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René Springer, the labor and social policy spokesperson for the AfD faction, expressed his condolences to Bärbel Bas and her family after the death of a family member and wished her strength and time to process the loss. The AfD faction has often represented fundamentally different positions in labor and social policy and has had harsh confrontations with Bas. He even demanded her dismissal as Minister and continues to stand by this political assessment, wrote Springer. At the same time, political opposition should not obscure the view of the person behind the office. Bas' decision to withdraw from the front row of politics during this difficult phase of life deserves respect. #Mitgefühl #Politik #Verlust (translated)

The popularity of President Emmanuel Macron has fallen to its lowest level since he took office in 2017, with only 15 percent of the French giving him a positive rating, and citizens mainly citing high energy costs and state debt as major concerns. #Macron #Frankreich #Umfrage (translated)

The Higher Regional Court of Vienna dismissed the damage claim by Michael Sachs, the former Vice President of the Federal Administrative Court, against the Republic of Austria, as he lacked sufficient knowledge about the Federal Competition Authority, despite his prioritized assessment by the evaluation commission. #ÖVP #Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde #Wirtschaft (translated)

Florian Warweg wrote that after France, the Netherlands has now also withdrawn a large part of its gold reserves from the USA, citing "geopolitical risks" as the reason. He asked the federal government whether it shares this assessment of its EU partners and what it means for the 1,200 tons of German gold in New York. To put the response from the Federal Ministry of Finance into context, Warweg explained that the federal government is the owner of the state assets stored at the Federal Reserve, valued at around 160 billion euros. The Bundesbank merely manages it on behalf of the federal government. #Goldreserven #Geopolitik #Bundesregierung (translated)

LarsInvest criticized that Google reviews are, according to him, not very reliable: even a hairdresser with 4.8 stars can deliver a very bad haircut. He claimed that more than 90 percent of the reviews deleted worldwide are removed in Germany. He cited the legal situation as the reason, according to which reviewers must prove that they were customers there in the event of a dispute with the business. This deters many and has led to the emergence of a "removal industry" specialized in removing negative reviews, consisting of law firms and agencies, he wrote. Therefore, it hardly pays off to leave a review for bad food or service. As a positive point, he noted that the number of deleted reviews is now displayed. #Bewertungen #Friseurbesuch #Kundenservice (translated)

Despite the challenges at the production site in Germany, the 40 DAX companies are showing positive development with increasing revenues and profits, which makes them competitive in international comparison and currently makes the DAX valuation appear favorable. #Dax #Aktienmarkt #Finanzen (translated)

Apollo News reported that 53 percent of Germans wanted to examine collaboration with the AfD on a case-by-case basis, while 51 percent rejected a party ban. In the personal evaluation, Chancellor Friedrich Merz achieved a new negative record. https://t.co/J9TIAxOlIZ #Deutschland #Politik #AfD (translated)

Tobias Ulbrich wrote on October 5, 2026, that the Cologne Higher Regional Court announced in three appeal proceedings against Moderna that it would overturn the first-instance judgments of the Cologne and Bonn District Courts due to serious procedural errors and remit the cases. This marked the first time that proceedings against Moderna were held in North Rhine-Westphalia; previously, there had been proceedings against AstraZeneca or BioNTech there. According to Ulbrich, the procedural errors mainly concerned the assessment of a negative benefit-risk ratio. He stated that the courts should not have used an evaluation by the CHMP based on data from the defendant as an expert opinion; this was to be criticized according to the case law of the Federal Court of Justice. The lawsuits had been sufficiently coherently presented. For a claim for information, it was not necessary to submit all findings and patient records without gaps; it was sufficient to provide facts from which the significance of the evidence could be derived. Also regarding the claim for information, the plaintiffs reportedly made sufficiently plausible statements, according to Ulbrich. The opposing party was given until October 26, 2026, to explain why the Senate should not annul and remit the case itself but rather decide on the claim for information. The announcement of the decisions was scheduled for November 16, 2026. The case numbers were 5 U 75/25, 5 U 62/25, and 5 U 67/25. Ulbrich included a report on one of the three preliminary proceedings before the Bonn District Court. https://t.co/H1KXCDNJBf #Impfgeschädigte #Rechtsprechung #Moderna (translated)

Blocktrainer reported that different positions regarding the planned change in crypto taxation were gradually emerging within the Union, after the responses from members of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group had long been almost identical. Parliamentary group leader Thorsten Frei described the assessment as unclear and simultaneously pointed to the group's responsibility to ensure adequate funding for the federal budget. He did not rule out compromises. CDU member Roderich Kiesewetter, on the other hand, saw no convincing reason to treat Bitcoin differently from gold. He argued that Bitcoin fundamentally differs from traditional investments due to the absence of an issuer, ongoing interest or dividend payments, and the securitization of company shares. He referred to proximity to physical gold or foreign currencies as an appropriate benchmark within the framework of § 23 EStG. CSU member Lenz saw no reason to change the existing regulation, citing the coalition agreement and tax law principles. Felix Schreiner, parliamentary manager of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, described the holding period as sensible because it promotes long-term and self-responsible wealth accumulation. He viewed a blanket abolition critically and announced his intention to advocate for the maintenance of the one-year holding period in the further parliamentary process. Blocktrainer also called on Union representatives to be contacted and to point out the problems it sees with the planned change. #KryptoSteuer #Bitcoin #Bundestag (translated)

Maxim Röder wrote that he completely sold Applovin for a profit at the beginning of 2026. The stock then traded sideways for months and at times was significantly above his selling price, but is now around 41 percent below. The price trend shows him that evaluations of his decision changed depending on the stock's performance. For assessing Applovin, it is more important to understand the operational business and the valuation drivers, Röder wrote. The company has achieved a dominant position in mobile gaming with its AXON engine. Since the entire mobile gaming market is only growing organically in the low single-digit percentage range, gaming alone, in his opinion, can no longer enable sustainable hypergrowth rates. While the segment continues to generate high cash flows, it is not a sufficient growth driver for a hypergrowth valuation. The management is therefore trying to penetrate e-commerce and web advertising. However, this step is not proceeding linearly, Röder wrote. Outside of mobile gaming, Applovin lacks a natural moat; at the same time, training and computing costs are rising in the short term, and the market is skeptical. Analyst forecasts for medium-term revenue growth are already falling below 30 percent starting in 2027, he stated. Ultimately, it will be crucial whether the management is right with its e-commerce vision. #Aktienmarkt #Investieren #MobileGaming (translated)

Frank Schäffler wrote that Union faction leader Thorsten Frei described the assessment of the Bitcoin holding period as unclear and pointed out that the budget needed to be financed. Schäffler concluded that long-term savers should therefore pay a tax relief, and referred to this as a fictitious entry rather than as counter-financing. #Haltefrist https://t.co/wF9OlXsxmn #Bitcoin #Steuern #Finanzen (translated)

The contact debt is back! BSW politician Claudia Wittig is effectively banned from cafés in Halle for political reasons, just because she does not adhere to the firewall and also talks to the AfD! She received an email from café owner Hansen. In it, she was asked to avoid his 3 venues in the future! Reason: One does not support politics "from the right edge" and no one who supports it. Now the café owner is complaining that his email inbox is overflowing and that negative reviews are coming in on his Google profile by the minute! The relevant venues of the Hansen trading group are: Roter Horizont Bunūel Connoisseur... #Politik #Halle #Meinungsfreiheit (translated)

Die US-Luftfahrtaufsicht FAA wolle über die Zertifizierung der 737 Max 10 erst nach einer Bewertung des neu bekanntgewordenen Problems entscheiden, sagte Behördenchef Bryan Bedford vor Journalistinnen und Journalisten, wie der Finanzdienst Bloomberg heute berichtete. #Boeing737Max #Softwarefehler #Luftfahrt