Tag: pandemic
Investors trust Lufthansa again more
Frankfurt Anyone looking at the stocks of Europe’s airlines these days will find the astonishing: This is a success, especially for Lufthansa. Not even two years ago, Europe’s largest airline…
What the 100,000 mark says about the omicron wave
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD), on the other hand, does not expect the peak of the fifth wave until mid-February, he told RTL. If the number of infections continues…
Pandemic Doubles Billionaires’ Fortune
Oxfam, which continues to work on inequality, announced that inequality has increased more in the pandemic. According to the agency, the world’s richest people added to their fortunes between March…
Xi Jinping promises reforms, but China closes itself off
World Economic Forum Xi said nothing about the problems faced by many companies in China. (Photo: AP) Berlin The contrast could hardly be stronger: China’s President Xi Jinping called for…
Dax remains below the 16,000-point mark – the sell-off of Biontech & Co. suggests that the pandemic will subside
Dax curve The leading German index had reached several new record highs in the last stock market year. (Photo: Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images [M]) Dusseldorf The 16,000 mark seems to be…
The richest people doubled their wealth during Corona
Tesla boss Forbes magazine lists Elon Musk as the richest person in the world. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The ten richest people in the world have doubled their wealth to $1.5…
The SPD – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
all good things come in threes, they say to themselves at the governing SPD party. The federal election result was meager, but the federal chancellor and federal president are appointed,…
“We will live again as before the pandemic”
Christian Drosten The expert emphasizes: there is no need to be afraid of mRNA vaccines. (Photo: AP) Mr Drosten, it’s almost two years to the day since you first appeared…
Corona situation: PRC tests are prioritized
Karl Lauterbach and Lothar Wieler In Berlin, the health minister and the head of the RKI informed the public about the corona situation on Friday. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the…
China’s export surplus will hit a new high in 2021
China’s export growth continues The country achieved a record foreign trade surplus in 2021. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf World export champion China has reported a record foreign trade surplus for 2021.…
Corona situation: PRC tests are prioritized
Karl Lauterbach and Lothar Wieler In Berlin, the health minister and the head of the RKI informed the public about the corona situation on Friday. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the…
Biontech contributes almost a fifth to economic output
Berlin It is rare for a single company to make a significant contribution to economic output. Now the corona pandemic has made sure of that. According to various economists, the…
New quarantine regulations are passed by the Federal Council – these rules now apply
Berlin The Bundestag and Bundesrat have cleared the way for the new quarantine rules agreed between the federal and state governments in the corona pandemic. Among other things, the ordinance…
Why PCR tests are now becoming scarce
Queuing for testing Due to the increasing number of cases, the test capacities are dwindling. (Photo: dpa/Monika Skolimowska) Berlin They saw the problem coming in the Chancellery, but there is…
Boris Johnson is in more trouble because of the party before Prince Philip’s funeral
On the eve of the Queen’s husband’s funeral in April, dozens of Downing Street employees are said to have celebrated two parties there, as the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on…
German economic output will increase by 2.7 percent in 2021
Container port in Mannheim The spread of the corona variant Omikron remains a risk for the economy. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin With 2.7 percent growth, the German economy reported…
The future of the euro does not depend on rigid debt limits
Even if this rule does not call for drastic debt reductions, Greece, Spain and Italy would have to adhere to a consistent consolidation course for several decades in order to…
Supreme Court blocks Biden’s “light vaccination” for companies
US President Joe Biden was “disappointed” with the Supreme Court’s decision. (Photo: AP) Washington In the United States, the Supreme Court has temporarily stopped a vaccination or test requirement in…
New quarantine regulations pass the Bundestag – these rules apply now
Berlin The Bundestag has cleared the way for the new quarantine rules agreed between the federal and state governments in the corona pandemic. The regulation, which was approved on Thursday…
Bundestag wants to decide on shorter quarantine
Berlin Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) has campaigned for general vaccination requirements with the hope of an end to the pandemic. “In the long term, we will only be…