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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.

New Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume won't be extending any invites to Elon Musk to visit.
TechNo more red carpet for Elon Musk as VW’s new ‘anti-visionary’ CEO breaks with Tesla entrepreneur
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 17, 2023
Volkswagen brand CEO Thomas Schäfer unveiled his latest plans for a €25,000 electric car
EuropeElon Musk’s $25,000 car for the masses was just unveiled—by Volkswagen
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 16, 2023
Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume wants to narrow the large gap to Tesla.
TechU.S. loses out to Canada for Volkswagen’s billion-dollar battery factory site
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 13, 2023
SVB Financial CEO Greg Becker is raising cash to plug a hole in his balance sheet.
FinanceSVB collapse highlights $620 billion hole lurking in banks’ balance sheets
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 10, 2023
Elon Musk's futuristic Cybertruck might not be the smash hit many anticipate.
TechTesla’s Cybertruck could end up just being a ‘sideshow’ for the carmaker, warns Morgan Stanley
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 9, 2023
BlackRock managing director Rick Rieder predicts the Fed may have to keep hiking until the prime interest rate hits 6%.
FinanceWorld’s largest asset manager warns Fed may not stop hiking until rates hit 6%
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 9, 2023
The bond market is flashing red after the yield curve inverted to levels not seen since 1981.
FinanceBond traders haven’t been this scared of a recession since 1981
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 8, 2023
The Fed must not make its job tackling inflation harder by confusing markets, warned Citadel boss Ken Griffin.
FinanceWall Street’s most successful hedge fund just politely told Fed Chair Jay Powell to shut up
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 8, 2023
Google CEO Sundar Pichai
TechGoogle middle managers hoping for a big promotion better think again 
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 7, 2023
Google's Sundar Pichai needs to cut costs at his loss-making cloud division.
TechGoogle boss Sundar Pichai says staff are bemoaning office ghost towns—‘It’s just not a nice experience’
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 7, 2023
Photo of Elon Musk and the Twitter logo
TechElon Musk mocks BBC report alleging misogynistic accounts on Twitter soared 69% under his leadership
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 6, 2023
Harris Associates CIO David Herro liquidated his entire stake in Credit Suisse, equivalent to a tenth of the bank's shares as recently as last year.
FinanceFuture of Credit Suisse in question after scandal-plagued bank just lost its most loyal investor
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 6, 2023
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was told not to exploit minors for profit.
TechMark Zuckerberg warned not to attempt to lure teen users into trying to rescue his $26 billion ‘Horizon Worlds’ metaverse
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 3, 2023
GQG's investment in Gautam Adani's sprawling business empire could help shore up confidence in the beleaguered company.
FinanceAmerican investment fund led by the anti–Cathie Wood just rode to the rescue of Indian tycoon accused of fraud
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 3, 2023
Elon Musk lands a belly flop as Tesla bulls label his Investor Day a ‘waste of time’
TechElon Musk lands a belly flop as Tesla bulls label his Investor Day a ‘waste of time’
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 2, 2023
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