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Friday, October-31-2025
US stocks are climbing to record levels even as earnings become more uneven, fuelled by investor confidence that central-bank backstops will cushion any downturn. Yet the reporting season exposes the risk that heavy spending on AI, green tech and capacity may not deliver matching returns, raising the odds of a market pullback. Germany, meanwhile, is stuck in neutral: GDP is back at its 2019 level, key industries such as chemicals see no quick recovery, and corporate investment remains cautious.
The auto sector encapsulates the pressure: Volkswagen has posted its first quarterly loss under Oliver Blume and faces higher tariffs and write-downs, even as the chip disruption around Nexperia has not yet halted German production. Monetary and deal activity offer some bright spots: the ECB is pushing ahead with a digital euro by 2029, Unicredit is deepening its presence in Greece via Alpha Bank, and Novo Nordisk has topped a rival bid for Metsera to strengthen its obesity pipeline.
On the equity side, specialty chemicals group Alzchem jumped to the top of the SDax, while Virgin Trains plans to challenge Eurostar, adding long-term competition on the London–continent corridor.
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