Tag: Corona pandemic
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…
Qiagen shares rise after good quarterly figures
Qiagen employee Outside of the shrinking Covid business, Qiagen is growing strongly enough to keep business development almost stable overall. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The Hilden-based biotech company Qiagen wants to…
Motor insurers under pressure: car insurance is likely to become more expensive
The insurers cited the strong claims inflation in the first half of the year as the reason. Berenberg analyst Thomas Bateman is convinced: “The only way out for car insurers…
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…
Atom and gas are suddenly “green”
money laundering used to be a major problem for the European Union (EU), in the future it will be “greenwashing”. If you’re looking for an example of misnomer, you can…
It’s getting lonely around Boris Johnson
you will not immediately like all five politicians (including Konrad Adenauer and Richard Nixon) and the “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher, whom former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger describes as…
How the boss Ghebreyesus campaigns for his re-election
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus The basic problem of the WHO boss: He has no authority to issue directives to the member countries. (Photo: dpa) Geneva The voice of the Director-General of…
Peloton shocks shareholders with huge loss
Peloton device The boom caused by the corona pandemic has long since evaporated. (Photo: AP) new York The fitness equipment manufacturer Peloton made a higher loss in the past quarter…
Fynn Kliemann in the criticism
Finn Kliemann Fynn Kliemann became successful with DIY via YouTube. (Photo: imago images/Future Image) Dusseldorf “Say, how lame is life without risk,” says Fynn Kliemann in the song “Everything I…
Covid business continues to drive Pfizer
Paxlovid tablet from Pfizer With the corona drug, the pharmaceutical company wants to build a second mainstay in the treatment of Covid-19 in addition to the Comirnaty vaccine. (Photo: AP)…
China’s central bank is not touching interest rates
China’s central bank The Chinese economy had surprisingly strong growth of 4.8 percent in the first quarter. (Photo: dpa) Beijing Despite clear indications of an economic slowdown due to the…
Joachim Herrmann wants “significant investments”
For example, Germany will have to prepare much better for threatening storms in the future, Herrmann said. It is important that the federal and state governments “fundamentally reassess and expand”…
Omicron Booster: Pharmaceutical companies are working on booster vaccinations
Corona vaccine The pharmaceutical companies are already working on another booster vaccination. (Photo: IMAGO/Addictive Stock) Frankfurt According to experts, while the omicron wave is gradually peaking and many countries are…
Grocery trade: Own mask requirement would be responsible
Mask in the supermarket In future, the medical protective mask will only be mandatory in shops in hotspots ordered by the authorities. (Photo: dpa) Grocers have taken the path of…
How Germany wants to protect itself from war
Now the gaps in protection should be closed as quickly as possible. “We see the need to strengthen civil and population protection,” said the SPD interior expert Sebastian Hartmann the…
Rules for traveling to Thailand, Singapore and Bali
Bangkok Lonely beaches in Thailand, deserted temple ruins in the Cambodian complex of Angkor Wat and a tourist-free Bali: for two years, the pandemic largely paralyzed the travel business in…
Companies made more in 2021 than ever before
Mercedes production in Sindelfingen The carmaker earned 23 billion euros last year – more than any other Dax group. (Photo: Daimler AG) Dusseldorf The German economy is facing a difficult…
These graphics show all the drama of gastronomy
Dusseldorf The corona pandemic has left deep scars in German gastronomy. Sales and the number of employees collapsed because restaurants and pubs had to close for months and only a…
Crises force core brand VW to save
On austerity course – Volkswagen in Wolfsburg Volkswagen power plant in Wolfsburg: The many crises in the world are forcing Europe’s largest car manufacturer to save. (Photo: Bloomberg) Wolfsburg Volkswagen’s…