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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.

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto is the creative mind behind storied franchises like Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda.
TechNintendo’s steep sales plunge heightens need for Switch 2 as new competitors rise in the console wars
By Christiaan HetznerMay 9, 2023
Investors pose next to a likeness of Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett.
FinanceWarren Buffett wants to lock them up, saying bank execs should face ‘punishment’ when lenders fail: ‘The CEO and directors should suffer’
By Christiaan HetznerMay 8, 2023
Fans of Stranger Things will have to wait even longer for the final season.
LifestyleNetflix’s golden goose ‘Stranger Things’ hit by writers’ strike as final 5th season delayed
By Christiaan HetznerMay 8, 2023
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer was brutally honest this week after a series of largely self-inflicted mistakes.
TechMicrosoft exec admits the console wars are over: ‘We lost the worst generation to lose’
By Christiaan HetznerMay 5, 2023
AB InBev saw sales of its Bud Light beer fall after it teamed up with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney in April.
LifestyleBud Light’s parent CEO disavows controversial transgender ad: ‘One post is not a campaign’
By Christiaan HetznerMay 5, 2023
The Pixies are accidentally responsible for turning off Google Pixel phone alarms.
LifestylePixies ‘sorry’ that one of their hit songs was accidentally turning off Google Pixel alarms
By Christiaan HetznerMay 4, 2023
Ford CEO Jim Farley warns there will be sacrifices ahead for his workforce as it transitions to high-tech EVs like the upcoming T3 truck.
TechFord CEO admits the carmaker can’t ‘upskill everyone’ to work on its high-tech electric vehicles: ‘It will take too much time’ 
By Christiaan HetznerMay 4, 2023
Shake Shack used AI to help it launch a new line of plant-based burgers rolling out this week.
EnvironmentShake Shack launches nationwide rollout of veggie burgers and shakes
By Christiaan HetznerMay 3, 2023
Ford CEO Jim Farley is hoping to reduce heavy losses at his EV division.
TechElon Musk’s price war pays off as Ford is forced to heavily cut EV prices to compete with discounted Teslas
By Christiaan HetznerMay 3, 2023
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FinanceAfter coming for Jack Dorsey and Adani, short-seller Hindenburg  goes after Carl Icahn and accuses him of a ‘Ponzi-like’ corporate setup
By Christiaan HetznerMay 2, 2023
Citibank CEO Jane Fraser
FinanceCitibank CEO ‘very pleased’ First Republic’s demise eliminates the last big threat from banking’s recent turmoil
By Christiaan HetznerMay 2, 2023
Florida governor Ron DeSantis
PoliticsRon DeSantis floats building a state prison next door to Disney World as he vows to bring the theme park under his control
By Christiaan HetznerApril 18, 2023
MillerKnoll CEO Andi Owen went viral and not in a good way.
Success‘Leave Pity City’: MillerKnoll CEO tells staff to stop asking about bonuses and just ‘get the damn $26 million’ target
By Christiaan HetznerApril 18, 2023
The Volkswagen ID.7 sedan
TechElon Musk’s aging Tesla sedans will soon face fresh competition from an unlikely corner
By Christiaan HetznerApril 17, 2023
Disney boss Bob Iger and Apple CEO Tim Cook, seen here in a picture from 2016.
TechBob Iger names Steve Jobs as chief inspiration behind dramatic return as Disney CEO amid persistent rumors of a sale to Apple
By Christiaan HetznerApril 17, 2023
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