The second season of "Squid Game" on Netflix
$NFLX (-0,39 %) was watched in the first 11 days 126.2 million times in its first 11 days, more than any other Netflix series has achieved in this period, reports Variety.

Graphic: Netflix

$NFLX (-0,39 %) Netflix's next foray into live programming begins Monday when the company streams its first episode of "Raw," the weekly spectacle from World Wrestling Entertainment , which has been a staple of U.S. television for three decades.

WWE executives are moving their flagship show from Comcast's USA Network to its new streaming home in hopes of appealing to more fans of all ages around the world.

"When you look at Netflix and its global reach and the power of its brand, it was time for our brand to meet theirs," said WWE President Nick Khan.

Netflix has agreed to pay more than $5 billion over 10 years for the rights to broadcast "Raw" and other WWE programs such as "Smackdown" and "Wrestlemania." This is part of the streaming service's push into live events, which are attractive to advertisers.

WWE was popularized by dazzling characters like Hulk Hogan and future movie star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, whose stories captivated viewers.

One fan was Bela Bejaria, now Chief Content Officer at Netflix. She recalled watching super-sized personalities like Hogan, Randy Savage and Andre the Giant with her grandfather after her family moved to Los Angeles when she was nine years old.

"It turns out my experience watching wrestling with my family isn't that unusual," Bejaria said. "WWE has a huge, multi-generational fan base with an array of stars and exciting drama." Today, WWE has more than 1 billion followers on social media, Bejaria said. "Combining the intensity of WWE fans with the fan base and reach of Netflix just made sense," she said.

"Raw" will air live every Monday exclusively on Netflix in the United States, Canada, Latin America and other territories. Some countries will see the show on Netflix later this year, including India in April.

In 2025, WWE will host more "Raw" and "Smackdown" events in international markets and strives to find Superstars around the world.

"We can't just be an American company airing American content and hoping people come and tune in," Khan said. "We have to be local." Monday's "Raw" will be broadcast live from outside Los Angeles, with appearances by wrestler and actor John Cena, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes and others.

The show will air 52 weeks a year, a significant jump from the few live events Netflix has previously offered.

In November, Netflix reported 65 million concurrent streams for a boxing match between 58-year-old Mike Tyson and 27-year-old YouTube star Jake Paul. Some users reported buffering problems during the fight.

Netflix attributed the disruptions to the large number of viewers and explained that it had since improved its technology. On Christmas Day, Netflix streams of two National Football League games ran smoothly, attracting more than 30 million viewers each.

Paul Levesque, WWE's chief content officer, said he wasn't worried about the possibility of some hiccups on the premiere of "Raw."

"If it blinks a couple times and we hit 60 million viewers, that's fine with me," Levesque joked.

How did the markets perform in 2024 and what things didn't exist 25 years ago?

The news team wishes you a Happy New Year. A good start on the stock market, good health and everything else you could wish for.

The new year has already begun and many people like to look back. We would like to provide you with a few facts:

How did the markets perform in 2024?

DAX40: +17,92%

NASDAQ100: +26,54%

S&P500: +24,14%

Nikkei225: +20,19%

CSI300: +14,85%

Gold: +26,62%

Silver: +21,73%

Bitcoin: +123,41%

Are you satisfied with your annual performance?

You will soon be able to view your Rewind 2024 on getquin and there will also be a little surprise for you. Stay tuned and take a look, you'll find out more as soon as the Rewind is available. You'll be informed here in the app and on Instagram.

What didn't exist 25 years ago that we enjoy using and investing in today?

Snapchat $SNAP (-3,21 %)

Pinterest $PINS

AirBNB $ABNB (-0,65 %)

Bitcoin $BTC (-0,94 %)

Tesla $TSLA (-0,14 %)

Netflix $NFLX (-0,39 %)

Amazon Prime $AMZN (+0,03 %)

Uber $UBER (-2,15 %)

Facebook and services thereof $META (-1,25 %) :

WhatsApp

Instagram

Services from Google $GOOGL (-0,22 %) :

GoogleMail

YouTube

Google Maps

Android

Services from Microsoft $MSFT (+0,48 %) :

XBox

LinkedIn

What else can you think of that should not be missing from the list?

We will continue to provide you with news and facts in 2025.

Best regards

Your News Team

$DIS (-0,19 %)

In 1936, the Disney brothers began with a dream and a mouse.

Decades later, Walt and Roy Disney built an empire that set the standard for family entertainment.

Here is the story of how visionary leadership turned Disney into a 200 billion dollar company:

Walt Disney was a storyteller and Roy Disney was a businessman.

Together they combined creativity and strategy.

Their first big idea? A cartoon mouse called Mickey.

But Walt didn't just want cartoons; he wanted animated stories that appealed to the emotions.

The release of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" in 1937 was a groundbreaking moment - it was the world's first feature-length animated film.

Critics said the strategy would fail.

Instead, it became a cultural phenomenon and grossed 8 million dollars during the Great Depression.

Walt's genius lay in his ability to see the big picture.

He envisioned Disneyland, a place where stories come to life and families create memories.

Roy made sure the finances worked and bet everything on Walt's dream.

In 1955, Disneyland opened its doors.

Despite initial setbacks, it developed into the gold standard for theme parks worldwide.

The Disney brothers faced major challenges, from the financial burdens of the Second World War to internal conflicts.

But their leadership was based on trust.

Walt inspired the creative vision and Roy ensured that the business remained stable.

When Walt died in 1966, Roy ensured that Walt Disney World opened in 1971, honoring his brother's dream.

The Disney empire expanded into television, merchandise and live-action films.

In the 1980s, the company was in trouble, but the family legacy paved the way for a new direction.

Acquisitions such as Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm underlined the power of visionary leadership based on bold decisions.

Today, Disney is synonymous with magic, entertainment and innovation.

What started with one mouse has become a 200 billion dollar empire that influences generations around the world.

But at its core, the Disney story is about family - a partnership between two brothers who shared a dream and pursued it with passion.

$DIS (-0,19 %)
$NFLX (-0,39 %) , $AMZN (+0,03 %)

Received a share gift from TR at the end of the year 😉

Many thanks to Alexander, whoever you are. May your investments increase steadily ❤️

Netflix
$NFLX (-0,39 %) has secured the exclusive rights to the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 and 2031 secured.

Analyst updates, 16.12.

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• JEFFERIES raises the price target for AMAZON from USD 235 to USD 275. Buy. $AMZN (+0,03 %)
• CITIGROUP raises the price target for MUNICH RE from EUR 475 to EUR 522. Neutral. $MUV2 (+0,12 %)
• BERENBERG raises the price target for RHEINMETALL from EUR 655 to EUR 750. Buy. $RHM (+5,2 %)
• WARBURG RESEARCH raises the price target for PORSCHE SE from EUR 36 to EUR 37. Hold. $PAH3 (-0,8 %)
• WARBURG RESEARCH raises the price target for HENSOLDT from EUR 40 to EUR 42. Buy. $HAG (+4,94 %)
• JEFFERIES raises the target price for SHELL from GBP 31 to GBP 32. Buy. $SHEL (-1,85 %)

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• BERNSTEIN lowers the price target for PORSCHE SE from EUR 46 to EUR 42. Market Perform. $PAH3 (-0,8 %)
• HSBC downgrades SAP to Hold. Target price EUR 260. $SAP (+1,62 %)
• LOOP CAPITAL downgrades NETFLIX to Hold. Target price 950 USD. $NFLX (-0,39 %)
• EXANE BNP lowers the price target for MERCEDES-BENZ from EUR 57 to EUR 54. Underperform. $MBG (-1,69 %)
• JEFFERIES downgrades FORD from Hold to Underperform and lowers target price from USD 12 to USD 9. $F (-0,53 %)
• CITIGROUP lowers the price target for THYSSENKRUPP from EUR 5.80 to EUR 5.50. Buy. $TKA (-1,77 %)
• STIFEL lowers the price target for AIXTRON from EUR 20 to EUR 18. Hold. $AIXA (-2,36 %)
• PARETO downgrades TRATON to Hold. Target price EUR 32.50. $8TRA (-0,77 %)
• DEUTSCHE BANK RESEARCH lowers the target price for KINGFISHER from GBP 3.50 to GBP 3.40. Buy. $KGF (-2,91 %)
• METZLER lowers the price target for CARL ZEISS MEDITEC from EUR 104 to EUR 90. Buy. $AFX (-2,68 %)
• BERENBERG lowers the price target for SCHOTT PHARMA from EUR 32 to EUR 28. Hold. $1SXP (+0,35 %)
• CITIGROUP downgrades 1&1 to Neutral. Target price EUR 15. $1U1 (-1,74 %)

Netflix
$NFLX (-0,39 %) in Japan 🇯🇵 now has over 10 million subscribers and has doubled that number in the last four years, reports Reuters.

The gray November showed what it can do. Rain, clouds, cold and wet. It was just the perfect weather for me to go hiking and ice bathing. Especially in the second half of the month, the temperatures headed towards freezing point. I was finally able to hike and ice bathe in temperatures that were perfect for toughening up. So while I was trudging through Saxon Switzerland in the first decent snow from sunrise to sunset and bathing in ice water at 1°C for two proud minutes, on the other side of the pond the newly elected president unleashed the "Trump wave", which lifted all our deposits and wallets. Time for a look back.

I present the following points for the past month of November 2024:

➡️ SHARES

➡️ ETFS

➡️ DISTRIBUTIONS

➡️ CASHBACK

➡️ AFTER-PURCHASES

➡️ P2P CREDITS

➡️ CRYPTO

➡️ WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT

➡️ OUTLOOK

➡️ Shares

$AVGO (+0,16 %) , cooled off in terms of performance in the past month. Of course, its +169% is impressive, but the positions behind it are not sleeping. $NFLX (-0,39 %) is close behind with +151%. This also applies to the volume invested. It's hard to believe that the streaming giant is doing so well. I didn't think the company would see such rosy times again. All due respect! Together with Netflix, it is also $WMT (+1,3 %) in terms of volume and is already at +89% in terms of performance. I would hardly have expected such a boring business model to deliver such a stable performance. At the lower end $DHR (-0,67 %) Dick is still in the red. For me, this is still the result of the unbundling. $NKE (-0,97 %) and $TGT (-0,51 %) have problems with their business figures and $OR (-1,75 %) certainly also. I would be happy to add to this, if only I had significantly large sums to spare.

➡️ ETFs

I'll spare myself the typical "everyone has to have this" blah-blah-blah this time and my $VWRL (+0,27 %) is the heavyweight of my entire securities portfolio at 13.41%. You know what I mean. The only thing I have to say is that financial education in Germany is still inadequate and something needs to be done about it. Now one party is stating in its platform that capital gains should be taxed as a secondary type of income like a main type of income. Such a demand is simply the result of a lack of financial education and - excuse my language - stupidity. For me, this party is absolutely unelectable. But that goes beyond the scope. Politics does not belong in my program, but perhaps there will be a separate post here about why I am ultimately an absolute fan of the capital gains tax - simple flat tax. Hopefully, more and more young people will join the capital markets and use their votes to ensure that left-wing non-performance-related blah-blah-blah will soon be a thing of the past. Because we must not leave Germany behind.

➡️ Dividends

I received 19 distributions on 8 payout days in November. I am grateful for this additional income stream. My minimum target has been met again. Even in this low-distribution month. I can therefore now safely increase the size of the reinvestment of the distributions. From next month, €105 will be reinvested instead of the planned €80. I have already explained how my reinvestment strategy works in a separate article. The snowball rolling down the slope is getting bigger and bigger.

➡️ Cashback

In November there was a small payout from the health insurance bonus program. Otherwise the month was poor in terms of cashback. But that will come again in December.

➡️ Subsequent purchases

Two small additional purchases were made to boost the cash flow in my old portfolios On November 7 and 8, small sums went into the $GGRP (+0,37 %) and $SPYD (+0,28 %) .

➡️ P2P loans

I want to continue to cut back and get rid of the two remaining platforms. Only Mintos and Peerberry are left. There has been no interest for a long time.

This asset class will soon be history for me

➡️ Crypto

Wow! What a month. The red Trump wave has really boosted my crypto portfolio. Can you still remember the days when $BTC (-0,94 %) were bobbing around at under 70K? The price level was totally unusual. I'm wide awake now and haven't just been on the sidelines for a long time. I regularly check the prices and a few indicators. The first limit orders were already triggered at $xrp in November. At USD 1.10, this token was kicked out of my portfolio. Of course I could have done more, but I went home with a good profit. As I write now, the next limit orders will be triggered soon. I described how my strategy works, what assumptions I make and where I see the exits in great detail in two posts earlier this month. As of now, no subsequent dividend stock or dividend ETF has been bought from the proceeds, from whose dividends the additional purchases will be made in the new bear market. But I am sure that this will happen this year.

➡️ What is really important

Thanks to the automation of long-term wealth accumulation, there is enough time to focus on the important things in life. Because the end of it is sure to come.

With a healthy lifestyle, I want to delay the end as much as possible. And yet I'm currently thinking about who I want to leave my estate to at some point. It certainly won't be the state, it's already cashing in well on taxes. Regular readers can now imagine who might be in my favor. I'll have to deal with the subject of wills at some point. In any case, I want to sort it out somehow when I'm young, even if it's subject to change.

At the end of the month, I spent time with the kids again, whose father I would have liked to have been myself. The older one has now reached an age where she's slowly beginning to realize that she's not growing up in such good financial circumstances. After I made a firm commitment to her during our trip to Berlin to support her with her dreams and her future, I also took action. It is important to me to introduce the child to financial education step by step. My principle is not to encourage and challenge at the same time. Let's see how well I succeed, I'm certainly very optimistic.

➡️ Outlook

Why I have dollar signs in my eyes when I see my utility bill and where I'm donating some of my earnings in December, as well as the further course of my implemented crypto strategy, will be revealed in December. In any case, the month is full of excitement, as 2 more cryptocurrencies will soon be released from my wallet.

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