The Latest Breaking News from Germany

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel gives a spirited defence of her 16 years at the helm of Europe's top economy in her memoir "Freedom", released in 30 languages on Tuesday.

The former German chancellor’s book Freedom gives insights on Brexit and her East German upbringing

A DHL cargo plane crashed Monday near the Lithuanian capital's airport, killing one crew member, with Germany raising the possibility of outside involvement in the disaster.

Volkswagen (OTC:VLKAF) has boosted its initial investment in American electrical vehicle (EV) maker Rivian (NASDAQ:RIVN) to $5.8 billion, $800 million more than initially planned.

With its plans for Germany's Commerzbank seemingly stalled, UniCredit, Italy's second-largest lender, launched Monday a bid to buy its rival BPM for 10.1 billion euros ($10.6 billion).

It looks like Volkswagen Group is headed for a historic closure of plants in Germany. VW Brand CEO Thomas Schaefer believes it will take three to four years for the company to restructure, and that can't happen without some significant cuts.

Portugal-based medical marijuana grower Gro-Vida teamed up with Canopy Growth Germany GmbH, a subsidiary of cannabis giant Canopy Growth Corporation (NASDAQ:CGC). This agreement is a key step for Gro-Vida to position itself in Germany’s growing medical marijuana market while supporting Canopy Growth GmbH’s strategy of securing EU-based supply through an…

Baerbock raises possibility of accident or ‘hybrid incident’ after Vilnius cargo plane crash kills one and injures three

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are up +0.45%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are up +0.57% this morning as investors welcomed Scott Bessent’s nomination as U.S. Treasury Secretary, while also awaiting the publication of the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting as well as the…