18+ hour, 39+ min ago   (509+ words) Champagne's harvest is underway, with most growers in the vines from Aug. 20 to 25. That is roughly two weeks earlier than the norm in recent years. In the years before 2000, growers usually harvested in September or October. The sparkling wine generated…...

18+ hour, 38+ min ago   (696+ words) German retirement has long been a state affair. That is changing, and the money world is paying close attention. The reform, driven by the government and built on groundwork laid under the previous administration starting in 2023, replaces the Riester system…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (483+ words) Self-driving taxis are already picking up passengers in China, and now the companies behind them are setting their sights on European streets. Uber and Pony.ai, a self-driving tech company based in Guangzhou, China, are aiming to deploy 2,000 autonomous vehicles…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (584+ words) Uber is teaming up with Pony.ai, a Chinese self-driving tech company, to put 2,000 robotaxis on European roads. The deal also covers the Middle East, though the companies did not say which cities or when the rollout will happen. The…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (667+ words) The Danube River is the quiet backbone of Hungary's power grid. When it drops too low, the country's largest nuclear plant gets dangerously close to shutting down. That is exactly what happened this month, and now the government is publicly…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (355+ words) Three years ago, Stellantis had a clear plan for South America. Now the company is tearing it up. During a Sao Paulo press event on August 13, 2026, Herlander Zola, Stellantis's South America chief, told reporters at 1:40 p.m. local time that the company…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (585+ words) The modern wind industry was built in Europe. Now its own rules may be stopping it from defending that lead. Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen says European competition laws are checking the wrong thing. Regulators only look at whether a merger…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (362+ words) The attacks have made insurers wary, and they are raising their rates accordingly. The International Energy Agency's monthly report on Wednesday indicated that war-risk premiums in the region have approximately doubled. That extra cost gets passed down the line, pushing…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (416+ words) Europe's heat wave is having a dual effect: temperatures are climbing and electricity prices are climbing with them. "London is forecast to hit 33C (91.4F) on Wednesday and push toward 37C on Thursday," the UK Met Office said, a mark that would come…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (524+ words) There is one number that can change a driver's mind faster than almost anything else: the price at the pump. In Germany, that number is now steering more people into electric cars than ever before. Huk-Coburg surveyed German drivers and…...