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Economy

Germany’s dwindling attraction for investors

For international corporations, Germany has been less and less attractive for years. They avoid the location completely or in half planned investments, such as the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly in Alzey. The consequences are serious. by Axel John.

14:23 tagesschau Negative

Economy

Market report: Oil price jumps to five-month high

New attacks in the Persian Gulf make oil as expensive as it was in May. This raises concerns about a new inflation spurt. The only hope at present remains a rapprochement of the warring parties.

14:15 tagesschau Negative

Economy

Deutsche Post: Porto for standard letters to rise to 1.15 euros

The fewer people still send letters, the more expensive the postage becomes apparent: The post office announces a record price increase.

13:38 Spiegel Negative

Economy

Cloud Server: Large-scale failure at Google in London leads to disruptions across Europe

At Google, there has been a serious failure in a data center in London. Experts suspect that the incident also affected banks in Europe.

13:31 Zeit Online Negative

Economy

Germans like noodles - preferably from abroad

The consumption of noodles in this country has doubled since 1990. Germany is also one of the largest producers in the EU. The undisputed leader is Italy, followed by Spain.

13:22 tagesschau Positive