Investments
Commented by Stefan Feulner on March 20th, 2023 | 09:37 CET
Evotec, Defence Therapeutics, Morphosys - Movement in the biotech sector
Is a new wave of takeovers starting in the biotech sector? Already last year, acquisitions by Big Pharma were expected to increase, but these largely failed to materialize. However, this could accelerate in the current year. On the one hand, pharmaceutical companies, such as vaccine manufacturer Pfizer, have deep pockets and need new innovations for their product portfolio; on the other hand, second-tier stocks are attractive targets due to the strong correction.
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Commented by Juliane Zielonka on March 17th, 2023 | 19:17 CET
First Hydrogen, Volkswagen, Daimler Truck - The unstoppable energy transition, who is winning the race?
Canadian fuel cell manufacturer Ballard Power joins First Hydrogen for LCV test drive. The two companies are cooperating to produce the world's first hydrogen-powered vans. According to expert forecasts, the logistics industry will be worth EUR 13.7 billions by 2027. Change at Volkswagen's premium Audi brand is proceeding rather sluggishly. The regulations imposed by the EU are causing problems for CEO Duesmann, who sees it as unrealistic to implement everything that Brussels demands by 2025. Daimler Truck, on the other hand, is looking forward to a major order that will soon get 1.8 million people in the Hamburg metropolitan region moving. The Hamburg-Holstein transport authority signs a major order.
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Commented by Juliane Zielonka on March 16th, 2023 | 12:07 CET
Alpina Holdings, Vonovia, Credit Suisse - Real estate market booms in Asia, Europe staggers along
The Silicon Valley Bank knockout is also making its rounds on this side of the Atlantic. Credit Suisse shares are currently reeling, sliding 30% lower, after its main shareholder ruled out further support. This helped drag down all European banks. That is not all. The real estate industry across Europe is also trembling as the EU Parliament has passed a resolution for the compulsory renovation of all houses. By 2050, all buildings in Europe are to be climate-neutral. As early as 2028, only buildings that are considered "emission-free" are to be allowed to be built. Existing buildings will have to be refurbished if they are deemed to be in poor condition. That means immense renovation costs for the Vonovia real estate group, which is suspected of corruption. The Singapore-based company Alpina Holdings is in a better position here. The Company builds and manages both public and private properties in the Lion City. Read here what this means for investors.
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Commented by Stefan Feulner on March 16th, 2023 | 12:01 CET
E.ON, Smartbroker Holding, Daimler Truck - Optimistic about the future
Despite challenging market conditions with high raw material and energy prices, many companies beat analysts' forecasts for the full year 2022 in the slowly fading figures season. There is no question that the current fiscal year is also likely to be shaped by many external uncertainty factors. Nevertheless, many companies are defying the negative conditions and are on the verge of setting new records in 2023.
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Commented by Stefan Feulner on March 15th, 2023 | 10:21 CET
Deutsche Bank, Desert Gold, Commerzbank - Back to the safe haven
The willingness of investors to take risks increased in recent months despite further interest rate fears and geopolitical uncertainties, but this was abruptly interrupted by the surprising bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank. While some banking and financial stocks were dragged down by double digits, the precious metals gold and silver, as well as the cryptocurrencies, celebrated a comeback after a correction lasting several weeks. The next upward wave may have begun, especially in the precious yellow metal, with the climbing of new highs.
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Commented by Nico Popp on March 14th, 2023 | 11:31 CET
Great opportunities, low risk: Vonovia, Canadian North Resources, Rheinmetall
Nervousness is back! Investors worldwide fear a new banking quake, and not just since the SVB settlement in the US. But the situation is anything but clear-cut in other respects as well: surprisingly good economic data and recalcitrant inflation could cause interest rates to rise further - and trigger renewed turmoil. We highlight three safe bets from yesterday and today and explain where an investment might still be worthwhile.
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Commented by Nico Popp on March 13th, 2023 | 13:10 CET
Bank quake? Our assessment! SVB Financial, Credit Suisse, Aspermont
If you were unfamiliar with the US bank SVB until last Thursday, at least you did not have much of an education gap. The bank was forced to sell bonds under pressure and made losses in the billions. The share price collapsed, and a capital increase failed. We look at the latest status around SVB and what lessons investors can learn from the situation.
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Commented by Stefan Feulner on March 10th, 2023 | 10:20 CET
Cameco, GoviEx Uranium, Fission Uranium - Elemental energy source
With the exception of Germany, the world's largest industrialized nations are focusing on expanding nuclear energy to achieve the climate targets they have set. However, due to the Ukraine conflict and possible sanctions against Russia, growing demand has been met with limited supply. The US alone obtains almost half of the uranium it needs from state-owned companies in Russia or Kazakhstan. But rising demand is meeting a supply that is too tight. The primary beneficiaries here are Western companies in production or close to it.
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Commented by Juliane Zielonka on March 9th, 2023 | 10:54 CET
Aspermont, Amazon, Shop Apotheke - These shares embrace digitization!
Companies like the Canadian media company Aspermont are among the pioneers of digitization and are thus miles ahead of their competitors. With their unique platform solution, the original mining trade magazine publisher can quickly scale into other segments and keep both industry and experts up to date with the latest knowledge. The value of successful digitization is also evident in the Shop Apotheke business figures now published. The digital mail-order pharmacy, which is accessible in Europe, is able to score points despite a change in the management board. In the US, Amazon is one step further, launching 24/7 digital patient care operations through One Medical.
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Commented by Nico Popp on March 8th, 2023 | 16:27 CET
Banks have a problem: Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Desert Gold
Bank shares have done well in recent months - the turnaround in interest rates has been good for many institutions. In the meantime, more and more analysts are giving banks the thumbs up. But what if currencies like the euro or the dollar lose influence? We shed light on secret trends emanating from Asian central banks, which at least argue for not investing all funds in traditional currencies.
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