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Handelsblatt

http://www.handelsblatt.com/

Düsseldorf
Language : German
Circulation : 146,200

http://www.handelsblatt.com/
Language : German

German business journal of report. Founded in 1946, the nation’s number one economic, financial and stock exchange daily is, like weekly Die Zeit, owned by the Holtzbrink group. Since 1999 Handelsblatt has been a partner in the Dow Jones group, which owns the Wall Street Journal, giving it access to this press giant’s vast network of correspondents.

With 26.6 million visits per month, Handelsblatt online is most consulted financial website in Germany. Complementing the print edition, the web version is adapted to a readership seeking information in real time.

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Single currency | Euro, go east!

With its monetary union weakened by the crisis, the EU shouldn’t be afraid of enlarging the eurozone. Handelsblatt recommends rapidly integrating the more dynamic economies to the east, which have been scorned for too long as the weakest links in the system.

Published on 18 Feb 2010 | Handelsblatt

China | Look who's coming to Europe

Pressing ahead with its worldwide expansion agenda, China is now snatching up contracts in highly-indebted Eastern Europe. Beijing is hell bent on out-leveraging the Western competition there by offering dumping prices and cheap loans. But this is not just about fat contracts, writes the Handelsblatt: the Middle Kingdom is also buying political sway.

Published on 23 Sep 2009 | Handelsblatt

Automotive Industry | Might electric cars just fizzle out?

Frankfurt is holding its 63rd International Motor Show from 17 to 27 September. This year’s high mass for fast cars gives top billing to clean machines. But, warns the German daily Handelsblatt, this sudden craze may well prove a flash in the pan.

Published on 17 Sep 2009 | Handelsblatt

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