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Auto industry: According to the industry association in Germany, medium-sized car companies are under pressure

According to a survey, companies are particularly suffering from the increased energy prices caused by the war in the Middle East.

Automatic reinvestment of dividends after portfolio transfer creates a new transaction, so double commission is deducted - why?

Hello everyone, maybe you can help me because the bank's support hasn't answered me yet. Some time ago I made a portfolio transfer from ExotenETFs away from ING to a Baader Depot (Finance Zero) because the ETFs at ING are not qualified for automatic reinvestment. So, all well and good, reinvesting works with Finance Zero. Great. Unfortunately, the new shares that are being reinvested via Finance Zero appear to be a separate process

'A signal of where power sits': Trump and world leaders joined by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google at G7

Frontier AI risks, infrastructure and sovereignty are all expected to be discussed at the world leaders' summit.

Real estate: Burning cars, insulted employees: Vonovia boss Mucic sees brutalization in the expropriation debate

Luka Mucic criticizes the attacks against employees of Germany's largest landlord and calls for a “practicable path between the extremes”.

Comment: Beijing's strongest ally is the failure of the West

China presents its blueprint for a new world order. The fact that he could get caught is less due to his own doing than to the chaos that the USA is causing with its allies.

Phama Investment: Moderna is interested in BioNTech plants in Germany

The biotech giant Moderna is interested in BioNTech's production sites. The decisive factor for an investment: reliable politics.

AI boom sparks Kingboard subsidiary’s US$1.5 billion stake sale to ramp up PCB capacity

Riding on a buoyant stock market for artificial intelligence hardware components, Kingboard Holdings plans to raise HK$11.77 billion (US$1.5 billion) by selling a stake in its listed subsidiary, Kingboard Laminates Holdings, one of the world’s biggest makers of laminate materials used in circuit boards for AI servers. The company said the proceeds would be used to expand business and production capacity to meet surging demand. The fundraising comes as AI server backlogs hit record highs at major

ETF Portfolio Advice: VWRA, VUAA, CSNDX

Hi everyone, I am building a long-term investment portfolio with Irish-domiciled ETFs. My current portfolio allocation is: VWRA: 46.4% VUAA: 35.4% CSNDX: 18.2% I know there is some overlap because VWRA already includes US stocks, while VUAA gives more S&P 500 exposure and CSNDX gives more Nasdaq/tech exposure. I am planning to add around 30% more money to my total portfolio. How would you suggest I invest the new amount? Should I keep adding to VWRA, VUAA, and CSNDX, or should I add another Iris

From supply shock to oil glut: IEA flags scale of demand destruction caused by Iran war

The energy supply shock triggered by the Iran War has prompted the IEA to slash its global oil demand forecast.

Beyond the obvious: open barriers instead of counter-tariffs

In March 2025, Daniel Stelter spoke to economic researcher Gabriel Felbermayr. Since March he has been one of the five “economic wise men” and advocates for a better trading order.

Geopolitics is complicating the green transition – and China’s moment

The recent escalation in the Middle East has produced an unforeseen winner. The conflict has rekindled worries about logistics and energy security, prompting governments and businesses to reconsider their reliance on fossil fuels and fragile supply routes. This has sped up the move towards renewable energy. And the principal beneficiary of this shift is China. The strategic significance of the Strait of Hormuz is well understood. Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil trade passes through this...

China’s Gasoline Car Market Is Crashing as Fuel Prices Surge

Gasoline car demand in China is slumping on higher fuel prices resulting from the crisis in the Middle East, with gas guzzlers such as Range Rover, fetching discounts of up to 60%, Bloomberg reported, citing Chinese media. The report also cited data from the Chinese Passenger Car Association showing discounts on gasoline cars had almost doubled over the first five months of the year as oil—and fuel—prices crept up. Chinese passenger car sales dropped by over 22% in May, data released earlier sho

Security policy: G7 insist on free shipping through the Strait of Hormuz

The G7 countries are calling for free transit through the Strait of Hormuz and warning of risks to trade and energy supplies. Germany is also signaling its participation.

Incurable disease: pulmonary fibrosis - sometimes only a transplant helps

Pulmonary fibrosis scars the tissue and makes breathing difficult. Medication can slow down the progression - but often the only way out is a transplant. How life continues afterwards.

Iran to Get Major Economic Relief under US Deal

Iran would be allowed to start oil exports immediately under an interim deal with the U.S. and gain access to a $300 billion economic development program following negotiations for a permanent peace meant to address Tehran's nuclear activities.

Car crisis: Now it's also hitting BMW

Under long-time CEO Oliver Zipse, the Munich car manufacturer has long defied the industry trend. Now his successor Milan Nedeljković, who has only been in office for four weeks, is lowering his profit forecast.

Global governance: New world order made in Beijing? China paper formulates a declaration of war on the USA

The title of a new strategy paper from the Chinese government sounds harmless. But it sends a geopolitical signal – to Trump, to the EU and the existing world order.

How or what will our next generation invest in?

It started with the piggy bank, then the savings book, savings bank advisor, the building savings contract, insurance broker, the fund-linked pension insurance and now it is the ETF on its own. What or how will the next generation invest? Will our (grand)children at some point roll their eyes because we stick to ETFs and not .....? Whatever it will be then. submitted by /u/Seppl0815 [link] [comments]

Iran War: Text of US-Iran framework agreement published

An “immediate end to the war” and shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz: The war is to be gradually defused with 14 points that Tehran and Washington have agreed on, according to the media.

Record numbers in Norway: What applies to the organ donation decision in Germany

Princess Mette-Marit's illness encourages Norwegians to get an organ donor passport. What options are there in Germany for recording a decision for or against a donation?

Am confused by the STOP order (sell)

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Ineos and Daimler Truck enlist in auto defense push as Europe bolsters military spending

The partnership is one of a spate of auto-defense collaborations announced in recent weeks.

Norway’s crown princess has ‘successful’ lung transplant

Norway’s ⁠Crown Princess Mette-Marit has undergone ⁠a successful lung transplant and is recovering ⁠from the procedure, the royal household said in a statement on Wednesday. The 52-year-old wife of Crown Prince Haakon, the heir to the Norwegian throne, was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018, a chronic disease that causes scarring in the lungs and leads to a reduced oxygen uptake. “Like ‌all newly transplanted patients, the crown princess will remain at the hospital for several weeks to...

BMW issues a big profit warning it once again blames on China. The automaker is plotting a major strategy shift

BMW was the worst performing major European stock on Wednesday after the luxury-car maker lowered its profit outlook, citing a downturn in China as well as the impact from the Middle East war.

Dominika Langenmayr: SPD leader Bärbel Bas's tax promise is a mistake

The Minister of Labor wants to reduce the income tax burden on every citizen by 500 euros. This is unrealistic for several reasons. A guest post.

China pushes for AI safety as G7 summit wraps up without Beijing

China included artificial intelligence in its global governance whitepaper published Wednesday, and said Beijing was speeding up cooperation efforts.

AR glasses: Snapchat company brings glasses with mini displays onto the market

Glasses with transparent lenses that can display information have long been a dream in Silicon Valley. The company behind a photo app wants to be among the first.

Armament: Seven ways out of the procurement crisis

After four years of change, the Bundeswehr is hardly fit for war because it still purchases like it did in peacetime. How leading arms managers would change that.

3 dead, no apology: US strike strains relations with India

For years, Washington described India as an indispensable partner, a democratic counterweight to China and a strategic anchor in the Indo-Pacific. Then the US Navy killed three Indian sailors and America’s top diplomat could not even bring himself to apologise. India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar raised the deaths directly with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a phone call last Friday, reiterating what he called India’s “strong protest” and declaring, in a later social media...

New data release: ECB wage tracker points to stable negotiated wage pressures in 2026