The German Equity Market has recovered strongly since the lows of March tracking major global indices. Germany is the economic powerhouse of Europe and when looking for opportunities in the continent it is wise to focus on the German market. The country is home to some of the world leaders in certain sectors such as …
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In a recent New York Times article Thomas Friedman on the impact of globalization on the Coronavirus pandemic asked this interesting question: Who knew that there were regular direct flights from Wuhan, China, to America? Of course, not many Americans knew there were direct flights from “over there” to here. In fact, it can be …
UK-based discount airline Easyjet PLC (LON: EZJ.L and US OTC: ESYJY) and cruise company Carnival PLC (LON: CCL.L and US NYSE: CUK) will drop from the FTSE 100 Index on June 19, according to a press release by FTSE Russell. This is a followup post to an earlier today where I discussed about Lufthansa getting kicked out of DAX …
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The average holding period for stocks continues to decline globally. In the US it is getting especially worse with the introduction of commission-free trades by brokerages last year and millennials’ propensity to trade often with apps like Robinhood and others. According to a report by Ted Maloney and Robert Almeida, Jr at MFS, the average holding period …
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The German airline group Lufthansa will be kicked out of the benchmark DAX Index on June 22nd this year according to a release by Deutsche Boerse Group. The company will be added to the MDax index which represent mid-cap companies. Lufthansa’s stock price has fallen dramatically this year due to the collapse in air travel in the …
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