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
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
Goeppingen A stone in a switch is enough to stop traffic on a railway line. This is always a problem, but especially so: Deutsche Bahn has never been so unpunctual. A small army of 11,000 maintenance workers is supposed to remedy the situation, they take care of the problems on the tracks. More staff would … Read more
– Hannover In 2022, the deficit of around 52 million euros will be significantly higher than in the previous year, also due to a lack of additional income, said the CEO of Deutsche Messe AG, Jochen Köckler, of the “Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung” (HAZ/Saturday). “Overall, however, we are on schedule and are confident of making our … Read more
– Brian Chesky “I trust you – and flexibility only works if you trust the people on your team,” writes the Airbnb boss. – (Photo: AP) – – – – San Francisco The apartment broker Airbnb does not want to force its employees back into the office even after the end of the corona pandemic. … Read more
– Frankfurt banking skyline The Verdi union has agreed on a new collective agreement with state and development banks and some savings banks. There is more money and agreements to work from home. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Frankfurt The employees of state and development banks as well as several savings banks in … Read more
– New housing construction in Rostock Due to bottlenecks, companies are planning to raise their prices. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Berlin In view of the more expensive materials, German construction companies are planning price increases across the board. In building construction, every second company is currently calculating with price adjustments for the … Read more
– Mark Zuckerberg The Meta boss was surprisingly seen virtually at the SXSW tech fair. – Bild: © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP – Austin, Texas He was the surprise virtual guest at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas: Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook — today’s meta — announced his attendance just a day … Read more
– Coronavirus In a test center, an employee takes a swab for a rapid corona test. Photo: Sina Schuldt/dpa – (Photo: dpa) – – – – The sheer volume of tests is pushing laboratories and health authorities to their capacity limits. And the question is getting louder and louder: are the PCR tests becoming scarce? … Read more
Opening of the viewing platform of the new One Vanderbilt high-rise in New York Most of the building is already rented. Photo / John Minchillo, AP – (Photo: AP) – – – – New York Aby Rosen takes a pragmatic view of the matter. “As a landlord you have to offer more today. The companies … Read more