Dax course currently: Dax continues recovery rally

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 situation on the German stock market is easing. The Dax rose to 15,477 points during trading, an increase of 2.3 percent and more than 300 points. The stock market barometer is … Read more

Peter Mertens: Rise from the sheet metal league

Series production of the BMW i4 Within the transformation, German automakers are assuming the role of challengers. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf Peter Mertens knows something about the car industry. For 35 years, the qualified mechanical engineer held leading positions in large car companies. He was head of technology at Audi until 2018, when his second cancer … Read more

How new technology should make construction cheaper

robotics The start-up Gropyus plans real estate on the computer and builds with robots. (Photo: Gropyus) Frankfurt Federal Building Minister Klara Geywitz from the SPD has a clear goal. “We need an alliance for affordable housing in Germany,” announced the new minister recently. The coalition agreement of the new federal government stipulates that 400,000 apartments … Read more

Bitcoin falls again on Saturday

Among the crypto investors meanwhile prevails “extreme fear” of further losses. The so-called “fear and greed indicator” of the crypto market, which is calculated using technical market data, has fallen to a current value of 23. According to sentiment theory, such a negative sentiment is a contraindicator, because then many investors have already sold and … Read more

What the Fed meeting means for the stock market

Jerome Powell The Fed chair will hold a press conference after the Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday. (Photo: AP) Frankfurt Many investors have had a black week. The US stock exchanges recorded the highest losses in more than a year. The broad S&P 500 index fell more than 5 percent over the week, while the … Read more

Autonomous driving from 2024 also for mass models

Hands off the steering wheel At less than 60 kilometers per hour, the S-Class can drive itself on autopilot. (Photo: dpa) Munich Emotional outbursts are actually alien to Markus Schäfer. Daimler’s Chief Technology Officer is considered a sober engineer. At the beginning of December, however, the manager was unusually sensitive, even passionate. “The lunar module … Read more

“Nobody cares that Opel makes money”

Carlos Tavares The Stellantis boss is sticking to his basic course for the Opel renovation. (Photo: Archyde.com) Paris Carlos Tavares is not in a good position in Germany as head of Opel parent company Stellantis. After violent protests from politicians and unions, Tavares had to withdraw his plans to spin off the plants in Rüsselsheim … Read more

Breakthrough in Stromers? Tinkerers drive 1,200 kilometers in Tesla

The biggest weakness of electric cars is their relatively short range compared to combustion engines. A Detroit startup may have solved that problem by now. Start-up employees from Detroit have covered more than 1,200 kilometers in a Tesla S – without charging or changing the battery in between. That should be a new record, because … Read more