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Fuel discount: Cartel Office: Fuel discount didn't really go down well with consumers

The competition watchdogs are keeping a close eye on the mineral oil industry. They are making progress in proceedings against refinery operators. However, if the 12 o'clock rule is violated, there is still a lot of work to be done.

Do you really, really love your job? Then you're not alone, according to surprising results from this survey

Those surveyed showed a 78.9% rate of workers who "reported feeling positive at the end of their shifts."

As China’s Communist Party grows more slowly, its members are getting older

The Communist Party’s membership grew at a slower pace and its average age continued to climb last year, according to official data on the world’s second-biggest political party. In line with tradition, the data was released on the day before July 1, the date of the party’s founding in 1921. The party had 101 million members at the end of 2025, an increase of 1 per cent from the previous year, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Central Committee’s Organisation Department, the...

Epidemic in Central Africa: UN: Ebola could push almost a million people into poverty

Trade stalls, borders close, almost 1 million people fall into poverty: How a health crisis threatens to become an economic catastrophe for Central Africa.

Technology: Dresden chip start-up FMC hires former boss of Infineon

Reinhard Ploss and former production director Rutger Wijburg are supposed to help with the billion-dollar project in Magdeburg - and accelerate Europe's return to the storage market.

Chip supply chain braces for more price hikes as upstream parts create new bottlenecks

The AI-driven price surge in the semiconductor supply chain is spreading beyond graphics processing units (GPUs) and memory chips to upstream materials and manufacturing inputs, creating new bottlenecks that could slow the buildout of global artificial intelligence infrastructure. Suppliers of once less-visible parts are gaining leverage as customers compete for limited capacity. These range from power chips and capacitors that regulate electricity inside AI data centres, to copper-clad...

Investment: Blackrock continues to rely on AI and recommends government bonds

The world's largest asset manager doesn't just rely on stocks. Ann-Katrin Petersen, capital market strategist for the German-speaking region, explains which investments Blackrock finds attractive.

South Africa anti-migrant demos draw thousands, plus huge police presence

Thousands of people joined anti-migrant protests in South Africa on Tuesday, watched over by a massive police contingent that was deployed to prevent violence and intimidation. The demonstrations in Johannesburg, Pretoria, the port cities of Durban and Cape Town and other towns were called by an organisation known as March and March to demand that all undocumented foreigners leave the country. The rallies, which marked the culmination of weeks of protests that have displaced thousands of mainly.

EU: Berlin apparently wants a drastic reduction in EU financial planning – “400 billion less”

In a government paper, Germany names for the first time an order of magnitude for the targeted EU budget. This is significantly lower in the Commission's proposal.

Up to 900 euros a year: Klingbeil wants to relieve the burden on 35 million taxpayers

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Hit night: Peter Wackel's performance in Munich

Long guarantee: This is how Geely wants to attack with the fully electric E5

Because it's difficult to stand on one leg, Chinese newcomer Geely is offering a second model to accompany the Starray: As the E5, the SUV is intended to shake up the electric compact class.

Sugar tax: The federal government is planning a sugar tax instead of a levy

A sugar levy on sweetened drinks was actually planned. But the federal government is now changing its plans.

Verdict: Being sick too much during the pandemic - can that cost you your job?

When is dismissal due to frequent illness considered disproportionate? A court ruling shows how courts assess pandemic-related absences.

Air traffic: SAS orders Airbus jets for over ten billion

SAS wants to buy up to 40 wide-body aircraft from aircraft manufacturer Airbus. The order is the most significant modernization of the SAS fleet in decades.

Reaction to the World Cup being canceled: Hopefully Merz sees the economic situation more realistically

The Chancellor is “proud” of the performance of the German national team. This is otherworldly – ​​and raises questions that go beyond football.

Record heat expected in Hong Kong this year as ‘super’ El Nino threatens: Observatory

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has warned of record high temperatures this year and next, with a developing El Nino potentially becoming the strongest on record. The Observatory said on Monday that sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean were expected to rise further, developing into an El Nino event this summer that would

From July 1st: Offices to living space: Investors can apply for funding

What will happen to the former department store in the pedestrian zone? Or from the unused office tower in times of home office? The Federal Construction Minister has an idea.

Which unknown/bizarre German (private) banks do you know?

I came across an advertisement for the Fürstlich Castell'sche Bank and found it interesting to see that you are only allowed to open an account there with an investment amount of €250,000 or more. It remains to be seen whether you are being ripped off by high fees, but do you know of any other banks where you thought “wait, what kind of bank is that?” submitted by /u/yatamci [link] [comments]

+++ Federal politics +++: Left-wing SPD MPs reject tough cuts

BSW offers AfD selective cooperation +++ Bas: If you can work, you have to look for work +++ Greens for regional electricity prices +++ The news blog.

Concern about power grids: Many consumers fear attacks on the power supply

The arson attack on the Berlin power grid or the fire in a Reutlingen substation have left a clear mark on the population's sense of security. This is shown by a Bitkom study.

Extremists and spies: Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution: More extremists in Germany

The security authorities are reporting a significant increase in right-wing extremists - and are also seeing new dynamics in the left-wing camp. What is behind the increase and why clarification is sometimes difficult.

Business ticker: Fuel prices are rising even before the fuel discount ends

Because of AI: Data centers already contribute to 20 percent of electricity consumption +++ Hungary's budget hole is getting bigger +++ Shipping company Moller-Maersk raises profit forecast +++ News in the company's live blog.

Living in a former office: What is slowing down the conversion of commercial spaces into apartments?

Full apartments instead of empty offices: In Germany, funding is intended to stimulate conversion, but fire protection and costs are high hurdles. Is New York a good role model?

Insolvency of Leuna-Werk: Subsidies don't really save money

The largest chemical plant at the most important chemical location in East Germany has to file for bankruptcy again. Was the costly state aid wrong?

‘A relay of love’: China court names Shanghai man mentally ill neighbour’s guardian in city first

A Shanghai family’s decades-long devotion to a vulnerable neighbour has led to the city’s first legal guardianship case involving people unrelated by blood. Ren, 71, inherited a quiet act of compassion from his parents, caring for his neighbour Xu, 56, for four decades, the Shanghai Law Journal reported. Xu was born with a mental disability. Originally from Xinjiang in northwestern China, he never married, had no children and has no surviving relatives He moved to eastern China’s Shanghai in the

Hormuz Tanker Traffic Recovers as Tensions Ease

Tanker traffic at the Strait of Hormuz rose over the past 24 hours for the first time since late last week, when two attacks on commercial vessels spooked many operators and forced others to wait for the easing of the tensions before moving to transit the chokepoint. A total of 24 commodity vessels, including tankers, LNG and LPG carriers and bulk carriers, transited the Strait of Hormuz inbound and outbound on Monday, according to Kpler’s ship-tracking data reviewed by Bloomberg. Still, total t

Digital twins: The virtual test laboratory for the real world

Digital twins replicate factories, cities or human organs. The Wienerberger company shows how virtual models avoid errors and create space for experimentation.

Protection against dismissal: reform plans only as a bargaining chip

Whether working hours or protection against dismissal: There are many obstacles to growth in German labor law. Not everyone in the government has understood this yet.

ECB: Central bankers Nagel and Lane continue to expect increased inflation

At the ECB meeting in Sintra, Portugal, the leading monetary politicians are cautious. The head of the Bundesbank and the ECB chief economist still expect the aftermath of the Iran war.