* Francis recently issued strong call for financial reform

* Francis recently issued strong call for financial reform

It's been a pretty slow afternoon, but that's not keeping stocks from making a move higher to close out the week. The S&P 500 is up 0.8%, trading around 1665, versus levels around 1659 at 2 PM ET. Meanwhile, in Germany, DAX futures are spiking la

Presented with little comment because frankly everything is now full retard. That is the Dax; This is the Dax on low-volume, mega levitation drugs, at 9pm on a Friday in Germany, when out of nowhere someone goes on a mega buying spree in the Dax futu

E.ON has made its first significant move in Germany's decentralized power market by agreeing to build four combined heat and power units for retailer Metro.

BUDAPEST, May 17 (Reuters) - Hungary's biggest commercial bank OTP is in talks with Germany's Bayerische Landesbank (BayernLB) to buy its Hungarian unit MKB Bank, Hungarian news website origo.hu said on Friday, citing unnamed sources.

* Sees monetary policy staying expansive as long as needed

* Sees monetary policy staying expansive as long as needed

BERLIN, May 17 (Reuters) - European Central Bank Executive Board member Joerg Asmussen said on Friday German growth would pick up in the second quarter of this year but warned Europe's largest...

BERLIN, May 17 (Reuters) - European Central Bank Executive Board member Joerg Asmussen said on Friday German growth would pick up in the second quarter of this year but warned Europe's largest economy risked becoming the "sick man of Europe" again if

FRANKFURT, May 17 (Reuters) - Euribor bank-to-bank lending rates fell on Friday as investors geared up for more monetary easing by the European Central Bank following weak economic data. Falling prices in Germany and France pulled euro zone consumer

FRANKFURT, May 17 (Reuters) - German diversified healthcare group Fresenius will look for further takeovers to underpin its position as Germany's largest private-sector hospitals operator, its chief executive said.

BRUSSELS, May 17 (Reuters) - SES , one of the world's largest commercial satellite operators, reported on Friday a decline of earnings in the first quarter, hit by last year's switch-off of analogue transmissions to Germany, while retaining its full-

MOSCOW, - E.On Russia, the Russian subsidiary of Germany's E.On, has recommended a dividend of 0.29 roubles per share for 2012, worth 18.3 billion roubles ($583 million), General Director Maxim Shirokov said on Friday.

The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, introduced on Wednesday in Germany, brings cars one step closer to autonomous driving.    

Japan’s economy has posted an unexpectedly robust growth rate, but economists said Europe, particularly Germany under Chancellor Angela Merkel, is not willing to learn from Tokyo.    

Vodafone Group will soon be able to offer broadband and TV services over fixed-lines across Germany after signing an agreement with Deutsche Telekom to use its network.

It's a tough job selling electric cars anywhere in huge numbers at the moment, with much of the buying public still skeptical of the potential benefits. Spare a thought for those trying to sell electric cars in Germany then, where buyers are traditio

Wolf Richter   www.testosteronepit.com   www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter At first blush, the German economy appears to be ailing – at first blush because the stock market, in its omniscient manner, is predicting wondrous d

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday emphasized the need for reform of the banking sector, which she said was vital for winning back trust.

FRANKFURT, May 16 (Reuters) - Germany's largest drugmaker Bayer said it agreed to buy privately held Steigerwald Arzneimittelwerk GmbH, a maker of herbal treatments.

COLOGNE, Germany, May 16 (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom said on Thursday it values EE, its joint venture with France Telecom, at 10 billion pounds ($15.2 billion) and said a partial listing of the business was still the preferred option.

BERLIN, May 16 (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Thursday that zero interest rates would not help the "Mittelstand" of small and medium-sized companies with their...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The eurozone proved unable to escape the weak global growth trend, as the region contracted for its sixth straight quarter Wednesday.Germany was the lone bright spot, but even that country failed to provide positive momentum t

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The eurozone proved unable to escape the weak global growth trend, as the region contracted for its sixth straight quarter Wednesday. Germany was the lone bright spot, but even that country failed to provide positive momentum

BRUSSELS, May 16 (Reuters) - Falling prices in Germany and France pulled euro zone consumer inflation to a three-year low in April while imports fell 10 percent in March, as new data showed the depth of the bloc's downturn.

Markets are in the red early in the European trading session. England's FTSE 100 is flat. France's CAC 40 is down 0.5%. Germany's DAX is down 0.4%. Spain's IBEX is down 0.4% Italy's FTSE MIB is down 0.4%. It's pretty quiet in Europe in terms of marke

Vodafone Group PLC (VOD.LN), the telecoms giant, Thursday said that Vodafone Germany has signed a next-generation network access agreement with Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE.XE) which will allow Vodafone to offer high-speed fixed-line broadband and intern

FRANKFURT, May 16 (Reuters) - Vodafone said it agreed a deal with Germany's Deutsche Telekom that will allow the British company to offer its German customers TV over superfast broadband.

LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Vodafone Group PLC : * Germany next-generation network agreement with Deutsche Telekom * Allows Vodafone to offer high-speed fixed-line broadband, IPTV services

By FXstreet:Another day and another monthly low in the EUR/USD. It wasn't a good day for EUR: The common currency hit its lowest level in over a month against the greenback, testing 1.2841 on the back of disappointing GDP readings in France, Germany,

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Germany's Daimler pulled the covers off its new flagship Mercedes-Benz S-Class luxury saloon on Wednesday, a critical product launch for a company struggling to make a dent in the lead that rivals BMW and Audi enjoy in sales and p

Formula One chief under investigation in Germany, where banker was convicted last year after receiving payments, but says he is relaxed about situation

FRANKFURT, May 15 (Reuters) - Rewe, one of Germany's largest retailers, said it is looking to sell its ProMarkt chain of consumer electronics stores because it is unable to compete with competition...

FRANKFURT, May 15 (Reuters) - Rewe, one of Germany's largest retailers, said it is looking to sell its ProMarkt chain of consumer electronics stores because it is unable to compete with competition from online retailers such as Amazon.com.

After retracing 61.8% of the gold crash, spot gold prices have fallen back and are now trading back under $1400 for the first time in four weeks. It would seem more time is perhaps needed to enable the gathering of physical gold to fufill Germany's d

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasurys rose Wednesday morning after data showed that the euro-zone economy continued to contract. Euro-zone GDP dropped 0.2% in the first quarter of 2013, even though Germany's GDP gained a slight 0.1%. As prices climbed,

Euro-Zone Recession Extends Into 2013 (WSJ) Economic output contracted in the euro zone for a sixth-straight quarter, as a slight recovery in Germany failed to offset recessions in France and Italy. The report underlines a challenge facing European p

Germany has returned to growth but it is weak growth at best, while the eurozone GDP data has added fuel to the austerity versus growth debte

DRESDEN, Germany, May 15 (Reuters) - A concert in a carfactory using parts of a luxury sedan as percussion instrumentsis one thing, but a Volkswagen suspended above the New YorkPhilharmonic creates another level of musical drama entirely.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank shares leapt as much as 17.6 percent on Wednesday as investors bought back stock sold in anticipation of a share placing by Germany's bank bailout fund, which was...

BERLIN, May 15 (Reuters) - Investment will return soon to breathe new life into Germany's economy, a top cabinet minister and ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel told Reuters on Wednesday after data...

BERLIN, May 15 (Reuters) - Investment will return soon to breathe new life into Germany's economy, a top cabinet minister and ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel told Reuters on Wednesday after data...

* Signals 2nd year of solid, inflation-busting wage hikes

* Signals 2nd year of solid, inflation-busting wage hikes

* Signals 2nd year of solid, inflation-busting wage hikes

FRANKFURT, May 15 (Reuters) - General Motors' loss-making European brand Opel will move production of themulti-purpose vehicle Zafira to Ruesselsheim in Germany, shoringup its headquarters as it prepares to close another German site.

FRANKFURT, May 15 (Reuters) - General Motors' loss-making European brand Opel will move production of the multi-purpose vehicle Zafira to Ruesselsheim in Germany, shoring up its headquarters as it...