Berlin Very Sceptical about Unicredit Move on Commerzbank

Commerzbank Lifts Guidance as UniCredit Circles

Commerzbank lifted its full-year guidance for some key metrics and said its strategy is paying off, as UniCredit continued to signal interest in a tie-up with the German lender.

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Why Germany Is Resisting UniCredit’s Takeover of Commerzbank

Despite an openness to cross-border mergers, Germany has pushed back against talk of the Italian lender UniCredit’s acquiring Commerzbank.

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UniCredit and Commerzbank square off with target hikes amid takeover battle

UniCredit and Commerzbank flaunted their financial strength as the fate of one of Europe's largest banking mergers still hangs in balance.

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Goodell: NFL working 'very hard' on Berlin game

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has an answer for German fans wondering about rumors the league could be heading to their capital city of Berlin: "Believe it."

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Germany's Scholz sceptical about migrant camps outside the EU

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Roger Goodell says the NFL is working 'very hard' to hold a game in Berlin

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league is working “very hard” on bringing a game to Berlin in the future

Sports - ABC News - 2 hours ago

NFL in Germany: League working 'very hard' on bringing regular-season game to Berlin, Roger Goodell says

The league is focused on its global footprint

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Business - Inc. - October 22

Two Games With Very Similar Titles Are Launching A Day Apart, And They're Being Awesome About It

Anyone with the extremely specific requirement of wanting to play a turn-based strategy game on console that has "Songs Of" in its title can look forward to two games arriving next month. In a ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 30

Ukraine war briefing: UN chief ‘very concerned’ about reports of North Korean troops in Russia

US intelligence has said North Korean forces have made their way to Russia’s Kursk border region; Pro-Eu president wins Moldovan vote. What we know on day 985. United Nations Secretary-General ...

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UniCredit Raises 2024 Outlook After Earnings Rise

UniCredit lifted its earnings guidance for the year after reporting a net profit increase that exceeded expectations.

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Jim Jordan wins reelection as speculation swirls about potential leadership moves

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The Hottest Startups in Berlin in 2024

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Jim Cramer says investors too worried about the Fed's next move are missing opportunities

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday said some investors remain too concerned with the central bank's next move.

Business - CNBC - October 17

Israel's move to ban a UN agency raises alarm about aid to Gaza even as the implications are unclear

Israeli legislation cutting ties with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has raised fears that the largest provider of aid to Gaza could be shut out of the war-ravaged territory, even as the ...

World - ABC News - October 29

Hot Property: five covetable homes in Berlin

From a lakeside villa in leafy Grunewald to a Mitte penthouse with all mod cons

World - Financial Times - October 16

Biden heading to Berlin for talks on defense, trade and Ukraine

President Joe Biden left Washington for Germany early Thursday for talks on defense, trade and Ukraine.

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I’m 63, retired and getting $45,000 per year. But I only have about $200,000 in my IRA and still have a mortgage. What’s my move?

Have an issue with your financial adviser or considering a new one? Email questions or concerns to picks@marketwatch.com. We’ll have financial advisers weigh in.

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The Cure: Songs of a Lost World review – as promised, ‘very, very doom and gloom’

(Fiction) The band’s first album in 16 years finds Robert Smith and co on reliably melancholy form – with the exception of one out-and-out pop banger. The Cure have long dwelled in a kind of ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Former Stasi officer jailed for 10 years over 1974 Berlin border shooting

Martin Naumann, 80, shot Czesław Kukuczka in the back at close range as he tried to cross into West Berlin. A former officer in the East German secret police has been sentenced to 10 years in jail ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

Ex-Stasi officer convicted of murder over 1974 Berlin shooting

World - Yahoo News - October 14

Ex-Stasi officer jailed for 1974 Berlin border killing

Martin Naumann shot Czeslaw Kukuczka in the back at Friedrichstrasse station in 1974.

50 Years After Killing, a Berlin Court Convicts a Stasi Officer of Murder

The court handed down a guilty verdict and a 10-year sentence to a former officer of East Germany’s dreaded secret police, in a case straight out of the Cold War.

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Berlin mulls request to European Commission on budget plan extension

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Berlin mayor says 7,000 beds not enough at city's main refugee hub

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Biden lands in Berlin; will meet with 'European Quad' to discuss wars

President Biden arrived in Germany on Thursday after postponing travel for a week because of Hurricane Milton striking the U.S. Over the course of two days in Berlin, Biden will participate in a ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Biden arrives in Berlin, urges allies to continue support for Ukraine

President Biden has arrived in Berlin for talks with global allies as he pushes for continued support of Ukraine in their war against Russia. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more.

Scholz welcomes emir of Qatar to Germany at palace north of Berlin

World - Yahoo News - October 22

Carlyle drops bid for Thyssenkrupp defence unit over Berlin indecision

US firm faced government reluctance over private equity involvement in German naval vessel maker

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Berlin summons Iran ambassador over execution of German-Iranian

Daughter of Jamshid Sharmahd says family let down by US and German governments’ failure to save him. Germany has recalled its ambassador to Tehran and summoned the Iranian charge d’affaires in ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Berlin commits more aid as Kiev braces for third winter of war

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European leaders confident Berlin will fix government crisis quickly

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The Berlin Wall came down 35 years ago today

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War, paving the way for German reunification in 1990 and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Berlin pays tribute to Wall and Kristallnacht victims on fateful date

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Israel praises Berlin court's ruling on 'river to the sea' slogan

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Berlin Very Sceptical about Unicredit Move on Commerzbank

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