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BASF: Why the world's largest chemical company operates a wine cellar

These are challenging times for BASF. An anniversary has come at just the right time: the company's huge wine arsenal is turning 125 years old. A visit.

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Middle East: Israel captures strategically important fortress in southern Lebanon

Israel's army advances further into Lebanon and captures a 12th-century Crusader fortress. An Israeli army spokesman described it as a “symbol of Hezbollah’s arrogance”.

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Defense spending, China in Asia and lessons from Ukraine: Takeways from the 2026 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue

The summit sees top world leaders, defence officials and key executives gathering in Singapore from May 29 to 31

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For SpaceX, global dominance may not be written in the stars

The excitement around SpaceX, fuelled by the targeted US$1.8 trillion valuation for its initial public offering and its promising Starship rocket development, has revived a familiar claim: that SpaceX is on course to dominate the space market. Commercially, that view is understandable. SpaceX conducts more space launches than anyone and at very competitive costs, its Starlink satellite internet company provides strong in-house demand, and it has a scale advantage unmatched by any other private..

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Crime: How the Berlin dentists' pension fund lost more than a billion euros - and now wants to get the money back

11,000 dentists from Berlin, Brandenburg and Bremen have to worry about their pension provision: their pension fund - the pension fund of the Berlin Dental Association (VZB) - has lost around 1.2 billion euros.

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Turnkey vs value add for a first time investor

I have about 50k saved up and I want to buy a rental property. I live in a high cost of living area so I have to look out of state. I'm torn between buying a turnkey property with low cash flow or a value add property that needs work. I've been using homesageAI to compare the current yield versus the potential yield based on local real estate comps. It helps me visualize the spread. For those who invest remotely, did you start with turnkey or did you jump straight into renovations? submitted by

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Peter Thiel: After criticism – Vienna Festival weeks invite IT investor Thiel out

A planned discussion evening with the controversial US billionaire Peter Thiel leads to boycotts and criticism - although many visitors would also have liked to debate with the influential investor.

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FDP federal party conference: Strack-Zimmermann extends his hand to Kubicki for cooperation

The vote on the FDP chairmanship showed that the party is splitting into two camps. The defeated Strack-Zimmermann is ready to work with winner Kubicki.

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AI firm MiniMax prepares for mainland China listing after shares surge in Hong Kong

MiniMax Group, the Chinese artificial intelligence model company, has officially kicked off plans to sell shares in mainland China. This offers onshore investors access to AI players beyond chipmakers and completes a dual-listing status in addition to Hong Kong. The Shanghai-headquartered company signed an agreement with Citic Securities on Friday, hiring the brokerage to help prepare for a sale of yuan-denominated shares. While other details on the listing are scant, it is widely expected that.

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5k nest egg built up

I know, welcome to the Circle Jerk 😎 I started my first job after graduating this February and built up €5,000 in daily allowance with 4 salaries already paid. I wanted to share this with you, even though I am aware that there is still a long way to go until the Vietnamese wedding 🚀 submitted by /u/Horszt [link] [comments]

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Reforms: June will decide whether Merz can still lead his coalition

The grand coalition wants to make fundamental decisions by the end of June. Does the Chancellor still have the authority to commit the Union and the SPD to reforms this time?

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Business dialogue: Germans take part in Putin's economic forum

Many German companies are maintaining their position in Russia despite sanctions. At the economic forum in St. Petersburg there will now be a business dialogue for the first time.

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Philippines says Beijing main hurdle to South China Sea code of conduct

Members of Asean might have conflicting claims in the South China Sea but mutual trust exists in the bloc, Philippine defence chief Gilberto Teodoro Jnr said on Sunday, singling out Beijing as the biggest obstacle to a code of conduct in the disputed waterway. Teodoro delivered strong words for China in the final panel of the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore, taking aim at Manila’s long-time maritime rival for disregarding an international arbitral tribunal which ruled in favour..

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China woman nearly dies after becoming tangled in fishing line while riding bike at night

A Chinese woman said she was nearly killed by a fishing line while riding past a crowded bridge, sparking safety concerns online. The woman surnamed Wang, from Hangzhou, eastern China’s Zhejiang province, shared her hair-raising experience on the night of May 23. She and her friend were riding electric bikes on a bicycle lane of the Fuxing bridge in the city, when a fishing line suddenly wrapped around her throat. It happened too fast that she did not have time to stop the bike. The line kept...

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Hong Kong may host Shenzhou-23 crew in 2027, including astronaut Lai Ka-ying

Hong Kong could welcome the astronauts of the Shenzhou-23 mission, including the city’s history-making payload specialist, as early as the first half of next year, the technology chief has said. Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong also said on Sunday that the government would establish a new space manufacturing research centre under InnoHK this year, focusing on 3D printing and artificial intelligence (AI). “I hope that after the Shenzhou-23 crew returns, a visit by the...

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Real estate: The majority of private landlords shy away from energy-saving renovations

Heating, insulation, windows: modernizing the real estate portfolio is a key to achieving climate goals. But private landlords shy away from renovations.

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Real estate: Renovate before it crashes

Many homeowners are plagued by a backlog of renovation work in their house. The heating law increases the pressure. How to modernize communities in six steps.

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Investment: HSBC strategist Kettner expects “the next phase of the rally”

Max Kettner is one of the biggest optimists on the stock market – and is usually right. The HSBC chief strategist explains which stocks now have potential and why he is staying away from European stocks.

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Start-up of the week: “An AI for raw material prices”

Datasphere Analytics predicts commodity prices based on news flows. Would expert Daniela Bach invest?

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How do you manage a move for a job in relation to buying real estate?

I currently live in the west of DE and have been offered an exciting position in the north. So exciting that we as a family are considering moving. We currently live in a maisonette that still has around 40k open. We also own a half of a house where around 125k is open. If we scrape everything together, we might have somewhere around 35k in reserve. In the area you are looking for, you can find acceptable houses between 350k and 450k. Now it's clear we want to move

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Fund tip of the week: How to build an additional pension

Many ETFs and funds pay dividends and realized price gains to investors. What needs to be taken into account so that you have enough money for a second income in the long term.

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Education: Minister Bär is preparing for the end of the Bafög reform

A few weeks ago the reform was considered to be well advanced, but now it is likely to be abandoned due to austerity constraints. The CSU minister understands this and recommends part-time jobs to students.

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A classification on MSCI dilution fears over SPCX. What's it?

There are already confirmed fast-track inclusion reports in the MSCI World, and special rules have been changed for this purpose, e.g. here: https://www.cash.ch/news/top-news/msci-chef-spacex-winkt-nach-borsengang-schnelle-aufnahme-in-indizes-941343 But does this dilute the ETF, as feared? Let's imagine: the iShares Core MSCI World has a capitalization of all included companies of around $90 (European) trillion [see edit]. Musk has “only” promised 5% for the public market

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+++ USA +++: US military kills alleged drug smugglers on the high seas again

Billions in damage feared due to stop of international flights +++ White House: US President Trump in excellent health +++ The news blog.

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Business dialogue: Germans take part in Putin's economic forum

Many German companies are holding their position despite sanctions in Russia, according to a new survey. At the economic forum in St. Petersburg there will now be a business dialogue for the first time.

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On our own behalf: Which ideas are now moving Germany forward?

For our anniversary edition – 100 years of WiWo – we need your help and tips! Tell us about innovations and projects and send us your suggestions.

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Malaysia blasts ‘conspicuously muted’ response over axed Norway missile deal

Malaysia’s Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin slammed the international community’s “muted” response on Sunday at a security forum over Norway’s decision to scrap a missile deal with Kuala Lumpur. In a charged speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Khaled said the “deafening silence” on Oslo’s cancellation of the agreement sent a message that certain countries were “simply above scrutiny”, questioning if global rules were subject to the will of bigger powers. Earlier this month, the

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AI: Up to 75 billion euros: Softbank is planning massive AI investments in France

A meeting with French President Macron was apparently the deciding factor for the Japanese company's enormous investment in France. The country's nuclear power is intended to power new data centers.

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Entrepreneur talk: “Get non-alcoholic food from the beer corner” – Bitburger hopes for higher market shares through the World Cup

The family brewery is fighting against a shrinking beer market. But the DFB sponsor has long been doing more business in other sectors, say shareholder Peters and holding company boss Schmitz.

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NGO offers HK$30,000 to residents of blaze-hit Tai Po blocks who transfer ownership

Hong Kong’s largest non-profit organisation, the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, will give HK$30,000 (US$3,827) to residents displaced by the deadly Tai Po fire who agree to transfer ownership of their flats to the government, its chief executive has said. Albert Su Yau-on also revealed on Sunday that more than 1,000 inquiries had been received regarding the group’s legal aid scheme for Wang Fuk Court residents, following the November blaze that killed 168 people and displaced about 5,000...

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