Airbnb In New York, with a population of around eight million, there are thousands of offers on the platform that are illegal according to the guidelines. (Photo: Reuters) New York In view of astronomical rents and an acute shortage of housing in New York, the US east coast metropolis wants to enforce restrictions on short-term … Read more
Reno, Staples, Windeln.de After filing for bankruptcy, more and more companies are threatened with the final end. (Photo: dpa (2), Imago) Düsseldorf More and more companies have to finally shut down operations in insolvency proceedings. Of the 227 large companies that became insolvent in 2022 and filed for bankruptcy, only 42.9 percent could be saved … Read more
WASHINGTON The White House has now said that hospital admissions and deaths related to the corona virus have each fallen by a good 90 percent since January 2021. Corona deaths worldwide are at their lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic. The country is now “in a different phase” than when the corona protection … Read more
Didi The restrictions in China were only lifted in December last year. (Foto: imago images/VCG) Peking Chinese Uber rival Didi on Saturday reported a 19 percent drop in sales in 2022 compared to last year. In its first annual report since its US listing last year, Didi said total sales fell to 140.79 billion yuan ($20.37 … Read more
Opportunity to take sick leave by phone ends The possibility of telephone sick leave for mild cold symptoms without visiting the practice is coming to an end. The special regulation of the Federal Joint Committee of doctors, clinics and health insurance companies introduced in the Corona crisis only applies until this Friday (March 31). Committee … Read more
Mask requirement According to a survey, 48 percent said the mask requirements were completely correct overall and another 25 percent were more or less correct. (Foto: imago images/photosteinmaurer.com) Berlin According to a survey in retrospect, the soon-to-be-ending state corona protection requirements are widely accepted. In a survey by the opinion research institute YouGov on behalf of … Read more
Gallery-Branch in Chemnitz The company intends to close numerous locations in order to make restructuring possible during insolvency proceedings. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Essen The department store group Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof published the long-awaited list on Monday of which branches will be closed and which will continue. According to this, only 77 locations are to be … Read more
BERLIN “The economy needs young professionals with a solid basic education. But all studies on school quality are alarming,” said BDA general manager Steffen Kampeter of the newspaper. The BDA is in favor of an all-day concept that could also include extracurricular offers, for example in the fields of mathematics and natural sciences or careers … Read more
Drugstore chain Rossmann 8.3 percent of retail companies report a situation that threatens their existence. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In view of a severe recession that has become less likely, fewer German companies fear for their economic existence. Only 4.8 percent saw their continued existence threatened in January, as the Munich Ifo Institute announced on Wednesday … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO Visa’s quarterly results exceeded the average expectations of Wall Street pundits. The stock initially rose by around 1.5 percent in after-hours trading. Visa’s international business in particular posted strong growth as tourism and international travel recovered from the coronavirus pandemic. For example, hotel and flight bookings are often paid for by credit card. … Read more