Rising construction costs and interest rates often make new apartments a losing proposition for investors in major German cities. Experts explain which criteria and strategies can still make an investment profitable.
A man shot six people and injured at least 16 others in Krakow's main square on Saturday afternoon. The suspected perpetrator was arrested. Among the injured are two police officers and foreigners from Germany, Austria, Portugal, Russia and Great Britain.
Despite Heinz Ketchup's market leadership, the US parent company Kraft Heinz is recording deep red figures and sales losses. The new CEO Cahillane stopped a planned break-up under pressure from Warren Buffett, while management is focusing on innovations and the trend towards weight loss injections.
After the general election in New Zealand, almost 400,000 special votes have not yet been counted. The preliminary results show a parliament that has grown to 131 seats and an extremely close race between the camps.
Paraguay's deposed President Santiago Peña is in custody because he is a flight risk. The judiciary accuses him of breach of trust and self-favoring in connection with the collapse of the digital bank Ueno. His deputy Pedro Alliana was sworn in as his successor.
Francisco Solórzano Foppa was shot dead by four gunmen shortly after arriving at the stadium. The public prosecutor and former head of the tax authority took on powerful interests and defended the journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín. President Bernardo Arévalo sees the murder as a signal against his reform course and the fight against narco-politics. Eight months before the elections, Guatemala is faced with the question of whether Arévalo's reform project can counteract the old power structures.
Rising memory chip prices are making electronic products such as laptops, PCs and smartphones more expensive ahead of the Christmas shopping season. The reason is reduced production and extreme demand due to the global AI boom.
Iran has executed three men linked to nationwide anti-regime protests. State media reports that the men worked for Israel and the USA and set fire to public buildings. Human rights organizations criticize the executions as intimidation and complain about a lack of evidence.
Female board members in DAX, MDax and SDax companies earned more in 2025 and significantly reduced the salary gap with male colleagues.
Pope Leo XIV visits the poverty and violence-ridden Casavalle district in Montevideo. In an emotional speech he calls for an end to indifference towards needy children and then travels on to Argentina.
Shortly before Christmas, prices for electronic items such as PCs, smartphones and SSDs rise massively. The reason is global shortages of semiconductors and memory components due to the so-called 'pork belly cycle' and the enormous AI boom.
German car manufacturers are catching up in electric car innovations, Mercedes-Benz improved to fourth place, VW Group is second. Industry expert Stefan Bratzel sees the bottom out, but warns of high location costs and a slow pace. Chinese manufacturers continue to dominate global electric car sales.
The special votes make up almost 14 percent of all votes and could significantly shift the balance of power in New Zealand. The official result is expected on November 27th. According to the preliminary count, 131 mandates are planned, instead of the usual 120. 66 seats are needed for a majority. Qiulae Wong's Opportunity Party made it into parliament for the first time with almost six percent and is expected to receive seven seats.
Deutsche Börse is introducing 24-hour trading in DAX 40 stocks on its subsidiary platform 360X, including at night and on weekends. However, private investors need a broker that offers the platform. To date, no bank offers this trading for private individuals.
The US military says it fired on a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged merchant ship in the Gulf of Oman after ignoring warnings. At the same time, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard reported that two tankers on unauthorized routes in the Strait of Hormuz had hit mines and caught fire.
The 31st UN Climate Change Conference begins on November 9th in Antalya, Türkiye. Experts warn that with current climate policy the world is heading for 2.8 degrees of global warming instead of achieving the Paris target of 1.5 degrees. Germany is missing its climate goals, Chancellor Merz is missing, and the USA has withdrawn from the agreement. Turkey proposes a new global electrification target.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck central Japan, particularly Aichi Prefecture. At least 24 people were injured. The epicenter was in Shizuoka Prefecture at a depth of around 40 kilometers. Authorities warn of aftershocks, landslides and rock falls, but do not see a tsunami risk.
Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider (SPD) is promoting the switch to electric cars and considers the combustion engine to be a phased-out model in the long term. In his private life, he still drives a 13-year-old diesel. He defends state funding for electric cars and wants to stick to the planned start of European CO2 trading for transport and heating in 2028.
The CDU leadership is to decide on Monday about the nomination of Ilse Aigner as the Union's joint federal presidential candidate. Chancellor Friedrich Merz is expected to propose her for election to the Federal Assembly on January 30th. Aigner, 61 years old, would be the first woman at the head of state and the first CSU politician in this office. The SPD supports them, and the Union and SPD have a majority of around 50 votes in the Federal Assembly.
Three people in the United States have died from measles in a week, including a child in New York, a woman in Pennsylvania and a baby in Wisconsin. The CDC has recorded around 5,200 cases this year, the highest level in decades.
At least 360 arrests were made during nationwide protests in France against high living costs and poor education systems. In Paris, demonstrators marched peacefully from the Place de la République to the Place de la Nation, while police in the capital prevented a banned yellow vest rally near the Élysée Palace. The Interior Minister announced 70,000 security forces.
In Kenya's Masai Mara, rangers and safari operators are testing electric motorcycles and vehicles to reduce noise, save fuel costs and bring the energy transition to nature reserves. Roam Electric supplies the motorcycles, and Emboo River Camp has been using solar-powered safari vehicles since 2019.
On the 27th/28th In October 1961, ten Soviet and ten American battle tanks faced each other at Checkpoint Charlie. Just six days later, GDR pioneers made sketches for a more massive and visually improved border crossing. The plans called for a 2.20 meter wide and 1.60 meter high wall, flagpoles and plant bowls, but were largely not implemented.
