{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a9ee1faf8f4d42589de3386/6ae2c84133b363c95d88d39f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Higher forecast after strong quarter | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News","description":"<p>Today's story: FedEx raises its forecast after a strong quarter. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it.</p><p>Today's headline in German: FedEx erhöht Prognose nach starkem Quartal</p><p>(00:00) Welcome and today's headline</p><p>(00:31) More stories today</p><p>(01:33) Today's headline, slowly</p><p>(02:20) Plans for the year</p><p>(03:18) Revenue and amounts</p><p>(03:49) A lower profit</p><p>(04:43) Today's grammar point</p><p>(05:16) The story again</p><p>The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:</p><p>https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-10-29</p><p>TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT</p><p>FedEx erhöht Prognose nach starkem Quartal</p><p>Am Mittwoch erhöhte FedEx nach Quartalszahlen über den Erwartungen seine Prognose für das ganze Jahr.</p><p>FedEx meldete einen bereinigten Gewinn von 3,74 Dollar je Aktie, mehr als erwartet.</p><p>Der Umsatz lag bei 22,86 Milliarden Dollar und über den erwarteten 22,42 Milliarden Dollar.</p><p>Der Nettogewinn sank von 650 Millionen Dollar im Vorjahr auf 290 Millionen Dollar.</p><p>Für 2026 erwartet FedEx etwa zwölf Prozent mehr Umsatz.</p><p>ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE</p><p>Vulcan-Rakete soll am Freitag, dem 13., wieder starten</p><p>US-Spielerin Yohannes glänzt in der Frauen-Champions-League</p><p>Wahl in Israel bleibt offen</p><p>WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES</p><p>- vocabulary (Prognose)</p><p>- vocabulary (bereinigten Gewinn)</p><p>- vocabulary (Umsatz)</p><p>- vocabulary (sank)</p><p>- verb (erwarten)</p><p>New to German? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.</p><p>Not sure this is your level? Our free German level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills:</p><p>https://linguawire.com/assessment</p><p>Grammar explained in plain English:</p><p>https://linguawire.com/guide</p><p>If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other German learners find us.</p><p>Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision.</p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}