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Christiaan Hetzner is a former writer for Fortune, where he covered Europe’s changing business landscape. He’s reported from Germany for the past two decades and is passionate about tracking industry’s intersection with finance and policy as they collectively target a net-zero society. Shaped by his time in Frankfurt covering the collapse of the dotcom stock market bubble for Dow Jones Newswires, he joined Reuters in 2004 before shifting to commentary and features for Automotive News Europe ten years later. Hailing from upstate New York, he is a graduate of Georgetown University.

UK beer drinkers are seeing their favorite ales get watered down.
LifestyleYou’ve heard about shrinkflation—now get ready for ‘drinkflation’
By Christiaan HetznerJune 20, 2023
Fewer cases of Bud Light are being sold after a boycott decimated demand.
LifestyleAB InBev’s chief marketing exec calls boycott over its Bud Light beer an ‘important wake-up call’ for brands to be ‘very humble’
By Christiaan HetznerJune 20, 2023
Argentine football star Lionel Messi
PoliticsLionel Messi’s reported $25 million deal with Saudi Arabia for a few social media posts and all-expenses-paid family vacations comes with one condition
By Christiaan HetznerJune 19, 2023
Mercedes-Benz plans to trial the integration of OpenAI's ChatGPT in potentially over 900,000 U.S. vehicles.
TechMercedes trials ChatGPT in its vehicles to help them sound more human: Here’s how you can take part
By Christiaan HetznerJune 16, 2023
Google is warning its employees not to enter confidential information into its BardAI chatbot, since it poses a security risk.
TechGoogle is warning its staff to beware of the risks posed by A.I.—including its own
By Christiaan HetznerJune 16, 2023
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has become a vocal critic of ESG investing.
TechElon Musk blasts ESG as ‘the devil’ after tobacco stocks beat Tesla in sustainability indexes
By Christiaan HetznerJune 15, 2023
Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell will not be able to avoid a recession, predicts Deutsche Bank.
FinanceDeutsche Bank’s top minds put U.S. recession chance near 100%—and say avoiding a hard landing would be ‘historically unprecedented’ 
By Christiaan HetznerJune 15, 2023
Garth Brooks came out in support of Bud Light during Pride Month.
FinanceBud Light dethroned as America’s favorite beer despite support from country music legend Garth Brooks 
By Christiaan HetznerJune 14, 2023
Shark Tank's billionaire tycoon Mark Cuban is pushing back against the Bud Light boycott.
FinanceShark Tank billionaire Mark Cuban backs Bud Light over transgender controversy: ‘It’s good business’
By Christiaan HetznerJune 13, 2023
J.P. Morgan's Bob Michele manages $700 billion in investments.
FinanceJPMorgan’s Bob Michele manages $700 billion—and today’s bull run reminds him of the calm before the Lehman collapse
By Christiaan HetznerJune 12, 2023
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FinanceWhile the U.S. economy seems headed for a soft landing, the eurozone just slid into recession
By Christiaan HetznerJune 9, 2023
Hafize Gaye Erkan, seen here in a photo dated March 2017, has been picked to run Turkey's central bank.
EconomyFormer co-CEO of failed U.S. lender First Republic lands on her feet with a new job—taking on one of the toughest tasks in international finance
By Christiaan HetznerJune 9, 2023
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao lost $1.4 billion this week.
FinanceTwo of the richest crypto bros saw nearly $2 billion wiped off their combined wealth following Binance and Coinbase crackdown
By Christiaan HetznerJune 7, 2023
New York City mayor Eric Adams is suing Hyundai and Kia.
TechNew York City is suing 2 carmakers after TikTok revealed just how easily their vehicles can be stolen
By Christiaan HetznerJune 7, 2023
Who will succeed J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon is one of the thorniest questions facing Wall Street.
FinanceKicking the succession can down the road, JPMorgan assures investors Jamie Dimon has no plans to run for U.S. President—yet
By Christiaan HetznerJune 6, 2023
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