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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.

Russian president Vladimir Putin takes the oath of office in May after his reelection.
FinanceRussian central bank takes desperate stand to halt collapsing ruble and fierce inflation
By Christiaan HetznerNovember 28, 2024
Eric Schmidt speaks onstage during the 2024 TIME100 Summit
AIGen Z men could ditch real women for AI, warns ex–Google CEO Eric Schmidt after a tragic suicide involving a chatbot
By Christiaan HetznerNovember 28, 2024
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen speaks at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco.
FinanceMarc Andreessen tells Joe Rogan that Silicon Valley is split in half following Trump’s win: ‘There’s now two kinds of dinner parties’
By Christiaan HetznerNovember 27, 2024
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
AIElon Musk’s lawsuit could be the least of OpenAI’s problems—shedding its nonprofit status will cost a fortune
By Christiaan HetznerNovember 23, 2024
Ken Griffin, chief executive officer and founder of Citadel Advisors LLC, speaks during an Economic Club of New York event in New York, US
CompaniesTrump tariffs risk turning American businesses into corporate welfare recipients, warns Citadel’s Ken Griffin
By Christiaan HetznerNovember 22, 2024
Donald Trump speaks during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach
RetailWalmart just leveled with Americans: China won’t be paying for Trump’s tariffs, in all likelihood you will
By Christiaan HetznerNovember 22, 2024
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in his trademark black leather jacket.
AIThree mystery whales have each spent $10 billion–plus on Nvidia’s AI chips so far this year
By Christiaan HetznerNovember 21, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk talk ring side during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16.
PoliticsElon Musk’s first order of business in Trump administration: Kill remote work
By Christiaan HetznerNovember 21, 2024
Jaguar's new brand campaign aesthetic
CompaniesJaguar’s rebrand backfired and is being widely mocked—with even Elon Musk piling on
By Christiaan HetznerNovember 20, 2024
Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks during the Nvidia AI Summit Japan in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024
AIJensen Huang must answer 3 main questions when Nvidia reports earnings
By Christiaan HetznerNovember 19, 2024
Bill Hwang, founder of Archegos Capital Management, arrives at federal court in New York
FinanceArchegos founder Bill Hwang tells court he can’t pay $10 billion compensation to victims because he’s only a millionaire
By Christiaan HetznerNovember 19, 2024
Gold bars for sale in the Grand Bazaar.
FinanceDonald Trump’s presidency could light a speculative fire under gold, pushing the price to a fresh all-time high
By Christiaan HetznerNovember 18, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk talk ring side during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024
PoliticsElon Musk’s Trump gamble keeps paying dividends as advertisers resume spending on X after high-profile departure
By Christiaan HetznerNovember 18, 2024
Elon Musk speaking at a Donald Trump Campaign Rally At Madison Square Garden In NYC
PoliticsElon Musk is hiring for his DOGE taskforce—but you’ll need to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting 
By Christiaan HetznerNovember 15, 2024
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PoliticsPolymarket founder awakes to find Feds raiding his New York home—his company blasts it as ‘obvious political retribution’ for predicting Trump win
By Christiaan HetznerNovember 14, 2024
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