Deutsche Post says Europe business returning to normal German logistics group Deutsche Post said today it sees signs that business is normalising in Europe, but the coronavirus crisis continued to weigh in April ... Business • 12 May 20
Concern over rise in German Covid-19 infections Germany's coronavirus spread appears to be picking up speed again, official data showed, just days after Chancellor Angela Merkel said the country could gradually return ... Coronavirus • 11 May 20
Covid-19 crisis hitting demand at 60% of German firms Some 60% of German companies are suffering from reduced demand and 80% of firms in Europe's largest economy expect revenues to fall this year as ... Business • 08 May 20
German exports plunge in March due to Covid-19 hit German exports slumped in March as the coronavirus crisis slashed demand for goods from Europe's biggest economy, the Federal Statistics Office said today. Business • 08 May 20
Lufthansa seeks €9 billion bailout amid political talks Lufthansa is negotiating a €9 billion bailout with Germany's economic stabilisation fund to ensure its future, the airline said, confirming an earlier Reuters report. Business • 08 May 20
BMW cuts outlook, sees Covid-19 pain lasting all year BMW expects the coronavirus pandemic to hit demand and earnings throughout this year, prompting the German automaker to cut its profitability forecast for passenger cars ... Business • 06 May 20
Germany embraces masks as restrictions ease Germany has made wearing masks on public transport and in most shops mandatory, as the country became the latest to cover up in the fight ... News • 27 Apr 20
Adidas says worse to come as profits and sales plunge Adidas has today reported a 93% plunge in first-quarter profit and sales off 19%, missing forecasts, and warned of a deeper hit to second-quarter revenue ... Business • 27 Apr 20
Bayer more stringent in glyphosate settlement talks Bayer said the economic downturn and the need to preserve cash means it is taking a tougher stance in talks to settle claims its glyphosate-based ... Business • 27 Apr 20
Deutsche Bank might temporarily miss capital target Deutsche Bank today beat first quarter earnings expectations but warned it might miss its capital requirement target this year as it prepares for a spike ... Business • 27 Apr 20
Coronavirus pushes German consumer moral to record low German consumer moral reached a record low heading into May as the coronavirus pandemic and measures to contain the outbreak slammed the mood among shoppers, ... Business • 23 Apr 20
Priest set to leave German parish after death threats A Nigerian priest has been forced to give up his parish in Germany after a series of racist acts, including death threats. World • 18 Apr 20
VW ditches outlook after Covid-19 hammers Q1 profit Germany's Volkswagen Group has withdrawn its outlook for 2020 due to uncertainty related to the new coronavirus outbreak which caused operating profit to drop 81% ... Business • 17 Apr 20
EU Commission seeks financial answers to coronavirus The European Union needs to put its multi-year budget at the centre of the bloc's economic recovery plan, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ... Coronavirus • 15 Apr 20
German recession to continue until middle of 2020 Europe's economic powerhouse Germany plunged into recession in March, with the slump sparked by the coronavirus pandemic likely to last until the middle of the ... Business • 15 Apr 20
German economy to shrink by nearly 10% in Q2 - experts The German economy, Europe's biggest, is expected to shrink by nearly 10% in the second quarter as the coronavirus paralyses the country, six leading research ... Business • 08 Apr 20
Lufthansa to discontinue Germanwings airline Lufthansa will close its Germanwings low-cost airline as part of a broader overhaul including capacity cuts across the group, as it warned it could take ... Business • 08 Apr 20
Euro zone investor morale hits all-time low on Covid-19 Investor morale in the euro zone fell to an all-time low in April and the bloc's economy is in deep recession due to the coronavirus, ... Business • 06 Apr 20
Ray of hope as Covid-19 cases in Europe begin to slow Official figures for Europe suggest unprecedented measures to restrict people's movements are working and that the peak may have hit on the continent. World • 04 Apr 20
470,000 firms in Germany applied for short-time work Around 470,000 companies in Germany have applied for a government short-time work scheme in March due to coronavirus, the Federal Labour Office said today. Business • 31 Mar 20
German economy could shrink by 5.4% due to Covid-19 The coronavirus outbreak will push Germany into recession in the first half of this year and could result in output in Europe's largest economy contracting ... Business • 30 Mar 20
Euro zone sentiment in record plunge as Covid-19 hits Euro zone sentiment suffered its steepest ever monthly decline in March as the coronavirus led to declining confidence among consumers and all sectors of the ... Business • 30 Mar 20
German economy could shrink by as much as 20% - Ifo German business morale tumbled in March to its lowest level since 2009, a survey showed today, with an Ifo institute economist saying Europe's largest economy ... Business • 25 Mar 20
German state to take in Italian coronavirus patients Hospitals in the German state of Saxony will take on at least six Italian coronavirus patients who are unable to receive treatment in their own ... Coronavirus • 24 Mar 20
Merkel tests negative for coronavirus Angela Merkel's initial test for coronavirus has returned a negative result, but the German leader's spokesman, Steffen Seibert, told news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur that "further ... Coronavirus • 24 Mar 20
