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Do you still need the old documents from building savings or Riester contracts that have now been dissolved?

Hello, quick question: I still have a large stack of documents and a lot of small print about an old building society and Riester contract, which I have since canceled and the money from it ended up in ETFs. Do you need this mountain of paper from old contracts again? Or can something like that be shredded? submitted by /u/DasPantofeltier [link] [comments]

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C24 account transfer service premium

I am currently in the process of restructuring my accounts, as part of which I have opened a C24 checking account to be used purely as a spending account. There is a promotion there that promises a €75 bonus for using the C24 account transfer service. However, since the account is intended to function purely as an expense account, I don't want my employer to start paying my salary into this account. So can I choose which payment partners will actually be moved? Actually

Elon Musk needs the cultish support of everyday investors to pull off the massive SpaceX IPO

“They’re going to have to own it”: Elon Musk wants retail investors to buy some $23 billion of SpaceX shares next week.

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Italian Agriculture: Multiple Murders in a World of Exploitation

Four seasonal workers in Italian agriculture are brutally murdered. What does this have to do with strawberries for German customers?

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Norway crown princess awaits lung transplant

Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant after a significant deterioration in her health that likely gave her only a year left to live without the surgery, her doctors said on Friday. 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. Oslo’s University Hospital in December said the.

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Pratas Islands: Taiwan reports renewed confrontation with Chinese coast guard

According to Taiwan, a Chinese coast guard ship has entered the restricted waters around the Pratas Islands in the South China Sea. This is the second incident of this kind within two weeks.

EU-Western Balkans summit: Merz blames the EU for the stalled accession of the Western Balkan states

The international community has not accepted a new member for 13 years. The Chancellor sees “failures also on the part of the European Union” and emphasized on the sidelines of the summit in Montenegro that the Western Balkans will belong to the EU in the future.

EU-Western Balkans summit: Merz and Macron want to speed up EU expansion

The EU has not admitted any new members for 13 years. That should change soon if Merz and Macron have their way. In the Balkan countries there is agreement, but also skepticism.

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Government wants to abolish the 100,000 euro limit for relatives

Just waiting for it: "If children earn less than 100,000 euros a year, they don't have to pay for the care of their parents. According to the draft care reform, that should change." submitted by /u/Holiday_Appearance15 [link] [comments]

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Australia's 344-Million-Barrel Oilfield Could Finally Get the Green Light

After years of delays, Australia's largest undeveloped oil project could progress to a final investment decision in 2027 as the energy crisis amid the Iran war has heightened the need of homegrown resources. Carnarvon Energy Ltd, a junior explorer that holds 10% in the Dorado oil discovery offshore Western Australia, believes that a final investment decision to develop the project could be made in late 2027, Carnarvon's chief executive Philip Huizenga told Bloomberg in an interview on Friday. Au

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Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Friday

May jobs report came in hot, tech sell-off deepens, and Lululemon's troubles mount.

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Commenting period is open for SEC rule S7-2026-15 to change quarterly reporting to half-year.

You can go to the SEC.gov website or simply Google "SEC rule S7-2026-15" to show a link to click on to post your comment to the SEC concerning this. My own opinion is that the burden for large companies to submit quarterly reports is low because they already have software combined with AI to create these reports. For smaller companies, it is a more costly burden. I proposed a market cap of $50M to relieve this burden on small companies while quarterly remains a rule for large companies. (My $50M

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Congo: Attacks on Ebola helpers threaten to contain the outbreak

As the World Health Organization (WHO) reports on increased measures against the Ebola outbreak in Congo, local residents have again attacked an emergency team. According to the Ministry of Health, helpers had to leave an infectious corpse behind.

Riedl's Dax radar: Why the correction in AI stocks is good for the big market trend

Heavy price losses in high-tech stocks are fueling fears of a stock market crash. Cheap latecomers could offer new investment opportunities right now.

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Do China-Russia trade payment frictions show limits of de-dollarisation?

China and Russia have largely moved away from the US dollar in bilateral trade settlement, with most transactions now settled in their own currencies. Yet cross-border payment bottlenecks persist as Chinese banks carefully manage their exposure to Washington’s sanctions regime, according to a senior Russian banker. At the heart of the friction is a stark balancing act facing Chinese lenders: how to ease trade with Russia while safeguarding access to the US dollar-based global financial system –.

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Trump Accounts don't 'rule' child investments, advisor says: How your options compare

Trump Accounts, along with 529 plans, custodial accounts for minors and Roth IRAs, are all valuable options depending on child's needs and long-term goals.

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EU needs a ‘dedicated instrument’ to unwind China dependencies, trade chief says

The EU’s trade chief has confirmed publicly for the first time that the bloc is considering a specific rule to compel companies to diversify their suppliers, as Europe looks to unwind its dependencies on China. “Diversification now requires a dedicated instrument,” Trade and Economic Security Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said on Friday, adding that he would model it on the manner in which the EU reduced its reliance on Russian energy following its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. “Recent industrial..

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US adds 172,000 jobs in May, strongly beating expectations

US employment growth surged in May, beating market expectations, while the unemployment rate remained steady, government data showed on Friday, with the labour market in the world’s largest economy sustaining recent gains. “Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 172,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3 per cent,” the US Bureau of Labor Statistics said. Economists polled by Dow Jones Newswires and the Wall Street Journal had expected job growth of 80,000...

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Economic forum: Zelensky offers Putin a meeting - Kremlin insists on Donbass

Ukrainian President Zelenskyj offers a meeting with Kremlin leader Putin - shortly before the Russian head of state gives a speech to a large audience. Putin remains confident of victory.

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FCAS: Federal government presents strategy for the fighter jet of the future

In its new aviation strategy, the federal government is adding a chapter on the new sixth-generation fighter jet. Is the FCAS solution coming now?

Sparkasse burglary: Locker theft in Gelsenkirchen: Ten plaintiffs are demanding more than one million euros in damages

The break-in into the Sparkasse Gelsenkirchen vault at the end of December was spectacular. There are now ten lawsuits. The trials start on Thursday. Was the security technology outdated?

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Chinese researchers claim breakthrough in training household robots with AI-generated homes

A team of Chinese researchers has claimed a breakthrough in training robots in real-world home environments, tackling a long-standing data bottleneck in the field and potentially accelerating the adoption of robots at home. Kairos-HomeWorld was the world’s first unified framework capable of generating coherent, accurate and simulation-ready home environments using simple text prompts, according to researchers from Ace Robotics, a start-up backed by Hong Kong-listed artificial intelligence...

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Clean Energy Fuels Starts Up New RNG Plant in Idaho

The project, which has a capacity to process more than 5 million gallons a day of manure, is 'one of the largest single-site dairies and RNG facilities in North America', Clean Energy said.

Logistics: Lidl shipping company switches to the German flag

For the first time, a seagoing ship has Heilbronn as its home port. And for Lidl's container shipping company Tailwind, this is just the beginning. She also expects benefits from the flag change.

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Thailand to join UN maritime arbitration with Cambodia

Thailand said on Friday it will join a UN arbitration process chosen by Cambodia to resolve a festering maritime boundary dispute, but put on hold for now other two-way efforts to settle their contested borders. This week Cambodia launched a compulsory conciliation process under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos), after Bangkok decided last month to unilaterally end a ‌2001 framework pact for talks on a disputed maritime belt. For more than 25 years, both have claimed..

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How much should i invest into my 401k/457b as a 32f with 130k salary?

Additional info that is important: Due to other life factors I am getting started late with saving for retirement. I have a massive pile of graduate loans from two degrees that I am currently working towards pslf in 10 years (healthcare worker for hospital System). I am on income based repayment plan that is 10% of my income. I have a very supportive partner who pays for most things including our house. I pay for some Utilities, groceries, my car, and student loans pretty much currently. Just st

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Interview: “We live in a time of shamelessness – and no one tries to hide it anymore”

Bestselling author Evan Osnos has followed billionaires around the world. In the interview he explains how the super-rich showcase their wealth - and how politics could limit extreme inequality.

Care reform: SPD questions Warken's plans for care reform

Even before the discussions in the Bundestag about the care reform, the SPD is pushing for changes. Leading Social Democrats are calling for long-term care insurance to be fundamentally financed differently.