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Germany introduces mandatory tests for travelers from China – Belgium and Sweden also require tests
Travelers from China will have to present negative corona test results again from January 5 before boarding a plane to England. A government spokesman confirmed this to journalists in London…
German exports fall in November – business with the USA and China is weakening
Containers in Wilhelmshaven The export expectations of the industry in Germany had recently increased. (Photo: dpa) Wiesbaden German exports took a hit in November 2022. Exports fell by 0.3 percent…
Amazon is reportedly laying off more than 17,000 US workers
Amazon The tech company could lay off thousands of employees. (Photo: dpa) new York According to CEO Andy Jassy, the online retailer Amazon is laying off even more employees than…
Chaos without end – so it goes on in the US Congress
Washington The heart of American democracy, the US Congress, is in turmoil as the House of Representatives, one of two chambers, is fighting for a new leader for the second…
Amazon is reportedly laying off more than 17,000 US workers
Amazon The tech company could lay off thousands of employees. (Photo: dpa) new York According to CEO Andy Jassy, the online retailer Amazon is laying off even more employees than…
Amazon is reportedly laying off more than 17,000 US workers
Amazon The tech company could lay off thousands of employees. (Photo: dpa) new York According to CEO Andy Jassy, the online giant Amazon is laying off even more employees than…
Amazon is reportedly laying off more than 17,000 US workers
Amazon The tech company could lay off thousands of employees. (Photo: dpa) new York According to a newspaper report, the online giant Amazon is planning greater job cuts in the…
Wall Street gives back some gains under Fed minutes
new York US investor optimism has eased somewhat following the release of minutes from the US Federal Reserve’s December meeting on Wednesday. Market barometers limited their gains in late US…
Wall Street gives back some gains under Fed minutes
The Dow Jones benchmark index limited its gains to 0.3 percent to 33,220 points from a previous 0.6 percent. The broader S&P 500 was up 0.6 percent to 3,846 points,…
Chaos without end – so it goes on in the US Congress
Washington The heart of American democracy, the US Congress, is in turmoil as the House of Representatives, one of two chambers, is fighting for a new leader for the second…
Kevin McCarthy does not get a majority in the fifth ballot either
Washington Republican Kevin McCarthy fails again: Even in the sixth attempt at the election for chairman of the House of Representatives, he was unable to secure a majority. This resulted…
Kevin McCarthy does not get a majority in the fifth ballot either
Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy lacks the support of the Republicans’ ultra-right wing. (Photo: AP) Washington Republican Kevin McCarthy has failed for the fifth time in his election as Speaker of…
The US Federal Reserve wants to act less aggressively when raising interest rates
Jerome Powell The head of the US Federal Reserve had promised further interest rate hikes. (Photo: Bloomberg) Washington The US Federal Reserve is signaling a slower pace of monetary tightening…
Republican Kevin McCarthy also fails in the fourth ballot
Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy lacks the support of the Republican right wing. He is the first politician not to be elected President of the US House of Representatives on the…
Donald Trump urges Republicans to vote for McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy lacks the support of the Republican right wing. He is the first politician not to be elected President of the US House of Representatives on the…
Donald Trump urges Republicans to vote for McCarthy
Washington After several unsuccessful rounds of voting for the most powerful post in the American Parliament, the US House of Representatives has met again. The deputies gathered in the chamber…
SAP competitor cuts every tenth job
US software manufacturer Salesforce Before the planned savings come into play, management expects costs of around $1.4 billion to $2.1 billion. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The US software group Salesforce is…
University of California invests in Blackstone real estate funds
Real estate sales in the USA Investments by private equity firms like Blackstone in real estate are unique to the US market. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The multi-billion real estate fund…
Donald Trump urges Republicans to vote for McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy lacks the support of the Republican right wing. He is the first politician not to be elected President of the US House of Representatives on the…
Which makes it likely that the war will end in 2023 after all
theater of war The shelling of a field near Izium in the Kharkiv region has left a cratered landscape. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After ten months of inexorable war in Ukraine,…