https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany's main stock index reached a record high on Monday, buoyed by a pandemic recovery package agreed in the US and Britain's Brexit deal with the EU. https://www.thelocal.de/20201228/why-german-stocks-just-hit-a-record-high Mon, 28 Dec 2020 13:48:47 +0100 why-german-stocks-just-hit-a-record-high The German stock market reached an all-time high on Monday. With 8626.11 points the blue-chip stock market index, the DAX, passed its previous high recorded in May this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20130916/51941 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:13:00 +0200 51941 German media giant Bertelsmann said Thursday it will cut its stake in Luxembourg-based television and broadcasting giant RTL by selling shares on the stock exchange. https://www.thelocal.de/20130404/48923 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:58:00 +0200 48923 German prosecutors said on Tuesday they have extended their probe into suspected stock price manipulation at sports car maker Porsche. https://www.thelocal.de/20130212/47929 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:29:00 +0100 47929 The stock market index DAX, which represents Germany's 30 biggest companies, felt the sting of Europe's economic fears on Monday, when it dropped below 6,000 points for the first time in five months. https://www.thelocal.de/20120604/42941 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:49:00 +0200 42941 German stock market operator Deutsche Börse said on Monday it would challenge a European Union veto against a merger with NYSE Euronext that would have created the world's largest exchange operator. https://www.thelocal.de/20120320/41433 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:23:00 +0100 41433 Deutsche Börse, which runs the Frankfurt stock market, said Wednesday that the EU Commission in Brussels had told it that its planned merger with NYSE Euronext has been blocked. https://www.thelocal.de/20120201/40467 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:20:00 +0100 40467 The proposed merger of Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext, which would create the world's largest market operator worth over $17 billion (€13 billion) is in trouble, a senior executive was reported as saying on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120126/40369 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:55:00 +0100 40369 The European Central Bank joined monetary authorities around the world on Wednesday in a concerted effort to reduce strains on the financial markets and boost lending to businesses and consumers. https://www.thelocal.de/20111130/39211 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:03:00 +0100 39211 Stock market operators NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse said Friday they would sell parts of their derivatives activities in a bid to gain approval from EU Commission for their merger. https://www.thelocal.de/20111118/38949 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:08:00 +0100 38949 Germany’s DAX stock index hit its lowest level in two years on Monday amid growing investor fears of a renewed global recession. https://www.thelocal.de/20110905/37401 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:19:00 +0200 37401 Germany’s DAX stock index plunged nearly six percent on Thursday, suffering its worst decline since November 2008 amid growing economic concerns on both sides of the Atlantic. https://www.thelocal.de/20110818/37057 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:24:00 +0200 37057 China is buying into the indefatigable German reinsurance giant Munich Re, raising its stake to 3 percent and prompting speculation about its future aims. https://www.thelocal.de/20110811/36903 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:45:00 +0200 36903 German stocks fluctuated wildly on Tuesday amid continuing fears that the world was headed toward another severe recession. https://www.thelocal.de/20110809/36843 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:57:00 +0200 36843 Germany’s DAX stock index on Monday dropped to its lowest level in nearly a year on investors' fears about the downgrading of the US credit rating and the eurozone debt crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20110808/36833 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:43:00 +0200 36833 Shareholders controlling more than 80 percent of German stock market operator Deutsche Börse approved Thursday a merger with NYSE Euronext to create the world's biggest stock exchange. https://www.thelocal.de/20110714/36303 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:04:00 +0200 36303 NYSE Euronext shareholders approved Thursday a merger with Deutsche Börse to form the biggest stock exchange operator in the world valued at some $25 billion (€17.4 billion). https://www.thelocal.de/20110707/36153 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:36:00 +0200 36153 German stock exchange operator Deutsche Börse insisted Friday its mooted merger with the New York Stock Exchange was the better deal after a rival bid emerged from Nasdaq and ICE. https://www.thelocal.de/20110401/34127 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:42:00 +0200 34127 Deutsche Börse agreed to merge with NYSE Euronext on Tuesday, creating the world’s largest stock market operator. https://www.thelocal.de/20110215/33125 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:19:00 +0100 33125 Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext said on Wednesday they are in "advanced discussions" to merge and create the world's largest stock exchange operator by revenues and profits. https://www.thelocal.de/20110209/33003 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:26:00 +0100 33003