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Germany marks the 35th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall with concerts, art, and tributes, emphasizing freedom and unity.

Germany marked 35 years since the Berlin Wall fell with festivities on Saturday under the theme "Preserve Freedom!", against the somber backdrop of war in Gaza and Ukraine, and fears that democracy is under attack around the world.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, mired in crisis after his three-party coalition collapsed this week, said Friday he is open to talks on whether to move forward snap elections.

Budapest meeting finds consensus on need to raise growth and productivity as ‘America first’ protectionism looms

The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has sacked his finance minister Christian Lindner escalating a long conflict in the German government and ultimately causing the fragile coalition between Social Democrats, Greens, and the Free Democratic Party to collapse. For once, Scholz, often mocked as a robotic speaker without emotion, appeared to…

Conservative leader wants confidence vote now, triggering January election, as poll shows over half of Germans agree.

At times it felt like the three parties thought they were governing three completely different countries

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are down -0.10%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are down -0.13% this morning as investors took a breather at the end of an eventful week that saw Donald Trump reclaim the U.S. presidency and the Federal Reserve cut rates.

German Chancellor Scholz's decision to fire finance minister triggers confidence vote and potential early elections amid economic policy disagreements.