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BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Apr 1, 2008 @ 8:26am neoform

BBC News -- Germany's unemployment rate has fallen by more than expected in March, government figures show. The number of people out of work was 110,000 lower than in February to a total of 3.5 million, meaning the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%. Analysts said.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu May 1, 2008 @ 8:17am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Profits drop sharply after a report that corruption at the German engineering giant was widespread, but the CEO remains upbeat on growth German engineering giant Siemens has been going through a pretty torrid time recently. It has had to deal with a nu.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Mon Jan 21, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

CNN -- German state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn AG announced Monday it has agreed to buy Britain's Laing Rail, which runs passenger services in central and southern England. Laing, part of infrastructure company John Laing PLC, runs Chiltern Railways servi.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Nov 13, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

CNN -- German investor confidence has sunk to its lowest level for more than 14 years as the subprime lending crisis fuels expectations of a "considerable economic downturn" in the United States, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday. The ZEW institute's in.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Mon Oct 1, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

BBC News -- German train drivers are set to strike at the end of the week after negotiations about a wage agreement collapsed, the GDL union said. The strike will affect passenger and freight trains for a limited period from Friday, GDL added. National rail ope.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Mon Jul 16, 2007 @ 8:14am neoform

CNN -- France and Germany have agreed to streamline the dual-nationality management structure at European aerospace giant EADS, seeking to end governance problems that have plagued the company. EADS's co-CEO, German Tom Enders, told reporters Monday that in futu.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Sun Jul 8, 2007 @ 3:48am neoform

CNN -- German low-cost airline Air Berlin said Saturday it ordered 25 of Boeing Co.'s new 787 Dreamliner planes in a deal worth $4 billion at list prices. The deal, announced at a Boeing event in Seattle the day before the first 787 is unveiled, is the biggest s.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Jun 6, 2007 @ 3:29pm neoform

BusinessWeek -- A showdown between the German chancellor and President Bush over climate change looms for the upcoming international forum US President George W. Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are competing for control of the climate change agenda at the G-8.. Read More

BUSINESS / OPINION Mon May 21, 2007 @ 1:09am neoform

BusinessWeek -- For the first time in its history, the German conglomerate has selected an outsider for the role. Peter Löscher has his work cut out for him Siemens' (SI) employees who hoped that their new boss would be less American in his outlook than outgoing Chie.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu May 10, 2007 @ 7:43am neoform

BusinessWeek -- After fruitless talks with the restructuring German telco, union Ver.di says walkouts over wage cuts and poor working conditions are unavoidable Germany's Ver.di trade union is planning the biggest strike since the privatization of German telecommunica.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Sat May 5, 2007 @ 9:49am neoform

BusinessWeek -- The German government plans to extend till 2011 the labor market barriers that keep out workers from recently admitted EU member states The Netherlands has moved to open up its labour markets to workers from "new" EU member states. But the German gover.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Sat Apr 21, 2007 @ 1:19pm neoform

BusinessWeek -- The German conglomerate's chairman resigns in the wake of corruption scandals. A system of slush funds was allegedly set up under his watch as CEO There has speculation for weeks that Heinrich von Pierer, the chairman of the supervisory board at scanda.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Sat Apr 7, 2007 @ 1:29pm neoform

Al Jazeera -- Together with Leonardo DiCaprio, he appears on the cover of Vanity Fair's current May issue, with pictures taken by star photographer Annie Leibovitz. He has the cover of the German edition all to himself. Zoo officials say attendance has roughly.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Apr 3, 2007 @ 6:24pm neoform

BBC News -- Shares in E.On have soared after the German energy giant backed away from its politically sensitive takeover battle for Spanish utility Endesa. E.On said on Monday it was withdrawing its 42.3bn-euro (£28.6bn) offer, after it stuck a deal with rival bi.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Fri Mar 23, 2007 @ 8:51pm neoform

BusinessWeek -- The bloc's anniversary party will feature the signing of a controversial political declaration intended to express support for a new EU treaty EU leaders will this weekend gather for a grand birthday feast in Berlin celebrating half a century of Europe.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Sat Mar 17, 2007 @ 12:36am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Porsche, Volkswagen, and others underestimated the difficulty of developing the engine technology and thus will bring their hybrids to market later than planned German automakers will introduce hybrid cars into the market later than planned. Carmakers.. Read More