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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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The FTSE 100 is down by early 8% year-to-date compared to S&P 500’s decline of about 7.0% YTD. However according to a report by JPMorgan UK, British equities have brighter prospects ahead than US stocks. From an article quoting the report: In a wide-ranging note, they looked at UK shares valuations and prospects and came out positive. Looking …
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