May 22, 2012
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Business & Money: 15 May 12
German investor confidence fell sharply in May, following five straight months of increase data showed Tuesday, while a poll of Financial analysts showed growing concern about the eurozone debt crisis.
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Society: 5 Mar 12
The world record for the most magicians in a magic show was broken on Sunday night, when 106 sorcerers appeared in a gala in the southern German town of Tübingen.
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Business & Money: 21 Feb 12
Having employees between the ages of 45 and 67 increases a business' productivity, the German government announced on Tuesday in a report examining age-equality in the workplace.
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Business & Money: 14 Feb 12
German investor confidence hit a 10-month high in February amid optimism Europe's top economy will be able to escape from the eurozone crisis relatively unscathed, data showed on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 25 Jan 12
The German economy, Europe's biggest, got off to a good start in the new year, with business confidence rising for the third month in a row, the Ifo economic institute said on Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 20 Dec 11
Two leading sentiment indicators in Germany released good news Tuesday, bringing a touch of Christmas sparkle to the pall of gloom currently enveloping the eurozone.
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Business & Money: 13 Dec 11
The outcome of last week's EU euro crisis summit has given German investor confidence an unexpected boost, data showed on Tuesday, but the positive surprise could prove short-lived, analysts warn.
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Business & Money: 9 Nov 11
The eurozone debt crisis looks set to slam the brakes on growth next year in the German economy, Europe's biggest, a panel of economic advisors to the government warned on Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 20 Oct 11
The eurozone crisis will hit Germany hard next year with growth expected to be dramatically lower than previously thought, the government said on Thursday.
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Business & Money: 18 Oct 11
Evidence that the eurozone debt crisis is beginning to hurt the German economy sent investor confidence in Europe's largest economy to a three-year low, data showed on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 26 Sep 11
The mood in the German economy dipped again in September, according to the latest index published by the Munich-based Institute for Economic Research (Ifo). But the figures are not as bad as feared.
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Business & Money: 24 Aug 11
German business confidence fell sharply this month, the Ifo economic research institute said Wednesday as it released the latest in a series of bleak indicators for the top eurozone economy.
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Business & Money: 23 Aug 11
German investors had a bad case of the summertime blues this month as economic activity stagnated across the eurozone, with surveys released Tuesday at multi-year lows owing to the debt crisis and poor growth prospects.
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Business & Money: 24 Jun 11
Germany's Ifo business confidence index posted a surprise rise on Friday, suggesting investors remain positive about prospects for Europe's top economy despite the Greek debt crisis and concerns about US growth.
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Business & Money: 21 Apr 11
Business confidence in Germany suffered a second monthly fall in a row, the closely watched Ifo indicator showed on Thursday, but the setback was roughly in line with
analysts' expectations.
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Business & Money: 12 Apr 11
The devastating earthquake and nuclear crisis in Japan, as well as the ongoing crisis in Libya, have hit German investor confidence, the closely-watched ZEW index showed Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 15 Mar 11
German investor confidence has been hit by an expected interest rate hike and Japan's natural disaster and nuclear crisis, the closely followed ZEW survey indicated on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 21 Jan 11
German business confidence began the new year at record highs, the Ifo institute said on Friday, good news for the 17-nation eurozone as it grapples with a dogged debt crisis.
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Business & Money: 18 Jan 11
German financial market confidence surged this month as investors welcomed strong industrial orders, low interest rates and positive US data, the ZEW research institute said Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 31 Dec 10
Wolfgang Franz - chairman of Germany's so-called 'wise men' on the German Council of Economic Experts - has said that the government should balance its books before considering tax cuts.
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Politics: 7 Oct 10
Former Chancellor Helmut Kohl was named by Norwegian media on Thursday as a favourite to win the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in Germany’s reunification and the creation of the European Union.
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Business & Money: 14 Sep 10
German investor confidence plunged this month to depths not seen since February 2009 on fears that Europe's biggest economy is facing stiff headwinds, the ZEW research institute said Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 17 Aug 10
German investor confidence has fallen sharply this month on concerns that the strong recovery seen recently in Europe's biggest economy will not last, the closely watched ZEW survey showed Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 18 May 10
German investor confidence has fallen, a key survey showed Tuesday, but Europe's biggest economy should chug along a little longer as EU leaders try to get the crisis-hit eurozone back on track.
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Business & Money: 26 Jan 10
German business confidence rose for a record 10th month in a row, the Ifo index showed Tuesday, raising hopes that Germany's economy, Europe's largest, could lead the continent from its slump.
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Business & Money: 19 Jan 10
German investor sentiment fell for the fourth month running as Europe's biggest economy braced for a "burdensome and long" recovery, the ZEW economic research institute said on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 25 Dec 09
The presidents of Germany's five major economic research institutes have increased pressure on the German government over its controversial tax cut plans. They called on the chancellor to balance the country's books.
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Business & Money: 18 Dec 09
German business confidence rose for the ninth month running in December, the closely watched Ifo survey indicated on Friday, in the latest sign that Europe's biggest economy is on the road to recovery.
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Business & Money: 13 Oct 09
Germany's economic recovery following the worst recession in 60 years looks to be gradual and bumpy, a closely-watched confidence survey suggested on Tuesday.
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Society: 2 Sep 09
A former US military base in Hanau, Hesse, is to become home to a group of endangered horses next month in an effort to conserve the habitat and protect the rare animals.
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Business & Money: 26 Aug 09
German firms are at their most confident since the spectacular collapse of US banking giant Lehman Brothers in September 2008 and the subsequent global recession, a survey showed Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 18 Aug 09
A survey suggesting soaring investor confidence provided more cheer for the German economy on Tuesday, less than a week after data showed its worst recession in decades ending sooner than expected.
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National: 27 Jun 09
Polish authorities will rebury the remains of more than 2,100 people, mostly German civilians, recently exhumed from a World War II mass grave found in northeastern Poland.
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Business & Money: 22 Jun 09
German firms are getting over the recession blues and expect a stabilisation in Europe’s biggest economy after the turmoil of recent months, the closely watched Ifo survey suggested on Monday.
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Business & Money: 16 Jun 09
A key signal that the German economy, the biggest in Europe, could be past the worst of the crisis flashed on Tuesday when the ZEW confidence index surged in June to the highest level for more than three years.
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Business & Money: 25 May 09
Confidence among German firms rose to a six-month high in May, a key sentiment index showed on Monday, suggesting that Europe's top economy might be pulling out of its worst slump in more than 60 years.
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Business & Money: 19 May 09
Hopes rose on Tuesday that the worst could be over for Europe's largest economy as a closely-watched German sentiment index rose to a near three-year high in May after a seventh consecutive monthly gain.
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Business & Money: 21 Apr 09
The German government will reportedly slash its 2009 economic forecast next week, despite an important economic sentiment index posting a surprising rebound on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 25 Mar 09
A key German index released Wednesday found corporate sentiment in Europe's biggest economy plumbing record new depths, but some economists detected signs the low point might be near.
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Business & Money: 17 Mar 09
German investor confidence rose slightly for the fifth straight month in March, a closely watched survey showed Tuesday, brightening the outlook for Europe's biggest economy.
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Business & Money: 24 Feb 09
German business confidence hit an all-time low in February, the closely watched Ifo indicator revealed Tuesday, as leaders in the manufacturing sector reported deeper gloom in Europe's biggest economy.
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National: 18 Feb 09
Original building plans for Nazi death camp Auschwitz are now on display in Berlin after being discovered in an attic in the German capital last November.
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Business & Money: 9 Dec 08
Germany's closely watched ZEW survey of investor confidence showed a surprise rise for December, on Tuesday, even though markets fretted over how long the country's recession might last.
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Business & Money: 11 Nov 08
Germany's closely watched ZEW economic indicator picked up Tuesday, as investors' mood improved slightly amid international efforts to come to grips with the financial crisis.
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Business & Money: 14 Oct 08
Germany’s economy is teetering “on the brink of recession,” according to the autumn forecast of the country’s leading economic institutes published on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 19 Aug 08
German investors do not expect a recession in Europe's biggest economy, a key indicator suggested Tuesday, as cheaper oil and a weakening euro take some of the pressure off firms and consumers.
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Business & Money: 15 Jul 08
German investor confidence hit a record low point in July, a key survey showed on Tuesday, but analysts skirted any recession forecast as high oil prices and the euro weigh on the economy.
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Business & Money: 23 Jun 08
Germany's key Ifo business confidence index dropped sharply in June, underscoring the damaging effect of persistently high oil prices on Europe's biggest economy.
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Business & Money: 17 Jun 08
German investor confidence has plunged to the lowest level since late 1992, a survey showed on Tuesday, due to record oil prices and expectations of higher borrowing costs in the euro zone.
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Sport: 8 Jun 08
The sleepy Austrian town of Klagenfurt was deafened by football chants and blaring music on Sunday as German and Polish fans in full supporter attire invaded the city centre ahead
of their countries' first Euro 2008 match.
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Business & Money: 20 May 08
Analysts and investors turned gloomier in May about prospects for the German economy because of rising prices and rise of the euro, the ZEW institute's monthly indicator showed on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 17 Apr 08
Six leading German economic institutes issued an upbeat outlook for Europe's largest economy on Thursday, forecasting 1.8 percent growth for 2008, easing inflation and all but ruling out a recession.
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Business & Money: 15 Apr 08
"Extraordinary" price rises badly dented German investor confidence in April, the ZEW institute said on Tuesday as it reported a surprise drop in its closely watched monthly sentiment indicator.
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