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BERLIN -(Dow Jones)- Sufficient credit supply is essential for the recovery of Europe's largest economy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday ahead of a meeting with representatives from industry, labor unions and financial institutions.
(AP:FRANKFURT) The number of unemployed in Germany unexpectedly fell in November while retail sales grew, official data showed Tuesday, suggesting recovery in Europe's largest economy is on track.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks swung between gains and losses as the benchmark DAX Index traded at its most expensive level relative to earnings since 2002.
German machinery and factory equipment orders posted their 13th consecutive drop for October, but improved on past months, the industry group VDMA said Wednesday.
FRANKFURT — Germany's economic minister blasted GM's restructuring plan for its Opel subsidiary on Wednesday, as Opel named two General Motors Corp. executives to its supervisory board and announced that the unit's CFO had resigned.
BERLIN -(Dow Jones)- Programs to keep people employed by reducing work hours have helped prevent broad layoffs in Germany and will be extended, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday.
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Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- France suggested it may meet European Union deficit rules by 2013, dropping its previous insistence that the date was too early and moving closer to Germany’s position on restoring finances after the recession.
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, December 1, 2009 -- LyondellBasell announced today that it will shut down one polypropylene (PP) line in Wesseling, Germany, by the end of 2009. As a result, PP capacity at the site will be reduced by 110KT.
The NATO chief said Wednesday he was confident Washington's allies would step up and boost their role in Afghanistan, despite France and Germany already refusing to pledge extra troops for the war.
The NATO chief said Wednesday he was confident Washington's allies would step up and boost their role in Afghanistan, despite France and Germany already refusing to pledge extra troops for the war.
VANCE, Ala. (AP) — Officials say a decision by Daimler AG to build more vehicles at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa County should help speed up Alabama's recovery from the recession. The German carmaker said Wednesday it will shift some of its C-Class car production to Alabama from Germany. The move will mean about 1,000 new jobs at the Vance factory, which has lost about that many ...
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in Germany. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the previous close.
General Motors has repaid the 1.5 billion euros (2.2 billion dollars) in bridging loans it received from Germany to keep its troubled European unit Opel afloat, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday.
“It is essential that France and Germany defend the stability and growth pact together,” the newspaper quoted Schaeuble as saying. The pact “must be viable and there must not be doubt as to its function,” he said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Berlin Monday for a special joint session of the German and Israeli governments, a symbolic visit highlighting the two nations' bond six decades after the Holocaust.
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks advanced as a report showed China’s manufacturing grew at the fastest pace in five years and concern eased that a possible default by Dubai World will affect banks around the globe.
Germany's highest court has ruled that shops must remain closed on Sundays, overturning legislation in Berlin that allowed stores to open seven days a week, angering the nation's churches.
Ulm, Germany - Players of a German club are considering suing three former teammates in connection with a match-fixing investigation, it was reported Monday. Several of the SSV Ulm side, which plays in a regional fourth division, want to file a lawsu...
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Praktiker AG , Germany’s second- biggest home-improvement retailer, will open more stores domestically than abroad this year, the first time this decade that the company’s expansion has been led by its home market.
Berlin - Germany is still paying World War I reparations, more than 90 years after that conflict ended with a peace treaty at Versailles in 1919. The country is expected to pay off the remaining 56 million euros (84 million dollars) in interest and r...
