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S investors don’t dare duck before the Fed
new York US investors have drawn hope from the words of US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on further interest rate policy. The Fed hiked the key rate by 0.25…
State leadership gives tech companies more leeway again
Beijing The Chinese government is signaling an end to the tough approach towards the country’s tech companies. Several decisions indicate that the government considers its so-called “rectification campaign” to be…
This company has solved the problem of plastic waste
sample depots The strategists (from left): Laetitia-Zarah Gerbes (Acatis Investment), Gabriele Hartmann (Perspective Asset Management) and David Wehner (Do Investment). (Photo: private) Frankfurt Let’s start the year with optimism –…
Billionaire Jack Ma relinquishes control of financial giant Ant Group
jack ma The multi-billionaire has largely withdrawn from the public eye. (Photo: AP) Berlin Jack Ma, founder of online retailer Alibaba and financial services provider Ant (“Alipay”), relinquishes control of…
That’s what the world can expect from the new US Congress
Washington The US Democrats are preparing for a complicated year, because the new US Congress will be constituted on Tuesday. Then the time of their unqualified majority in Washington will…
Time for an anti-letter postage business model
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. I have heard that the complaints about the post office are increasing. The Berlin daily “Tagesspiegel” reported 17,000…
TikTok mother grants employees access to data from US journalists
Washington TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, has admitted that employees had unauthorized access to data from two US journalists. The employees have now been fired, it said in an email…
Honey, I unnerved the AI
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. There is currently a lot of talk about the chat software ChatGTP, which in turn is capable of…
Publishers and booksellers are defying the crisis – books could become more expensive
Dusseldorf The German book trade is beginning to feel that consumers have to save in view of inflation. By December 11, sales were down 3.9 percent year-on-year, according to figures…
78 percent of agencies are hit by budget cuts – advertising industry is “very worried”
In order to keep costs down, many companies are cutting their advertising budgets as one of the first measures given the high energy costs and economic uncertainty. If companies that…
It is worth investing in these stocks now
favorite stocks The favorite stocks of professional investors are from large technology groups, luxury companies or food companies like Nestlé. Munich When it comes to funds, two schools face each…
What strategies are Western democracies using to combat Russian fake news?
The Berlin Climate and Security Conference will take place for the fourth time on October 11th and 12th If “Annalena Baerbock” is searched for frequently on the Internet, the Foreign…
Big Tech goes on austerity course
Amazon needs to save The tech group is also examining the business around its smart speakers and the language assistant Alexa. (Photo: dpa) New York, Dusseldorf These three commands torment…
Meta shuts down hardware side projects
Meta is based in Mountain View In the hardware area, savings are to be made in the future. (Photo: Reuters) Oakland The Facebook parent Meta shuts down by-products in the…
This is how the alternative to Twitter works
Berlin, Dusseldorf There is always hype about new platforms – some grow to global size, such as Instagram and Tiktok, some disappear from the public eye again after the initial…
Facebook group: Meta lays off 11,000 employees
Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg Dusseldorf The Facebook group Meta is laying off more than 11,000 employees – the largest job cuts in the company’s history. CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke…
How misinformation on social media affects the midterms
new York Politicians are carrying out the hot phase of the US election campaign via social media such as Facebook, Twitter or Tiktok. However, the platforms have difficulties in curbing…
Many German companies continue to advertise on the short message service
Dusseldorf According to Volkswagen, Allianz also no longer wants to use Twitter for advertising activities for the time being. The insurer announced this on Monday in a survey by the…
Blue tick for $8
On Tuesday, the Tesla boss announced a new payment service: For eight dollars a month, users can have their accounts verified with a blue tick (previously this was free), see…
Tax return: last-minute guide – how investors can save
Dusseldorf The deadline for submitting the 2021 tax return will end in a few days. For many citizens, the deadline is October 31st. The Elster tax portal should be running…