An overview shows the building of the luxury Hotel Adlon Kempinski in Berlin on August 4, 2026. The luxury hotel Adlon in Berlin is to be sold for at least 280 million euros. The luxury Hotel Adlon in Berlin originally opened in October 1907, but burned down at the end of the Second World War in 1945. After the fall of the Wall, a new building modeled on the historic original was constructed on the same site and opened in August 1997 as today's Hotel Adlon Kempinski. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)

The main entrance and building of the luxury Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin is pictured in Berlin on August 4, 2026. The luxury hotel Adlon in Berlin is to be sold for at least 280 million euros. The luxury Hotel Adlon in Berlin originally opened in October 1907, but burned down at the end of the Second World War in 1945. After the fall of the Wall, a new building modeled on the historic original was constructed on the same site and opened in August 1997 as today's Hotel Adlon Kempinski. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)

A picture shows the building of the luxury Hotel Adlon Kempinski with its restaurant's terrace in Berlin on August 4, 2026. The luxury hotel Adlon in Berlin is to be sold for at least 280 million euros. The luxury Hotel Adlon in Berlin originally opened in October 1907, but burned down at the end of the Second World War in 1945. After the fall of the Wall, a new building modeled on the historic original was constructed on the same site and opened in August 1997 as today's Hotel Adlon Kempinski. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)

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(FILES) A Boeing 747-430 aircraft by German airline Lufthansa prepares to land backdropped by the skyline of Frankfurt am Main at the Frankfurt International Airport, Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on May 6, 2026. Profit at German aviation group Lufthansa plunged in the second quarter, the firm said on August 4, 2026, as higher jet fuel costs hit earnings. Excluding one-off effects, core profit fell almost 56 percent to 383 million euros (USD 440 million), Lufthansa said, even as sales rose 10 percent to 11.1 billion euros in the three months to the end of June. Higher fuel prices increased costs by about 750 million euros, the operator of the Swiss, Brussels, Eurowings and Lufthansa airlines said. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A German airlines Lufthansa sign is pictured on Lufthansa Airbus A350-900 at Frankfurt International Airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on June 2, 2026. Profit at German aviation group Lufthansa plunged in the second quarter, the firm said on August 4, 2026, as higher jet fuel costs hit earnings. Excluding one-off effects, core profit fell almost 56 percent to 383 million euros (USD 440 million), Lufthansa said, even as sales rose 10 percent to 11.1 billion euros in the three months to the end of June. Higher fuel prices increased costs by about 750 million euros, the operator of the Swiss, Brussels, Eurowings and Lufthansa airlines said. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) An employee walks past an Airbus A340-600 aircraft by German airline Lufthansa parked on the tarmac at the international Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on May 6, 2026. Profit at German aviation group Lufthansa plunged in the second quarter, the firm said on August 4, 2026, as higher jet fuel costs hit earnings. Excluding one-off effects, core profit fell almost 56 percent to 383 million euros (USD 440 million), Lufthansa said, even as sales rose 10 percent to 11.1 billion euros in the three months to the end of June. Higher fuel prices increased costs by about 750 million euros, the operator of the Swiss, Brussels, Eurowings and Lufthansa airlines said. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) The company logo of German chemical giant Bayer is pictured at the company's site in Berlin on March 4, 2026. German agrichemical giant Bayer on August 4, 2026 returned to profit in the second quarter, helped by a strong performance at its agricultural business as well as a smaller legal bill. Net income for the three months to the end of June was 219 million euros (USD 252 million), Bayer said, compared to a loss of 199 million euros this time last year. Core earnings rose about 30 percent at the company's Crop Science division, which makes seeds, soybeans, weedkillers and insecticides, but were down slightly at its Pharmaceutical and Consumer Health divisions, both of which make medications. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)