-averse savers into confident...

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Chris Bryant

Germany's Lazy Debate About Foreigners on Welfare

Germany's Lazy Debate About Foreigners on Welfare

Listen to German politicians vying to win next month’s federal elections and you might mistakenly conclude work-shy welfare recipients are a primary...

17.01.2025 5

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Polestar Needs a Rich Benefactor to Keep the Wheels Turning

Polestar Needs a Rich Benefactor to Keep the Wheels Turning

Polestar Automotive Holding UK Plc builds beautiful electric vehicles. But the Swedish brand hasn’t sold enough of them, resulting in massive losses...

17.01.2025 7

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Add Aviation to the Long List of German Industries in Trouble

Add Aviation to the Long List of German Industries in Trouble

Planning a trip to Germany this year? Good luck finding an affordable flight. Unlike much of the rest of Europe, where flying has fully recovered to...

10.01.2025 20

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Europe’s Hottest Stock Has an American Architect

Forced to seek a government rescue barely a year ago, Siemens Energy AG was an unlikely candidate for Europe’s best performing stock of 2024. The...

24.12.2024 10

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Porsche Billionaires Are in a Tight Spot, Again

Porsche Automobil Holding SE sure knows how to do drama. Last week, the listed holding of the Porsche and Piech families warned it may have to book...

17.12.2024 5

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McLaren’s Money Pit Gets a New Abu Dhabi Driver

Buying a supercar often leaves wealthy patrons with a hole in their pocket. McLaren Group’s investors can doubtless relate. Nine-figure...

13.12.2024 20

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Chinese Billionaire Li Shufu Reshuffles His Car Collection

After a decade-long buying spree, Chinese autos tycoon Li Shufu has begun streamlining his globe-spanning Geely empire to cut costs. Given that his...

05.12.2024 7

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Northvolt Bankruptcy Has Humbling Lesson for Europe

The collapse of battery startup Northvolt AB is a significant blow to Europe’s clean tech ambitions, but it’s important the continent learns the...

23.11.2024 10

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Carvana Delivers Agony and Ecstasy for Hedge Funds

Picking stocks is a hard game, but Carvana Co. seems to possess a particular ability to bedevil hedge fund managers. The online used-car dealer’s...

12.11.2024 6

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Stellantis Shuffle Won't Solve Deeper Problems

After being assailed from all sides over plunging profits and overzealous cost cutting, Stellantis NV and its chief executive officer, Carlos...

11.10.2024 3

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Making EV Batteries Is for Masochists. Northvolt Proves It.

Northvolt AB’s financial difficulties have laid bare a fundamental impediment to Europe’s hopes of building a locally owned battery industry to...

03.10.2024 10

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Berlin’s Famous Club Scene Faces the End of the Party

Berlin is synonymous with unbridled hedonism, throbbing techno and intense parties that go on for days. But the fun will soon be over for two of...

27.09.2024 10

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The Worrisome ‘Wild West’ of Testosterone Hacking

Nowadays, men in their 40s like me are constantly being urged to get their testosterone levels checked, as private clinics and online providers tout...

19.09.2024 1

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How $90,000 Jeeps Made a Fool Out of Me

Stellantis NV Chief Executive Officer Carlos Tavares often compares the epochal shift to electric vehicles and the rise of Chinese rivals to a “...

18.09.2024 2

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Why the Sick Man Germany Is Paying Up to Curb Sick Days

With staff absences soaring in Germany, employers such as Tesla Inc. are reaching for an eye-catching tool to motivate workers to show up: a bonus...

12.09.2024 3

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The Volkswagen Job Machine Runs Out of Road

Volkswagen AG considering its first-ever factory closures in Germany, as well as compulsory redundancies, is tantamount to a revolution at a...

03.09.2024 4

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Why German Angst Is a Worry for the World

Sunday’s electoral victory by the Alternative for Germany in Thuringia, the first by a far-right party in a regional German election post-World War...

02.09.2024 2

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Yes, Let’s Reverse Brexit (a Bit) for Gen Z

What’s the point of Keir Starmer’s massive electoral majority if he remains hesitant to do something for young people on Brexit that’s not...

02.09.2024 9

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Germany Can’t Afford to Turn Its Back on Migrants

Germany became a magnet for those escaping conflict over the past decade. Now it needs to become a beacon for highly skilled professionals....

29.08.2024 10

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Private Equity Is in the Doghouse Over Its Veterinary Takeovers

Private equity groups are facing pushback on both sides of the Atlantic after their consolidation of local veterinary practices was followed by...

22.08.2024 9

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Rolls-Royce CEO Proves You Don't Need Private Equity to Get Rich

Large UK companies are under pressure to increase pay to recruit and retain top talent, but until recently I thought anyone wanting to earn really...

14.08.2024 3

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$45 Million Stegosaurus Upends the Dinosaur Hierarchy

What’s the point of a $42 billion fortune if you can’t occasionally drop a fraction of it on an awe-inspiring dinosaur fossil? On Wednesday, a...

18.07.2024 1

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Child Care Is Free in My City. Why Not Yours?

Brace yourself if you’re a parent because I’m about to tell you something shocking: Families pay nothing for child care in Berlin. That’s...

16.07.2024 10

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