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𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗣𝗢 / 𝗘-𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗻 / 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 / 𝗞𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀 / 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗲 𝗡𝗙𝗧𝘀

𝗜𝗣𝗢𝘀 🔔

NAGA Group AG ($N4G) - NAGA Group AG plans its NASDAQ IPO and announces the forecast for the financial year 2022. The IPO and listing of NAGA in the USA could be completed as early as the second half of 2022. For the 2022 financial year, the company expects consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of EUR 25 million to EUR 30 million.

𝗘𝘅-𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 📅

As of today, Applied Materials ($AMAT), The Kraft Heinz Company ($KHC), NextEra Energy ($NEE), S&P Global ($SPGI) and Yum! Brands ($YUM) traded ex-dividend.

𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀𝘇𝗮𝗵𝗹𝗲𝗻 📈

Today, HUAZHU Hotels Group ($CL4A (-1,93 %)) and John Deere ($DE) present their figures.

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 🏛️

Blackrock ($BLK) - Asset manager Blackrock has invested in the store network operator of Audi ($AUDVF), BWM ($BMW) and Daimler ($DAII (+1,69 %)), Ionity. According to a statement from the US investor and the previous owners, 700 million euros have been invested in the company. BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche ($POAHY (+0,25 %)) as well as Ford ($F) and Hyundai ($HYU) are involved in the joint venture founded in 2017. Ionity plans to increase the number of charging stations more than fourfold to around 7,000 by 2025. The company's own plots of land are to be acquired to serve the station concept and enable charging not only on freeways, but also near major cities and along busy trunk roads.

Samsung ($SSUN) - Samsung is planning to build a new chip factory in the USA. A shortage of semiconductors and supply problems are slowing down the recovery of the global economy. According to a media report, the South Korean technology group is planning to build the new plant in the city of Taylor in the state of Texas. A construction sum of 17 billion US dollars is said to have been estimated.

𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 💎

Australia - The "Rest Super" retirement fund invests in cryptocurrencies for its 1.8 million members. The fund manages assets of more than 46.8 billion US dollars. The company's CIO, Andrew Lill, said that he sees digital assets as an "important part" of the portfolio, but it is still a very volatile form of investment. Therefore, investing in cryptocurrencies will initially make up a relatively small allocation, as part of the diversified portfolio, which can build up over time.

South Korea - The South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) has determined that NFTs will be taxable from next year. After classifying NFTs as virtual assets, Korean lawmakers plan to levy taxes on them. From January 1, 2022, taxes of 20 percent will be due on NFT sales exceeding 2.5 million won (USD 2,102). South Korea has recently taken many measures to regulate the crypto market in order to target money laundering. As the NFT market is rapidly expanding in South Korea and globally, the regulation vs. innovation debate remains contentious.