Financial Insights That Matter March 11 (Reuters) – German molecular testing company Qiagen said on Wednesday it was ramping up production of a chemical used in some coronavirus tests, after a report that shortages could disrupt testing in the United States. The company said extraordinary demand was “challenging” its capacity to supply RNA extraction kits […]
Financial Insights That Matter Sign up here for our daily coronavirus newsletter on what you need to know, and subscribe to our Covid-19 podcast for the latest news and analysis. Berlin (AP) — The state finance minister of Germany’s Hesse region, which includes Frankfurt, has been found dead. Authorities said he appears to have killed […]
Financial Insights That Matter Sign up for our special edition newsletter to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic. A German state finance minister took his own life after expressing “despair” over how to handle the economic fallout from coronavirus, an official said. Thomas Schaefer, who was the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse region, […]
Financial Insights That Matter (Bloomberg) — Data-analytics company Palantir Technologies Inc. is in talks to provide software to governments across Europe to battle the spread of Covid-19 and make strained health-care systems more efficient, a person familiar with the matter said. The software company is in discussions with authorities in France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, […]
Financial Insights That Matter Mar.31 — European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde comments on the legal attack against Germany’s ratification of the European Union recovery fund. “I don’t want to prejudge the outcome, but I certainly hope that there is a way to deliver on what was agreed back in July,” Lagarde told Bloomberg Television’s […]
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Financial Insights That Matter The German government has pushed for an exemption for the energy sector if there is a move to block Russian banks from clearing U.S. dollar transactions, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. People familiar with recent discussions said other major western European nations hold similar views. One official said that conversations […]
Financial Insights That Matter Germany is leading Europe in its financial response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, raising the prospect of billions in aid for those hurt by surging gasoline prices and pushing ahead with the purchase of almost three dozen F-35 warplanes. Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Monday threw his weight behind a proposal […]
Financial Insights That Matter A U.S. consortium will buy nearly 10% of German football club FC Kaiserslautern, marking a rare entry by an overseas group into the country’s tight-knit sports world. Investors affiliated with Paul Conway’s Pacific Media Group agreed to acquire a stake in the team, Kaiserslautern said in an emailed statement Tuesday, confirming […]
Financial Insights That Matter Amazon announced Wednesday its free streaming service IMDb TV will be renamed Amazon Freevee. The new name will take effect on April 27, the company said in a news release. The retailer said the streaming service will also expand its original programming by 70% in 2022, with spinoffs of shows such […]