Germany

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Volkswagen Short Squeeze

EventEconomic2008

In October 2008, Volkswagen briefly became the most valuable company in the world during a massive s...

Weimar Hyperinflation

CrisisCurrency1923

In 1923, Germany experienced devastating hyperinflation. The mark fell from 4.2 per dollar in 1914 t...

Fugger Banking Empire

CompanyInfrastructure1500

The Fugger family of Augsburg was the wealthiest banking dynasty of the Renaissance. Jacob Fugger th...