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Donald Trump’s grip on the electoral systems – Morning Briefing
it sounds like a passage from a Dan Brown novel, but what about Donald Trump and those around him doesn’t evoke political fiction? According to the Washington Post, after the…
Water shortage in the Rhine drives fear – Morning Briefing
those who live in the south of the republic experience a few restrictions when it comes to energy. The delayed power line from north to south, which now runs underground,…
The Germans in the pension trap – Morning Briefing
It’s the weekend, late summer and without thinking about the gas bill, and I don’t want to spoil your mood with the latest shelling situation in the Ukraine, including Crimea.…
The specter is gone again – Morning Briefing
Part of the snapshot of the stock exchanges is that a ray of sunshine suddenly appears, where yesterday, according to almost everyone, the darkest darkness spread. Beware of apocalyptists! You…
Who is affected by the end of prosperity? – The weekly review from the editor-in-chief – Morning Briefing Plus
every Friday we discuss potential cover stories in the Handelsblatt. This is usually very structured and efficient – which could be due to the fact that journalists are also happy…
A lot of explosives at the inflation summit in the Chancellery – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
You can tell from the onset of the wave of “summer interviews” that another six months are over and the evenings of mild air are coming. ARD and ZDF began…
The Future of the World Economy – Morning Briefing Plus
Today I am reporting from the Handelsblatt headquarters in Düsseldorf, in the middle of the final preparations for my trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos. It is a…
Beijing plans technological catch-up – Morning Briefing Plus
Hello dear readers, Welcome to the new weekend edition of the Morning Briefing plus. From now on we want to look at the topics and trends of the past few…
The China Crash – Morning Briefing Plus
When it came to China, the story was told for a long time about a tightly organized country that planned its rise with great foresight and like a military commander.…
China’s economic model in crisis – Morning Briefing Plus
Europe is revolving around itself. And that is only understandable given the major risks: the war in Ukraine, dependence on Russian energy supplies and record inflation. “Something is changing very…
Weaponizing Energy – Morning Briefing Plus
A few weeks ago I argued in an editorial that Germany – despite all the devastating consequences for the economy – may have to prepare for a boycott of Russian…
The self-destruction of the Russian economy – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
The mind is still dominated by the images of the Easter brunch, the Easter menu or the walks in the park, when the bad habit of crisis news from the…
The end of normality as we knew it – the digital boss’s weekly review – Morning Briefing Plus
Dusseldorf Hello dear readers, The upcoming Easter festival is the third in a row in which nothing is as it once was. While Corona and various contact restrictions plagued us…
The leadership question – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
“Anyone who knows Easter cannot despair,” teaches Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the theologian who was murdered in 1945 shortly before the end of the war. There are many reasons to despair this…
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the “undesirable” person – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
there have always been good reasons to doubt the success of the Istanbul “peace talks” between Russia and Ukraine. Now Russian President Vladimir Putin is declaring the “planned” progress of…
How the Green Anne Spiegel will be replaced – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
A good 17 weeks after its launch, the new federal government is lamenting the first loss. No one could have imagined leaving so early, and if they had, the Social…
Macron has to put down his kid gloves – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
In a leading European country with a tradition of enlightenment and bourgeois revolutions, 30 percent is extremely high for the right. On the other hand, it’s not 50 percent either.…
Gazprom shenanigans in Schwerin – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Not so long ago, Germany benefited like no other country from cheap energy from Russia. Conversely, the tendency to impose really tough sanctions on the former preferred supplier is now…
Lauterbach could face compulsory vaccination debacle – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
We don’t know which talk shows Karl Lauterbach found for spontaneous outbursts of opinion last night or this morning, but until then his purposeful optimism was valid: “I assume that…
“Just before twelve” on the German gas market – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Everyone should save gas, for example turn down the heating. Obviously, Müller and his employees are preparing a qualified shutdown plan if the Russian gas stops flowing. “Unfortunately, it cannot…