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Comparing Solutions: What can Spain learn from 2009 L’Aquila Earthquake
Comparing Solutions: What can Spain learn from 2009 L’Aquila Earthquake The floods of October 29th have had major natural, social and economic consequences on Eastern Spain.…
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Navigating Capital Markets: Key Investment Instruments Explained
Navigating Capital Markets: Key Investment Instruments Explained In capital markets, various types of instruments can be bought, providing different ways to invest our money. These instruments…
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HYUNDAI’S IPO
Introduction to IPOs IPO stands for Initial Public Offering meaning that shares of a private company are made available to the public for the first time…
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Alphabet in talks to acquire cyber security start-up Wiz for $23bn
Deal overview Alphabet, through its subsidiary Google, is in negotiations to acquire cybersecurity start-up Wiz for approximately $23 billion, potentially marking the largest acquisition in Alphabet’s…
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Swiftonomics: The Economic Impact of Taylor Swift
Swiftonomics, a term coined to describe the economic influence of Taylor Swift, encapsulates the intersection of pop culture and economics. As one of the world’s most…
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Evergrande: when bricks crack
Evergrande is a Chinese real estate company. It has become well known around the world for the huge level of debt (more than 260 billion dollars).…
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Primary Exit Routes Adopted by Private Equity Firms
INTRODUCTION Private equity investments are characterized by illiquid assets. To realize their returns, Limited Partners (LPs) and General Partners (GPs) must employ an exit strategy. This…
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Stock analysis of Eli Lilly (LLY)
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) was founded almost 150 years ago in 1876 by Colonel Eli Lilly and it is one of the leaders in…
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TESLA’S DECREASE IN SALES
Introduction Tesla, Inc., founded in 2003 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, has been a pioneering force in the electric vehicle (EV) industry. Known for its innovative…
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Moody’s Corp. Stock Analysis.
Moody’s Corporation, founded in 1909, has its headquarters in New York City. Moody’s Corporation operates as an integrated risk assessment firm globally, they provide market credit…
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The Rising Significance of Copper
The value of Copper, often referred to as “Dr. Copper” for its role as an economic indicator, is experiencing a significant rally in its market value.…
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European companies started to cut their targets for renewable energy.
Many of the most important power companies have started to either change or review their targets to develop renewable energy because of high costs in development…
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IBM’s Strategic Acquisition of HashiCorp Inc.: Boosting Hybrid Cloud Automation
Introduction International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) is set to acquire HashiCorp Inc. (NASDAQ: HCP), as the definitive agreement was made public on April 24th, 2024. IBM´s…
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IPO (Initial Public Offering)
In the life of a company, just as it occurs in a person’s life, there are significant instances that mark a deep shift from the previous…
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WHO WAS JIM SIMONS?
James Harris Simons, the famed mathematician and hedge fund manager, has died at the age of 86, according to a statement from his family foundation. He…
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Exploring the Implications of BBVA-Sabadell Merger
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) recently made a strategic move in the banking sector, unveiling its proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of Banco Sabadell. This…
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Power Shift: China’s Dominance in Automotive and Battery Markets Reshaping Global Dynamics
Considering that the next few years will be crucial for the spread and development of electric vehicles, we have witnessed a great shift as of 2023…
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OpenAI and Apple Partnership Signals AI Evolution Amid Market Uncertainties
May 16th, 2024 – ChatGPT maker OpenAI held its “Spring Update” event on Monday, where it announced a new desktop app, a web UI refresh, and…
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BUY DOLLARS, WEAR DIAMONDS
Is the old saying “Buy dollars, wear diamonds” truer now than before? This saying suggests that by investing in dollars and bonds, one can accumulate enough…
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How Boeing has experienced major turbulence in recent years
INTRODUCTION Boeing is one of the major companies that operate in the aviation industry (commercial airplanes, defense, space, and security). The main competitor in the production…
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The dynamics of Leveraged Buyouts
INTRODUCTION TO LBO Leveraged Buyouts represent one of the numerous investment techniques adopted within Private equity firms. Throughout this article we will analyze the fundamental pillars…
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AFTER DISAPPOINTING RESULTS, SHOPIFY AND UBER FACE HUGE DROPS IN THEIR STOCK PRICES
May 8th, 2024 – Today, Shopify (SHOP) (-19.3% at 10:35 AM EDT), a notorious Canadian e-commerce firm operating in multiple countries, disclosed its expectations about quarterly…
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Junk bonds: are they really “trash”?
In the broad and intricate universe of bonds, junk bonds are one category among many. Junk bonds, also referred to as high-yield bonds or speculative bonds,…
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APPLE’S SALES DECREASE
“We never had an objective to sell a low-cost phone. Our primary objective is to sell a great phone and provide a great experience, and we…
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United Airlines Analysis
May 5th, 2024 – Founded in 1926, United Airlines is an international airline company with more than 100,000 employees headquartered in Chicago, Illinois that provides air…
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Market trends under a macro lens.
May 1st, 2024 – In the current year, 2024, market trends have 3 main characteristics: medium growth, high inflation and elevated geopolitical risks. Such factors hinder…
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Wall street opened 24/7: an opportunity or a threat?
A highly debated topic today concerns the possibility of keeping the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. As…
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META AND ALPHABET: REACQUIRED CONFIDENCE FOR DIGITAL GIANTS
April 28th, 2024 – After the challenges of the year 2022 as a whole, digital ad companies finally succeeded in not only recovering but mostly exceeding…
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Portfolio holding rises on earnings.
24 April 2024- One of our portfolio holdings, Boeing (BA) (Purchased 0.15 units @ $248.79) announced its first fiscal quarterly results better than expected. The analysts…
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Acquisition of Real Estate property by Kering group in Milan
Introduction Kering is a global Luxury group that manages the development of a series of renowned Houses in Fashion, Leather Goods and Jewellery: Gucci, Saint Laurent,…
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EARNINGS REPORTS AND MERGER TALKS
April 19th, 2024 – Netflix reported better-than-expected revenue and earnings for the first quarter of 2024 thanks to subscribers growth of 16% YoY. The streaming company…
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Portfolio Holding delivers killer earnings
April 17th, 2024- One of our portfolio holdings, purchased recently, United Airlines (UAL) (1 unit @$41.78) announced its quarterly result after markets closed on Tuesday. United…
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BoA DISCLOSES DISAPPOINTING Q1 PROFITS WHILE GOLDMAN SACHS BETS ON A PROMISING COMPANY
April 16th, 2024 – Today, Bank of America (BAC) released an important statement in which it disclosed its disappointing Q1 2024 profits, which marked a decrease…
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GOLDMAN SACHS QUARTERLY RESULTS BEAT EXPECTATIONS: REDISCOVERING THE CORE BUSINESS
April 15th, 2024 – In the first quarter, Goldman Sachs witnessed a 28% increase in profits, well beyond what analysts expected, as a result of their…
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Investments in AI
Ever since the discovery of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the attention towards Artificial Intelligence has now touched an all time high. With a burgeoning market valued at an…
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Wholesale inflation report pushes markets forward
April 11th, 2024 – Tech giants led a stock rally on Thursday as investors weighed encouraging wholesale inflation data against yesterday’s harrowing price report. The Nasdaq…
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Inflationary pressures easing faster in the Eurozone and implications of policy rate cuts
Inflationary pressures easing faster in the Eurozone Inflation in the Eurozone is approaching the 2% target, reaching 2.4% in March, exceeding US forecasts. This has led…
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Building a Balanced Portfolio: The Art of Diversification
Creating a balanced portfolio is analogous to constructing a robust house: each component plays a crucial role in ensuring its stability and resilience. In the world…
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GOLD: A “SAFE HAVEN” OR A FRAGILE ILLUSION?
April 8th, 2024 – It is thought by many that good times for always increasing gold prices may have come to an end and the price…
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Unlocking Opportunity: The small-cap health-care stocks suggested by Jim Cramer.
6th April, 2024 – The financial guru from CNBC, Jim Cramer, had brought into the notice the rosy prospect of microcap stocks, particularly in healthcare as…
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ZALANDO STOCK ANALYSIS
April 5th, 2024 – On Friday, Zalando lost 5.72%, it lost 9.08% in the last 5 trading days, but it is up 24.07% in the last…
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Major Indices fall in anticipation for March’s job report
April 4th, 2024 – Stocks tumbled on Thursday in a session of volatile trading ahead of the March jobs report. The Dow Jones lost 530.16 points,…
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Oil prices continue rising as JPow outlines his signals for possible rate cuts
03 April 2024- At a conference held by Stanford University in California, Jerome Powell commented on the current stance of the US economy and he answered…
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GENERAL ELECTRIC’S BREAK-UP FINALLY COMES TO AN END, WHILST RIVIAN EXCEEDS MARKETS’ FORECASTS
April 2nd, 2024 – General Electric (GE) recently terminated its break up process through which 3 different companies were created (GE Healthcare, GE Aerospace and GE…
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THE AI BOOM: AN ENERGY ISSUE
April 1st, 2024 – The upsurge in demand for energy to power data centers, therefore the amount of the latter required to fuel the ongoing AI…
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Tesla’s disappointing Q1: hits and misses
30th March, 2024 – In the rocky start of 2024, Tesla, the electric car giant, had a big drop. Its stock fell almost 30%, making it…
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A DEEP DIVE INTO HUAWEI AFTER STRONG 2023 EARNINGS
29th March, 2024 – As we announced recently in our article on the 26th of March, Apple (AAPL) (Purchased 0.6 units @ $183.96) is struggling to…
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The Future of Banks
Banking profits are rising thanks to the increase of the interest rates settled by the central banks, even if this positive result come from a particular…
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New IPO falls following meteoric rise
28th March, 2024 – The S&P 500 rose on Thursday registering its best first-quarter performance in five years, closing at 5,254.35 with a growth of 0.11%.…
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Better than expected report propels clothing retail giant into new territory
27 March, 2024 – H&M shares surged over 15% on Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter results. The reason for this impressive increase is a…