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ECB cuts rates a quarter point amid concerns of tepid growth, impact of Trump trade policies

Dec. 12, 2024 11:22 AM EST

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has cut rates by a quarter percentage point amid signs of weakening growth and concern about the impact of political chaos in France and the possibility of new U.S. import tariffs after Donald Trump takes office as president. The...

European Central Bank cuts rates a quarter point amid concern about tepid growth, impact of Trump trade policies

Dec. 12, 2024 08:18 AM EST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank cuts rates a quarter point amid concern about tepid growth, impact of Trump trade policies.

Today in History: December 10, Teddy Roosevelt first American to win Nobel Prize

Dec. 10, 2024 00:05 AM EST

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 10, the 345th day of 2024. There are 21 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 10, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to win a Nobel Prize, winning the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to negotiate peace in the...

German auto technology supplier Bosch to cut 5,500 jobs, citing stagnant demand for cars and new technology

Nov. 22, 2024 10:23 AM EST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German auto technology supplier Bosch to cut 5,500 jobs, citing stagnant demand for cars and new technology.

Former AP German-language service head Ulrich Renz, who covered Nazi trials, dies at 90

Nov. 14, 2024 14:14 PM EST

BERLIN (AP) — Ulrich Renz, a former head of The Associated Press German-language service who also covered the trials of leaders of the Auschwitz death camp in World War II, has died at the age of 90. Renz died Monday, according to Peter Gehrig, a close friend for 50 years and a...

Deutsche Bank: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 23, 2024 05:24 AM EDT

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Deutsche Bank AG (DB) on Wednesday reported net income of $1.79 billion in its third quarter. The Frankfurt, Germany-based bank said it had earnings of 89 cents per share. The bank posted revenue of $18.25 billion...

US writer Anne Applebaum appeals for arms for Ukraine as she accepts German peace prize

Oct. 20, 2024 11:25 AM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prominent American journalist and historian Anne Applebaum urged continued support for Ukraine as she accepted a prestigious German prize on Sunday, arguing that pacifism in the face of aggression is often nothing more than appeasement. Applebaum made her...

US fines Lufthansa $4 million for treatment of Orthodox Jewish passengers on a 2022 flight

Oct. 15, 2024 14:24 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States fined German airline Lufthansa $4 million for its treatment of a group of Jewish passengers who were denied boarding a 2022 flight in Frankfurt after they had flown to Germany from New York. The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday that...

NFL teams could see more 2-game European trips in league's international playbook

Oct. 01, 2024 05:57 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — London one week, Madrid the next? Two-game trips to Europe could become a regular option for NFL teams as the league looks to increase the number of international games to 16 per season. Cities like Dublin and Berlin hope to join the NFL’s roster of...