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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.

Fewer people are reaching for a Bud Light.
RetailBud Light only has a few months to prevent sustained market share loss, warns former Anheuser-Busch sales exec
By Christiaan HetznerJune 5, 2023
IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva believes the Fed may not be done tackling inflation.
FinanceIMF head Kristalina Georgieva warns Fed may need to hike interest rates even further to cool down an overheating U.S. economy
By Christiaan HetznerJune 5, 2023
Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Cannes
Lifestyle‘The Force has left Lucasfilm’: What has gone wrong for the studio behind ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones’—and how Disney’s Bob Iger can salvage his $4 billion investment
By Christiaan HetznerJune 3, 2023
U.S. consumers are pulling back on discretionary spending.
RetailAs job market soars, major U.S. retailers are predicting recession amid surprise consumer pullback
By Christiaan HetznerJune 2, 2023
Elon Musk and Dogecoin are an inseparable pair.
TechElon Musk accused of insider trading (again) to rake in $124 million from Dogecoin sales by temporarily changing Twitter logo to a Shiba Inu
By Christiaan HetznerJune 2, 2023
Sean 'Diddy' Combs is suing Diageo over their joint tequila brand DeLeon.
LifestyleSean ‘Diddy’ Combs sues spirits company for billions, claiming it was racist to his vodka and tequila business
By Christiaan HetznerJune 1, 2023
Gold is a traditional store of value for the world's central banks.
FinanceThe developing world wants to escape the dollar’s gravitational pull by shifting more reserves to gold
By Christiaan HetznerMay 31, 2023
America's heartland is boycotting Bud Light.
LifestyleAmerica’s national beer could soon be Mexican as Memorial Day weekend sales drop plunges Bud Light further into crisis
By Christiaan HetznerMay 31, 2023
Foxconn workers at its Zhengzhou plant.
TechApple supplier offering factory staff $424 bonus if they can stick it out for 90 days ahead of new iPhone launch
By Christiaan HetznerMay 30, 2023
Las Vegas is awash in visitors—and gaming revenue.
LifestyleThe odds of winning big in Las Vegas just went down as casinos look to get rid of deadbeats
By Christiaan HetznerMay 30, 2023
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck failed to prevent the country from sliding into a recession over the winter.
EconomyEurope’s largest economy has been in a recession for 6 months and nobody noticed
By Christiaan HetznerMay 26, 2023
Bill Ackman warned Icahn Enterprises reminds him of failed hedge fund Archegos.
FinanceHedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman goes for the jugular with archrival Carl Icahn on the ropes, comparing his firm to the infamous implosion of Archegos
By Christiaan HetznerMay 25, 2023
Elon Musk’s Tesla suffers huge hit in closely watched brand reputation poll
TechElon Musk’s Tesla suffers huge hit in closely watched brand reputation poll
By Christiaan HetznerMay 24, 2023
Twitter owner Elon Musk saw his platform used to share deepfake images that scared investors on Monday.
TechPentagon attack hoax that triggered brief market selloff illustrates pitfalls of A.I.-driven fake news, warns Deutsche Bank
By Christiaan HetznerMay 23, 2023
Ford CEO Jim Farley plans a new electric SUV he's calling a "personal bullet train", which should launch in 2025.
TechFord CEO Jim Farley promises a new long-range electric SUV so quick he calls it a ‘personal bullet train’
By Christiaan HetznerMay 23, 2023
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