Market News - Frankfurt

German industrial orders post surprise drop - AFP - Mon 07 Dec, 12:32 PM
German industrial orders posted the first drop for eight months in October, falling 2.1 percent, as the pace of recovery in Europe's biggest economy slackened, the government said on Monday.

German industrial orders post drop: govt - AFP - Mon 07 Dec, 11:52 AM
German industrial orders posted their first drop for six months in October, falling 2.1 percent, as the pace of recovery in Europe's biggest economy slackened, the government said on Monday.

German firms complain of tight credit, intrusive banks - AFP - Sun 06 Dec, 03:55 AM
Small- and medium-sized German companies (SMEs) that complain of intrusive bank practices have gotten a hearing from leaders in Berlin who fear a credit crunch could kill a modest economic recovery.

German development minister against transactions tax - AFP - Sat 05 Dec, 09:20 PM
Germany's new development minister said Saturday he opposed taxing financial transactions, putting him at odds with support for such a levy expressed earlier this year by Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Germany to run northern metro - Financial Times - Sat 05 Dec, 01:15 AM
Operation of one of Britain's last wholly publicly operated rail systems is to pass to Germany's state railway company under a £600m ($988m) project to renovate the Tyne and Wear Metro.

German bank LBBW posts deep quarterly loss - AFP - Thu 03 Dec, 10:37 AM
Germany's biggest regional bank, LBBW, posted on Thursday a deep third-quarter loss owing to higher provisions for losses on bad debts and restructuring costs.

Siemens reports quarterly loss of 1 bln euros - AFP - Thu 03 Dec, 07:54 AM
German industrial giant Siemens said Thursday it suffered a net loss of one billion euros (1.5 billion dollars) in the last quarter of its 2008/09 fiscal year, and expected the current year to be worse.

GM wants 2.7 billion euros in Opel aid: Germany - AFP - Wed 02 Dec, 02:38 PM
General Motors wants 2.7 billion euros (4.1 billion dollars) from European governments to restructure its Opel/Vauxhall unit, but "important questions" are unanswered, Germany said on Wednesday.

Germany presses banks, names 'credit mediator' - AFP - Wed 02 Dec, 01:38 PM
German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle pressed banks again on Wednesday to increase lending as the government named a "credit mediator" to boost business lending.

German automakers 'brace for a tough 2010' 12:55 PM [ AFP ]
German auto sales rise by 20% 11:33 AM [ AFP ]
Six Siemens directors to pay fraud-tied damages 11:19 AM [ AFP ]
Frankfurt airport says wants to raise rates by 12.5 percent 08:07 PM [ AFP ]
German official unemployment dips in November 09:57 AM [ AFP ]

Third MAN exec quits as group struggles with scandal 09:30 PM [ AFP ]
Deutsche Boerse abandons Warsaw Stock bid 03:02 PM [ AFP ]
MAN risks 300 mln euros in corruption costs 01:01 PM [ AFP ]
German energy firm RWE vows CO2 emission cuts: report 08:21 PM [ AFP ]
Merkel says 'critical' need for German bank lending 08:18 PM [ AFP ]

Volkswagen Brazil eyes $3.5-bln investment 01:18 PM [ AFP ]
Volkswagen Brazil to invest $3.5 bln 10:09 AM [ AFP ]
Volkswagen Brazil to invest $3.5 billion over 15 years 11:08 PM [ AFP ]
GM to keep all German Opel plants open 12:18 PM [ AFP ]
GM to keep all Opel plants in Germany open 11:46 AM [ AFP ]

GM vows to keep all Opel plants in Germany open 11:23 AM [ AFP ]
VW's Slovak plant to create 8,500 jobs 01:12 PM [ AFP ]
GM has paid back Opel loans to Germany: Merkel 11:06 AM [ AFP ]
GM to keep Opel plant in German Bochum 10:02 AM [ AFP ]
German firms see brighter future ahead: survey 09:59 AM [ AFP ]

Deutsche Bahn inks lucrative contract in Qatar 12:23 PM [ AFP ]
Top German economists critical of tax relief: report 05:27 PM [ AFP ]
Semi-conductor giant Infineon upgrades outlook 05:26 PM [ AFP ]
Deutsche Bank to be key player in Chinese bank 04:36 AM [ AFP ]
Germany hit by huge credit card recall: report 03:14 PM [ AFP ]

GM to up repayments to US, Canada, repay Germany 01:16 PM [ AFP ]
Bank economist calls for German wage restraint 04:43 PM [ AFP ]
Opel would be finished without Germany: Merkel 06:39 PM [ AFP ]
Germany economy recovers, but advisors slam debt 12:02 PM [ AFP ]
Liberty Global buys German cable operator Unitymedia 09:58 AM [ AFP ]

German growth confirms recession ended: statistics 08:11 AM [ AFP ]
German power group E.ON raises full-year outlook 10:06 AM [ AFP ]
German Hypo Real Estate Bank posts heavy losses 09:55 AM [ AFP ]
Euro dips after disappointing German data 06:22 PM [ AFP ]
German financial sector confidence hits bumps: ZEW 12:43 PM [ AFP ]

E.ON to sell power grid for $1.6 billion 12:05 PM [ AFP ]
German financial sector confidence falls: ZEW 11:40 AM [ AFP ]
E.ON to sell power grid to Tennet for $1.6 billion 11:27 AM [ AFP ]
Germany agrees to fix deficit by 2013: minister 10:36 AM [ AFP ]
German industrial output storms ahead in September 03:58 PM [ AFP ]