France plans to spend an extra €4 billion on education amid nationwide protests. But with public debt mounting and interest costs climbing, how much fiscal room does the government have?
From high oil prices and data centers to tariffs and mounting debt, economic concerns played a key role in the crushing defeat of President Donald Trump’s Republicans. So can the Democrats now make a difference?
BMW reports a drop in profits in the July to September quarter amid fierce competition from China.
France, Germany and Italy face a volatile bond market as war inflation bites. With US tech giants now issuing billions in AI bonds, they are competing with cash-strapped European governments.
The US is reportedly considering ways to convert “dark tankers” into legitimate vessels, allowing them to transport crude that is not subject to sanctions.
In shielding Europe’s carmakers from Chinese rivals, the EU risks hurting close partners from Turkey and Morocco to Japan and South Korea. Billions in trade and hundreds of thousands of European jobs are at stake.
The luxury carmaker is set to open its first factory in the United States — a move Trump credits to his tariffs. DW examines the German reaction amid a massive auto industry cull at home.
Conflicts, rising costs and Chinese competition are testing Germany’s economic model like never before. Which new sectors could revive growth and contain the far-right AfD, whose support has grown larger than ever?
As US sanctions expand to Iran’s rail sector, Tehran is relying more heavily on overland links with China and Central Asia. But capacity constraints, delays and costs limit rail’s ability to replace maritime trade.
Increasing amounts of US capital are flowing into Germany’s traditional industrial firms and family-owned businesses. As many business owners struggle to find successors, more companies are becoming acquisition targets.