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China is stepping up its fight against "mining" cryptocurrencies such as bitcoins. According to sources told Bloomberg news agency, intensified inspections of people involved in the production of digital coins have been carried out in…

KLM is grappling with the fact that more and more countries are making it mandatory or considering whether to vaccinate flight crews. This could lead to "major operational problems" for KLM, the airline says. KLM will then no…

German car manufacturers may be sued by Greenpeace and environmental NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH). The complainants believe that car manufacturers BMW, Volkswagen and Daimler, as well as oil and gas company Wintershall Dea, are doing too…

Internet giant Google has announced that it will appeal the €500 million fine imposed on the company by the French competition watchdog. The case revolves around the so-called neighbouring rights to news items, of which Google…

Mergers and acquisitions will soon take place in the car industry due to the switch to electric driving. That is what Markus Duesmann, the CEO of the Audi car concern, expects. According to him, this applies to companies that…

The American DIY chain Home Depot achieved record sales in the past quarter as Americans continue to do many jobs in and around the house during the corona crisis. However, sales of building materials, tools, paint and other items…

The stock exchanges in New York started the new trading day with small results on Thursday. With that, the record series of the leading Dow Jones index and the broad S&P 500 seems to have come to a halt for a while. Investors…

Employment in the US corporate sector grew significantly less than expected in July. New figures from payslip processor ADP indicate that many companies struggle to find employees as the economy picks up again and the demand for additional…

The United States has temporarily banned IPOs from Chinese companies. However, the SEC wants first to investigate how to inform investors about the possibility that the Chinese government will take measures against the companies. …

The requiring staff to be vaccinated before returning to the workplace, as tech company Google announced on Wednesday. According to trade unions and employers' organizations, Article 11 of the constitution states that everyone can…