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What you need to know: Did you concede a point in Flensburg? This applies to traffic violations

A point is not a point: But at what point does it become critical, what are points for - and why in Flensburg? An overview.

Gold price: Will the tax office receive a notification about my gold sale?

Can private investors sell their gold tax-free if there is no proof of purchase? Would the tax office even notice anything? That's what an expert advises.

Free Democrats: Wolfgang Kubicki cannot do without a liberal

The new FDP leader must approach his critics. Even if their attack at the party conference damaged the Free Democrats. An analysis.

Inheritances: How to get rid of an unwanted property from your estate

From the WiWo archive: A reader would like to secure a valuable property from the estate, but would like to get rid of a worthless property. Legal expert Claus-Henrik Horn explains possible strategies.

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Column “Hank’s World”: The Winner’s Curse

In theory, auctions are a good thing. In practice there are problems.

Remote work is worsening youth unemployment, New York Fed finds

The expansion of remote work may explain the recent surge in youth unemployment, according to research by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

‘I am 71 and comfortable’: Should I sell $10,000 in stock to visit my grandkids in Thailand — or dip into my $50,000 savings?

“The trip is worth the expense, especially while I am still healthy enough to travel.”

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€20,000 real-time transfer not to recipient account

Hello everyone, my wife and I are about to buy a house and need proof of equity for the bank. For this purpose, my wife's father transferred €20,000 to his daughter's ING account in real time. The IBAN was correct and was verified using the four-eye principle. The money has now been debited from my father, but even after 4 hours my wife has not received any money. According to ING, it will be at the savings bank, otherwise there is something in my wife's ING app

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high risk economic suicide to avoid unsustainable cost of living raise in this rat race

Scared to actual suicide, thinking about economic one. It may feel strange to read something like this in this subreddit, I hope it won’t get deleted. I’m in my mid 30, grow up in south Europe, I should be a young professional “launched” in the core of his career but basically every second of my life I feel stuck in endless cycle of fear of insecurity (about income, shelter) and total despise of the corporate world. I don’t want to give a comprehensive story of my life, and I forecast many answe

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How many holdings before diversification becomes diworsification?

I have seen many portfolios with 40 to 60 positions that basically end up mirroring indexes while still charging management fees. At some point too much diversification just feels like complexity for the sake of looking sophisticated. how many holdings do you all think is normal for a portfolio which is starting to scale from pension funds? submitted by /u/muhammedaroos [link] [comments]

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U.S. manufacturers extend best hot streak since 2022, so why aren’t business leaders happy?

American manufacturers grew in May for the fifth month in a row — the biggest winning streak in four years — but lingering anxiety about the Trump tariffs and a rise in inflation tied to the Iran war left business leaders anxious.

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+++ Iran War +++: Tehran stops talks with the USA because of the Israel offensive - stock markets give in immediately

Netanyahu orders attacks on southern districts of Beirut +++ Thousands of people fleeing Israeli attacks +++ Centcom: Iran has attacked US troops in Kuwait +++ The news blog.

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Iran stops negotiations with U.S., vows to 'completely' block Strait of Hormuz: State media

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Crime: Court orders extradition of neo-Nazi Liebich

Liebich is expected to be handed over to the German authorities in the near future. How the right-wing extremist could prevent this after the decision of the Pilsen Regional Court.

Strategy shares fall after selling $2.5 million in bitcoin, its first sale since 2022

Michael Saylor's Strategy sold bitcoin for the second time ever as geopolitical uncertainty continues to weigh on the cryptocurrency's price.

Statutory pension: Is it worthwhile for civil servants to reimburse pension contributions?

From the WiWo archive: Our reader is a civil servant in Bavaria. However, before he started working, he had paid statutory pension contributions. They are not enough to qualify for a pension. What now?

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Eni, Seri Industrial Agree Integrated Battery Partnership in Italy

Eni and fellow Italian company Seri Industrial agreed to launch a partnership that spans the lithium iron phosphate battery value chain in the country.

The massive run-up in AI stocks this year may be built on a ‘token mirage’

Trading veteran Kevin Muir, author of the Macro Tourist on Substack, raises questions about true demand for artificial intelligence.

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Eastern European wedding in Germany: Expensive, beautiful and no regrets

Wedding budget migration children edition. Since we are currently listing costs for weddings here at r/finanzen and I immediately reminisced about positive memories, I was happy to go through our positions again. At that time we had around €6,000-7,000 net per month together and got married in 2020/2021. In 2020, the registry office was still in the middle of Corona, so there was initially only a small celebration with only around 25 people, i.e. what was allowed at the time. 2021 came Tuesday

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Interview: “The robber barons of the 19th century resemble the tech elite”

From the Handelsblatt archive: Historian Margaret O’Mara warns of the Valley billionaires’ plans. In the interview, she explains why many of the tech titans' ideas are silly - but they need to be taken seriously.

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Tax debate: Industry defends itself against plastic taxes

A plastic levy should bring money into empty coffers. This makes neither economic nor ecological sense, writes the Federation of German Industries in a fire letter.

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Xi-Trump aftermath, space tactics, AI policy change: 7 US-China relations reads

We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump leaves China after much pomp and pageantry, but little to show for it As US President Donald Trump landed back in Washington after his two-day summit in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a quick US assessment on one of the most consequential diplomatic visits of Trump’s...

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Trump Hardens Terms as Iran Negotiations Reach Critical Stage

Trump Toughens the Terms of Potential Deal Fresh Sunday reporting in the NY Times says President Trump has responded to Iran's refusal to budge on giving up its nuclear material by tightening US conditions as part of a Memorandum of Understanding to get back to the peace negotiating table. "President Donald Trump has toughened the terms of a potential framework for a deal to end the war in Iran, and has sent those proposed changes back to Iran for consideration, according to three officials," NY

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I’m cutting my 401(k) contribution to 3% for one year to help with moving expenses. Is that risky?

“I’m in my early 30s so I have quite a bit of time to save for retirement.”

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6 stabbed in hours after Arsenal Premier League victory parade

Six people were stabbed in the hours after the Arsenal victory parade, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed, with a total of 24 arrests during the event. Thousands of Arsenal fans lined the streets around the Emirates Stadium in London on Sunday as the team embarked on their Premier League trophy parade. The Met deployed more than 500 officers to police the event, which saw 10 suspects arrested on suspicion of assaulting the police, one of whom allegedly threw racist abuse. One officer...

Fin whale stranded: whale dies off the French coast - transported away by truck

A fin whale strands on a small western French island and dies. A little later, the authorities lifted the carcass out of the water in a spectacular operation.

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Shadow fleet: France is suspected of arresting a Russian oil tanker in the Atlantic

The French navy on Monday inspected an oil tanker flying the flag of Madagascar. In fact, it is supposed to be the sanctioned “Tagor” that comes from Russia, said President Macron.

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UK publishes new Mandelson files, raising heat on PM Starmer

The UK government released a vast trove of documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador, in a move that threatens to cause fresh damage to Keir Starmer’s faltering premiership. More than 1,500 pages of documentation were published on the British government’s website just after 2pm. They include emails, text messages and other exchanges between government ministers, aides and Mandelson in the run-up to his appointment as US envoy, a post he held from February to September.