Bloomberg German logistics group Deutsche Post said on Wednesday it had achieved its strongest-ever second-quarter operating result, boosted in large part by online shopping. “Our Post, eCommerce and Parcel division in particular contributed to the positive trend” that saw Deutsche Post increase its net profit to 541 million euros ($606 million), a 66-percent leap over the same period in ...

  Washington / AFP Letitia stands on a metro station platform in downtown Washington, waiting for a train that she now realizes is not going to come. “I will be walking home tonight and all the nights to come,” said the 28-year-old woman, who works as a cashier at a 24-hour supermarket. In the US capital city, an urgently needed ...

  Frankfurt / AFP Car parts supplier Continental upped its forecast for 2016 on Wednesday after strong performance in its tyres business. Chief executive Elmar Degenhart said the group would target an adjusted operating profit of “over 11%”, where previously the target had been set at “around 11%”. Continental’s net profit in the second quarter grew to 905mn euros, up ...