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Die Bundeswirtschaftsministerin hat nach SPIEGEL-Informationen sechs Konzernvertreter aufgefordert, mehr Gas einzuspeichern.
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Die Bundeswirtschaftsministerin hat nach SPIEGEL-Informationen sechs Konzernvertreter aufgefordert, mehr Gas einzuspeichern. Offenbar mit mäßigem Erfolg.
Von Stefan Schultz
02.10.2026, 19.58 Uhr

Bayer is building a new $2.2 billion pharmaceutical plant in New Albany, Ohio, to produce cancer, heart and kidney drugs and create 600 jobs. The investment strengthens the US business in the face of price pressure from Trump's MFN initiative and is expected to be operational from 2031.

On Friday, major U.S. stock indexes rose despite a weaker-than-expected jobs report for September. The Dow Jones gained 0.6 percent, the S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent and the Nasdaq gained 1.1 percent. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2 percent, while only 29,000 new jobs were created outside of agriculture - well below expectations of 90,000. The data dampens speculation about further interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.

The Federal Audit Office warns that the planned pension reform could result in up to 46 percent of tax revenue being used for pensions, which would place a one-sided burden on the federal budget. The rate is currently around 29 percent, and the coalition's first pension package could cause follow-up costs of 210 billion euros by 2040.

The Federal Audit Office warns that by 2040 almost half of federal tax revenue could be used up for pension expenses, currently around 30 percent. The current pension package from 2025 and the planned new reform are placing increasing strain on the budget, in particular due to the exit from the early pension without deductions and the dependence of the capital pension on stock market developments.

The DAX gained 1.17 percent to 25,231.20 points, supported by positive US guidance, falling oil prices and strong AI stocks such as Infineon. Weaker than expected US labor market data sparked hopes that the Fed would adopt a less aggressive interest rate policy. At the same time, inflation in the euro zone fell to its highest level in three years, while the G7 reserve release depressed oil prices and Nike fell sharply after disappointing quarterly figures.

The federal government has started the application process for the reprivatization of the nationalized gas company Sefe, according to sources from the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Lazard is accompanying the process, which is scheduled to begin in early 2027. Sefe, Germany's largest gas importer, was nationalized after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and rescued with six billion euros. The value is currently estimated at this amount.