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German economy shrank in Q4 as exports slump

David Rising · February 14, 2013 10:49 am

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2012 file photo containers are piling at the harbor in Duisburg, Germany. The German economy shrank by a larger-than-expected 0.6 percent in the final quarter in 2012, official figures showed Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in a clear sign that the European financial crisis took its toll on the continent's largest economy. The quarterly decline was primarily due to a drop in exports as demand weakened from other European nations, many of which are in recession, the Federal Statistical Office said. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Eurozone recession deepens as Germany falters

David Rising, Pan Pylas · February 14, 2013 5:00 am

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, center, arrives for a meeting of the Security Conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. The 49th Munich Security Conference started Friday until Sunday with experts from 90 delegations. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Israel suggests responsibility for Syria airstrike

David Rising, Josef Federman · February 3, 2013 5:00 am

In this photo taken on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. General view of central Berlin, Germany. Buying a home in Berlin is widely viewed as one of the safest investments a German, or any European, can make. That is why some real-estate experts are worried the market could get overheated. Home prices in Germany's largest cities are booming. Building permits and home ownership rates are climbing fast. And the percentage of foreigners snapping up second homes in Germany is on the rise. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German real estate booms as people seek security

David Rising · December 13, 2012 6:09 pm

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel talk as they arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Germans OK Patriot missiles to defend Turkey

David Rising · December 6, 2012 9:24 am

Germany to seek ban of far-right party

David Rising · December 5, 2012 5:53 pm

Survey: Greece seen as most corrupt in EU

David Rising · December 5, 2012 5:00 am

German Chancellor and chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Party, CDU, Angela Merkel delivers her keynote speech at the Party's 2012 convention in Hannover, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. The ruling CDU will elect a new board and re-elect Angela Merkel as the party's chairwoman at the convention. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany’s Merkel sets stage for 2013 elections

David Rising · December 4, 2012 2:58 pm

91-year-old German charged with Nazi crimes

David Rising · November 26, 2012 3:37 pm

Bayer to acquire Schiff; reports Q3 rise in earns

David Rising · October 30, 2012 9:49 am

Survey: German consumers increasingly confident

David Rising · October 26, 2012 8:44 am

Key German optimism indicator falls unexpectedly

David Rising · October 24, 2012 10:09 am