Important events this week:

Monday

Jefferies Financial Group ($JEF (+3.31%) ), Commercial Metals Co. and Helen of Troy Ltd. ($HELE (+5.09%) ) publish quarterly figures. Data on consumer credit
(November)

Tuesday

Albertson Cos. ($ACI (-2.72%) ), TD Synnex Corp ($DSYNC (-0%) ) and Acuity Brands Inc. ($AYI (-0.94%) ) present their quarterly reports reports. Data on the trade deficit
(November) and the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index
(December) are published.

Wednesday:

KB Home ($KBH (+0%) ) presents its quarterly figureswhile data on wholesale inventories
(November) are expected.

Thursday

Infosys Ltd. ($INFY (-0.33%) ) publishes its quarterly reports. Data on initial unemployment claims (week ending 6.
January), the CPI
(December) and the US budget report
(December) are published.

Friday

UnitedHealth Group ($UNH (+0.84%) ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. ($JPM (+2.17%) ), Bank of America Corp. ($BAC (+1.53%) ), Wells Fargo & Co. ($WFC (+2.72%) ), BlackRock Inc. ($BLK ), Citigroup Inc. ($C (+2.46%) ), BNY Mellon Corp. $BK (+1.44%) ) and Delta Air Lines ($DAL (+4.07%) ) publish their quarterly figures. Data on the producer price index
(December) are also expected.

Finally added to the portfolio. $KR (-2.53%) has proven itself in past crises and is not easy to imagine everyday life without, moreover, the share brings for me:

-price potential available

-Takeover of $ACI (-2.72%)

-Strong dividend growth over the last 10 years at 13.5 percent

-Consistently buying back shares

-Dividend payout ratio on FCF is 34 percent

Special dividend reinvested

Top up

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𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝘄𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗭𝗮𝗵𝗹𝗲𝗻 / 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁 𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻 / 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲-𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗸𝗮𝘂𝗳𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘇𝘂

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Today, among others, Albertsons Companies Inc ($ACI (-2.72%)) and TD Synnex Corporation ($3498) present their quarterly figures.

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 🏛️

Volkswagen ($VOW (+2%)) - The German automaker Volkswagen, suffered a significant decline in sales in China in 2021. Overall, sales figures shrank by 14% compared to the previous year. VW China CEO Stephan Wöllenstein cited the lack of semiconductors and supply chain problems as the reason for the poor figures. VW Group's market share in China, which had long been 14 or 15 percent, now fell to 11 percent.

Take-Two ($TTWO (+0.63%)) - Take-Two announced yesterday that they are acquiring mobile game maker Zynga for $11 billion. The plan behind this is to become stronger in the mobile game maker segment. The Take-Two share reacted very negatively to the announcement and lost up to 15%.

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Paypal ($PYPL (+0.73%)) - Paypal is causing a stir in the crypto scene with their latest announcement. After Paypal's recent talk of crypto payment features, they now announced their intention to launch their own cryptocurrency. "We're looking into a stablecoin; as we move forward, we'll obviously work closely with the relevant regulators," said Jose Fernandez da Ponte, senior vice president for cryptocurrencies and digital currencies at Paypal.

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