Earnings growth at Tesla fuels Wall Street

View of Wall Street The American flag on the New York Stock Exchange. (Photo: AP) Frankfurt ,New York A doubling of profits at the electric car maker tesla pushed the US stock exchanges on Thursday. After a weak start, the leading US index Dow Jones closed 0.5 percent higher at 32,036 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq … Read more

Dax still in downtrend despite yesterday’s rally

Düsseldorf After jumping by more than 1000 points on yesterday’s trading day, investors on the German stock market are immediately taking profits again. Accordingly, the Dax was down 3.3 percent on Thursday afternoon and is trading at 13,385 points, around 460 points less. The Frankfurt benchmark was only seven points behind after trading yesterday Wednesday … Read more

Oil prices briefly rise 18 percent to almost $140 a barrel

Ukraine conflict While the West discusses sanctions, the oil price continues to rise indignantly. (Photo: dpa) New York Discussions about an import ban on Russian oil pushed the price of crude oil up to $139 a barrel at the start of trading in Asia on Monday night. This triggered a mood of crisis on Asia’s … Read more

Dax climbs up again – war is not yet priced into the market

Dax curve The leading German index had reached several new record highs in the last stock market year. (Foto: Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images [M]) Düsseldorf The mood on the German stock market is friendly again. The Dax climbed 0.7 percent in the morning and traded at 15,142 points. On Friday, the leading German index fell 1.5 percent … Read more

Dax benefits from easing interest rate fears – investment professionals are in a comfortable position

Dax curve The leading German index had reached several new record highs in the last stock market year. (Foto: Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images [M]) Düsseldorf The German stock market closed in the red on Thursday. The trigger was the worsening situation in Ukraine, which caused losses of between 1.4 and 1.6 percent for the major indices on … Read more

How Nestlé boss Mark Schneider is turning the food giant inside out

Mark Schneider The Nestlé boss is the German model manager abroad. (Foto: Archyde.com, Imago (2), Bloomberg/Getty Images) Lausanne, Vevey The sweetish-bitter brew is entirely to Mark Schneider’s taste. “X-Tract” – an extract from olive leaves is said to combat fatigue – without any caffeine. A team of Nestlé employees developed the product, including an Italian food … Read more

US stock exchanges stabilize after the sell-off – banks on the up

Dealers on Wall Street (Photo: AP) New York The US stock exchanges closed on Thursday after a volatile course with slight price losses. After the initial shock about a possible sharper tightening of US monetary policy, some calm returned to Wall Street in early business. In late trading, moderate sales set in again. The US … Read more