Tag: McKinsey
How Stellantis could overtake VW thanks to Alexa
The interim conclusion is sobering. The schedule for the unified software platform is shaky. And the approach of largely forgoing the help of digital corporations and bundling all the top…
Managers in Russian service: Lure of dubious money
Gerhard Schroeder and Matthias Warnig The Chancellor a. D. and the Nord Stream 2 boss hire themselves out to Russian companies. (Photo: imago images/ZUMA Wire) Paris, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin The…
Managers in Russian service: Lure of dubious money
Gerhard Schroeder and Matthias Warnig The Chancellor a. D. and the Nord Stream 2 boss hire themselves out to Russian companies. (Photo: imago images/ZUMA Wire) Paris, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin The…
Bosch boss Hartung: “Invest against the semiconductor crisis”
Stuttgart Bosch is pushing the expansion of its own chip production in Reutlingen. The world’s largest automotive supplier intends to invest an additional 250 million euros in the site by…
How the platform wants to shake up the fitness industry
Jacob Jakubov Born in Azerbaijan, he had already founded and successfully sold the social media sports app SPRT. Munich In the past, 24-month contracts were common in fitness studios. Many…
The car chip business is about to boom
Infineon chip factory European semiconductor manufacturers are benefiting particularly from the boom in auto chips. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich Out of the niche: The auto chip business will develop significantly more…
Infineon invests two billion euros in a new factory in Malaysia – Germany gets nothing
Munich Excavators will soon be rolling again at Infineon: Germany’s largest chip manufacturer will build a new factory in Kulim in Malaysia for two billion euros. The Dax group announced…
Disarm when gendering!
Big excitement, small effect. This is probably the best way to summarize the reactions on social media to topics such as the quota for women. Some consider quotas to be…
The central banks can only choose between a stock crash and inflation
European Central Bank Coupled with the liquidity created and the central banks’ lack of defensive strength, inflation is likely to become a chronic problem. (Photo: dpa) The policy of the…
Peloton cuts every fifth job and changes the boss
Peloton bike In November, the New York company had to scrap its sales forecast for the fiscal year running until mid-2022. (Photo: AP) new York John Foley, co-founder and CEO…
Softbank profit plummets 87 percent
soft bank The Japanese tech giant is currently going through difficult times. (Photo: AP) Rio, Tokyo The global slump in tech stocks has hit Softbank, the world’s largest tech investor,…
Five lucrative opportunities for career changers
Applicants are financially courted Rarely have the chances for a career change, including a whopping salary increase, been as good as they are now. Dusseldorf Cawa Younosi is urgently looking…
Hella boss Rolf Breidenbach hands over management
Rolf Breidenbach Breidenbach and the shareholders’ committee have agreed to terminate the current management contract. Shortly before, the group was taken over by the supplier Faurecia. (Photo: Hella) Dusseldorf Hella…
Shortage of chips: STMicroelectronics is struggling with a flood of orders
STMicroelectronics chips Customers have to wait up to a year before they can get the semiconductors. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich Sold out until next year: Europe’s largest chip group, STMicroelectronics, is…
Too Good To Go saves groceries from landfill
Dusseldorf Where much food is offered, much food is left over. If you use the app of the company Too Good To Go (TGTG) to find out where meals, salads,…
Consulting and investment banking: CVs of young professionals
Goldman Sachs in New York The good salary prospects in particular attract many career starters to the banking or consulting industry. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The search for the best talent…
Withdrawal from India and Belgium to increase efficiency
Dusseldorf, Berlin Steffen Greubel cannot be stopped by the pandemic. Since he took over the executive chair at Metro last May, he has visited almost every country in which the…
Peloton CEO John Foley: From fitness star to crisis manager
John Foley The head of the fitness bike manufacturer has recently had to practice crisis communication. (Photo: Bloomberg) new York In recent years, the 51-year-old founder and CEO of Peloton…
Top high school graduates don’t want to be teachers
Berlin, Dusseldorf The school of tomorrow needs top teachers – but top students are not interested in the teaching profession. A-level high school graduates have an enormous respect for teachers.…
Start-up SoSafe: Playfully avoiding hacker attacks
Sosafe founder Lukas Schaefer, Niklas Hellemann and Felix Schürholz want to prepare employees for hacker attacks as realistically as possible. (Photo: SoSafe) Dusseldorf Even a simple e-mail from a supposed…