Due to the imperfect service offered by German national rail provider Deutsche Bahn, the company should refrain from increasing fares as planned, experts said Monday.
Housing rents could increase significantly in the coming years when landlords will be allowed to pass on the costs of new climate-friendly insulation to tenants, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Wednesday.
German consumer and business confidence were at three-year high points on Tuesday and Chancellor Angela Merkel forecast that unemployment could fall below three million in Europe's biggest economy.
Twenty years after reunification, eastern German products remain virtually unknown in western Germany, illustrating a lingering economic gap between the two sides to the formerly divided nation.
Deutsche Bank is set to raise up to €9 billion through a rights issue to bolster its capital as global banking regulators finalise tough new rules for the industry, a report said Friday.
German national rail operator Deutsche Bahn on Sunday said it had paid €2.7 million in compensation to 23,000 passengers who suffered sweltering heat onboard high-speed trains with faulty air conditioning units.
German drugstore chain Schlecker has suffered a major online data breach, with the names, addresses and profiles of about 150,000 customers being exposed on the internet, the company announced Friday.
Record growth is lifting the spirits of Germany's traditionally cagey consumers, the GfK institute said Thursday as its household confidence index pointed to a sustained expansion of Europe's biggest economy.
Cash machine withdrawal fees could be capped by the government under a plan being hatched to stop banks stalling on an industry-wide agreement to slash soaring fees, a media report said Thursday.
German banks continue to bicker over how to meet federal regulator demands to reduce exorbitant cash machine fees by August 31, a media report said on Wednesday.
Germany’s advertising watchdog on Tuesday threatened to sue carmaker Opel for misleading customers with a widely advertised promise of a “lifetime guarantee” on all new cars.
As a growing number of German politicians said they would forbid Google from showing their homes on the US internet giant's “Street View” service, the government on Thursday announced plans for a law to protect citizens' privacy on the web.
German consumers will overpay utility companies €1 billion for their electricity this year, according to a study commissioned by the Green party’s parliamentary group.
Telemarketing firms are flouting a law against making unwanted sales calls, prompting Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger to announce Monday she was considering toughening the rules.
German consumers are feeling upbeat following their country’s strong performance in the football World Cup, the warm summer weather and the good news from the job market, the GfK consumer climate study for July has found.
Germany’s top consumer organisation <i>Stiftung Warentest</i> on Tuesday panned the country's banks for the quality of investment advice they offered customers.
A €5 limit on cash machine withdrawal fees offered by banks amid intense criticism and government pressure was dismissed Wednesday by the competition watchdog as not good enough.
Many expats used to free banking back at home are often shocked when they try to open an account in Germany. <b>Joe Morgan</b> uncovers the pitfalls of hidden bank fees.
German sports car maker Porsche received top US consumer ratings on Friday as it reported a jump in sales and retained its status as a leading profit-machine in the global auto industry.
Organic food, widely assumed to be healthier than conventional groceries, usually have no nutritional advantage at all, according to a comprehensive study released Thursday by German consumer organisation <i>Stiftung Warentest</i>.
Good news for the start of Bavaria's beer garden season: Except for capital city Munich, the southern German state's beer prices are expected to remain stable this year.
Hundreds of thousands of Germans may not be able to file their 2009 taxes on time, a media report said on Tuesday. System changes at many of the country’s top banks have led to delays in sending out tax records.
