Tag: Corona crisis
How the family business became a profit champion
Shipping company CMA CGM Rodolphe Saadé, Tanya Saade Zeenny and Jacques Saadé at the inauguration of a container ship in 2018. (Photo: Bloomberg) Marseilles The Tour CMA CGM glitters in…
How the family business became a profit champion
CMA CGM container ship The family-run shipping company CMA CGM is the most profitable company in France. (Photo: dpa) Marseilles The Tour CMA CGM glitters in the Marseille sunlight. The…
TUI will pay back Corona state aid by the end of 2023
TUI In the corona pandemic, the state had joined the tourism group. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt TUI wants to repay the remaining state aid from the corona crisis by the end…
“People want to travel further” – Airbnb boss rules out layoffs
new York Travel platform Airbnb does not expect to be affected by the tech market downturn. “Of course, the economic environment is weakening at the moment. But two things remain…
How much of the bad mood in China does Scholz notice?
Due to the strict corona restrictions, Scholz has only very limited opportunities for direct exchange with representatives from business, science, culture and civil society. In Beijing, the Chancellor and his…
How much of the bad mood in China does Scholz notice?
Due to the strict corona restrictions, Scholz has only very limited opportunities for direct exchange with representatives from business, science, culture and civil society. In Beijing, the Chancellor and his…
Export expectations fall to lowest level since May 2020
Goods handling in the port of Kiel The energy crisis pushed the Ifo business climate index down from 88.6 points to 84.3 points in September, the lowest level since May…
How China unintentionally helps Europe fill up its gas storage facilities
LNG Terminal China China’s LNG imports fell 27 percent from March to July. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin China is currently unwittingly helping Europe buy more liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the…
China’s manufacturers are raising prices more slowly than they have in 17 months
Purchasing in China The main drivers of consumer prices are rising food prices. (Photo: dpa) Beijing Chinese producers defied global cost pressures in July. Producer prices rose by 4.2 percent…
Retail shows biggest drop in sales since 1994
Shopping street in Cologne The German retail sector can look back on a difficult first half of the year. (Photo: dpa) Berlin High inflation, corona crisis, Ukraine war: German retailers…
Retail shows biggest drop in sales since 1994
Shopping street in Cologne The German retail sector can look back on a difficult first half of the year. (Photo: dpa) Berlin German retailers have ended a difficult first half…
German industry is sitting on a backlog of orders – record range
Cargo ships in Hamburg Within a year, the backlog of orders increased by 16.9 percent. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin In view of delivery problems and production delays, the backlog…
That’s how useful the fourth vaccination is for people under 60
If you want to enjoy the summer without the risk of illness, then he would “of course, in consultation with the family doctor, also recommend vaccination to younger people,” the…
That’s how useful the fourth vaccination is for people under 60
If you want to enjoy the summer without the risk of illness, then he would “of course, in consultation with the family doctor, also recommend vaccination to younger people,” the…
Italy’s crisis comes at the wrong time
President Sergio Matarella (left) and Prime Minister Mario Draghi Italians are used to government crises. They are part of everyday political life – only a few Prime Ministers have so…
Beijing is increasing pressure on the unvaccinated
Beijing With incentives and bans, the Chinese authorities are increasing the pressure on the unvaccinated and people with insufficient vaccination protection. In Beijing, proof of vaccination must be presented in…
Tourism industry could recover faster than expected
Frankfurt Looking back may sober some Tui investors. The travel group, which was hit by the pandemic, did not come out of the red in the past quarter. The adjusted…
Olaf Scholz, the somewhat different people’s tribune
the two living SPD chancellors have a very special fascination for well-known US press titles – apparently those of political trapeze artists, of whom one wants to see whether they…
This is how the Kanne Group saved itself from the Corona crisis
Dusseldorf The small village of Heede is right on the German-Dutch border. In the village there is an apiary, a farm butcher and a small grocer. The head office of…
Are solos making a comeback because of the Ukraine war?
Christian Lindner Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) resolutely rejected demands for higher taxes in the Handelsblatt a few days ago. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Just mothballed, it’s already being brought…