Tag: United States
Wall Street closes in the red – Lyft and AMC Entertainment make double-digit price increases
Wall Street in New York The Uber rival Lyft was one of the investors’ favorites with a price increase of 15.5 percent. The cinema operator AMC, on the other hand,…
Taiwan fires flares at Chinese drones as a warning
conflict zone China has been conducting military exercises near Taiwan in recent days. (Photo: IMAGO/Xinhua) Taipei Taiwan has fired warning flares at Chinese drones flying over Taiwan’s Kinmen Islands, two…
Unemployment rate falls to 3.5 percent
Washington Far more jobs were created on the US labor market in July than expected. Last month, 528,000 new jobs were added, as the government announced in Washington on Friday,…
How is the relationship between the US and Ukraine really?
Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and Joe Biden The two presidents met in Washington before the start of the war. (Photo: dpa) It was just a short sentence in a Thomas Friedman…
Unemployment rate falls to 3.5 percent
Washington Far more jobs were created on the US labor market in July than expected. Last month, 528,000 new jobs were added, as the government announced in Washington on Friday.…
Amazon buys Roomba maker iRobot for $1.7 billion
iRobot iRobot is a consumer tech company specializing in service robots and home automation. (Photo: AP) Seattle, Bedford The world’s largest online retailer Amazon wants to take over the US…
“This is the test run for emergencies”
On the second day after the visit of US top politician Nancy Pelosi, the signs are pointing to aggression in Beijing. China is stepping up its punitive measures: the People’s…
Unemployment rate drops to 365 percent
US job market Experts had expected 250,000 non-agricultural jobs to be created in July. (Photo: dpa) Washington Far more jobs were created on the US labor market in July than…
Ex-ambassador on the Taiwan crisis: “It has enormous potential for escalation”
show of force China also detonated rockets that fell in the sea during the military maneuvers off Taiwan. (Photo: via REUTERS) A day after US politician Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan,…
Members of the Bundestag want to travel to Taiwan at the end of October
Berlin The Human Rights Committee of the Bundestag is planning a trip to Taiwan for the end of October. The dpa news agency reports that an application should be made…
Minister of Health Lauterbach infected with Corona – sick leave by telephone possible again
The seven-day incidence is falling nationwide. This Thursday, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported a value of 451.3. The nationwide corona hotspot is in Bavaria – Kaufbeuren reports a seven-day…
US declares national emergency over monkeypox
vaccination There are now around 6,600 cases in the United States. (Photo: dpa) Washington The US government has declared a national health emergency because of the spread of monkeypox. “We…
Wall Street recovery loses momentum – Dow Jones and S&P 500 close lower
Wall Street in New York The tech companies Snap and Twitter had to accept price losses. (Photo: AP) Frankfort, New York After the recent price gains, US investors are reluctant…
Ex-ambassador on the Taiwan crisis: “It has enormous potential for escalation”
show of force China also detonated rockets that fell in the sea during the military maneuvers off Taiwan. (Photo: via REUTERS) A day after US politician Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan,…
China demonstrates its military strength
Beijing/Taipei In the conflict over Taiwan, China launched the largest military show of force in decades. The maneuvers in six areas around the democratic island republic, which have been in…
How a legendary chancellor became “Gerdgas”.
The SPD, on the other hand, is likely to find it more difficult to expel the prominent comrade in their party expulsion proceedings due next Monday. His blunder is to…
Wall Street on course for recovery – PayPal stock jumps
Frankfort, New York Investors returned to Wall Street on Wednesday, buoyed by encouraging corporate results. The Dow Jones gained 1.3 percent to almost 32,813 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq advanced 2.6…
Wall Street on course for recovery – PayPal stock jumps
Frankfort, New York Some investors are returning to Wall Street, buoyed by encouraging corporate results. The Dow Jones and the broader S&P 500 were up more than 1.5 percent for…
Visit to Nancy Pelosis in Taiwan – an unnecessary escalation
Xi Jinping “Those who play with fire will perish.” (Photo: AP) The last thing the world economy, indeed world politics, needs right now is an escalation of the Taiwan conflict.…
Visit to Nancy Pelosis in Taiwan – an unnecessary escalation
Xi Jinping “Those who play with fire will perish.” (Photo: AP) The last thing the world economy, indeed world politics, needs right now is an escalation of the Taiwan conflict.…