Tag: consumers
The class action lawsuit is coming – which companies and consumers must now prepare for
diesel scandal Again and again, many citizens are affected by mass damage. Until now, consumers have had to sue companies themselves, for example to receive compensation. This is going to…
How consumers save money with power outages
Download Here Dusseldorf Every day at 10.45 a.m. the power goes out at Julian Affeldt’s. The teacher from Brandenburg cannot charge his electric car for an hour and a half.…
Electricity price brake and gas price brake: what consumers need to know
Download Here Dusseldorf Do you have an e-mail from your energy supplier in your inbox? Then your provider will probably inform you that from March 1, 2023 to April 20,…
What consumers need to know about the price brake
Download Here Dusseldorf Do you have an e-mail from your energy supplier in your inbox? Then your provider will probably inform you that from March 1, 2023 to April 20,…
Is it worth it for consumers to switch electricity providers now?
Download Here electricity tariff Whether it is worth changing your electricity provider also depends on the legal regulations. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Every six months, the Federal Association of Energy and…
Eon boss prepares consumers for continued high electricity prices
Download Here Berlin Electricity prices in daily trading have fallen by around two thirds since mid-December. Just 130 euros are currently due on the Leipzig Stock Exchange EEX for one…
Eon boss Leonhard Birnbaum is preparing consumers for further high prices
Download Here Berlin Electricity prices in daily trading have fallen by around two thirds since mid-December. Just 130 euros are currently due on the Leipzig Stock Exchange EEX for one…
More consumers are switching car insurance
car insurance In times of high inflation, many people willing to switch do not find cheaper alternatives. (Photo: IMAGO/McPHOTO) Download Here Frankfurt The rising prices in motor insurance meant that…
Consumers complain about delayed payments – Bafin warns insurers
life insurance An IT migration is causing problems for the life insurer Proxalto. (Photo: imago/imagebroker) Download Here Frankfurt The financial regulator Bafin requires insurers to provide contractually agreed services quickly.…
Industrial electricity price – Federal government wants to take price risks away from large electricity consumers
Download Here offshore wind power At a future industrial electricity price, companies could directly buy electricity generated by offshore wind farms. (Photo: AP) Berlin The high electricity prices have been…
This is what the traffic light coalition promises to business and consumers
Download Here Data is considered the treasure of the 21st century. Tech companies like Google and Meta have helped them to dominate the world, and secret services like the NSA…
Is your electricity price going up? What experts are now advising consumers to do
electricity meter Part of the electricity consumption will in future be offered at a capped tariff. (Photo: IMAGO/aal.photo) Download Here Berlin, Dusseldorf Electricity and gas suppliers are increasing their prices…
German consumers prefer not to pay by smartphone
Download Here Pay by smartphone Most consumers in Germany still prefer cash payments. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Frankfurt Even four years after the launch of Apple Pay in Germany, only a…
Which heating costs consumers still have to reckon with in 2022
Gas heater is serviced Anyone who heats with gas will have to expect additional costs of many hundreds of euros in a 70 square meter apartment by 2022. (Photo: IMAGO/blickwinkel)…
Consumers have to be prepared for these additional costs
Gas boiler is under maintenance If you heat with gas, you will probably have to reckon with additional costs of 550 euros in a 70 square meter apartment in 2022.…
Henkel refill stations meet skeptical consumers
Refill station of the Henkel brand “Love Nature” The concept hardly goes down well with customers. (Photo: Nora Laurie Lammers / dm) Download Here Dusseldorf Henkel wanted to be a…
What is in store for consumers now?
Download Here Dusseldorf Germany puts together a rescue package of more than 15 billion euros for Uniper. Because the Federal Republic cannot allow the country’s largest gas importer to go…
Consumers are worried about autumn and winter
Download Here Shopping street in Dusseldorf The trade in clothing has recovered significantly. (Photo: IMAGO/Michael Gstettenbauer) Dusseldorf Confidence among Germany’s consumers has fallen further. This is signaled by the HDE…
This is how consumers can find cheap online installment loans
Euro notes savings book Euro notes savings book *** Euro notes passbook euro notes savings FMH-Finanzberatung has compiled a ranking of the best online installment loans. Especially the German Skatbank…
How Habeck could save the levy for consumers
Download Here Berlin, Brussels First the Federal Minister of Economics defended it, now Robert Habeck has made it clear: If he has his way, the gas levy will not remain…