City Berlin Financial News

By Christian Kraemer and Rene Wagner

The Financial Times reports Tuesday morning that Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), along with other European carmakers exporting from China, will be part of a probe by the EU into whether the country's electric vehicles industry is receiving unfair subsidies.

BERLIN (Reuters) — Germany's economy will grow more slowly than previously expected next year due to a lack of positive momentum towards the end of this year, the IMK institute said in its forecast on Tuesday.

SYDNEY (Reuters) — Popular Australian tourist destination Byron Bay will limit the availability of some properties for short-term holiday rentals, as authorities try to free up homes for residents amid a nationwide housing crisis.

Swarm and Wrapped entered into a partnership on September 7 to improve Wrapped.com's existing services for transferring cryptocurrencies between different blockchain networks. The main goal is to make it easier to convert, or "wrap," cryptocurrencies for use in decentralized finance, commonly known as DeFi.

international feature film award at the Oscars 2024 has begun. Most countries have selected their films as all the nominations are to be sent to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences by 5 pm Monday, October 2. These films must meet all the qualifying conditions between December 1, 2022, and October 31, 2023.

By Maria Martinez and Riham Alkousaa

From skate parks and construction sites to train stations and bus stops, a pair of Bitcoin-loving graffiti artists from Barcelona, Spain have been working tirelessly to spread the good word about Bitcoin.

Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin’ as strikes hit Hollywood. The renewal was announced in January after the first season's debut on November 23, 2022, but viewing data wasn't released. The cancellation follows similar decisions due to strikes, including Amazon Prime Video's 'The Peripheral' and 'A League of Their Own.' The strike by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) began on May 2, causing ‘Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin’ to fall behind schedule for season two. Peacock and Amazon Prime Video have made similar renewal reversals during the pandemic. Negotiations have resumed between WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), raising hopes for a resolution to the labor dispute. The strike has been ongoing for five months, nearing the guild's previous record of 154 days in 1988. ‘Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin’ featured Adam Devine, reprising his role as Bumper Allen from the 'Pitch Perfect' film series. He portrayed the leader of an all-male a cappella group, attempting to revive his music career in Germany. The show also starred Flula Borg, Sarah Hyland, Lera Abova, and Jameela Jamil. Megan Amram from 'The Good Place' served as showrunner and executive producer alongside Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, Devine, and more from 'Pitch Perfect 2.'

real estate in Germany fell further in the second quarter, data by the federal statistics office showed on Friday, as high interest rates took toll on the real estate market in Europe's biggest economy. Residential property prices fell by 9.9% year-on-year, the strongest decline since the start of the data collection in 2000.

BERLIN (Reuters) — German business activity fell for the third consecutive month in September due to a sustained decline in demand for goods and services, pointing to a «deep» economic contraction in the quarter, a preliminary survey showed on Friday.

Indian Embassy in Berlin have repeatedly called for the toddler's return to India over the past two years. “German authorities have granted counsellor access to the child.

Kane Brown is coming up with ‘In The Air Tour’ and has unveiled 29 tour dates for 2024. The tour kicks off on March 28 at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia, and ends on September 14 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, with five stadium shows, including a return to Fenway Park in Boston. Notably, Brown previously made history at Fenway Park as the first Black artist to sell out a headlining show there.Brown's In The Air Tour features openers like Tyler Hubbard, Jon Pardi, Chris Young, Bailey Zimmerman, Cole Swindell, Parmalee, LOCASH, and RaeLynn on different dates. Earlier this year, Brown completed the international leg of his Drunk or Dreaming Tour, covering cities like Sydney, London, Amsterdam and Berlin. He also received the international award at the ACM Honors celebration in Nashville. Having recently achieved his 10th Country Airplay No. 1 hit with «Bury Me in Georgia,» Brown is set to release his new single, «I Can Feel It,» on September 21. The song samples Phil Collins' drum solo from his 1981 Billboard Hot 100 hit «In The Air Tonight.» Collaborating with Brown on the songwriting are Phil Collins, Gabe Foust, and Jaxson Free.

German government officials have held talks with their Polish counterparts asking them to clarify how many visas were issued in an illegal program in which some Polish consulates issued visas in Africa and Asia in exchange for bribes

BERLIN (Reuters) — Volkswagen (ETR:VOWG_p)'s works council is demanding more information on a cost-cutting and efficiency drive being drawn up for the automaker's main passenger car brand, saying employees needed more transparency from management on its plans.

According to a report published by Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC), the German blockchain sector demonstrated resilience, seeing a 3% YoY increase in funding, in contrast to the global blockchain ecosystem's downturn of over 50%.

BERLIN (Reuters) — European Union quotas for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), seen as an expensive but essential key to greener air travel, are not achievable by today's standards, according to the chief executive of Germany's Lufthansa .

By Riham Alkousaa and David Stanway

BERLIN (Reuters) -Volkswagen is looking at reducing staff at its plant in the eastern German city of Zwickau due to low demand for electric cars, the dpa news agency reported on Wednesday. .

BERLIN (Reuters) -The German government will downgrade its economic forecast for this year to a contraction of as much as 0.3%, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the revised forecast.

BERLIN (Reuters) — German wholesale prices fell for the fifth month in a row in August due to lower prices for mineral oil products, data from the federal statistics office showed on Tuesday.