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Tom Sims @TomSims_Reuters

Journalist with Reuters based in Germany. Former NYT, IHT and WSJ. tom.sims@tr.com

Joined July 2009
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Mar 27
Ghislaine Maxwell was Jeffrey Epstein’s chief accomplice, grooming children for sex. Yet, in 2019, when there was certainly no question about this and FBI agents were closing in, Swiss bank UBS released her millions.👇 reut.rs/3PBf6P1

Exclusive: How UBS helped Epstein accomplice Maxwell buy her hideout, 'Tucked Away'

UBS transferred nearly $8 million from an account held for an entity set up by Maxwell.

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14 Nov 2023
💶Journalist und Autor Hubert Seipel hat 600.000 Euro von dem #Putin-nahen #Oligarchen Mordaschow erhalten. Wir zeigen die Belege: #CyprusConfidential @HansKoberstein @C_Rohde_F21 @UlrichStoll1 @KlauserFelix @ZDFfrontal @paper_trail_m @ICIJorg @derspiegel zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/h…

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2 Sep 2023
🔊🇩🇪 How a Nazi-era bunker converted into a luxury home has become emblematic of Germany’s stalled housing market – listen to @TomSims_Reuters on Reuters World News podcast for more reut.rs/3sAQdHR
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John O'Donnell@johnodonnell21
1 Sep 2023
A wartime bunker turned 11 million euro penthouse complete with gold leaf toilet. The story of one of #Germany 's most expensive apartments shows how the property boom turned to bust @TomSims_Reuters reut.rs/45ydVmy

From war bunker to penthouse to market flop: how Germany's property boom ended

For years, low interest rates fueled a global boom, igniting interest in German property, seen as safe and stable as the country. A sharp rise in rates, and soaring energy and building costs, put an...

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More signs of stress in German real estate: German property giant Vonovia slips to $2.1 bln loss as sector struggles reuters.com/business/german-…

German property giant Vonovia slips to $2.1 billion loss as sector struggles

Germany's largest real estate group Vonovia slipped to a 2 billion euro ($2.19 billion) second quarter loss and wrote down the value of its properties by 3 billion euros on Thursday in the latest...

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Data today showed German construction job growth at the slowest pace in a decade, the latest sign of stress for Germany's struggling property sector. Five charts: reuters.com/markets/europe/g…

Germany's struggling property sector in five charts

Germany's property sector is under stress, prompting firms to call for government support, property developers to file for insolvency and share prices of landlords to plunge.

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The city of Frankfurt, famous for its skyline, is feeling the crunch. A city official told us: "Developers used to call here every two days and asked when we could finally get building approval." That's a thing of the past. reuters.com/markets/europe/n…

New building starts nosedive in Germany in latest sign of property stress

New construction plunged in Germany during the first half of the year, data on Thursday showed, the latest sign of stress in the property market of Europe's largest economy.

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Follows up on some of our recent coverage. The industry is seeking relief from the government in Berlin. reuters.com/markets/europe/s…

Exclusive: Struggling German property firms appeal to Berlin for multi-billion boost

The German property industry will ask the government for multi-billion euro support at a meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, people familiar with the matter said, as gloom engulfs the nation's...

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John O'Donnell@johnodonnell21
6 Jul 2023
Countries like #Germany are embarrassed by ties to Russia. Many in #Austria are not. Raiffeisen, an industrial network spanning finance to farming, owns the most important western bank in Russia. Read our scoop on why that won't change soon @reuters reut.rs/43fqlOi

Exclusive: Raiffeisen delays quitting Russia as Austria defends ties

Raiffeisen Bank International is delaying plans to leave Russia, three people familiar with its position said, as Austria steps up its defence of long-standing ties with Moscow.

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Today’s NZZ am Sonntag cover on Credit Suisse in Zurich
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Riham Alkousaa@RihamKousa
11 Jan 2023
Our story from Lützerath today @LuetziBleibt reuters.com/business/environ… #ClimateCrises #coal #Luetzerath

Police move on coal mine protesters barricaded in abandoned German village

Hundreds of police began clearing climate protesters out of an abandoned village on Wednesday in a showdown over the expansion of an opencast lignite mine that has highlighted tensions around...

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It's not just cars and machine tools. Germany is also an exporter of electricity, even during an energy crisis. @EckertVera
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16 Dec 2022
#Pressefreiheit darf nicht nach Belieben ein- und ausgeschaltet werden. Unten stehende Journalisten können auch uns ab heute nicht mehr folgen, kommentieren und kritisieren. Damit haben wir ein Problem @Twitter.
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OMG! I’ve stayed here…Massive aquarium bursts at Berlin leisure complex - emergency services reuters.com/world/europe/mas…

Huge Berlin aquarium bursts, spilling 1,500 fish onto road

The 1,500 fish from the aquarium died, said a spokesperson for the manager of the real-estate fund that owns the property. It was still unclear what had caused the structure to burst.

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Marta Orosz@martiorosz
16 Dec 2022
We looked with @TomSims_Reuters at how the Deutsche Bank revamp from problem child to "boring is the new sexy" worked out: reuters.com/business/finance…

Deutsche Bank's rollercoaster ride towards more stability

In 2019, Deutsche Bank set out on a journey to cut dependence on its volatile investment bank and rely instead on more stable businesses that serve companies and retail customers as a way to restore...

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"We've seen the self-regulated world. It will not work," Branson told journalists. reuters.com/markets/currenci…

Germany calls for global regulation of crypto industry

Germany's top regulator this week called for global regulation of the cryptocurrency industry to protect consumers, prevent money laundering and preserve financial stability.

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John O'Donnell@johnodonnell21
8 Dec 2022
So the prince who wanted to take over #Germany plotted a new government in a secluded hunting lodge reuters.com/world/europe/ger… @TomSims_Reuters great report. Craziest details. 👇

German coup plot investigators focus on secluded hunting lodge

German investigators in the small eastern town of Bad Lobenstein on Thursday searched a secluded 19th century hunting lodge owned by a local aristocrat who is at the centre of a coup plot that has...

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John O'Donnell@johnodonnell21
15 Nov 2022
Daily life in #Germany is still a lot about cash (not cards). After #Russia throttled #gas, the authorities are bracing for #Blackout and are making plans to secure billions in extra banknotes. @martiorosz @TomSims_Reuters
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Marta Orosz@martiorosz
15 Nov 2022
EXCLUSIVE Germany steps up emergency cash plans to cope in #blackout. @TomSims_Reuters @johnodonnell21 reuters.com/world/europe/exc…

Exclusive: Germany steps up emergency cash plans to cope in blackout

German authorities are stepping up preparations for emergency cash deliveries in case of a blackout to keep the economy running, four people involved said, as the nation braces for possible power...

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