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Austrian oil and gas group OMV said on Tuesday it expected a positive impact of around 210 million euros ($ 215.4 million) on its fourthquarter incomes from an arbitral award linked to its German gas supply contract with Gazprom. The Vienna-based company included the favorable net effect would be tape-recorded in the tidy operating outcome of its Gas Marketing && . Power business unit. OMV stated in November it had received an award of more than. 230 million euros from the International Chamber of Commerce in. connection with irregular German gas supplies from Gazprom. Export. In a fourth-quarter trading update,...

Germany will hold snap elections on Feb. 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition. Here are the main parties competing, their survey standings, and the crucial policy problems: PARTIES Germany has two centrist, big camping tent celebrations: Scholz's. centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) and the opposition. conservatives, an alliance of the Christian Democrats (CDU) and. their Bavarian sis party the Christian Social Union (CSU). However, they have both lost assistance in the last few years, with. smaller sized celebrations such as the environmental Greens and far-right. Option for Germany (AfD) gaining ground. The SPD, conservatives, Greens and AfD...

Berlin has sounded out prospective buyers for Uniper in a deal that might see the government selling its whole holding in the $18.8. billion energy utility, 3 individuals with knowledge of the. matter stated. Germany's federal government, which owns 99.12% of the company after. nationalising it in 2022 during Europe's energy crisis, is. pursuing a partial stake sale, or re-IPO, of around 25% as a. chosen alternative, however is also weighing leaving its holding in. one go, individuals stated. Celebrations that have actually been approached about a complete sale include. New York-headquartered Brookfield, 2 of the. sources said. A complete...

Berlin has sounded out possible buyers for Uniper in a deal that could see the federal government offering its whole holding in the $18.8. billion energy utility, three individuals with understanding of the. matter stated. Germany's federal government, which owns 99.12% of the company after. nationalising it in 2022 throughout Europe's energy crisis, is. pursuing a partial stake sale, or re-IPO, of around 25% as a. preferred alternative, but is likewise weighing leaving its holding in. one go, individuals stated. Celebrations that have actually been approached about a full sale consist of. Canadian fund Brookfield, two of the sources said....

Locally-focused British stocks were knocked on Wednesday together with sterling, while benchmark UK gilt yields soared as investors faced the potential customers of greater interest rates and persistent inflation. The domestically-focused FTSE 250 mid-cap index fell nearly 2% to a five-month low. The blue-chip FTSE 100 was broadly flat, cushioned by a 1% drop in sterling that helped global companies on the index that draw a major part of their profits overseas. A selloff in some of the world's greatest federal government bond markets appeared more pronounced in UK gilts , fanning worries about the effect of higher loaning expenses...

European shares dipped on Wednesday, as bond yields surged after financiers priced in less interest rate cuts in Europe and the U.S. this year, while concerns about brand-new tariffs under Donald Trump's presidency likewise weighed on belief. The pan-European STOXX 600 closed down 0.2%, with most regional bourses also in the red. Yields across European government bonds shot up, with the those on the German standard 10-year notes striking their highest level in more than five months, mirroring a rise in U.S. Treasury yields. British federal government bonds took a larger pounding, sending the 30-year yields to a brand-new 26-year...

Germany's greenhouse gas emissions fell 3% in 2024 compared to the previous year, climate think tank Agora said in a report on Tuesday, associating the decrease to financial weakness, mild weather and effective climate policies. Emissions in Europe's biggest economy dipped to 656 million metric lots of co2 equivalent last year, marking a. 48% decrease from 1990 and undershooting an annual cap by more. than 5%, according to the report. Germany is seeking to lower general emissions by 65% by. 2030 compared to 1990, and the country's 2024 emissions were 36. million lots lower than the yearly cap stated by...

XRG, the global financial investments arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), stated on Thursday it will become the brand-new majority investor in Covestro after the German chemicals maker's. shareholders authorized a takeover offer. Shares tendered and purchased by XRG are comparable to 91.32%. of Covestro's overall impressive shares, XRG said. The takeover. still requires to fulfill regulative conditions and is anticipated to. close in the second half of next year. ADNOC struck a handle October to purchase Covestro for 14.7. billion euros ($ 15.28 billion), consisting of financial obligation, for what will be. its biggest ever takeover. The...

German regional energy MVV Energie on Thursday reported a halving of annual profit however proposed a dividend increase of 9% for its 2024 ended in September. MVV, based in Mannheim where the city owns a 50.1% stake in the business, stated it planned to raise its dividend to 1.25 euros per share for 2024 from 1.15 euros the previous year. MVV has actually long held licensed targets to shift to low-carbon heat along with electricity-, waste- and biomass-based energy products for industry and household consumers ahead of some bigger sector peers. Changed incomes before interest and tax (EBIT). totaled up...

Battery maker Automotive Cells Business (ACC) is set to sign a brand-new loan to fund the second production block of its gigafactory in northern France, a. business representative stated, as it increases output in spite of Europe's. slow electric car market. The loan, guaranteed by ACC's 2 primary investors, automobile. makers Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz Group,. deserves around 1 billion euros ($ 1.05 billion), two sources. knowledgeable about the matter said, verifying a report by paper. Les Echos. Stellantis and Mercedes did not react to ask for. comment. Smaller sized investor TotalEnergies decreased to. comment. The factory already operates one production...

Personal equity company EQT said on Thursday it is introducing a brand-new energy shift financial investment method with the acquisition of ju: niz. Energy, a German battery storage organization. Under EQT Infrastructure, the method will see investment. directed towards companies operating in new energy transition. infrastructure, such as electrification, electrical lorry. charging, electric heat pumps, advanced recycling and battery. storage across The United States and Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific. The acquisition of ju: niz Energy, headquartered in Aschheim,. Germany, from its founder for an undisclosed quantity, will be. moneyed with balance sheet capital, EQT said. Investments under the method...

Private equity firm EQT is releasing a brand-new energy shift fund by obtaining ju: niz Energy, a German battery storage company, sources acquainted with the matter informed Reuters. The fund will become part of EQT Infrastructure and purchase companies running in the energy transition area, such as companies in electrification, electric lorry charging, electrical heat pumps, advanced recycling and battery storage throughout The United States And Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Its very first investment is the acquisition of ju: niz Energy, headquartered in Aschheim, Germany, from its creator for an undisclosed...

International auto suppliers are exercising how much of their production can be relocated to the United States, or closer to it, as a defense against tariffs promised by Presidentelect Donald Trump, according to market executives at CES in Las Vegas. The auto market has currently experienced 8 years of U.S. protectionism, from real and threatened tariffs throughout Trump's. initially term and after that more tariffs and the U.S. Inflation. Reduction Act under President Joe Biden. Most of those steps. were aimed squarely at China, in specific a proposition by the. Biden administration to bar Chinese software application and hardware from....

Dealmaking in India's cement sector is in the spotlight again, after UltraTech Cement, the country's top cement maker, stated on Friday it will buy an 8.7%. stake in smaller competing Star Cement for $100 million. Ultratech is locked in a strong battle with billionaire. Gautam Adani's corporation, as the rivals snap up smaller sized firms. in a bid to capitalise on expectations of heavy federal government. costs on infrastructure. Here is a timeline of a few of the major deals revealed in. the sector given that Adani's foray in 2022: ADANI GROUP-HOLCIM AG, MAY 2022: Adani Group entered the Indian...

Arcadium Lithium said on Monday its investors have actually voted in favor of a $6.7 billion sale to Australian mining giant Rio Tinto. Shares of Arcadium Lithium rose about 7% in extended trading after the business stated that about 98% of its investors had enacted favor of the sale. The deal, expected to close in mid-2025, will catapult Rio Tinto to the world's third-largest lithium miner position, simply behind Albemarle and SQM. Arcadium is facing legal obstacles, as some investors have submitted claims versus it declaring misrepresentation, concealment and neglect relating to the takeover offer, the business revealed in a...

New cars and truck sales development in Europe turned unfavorable again in November, after showing a meagre development in October, weighed by sharp declines in France and Italy, and a. stagnancy in Germany, industry information revealed on Thursday. The downturn in electrical lorry (EV) sales was only partly. offset by the growth of hybrid-electric vehicle registrations, which. topped fuel for a third consecutive month, according to the. European Vehicle Manufacturers Association (ACEA). WHY IT'S IMPORTANT European automakers are battling with weak need, high. production expenses, and handling the shift to EVs, while attempting to. ward off competition from China. BY...

Tesla implicated Germany's IG Metall union of attempting to sow discontent at the EV maker's gigafactory near Berlin by seeking to oust the head of the works council, in the current sign of the sour relationship in between the 2 sides. IG Metall, Germany's most effective union, stated previously it had filed a movement with a local court to get rid of the plant's. works council head - who is not a member of the union - from the. committee. The union cited infractions to German labour law restricting. IG Metall's influence and avoiding it from properly. representing employees' interests....

The U.S. Environmental Defense Firm stated on Friday it has actually not made a decision yet on whether to approve California's landmark strategy to end the sale of gasolineonly vehicles by 2035. A senior California Air Resources Board official informed Reuters in October the state anticipates the EPA to grant a waiver under the Clean Air Act to California to implement its plan to require that a minimum of 80% of new cars and trucks offered be electrical by 2035 and up to 20% plug-in hybrid designs. California's rules have been embraced by 11 other states including New york city,...

Gold might extend its record face 2025 as further interest rate cuts from significant central banks and the prospect of a weaker dollar will increase demand for the safehaven property, Heraeus Valuable Metals stated on Tuesday. Heraeus anticipates gold rates to range from $2,450 to $2,950 per ounce in 2025, influenced by continued purchasing by significant main banks, albeit in lower amounts than in 2024, geopolitical threats in Ukraine and the Middle East. Gold, frequently used as a safe shop of worth during times of political and monetary unpredictability, tends to appreciate on expectations of lower interest rates, which reduce...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz revealed a number of procedures to prop up Germany's ailing steel sector on Monday after he met with industry representatives to go over high energy rates, cheap Asian competitors and an economic decline. In a statement issued by his representative, Scholz said he would start the extension of state aid permitting companies to switch staff members to much shorter working hours throughout an economic slump. He also stated his federal government would seek to top the expenses of electricity transmission at 3 cents per kilowatt hour, partly fund the expenses of the transmission grids and make sure...

Almost 100,000 workers signed up with walkouts at Volkswagen's German plants on Monday in protest at management plans to cut wages and even close sites at Europe's most significant carmaker, the IG Metall union said, threatening further commercial action. With two-hour strikes by workers on morning shifts and early walkouts on evening shifts, an overall of 98,650 staff members at 9 plants throughout Germany took part in the industrial action, said the union on Tuesday. Volkswagen has actually threatened to close plants in Germany for the first time in its 87-year history to minimize costs and increase profit. European carmakers...

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius wishes to purchase 4 submarines in a deal worth over 4.7 billion euros ($ 5 billion) that need to be put to a. parliamentary spending committee for approval, 2 sources informed. Reuters on Friday, validating a report. In a request sent to the committee, the ministry says. the acquisition is required for Germany to satisfy brand-new NATO. requirements for better protection of the alliance's northern. flank, according to Spiegel news publication, which has seen the. documents. Spiegel reported that the ministry is looking for to procure. 4 more submarines of the type U212CD, produced by....

Heidelberg Materials has actually struck an offer to buy U.S. business Giant Cement Holding and its subsidiaries for $600 million, it said on Thursday, the current acquisition by the German company to expand its grip in the United States. The deal, to be finished in the first quarter of 2025, is expected to contribute around $60 million in incomes before interest, taxes, devaluation and amortisation (EBITDA). in the first year of operation, before significant additional. synergies, Heidelberg stated in a declaration. The acquisition ... will even more enhance our cement. footprint in the growing Southeastern U.S. and New England. markets,...

German commercial conglomerate Thyssenkrupp has not prepared a detailed proposal on how it intends to cut some 40% of tasks in its steel department, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported, raising questions on the practicality of its restructuring strategies. Under the strategies announced today, Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe (TKSE), which has a labor force of 27,000, stated it would cut 11,000 jobs in overall - 5,000 of which would be removed by 2030 and another 6,000 shed through spin-offs or divestitures. Beyond the figure of 11,000 tasks, however, it is unclear how Thyssenkrupp prepares to carry out the job cuts or reduce steel...