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German Outlets Roll Out Weekly Horoscopes as Mercury Retrograde Sets the Tone. Mercury

Mercury’s reversal becomes the week’s hook, pairing entertainment forecasts with reminders that astrology lacks scientific proof.

Overview

  • BILD published sign-by-sign weekly horoscopes for November 10–16 using its standard sections of Love & Friends, Work & Finances, and Fitness & Feeling.
  • Merkur.de, citing Astrowoche, highlights Mercury’s retrograde starting November 10 and flags Sagittarius, Virgo and Scorpio as positioned for personal growth despite likely communication snags.
  • Augsburger Allgemeine frames daily horoscopes with scientific context, stating there is no evidence that star constellations yield accurate claims about life, career or love.
  • The paper cites a Clearer Thinking study in which astrologers averaged 2.49 correct matches out of 12 personality statements, indicating low predictive accuracy.
  • Survey figures reported by Augsburger Allgemeine note substantial public belief in links between personality and star signs, with higher belief reported among women than men.