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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.

U.S. President Donald Trump answers a reporters question during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC.
PoliticsAOC and Elizabeth Warren demand answers on ‘insider trading’ and ‘market manipulation’ allegations after Trump’s tariff U-turn sparks stock surge
By Christiaan HetznerApril 10, 2025
Cathie Wood, Founder and CEO, Ark Invest, speaks during the second day of the FII PRIORITY Summit held at the Faena Hotel on February 20, 2025 in Miami Beach, Florida.
FinanceCathie Wood raises fears there are ‘serious liquidity issues in the U.S. banking system’ as Trump tariffs hit
By Christiaan HetznerApril 9, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent and U.S. President Donald Trump look on during The White House Digital Assets Summit in the State Dining Room of the White House on March 07, 2025 in Washington, DC.
PoliticsMarkets will keep tanking until Trump tells them what it is he actually wants, Treasury’s Bessent reportedly tells president
By Christiaan HetznerApril 8, 2025
Bill Ackman attends Legion of Honour Award Ceremony and Dinner at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City.
PoliticsInvestor Bill Ackman pleads with Trump White House not to declare a ‘global economic war against the whole world at once’
By Christiaan HetznerApril 7, 2025
Demonstrators rally against Tesla CEO Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump and their recent policies outside a Tesla showroom on April 05, 2025 in London, England.
LeadershipWall Street’s biggest Tesla bull just raised the white flag, blaming Elon Musk for slashing his price target nearly by half
By Christiaan HetznerApril 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event.
Politics‘There will be blood’: JPMorgan raises recession risk to 60% as global stock market sell off continues
By Christiaan HetznerApril 4, 2025
Elon Musk wears a cheesehead hat as he speaks during a town hall in Green Bay.
Leadership‘Fake news’: Tesla’s Elon Musk dashes investor hopes he may finally be leaving politics, insisting he’s not going anywhere
By Christiaan HetznerApril 3, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC.
FinanceTreasury Secretary Bessent blames Trump tariff sell-off in markets on deflating AI bubble: ‘That’s a Mag 7 problem, not a MAGA problem’
By Christiaan HetznerApril 3, 2025
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk arrives for a town hall wearing a cheesehead hat at the KI Convention Center on March 30, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
PoliticsElon Musk’s Tesla surrenders EV sales crown to BYD after worst quarter in nearly three years
By Christiaan HetznerApril 2, 2025
US President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in March.
PoliticsTrump team was still hashing out ‘Liberation Day’ tariff plans 24 hours before the announcement
By Christiaan HetznerApril 2, 2025
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CompaniesThe mastermind behind Europe’s hottest new car brand is leaving Volkswagen in a shock departure
By Christiaan HetznerApril 1, 2025
Elon Musk (L) holds a chainsaw alongside Argentine President Javier Milei during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on February 20, 2025.
PoliticsTrump suggests Elon Musk’s DOGE could be shut down long before its expected closing date
By Christiaan HetznerApril 1, 2025
People holding signs and protesting in front of a Tesla dealership
PoliticsElon Musk calls for the arrest of those he claims are ‘funding’ anti-Tesla protests
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 31, 2025
US President Donald Trump during a swearing-in ceremony for Alina Habba, interim US attorney for New Jersey, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 28.
FinanceGoldman Sachs now sees much higher odds of economy shrinking, hiking probability of a U.S. recession to 35%
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 31, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during a Women's History Month event in the East Room of the White House on March 26.
PoliticsWarned car tariffs will cost Americans $100 billion, Trump White House won’t budge: ‘We must become a manufacturing powerhouse’
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 28, 2025
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