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The Mittelstand will redeem German innovation

TALK TO GERMAN bosses these days and sooner or later one will bring up “Buddenbrooks”. Thomas Mann’s epic tale of the eponymous clan of grain merchants and their demise is required reading...

Chinese carmakers are under scrutiny in Europe

Flashy temporary pavilions in Munich’s city centre displaying the latest models from bmw, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen were the public face of iaa Mobility, Germany’s biennial motor show, which ended on September 10th....

A showdown between the DoJ and Google begins

AMERICA’S trustbusters have long had their sights set on big tech. On September 12th in Washington they at last fired their opening shots in the first courtroom battle of the modern internet...

Meet the plucky firms that are beating big tech

BIG TECH keeps getting bigger. So far this year the combined market value of America’s five digital behemoths—Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft—has soared by half, to around $9trn. That is almost...

Trade unions take on more American firms—and not just in America

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the <audio> element.OVER THE past four decades American bosses have grown unused to labour unrest....

Meet the world’s most enduring product

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the <audio> element.Companies can survive for aeons, but their products are usually ephemeral. Apple may...

German builders are on the brink of collapse

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the <audio> element.“We are sending our construction industry into the abyss,” warns Rolf Buch, boss...

TikTok is wading into South-East Asia’s e-commerce wars

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the <audio> element.IN MARCH TIKTOK’S chief executive, Shou Zi Chew, faced angry lawmakers in Washington,...

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