German equities declined swiftly in recent weeks due to the slowing economic growth in China.However some of the concerns regarding China’s impact on German firms may be over-estimated by investors. From an article in the WSJ last month: The DAX has had a wild ride this year. It was up 26.2% by April 10, but …
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Here is a cool infographic on how champagne is made: Click to enlarge According to the legend, champagne was invented on August 4, 1693 by a Benedictine monk Dom Perignon who at the time served as cellar master of the Abbey of Hautvillers. “Come quickly! I’m drinking the stars!” he exclaimed when tasting wine that he was unable to rid of bubbles, and thus …
Germany’s benchmark DAX Index has been swinging wildly in the past few weeks like an emerging market index such as the Bovespa or Sensex. I haven’t seen DAX so volatile in the past. However times have changed. The DAX has become highly volatile among major global developed indices since China’s economy is in a slowdown and …
Biotech stocks have been red hot in the past few years and they continue to attract investors’ attention this year as well. So far this year the NYSE Arca Biotech index is up by 9.2 compared to the 6.7% fall of S&P 500. Many of the biotechs currently trading on the markets do not have proven drugs but …
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