German-Luxembourgish TV series "Bad Banks" follows a career-driven young woman as she brings the European financial system to the brink of ruin. Doctored accounts, insider trading and then betrayal - how much reality is in the fiction?

Tech hubs bring start-ups from the same sector under one roof. The idea is for them to work together in order to become major players. Does it work? We looked around a fin-tech hub in Berlin.

When the T-shirt CEO dons a suit, something has to be wrong. In this episode of DRESSCODE Gerhard Elfers shows why Mark Zuckerberg’s contrite appearance before US Congress was simply disrespectful.

In 2008 the island was Europe’s main problem child, on the verge of bankruptcy. Just 10 years on, its economy is among the best performers in Europe. How was that possible, and can other countries learn from Iceland?

"Trade wars are good, and easy to win" tweeted US President Donald Trump in March. Now he's showing he meant it and imposing tariffs on Chinese steel and threatening to do the same with European cars. Is a trade war looming? What exactly is a trade war?

It's the year 2028, the aftermath of a trade war. The ports are deserted, the stores are empty, there are no jobs. This is no dystopic vision of the future but a likely scenario, says Daniel Stelter from the think tank "Beyond the Obvious".

Only one in three is trustworthy when it comes to financial matters. Trade is based on trust: it's necessary if economies are to flourish. A look at trust as a business factor.

Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the blood-testing startup Theranos, was recently charged with massive fraud. It's not the first startup to dazzle investors with promises of huge profits, and it won't be the last.

As far back as the Old Testament there's evidence of people making contracts. Contracts are binding. So what happens when they're breached?

He might have lost faith in the prospect of ever becoming king, but Prince Charles will never lose faith in the double-breasted suit. DW's sultan of style Gerhard Elfers gives us his take on one of royalty's best-dressed men.