Lufthansa has cut losses to €1m every two hours - CEO German airline Lufthansa is losing €1m every two hours, which represents "a significant improvement" over the low point of the Covid-19 crisis, its chief executive ... Business • 21 Jan
Upbeat export expectations boost German investor morale Investor sentiment in Germany rose by more than expected in January on improved expectations for exports, buoying the outlook for Europe's largest economy, the ZEW ... Business • 19 Jan
Merkel ally Laschet elected Germany's CDU party leader Moderate Armin Laschet has been elected as the head of Germany's conservative CDU party. Europe • 16 Jan
German economy shrank 5% in 2020 due to Covid-19 The German economy shrank by a smaller than expected 5% in 2020 as a strong state response helped to limit the havoc caused by the ... Business • 14 Jan
Germany's DAX index breaks through 14,000 level Germany's blue-chip DAX 30 index pushed on with its record-breaking streak this morning, opening above 14,000 points on growing expectations there will be a strong ... Business • 08 Jan
German cabinet agrees quota for women on company boards Germany's cabinet has today approved legislation to force larger listed companies to have at least one woman on their boards, following years of debate over ... Business • 06 Jan
Germany expects quick approval of AstraZeneca vaccine Germany expects the European Union to give quick approval to the coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca that was cleared for use in ... Coronavirus • 30 Dec 20
Life sentence for deadly German anti-Semitic attack A German court has handed down a life sentence to the assailant behind a deadly far-right attack last year that nearly became the country's worst ... World • 22 Dec 20
German business morale rises unexpectedly in December German business morale rose unexpectedly in December despite Europe's biggest economy going into a strict lockdown to contain a second wave of coronavirus infections, a ... Business • 18 Dec 20
Euro zone economy exceeded expectations in December Euro zone economic performance far exceeded expectations this month - although it still contracted slightly - as a second wave of coronavirus infections and renewed ... Business • 16 Dec 20
Italian PM warns more restrictions needed at Christmas Italy's government will need to impose new restrictions during the holiday season to rein in contagion and avoid a third, devastating wave of the coronavirus, ... Coronavirus • 15 Dec 20
Germany orders partial Christmas lockdown to curb virus Germany will go into a partial lockdown from Wednesday with non-essential shops and schools to close in a bid to halt an "exponential growth" in ... Coronavirus • 13 Dec 20
Germany to probe audit regulator's Wirecard dealings German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier promised to investigate after it emerged that the head of the body that regulates auditors had traded in Wirecard stock ... Business • 11 Dec 20
German industrial output surges on booming car sales Booming car sales drove a stronger-than-expected jump in German industrial output in October, new figures show today. Business • 07 Dec 20
Mass evacuation in Frankfurt as WWII bomb is defused Nearly 13,000 residents were evacuated in Frankfurt earlier today as experts defused an unexploded World War II bomb, local emergency services said. World • 06 Dec 20
German industrial orders rise more than expected in Oct German industrial orders rose more than expected on the month in October, data showed today, raising hopes the manufacturing sector in Europe's biggest economy started ... Business • 04 Dec 20
How countries are easing restrictions for Christmas Governments across Europe are trying to navigate between avoiding spreading the coronavirus over the Christmas holiday season and allowing people to celebrate with family and ... News Lens • 02 Dec 20
German retail sales rebound before partial lockdown German retail sales rebounded more than expected in October, as consumers stocked up on essentials before a second partial lockdown to contain the coronavirus. Business • 02 Dec 20
Baby among four dead after being hit by car in Germany A baby was among four people killed and 15 injured when a car tore through a pedestrian shopping street in the southwestern German city of ... World • 01 Dec 20
Car crashes into gate at German Chancellor's office German police said they have detained a man who drove a car into the gate of the German chancellery in central Berlin, in what appeared ... World • 25 Nov 20
Germany's DAX to expand to 40 members in shake-up Germany's blue-chip DAX index will expand to 40 from the current 30 companies with tougher membership criteria, exchange operator Deutsche Boerse said today. Business • 24 Nov 20
German economy grew by record 8.5% in third quarter Germany's gross domestic product grew by a record 8.5% in the third quarter as Europe's largest economy partly recovered from an unprecedented plunge caused by ... Business • 24 Nov 20
Man arrested on suspicion of cannibalism in Berlin German police have arrested a 41-year-old man on suspicion of cannibalism after they found a pile of bones in a Berlin suburb. World • 20 Nov 20
Thyssenkrupp cuts 5,000 more jobs as CEO warns of pain German conglomerate Thyssenkrupp said it plans to cut another 5,000 jobs to stem losses across its sprawling empire after posting a €1.6 billion operating loss ... Business • 19 Nov 20
Former Wirecard boss Braun stonewalls German inquiry Wirecard's former boss stonewalled questions from politicians today when he was temporarily released from jail for an inquiry into post-war Germany's biggest corporate fraud. Business • 19 Nov 20
