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Source: ThinkstockGermany exported goods to the value of 101.0 billion euros and imported goods to the value of 77.6 billion euros in July 2014. This is the highest monthly export value ever...
Verizon Communications reportedly will lose its contract with the German government due to fear of letting intelligence agencies from the United States listen in on sensitive communications.
Workers at two of Amazon's logistics centers began a one-day strike Thursday morning that could see more than 1,000 employees on the picket lines.
Workers at a German distribution center for Amazon.com have walked off the job over a pay dispute that has lasted nearly a year. At issue is how Amazon classifies its 9,000 German warehouse employees.
Source: courtesy of General MotorsNew General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) CEO Mary Barra traveled last week to Rüsselsheim, Germany, on her first trip as the company’s new chief and committed the...
Source: ThinkstockUpdated 10:46 a.m. 12/16/2013. The strike by Amazon workers from Germany due to what they believe is low pay has not caused any concern, or excitement, among investors — although...
Source: ThinkstockRetail sales in Germany were weaker than expected in September, according to data from the federal statistics office released Thursday. Retail sales fell 0.4% from August, to their...
Source: ThinkstockFor many years Germany led the world in adding solar energy to its electricity generation capacity. The country’s goal was to deliver competitively priced energy to residents and...
Source: ThinkstockAngela Merkel won a third term as Germany’s chancellor. Her Christian Democratic Union and a smaller ally took more than 41% of the vote. If Merkel can create a closely knit...
Source: ThinkstockData from both China and the European Union showed that any post-recession slowdown will not turn into another dip. A few months ago, slowing PMI and EU economic numbers that...
Source: ThinkstockGermans, buoyed by an improving economy in Europe, and likely a modest recovery of the U.S. economy, have become spectacularly confident about business prospects. According to...
Source: ThinkstockGermany’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.7% in the second quarter. Since the European Union’s largest economy relies heavily on trade within the region, the numbers are...
Source: ThinkstockGerman’s economy continues to sputter, although data from June showed a modest improvement over earlier months. Some experts claim this advance is a sign of recovery of the EU...
Source: ThinkstockThe mood of Germans, the PMI and business outlook of companies, and the gross domestic product (GDP) continue to defy the balance of Europe, and even the very modest improvements of...
Source: ThinkstockThe Ifo Business Climate index for Germany in July showed an improvement, bolstered other data about a stronger economy in the European Union’s largest economy by gross domestic...