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Putin puts fear into stock markets / Will Fresenius manage the turnaround? / VW wants to take Porsche AG public

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Today, among others, Home Depot inc. ( $HD (+1,1 %) ), HSBC Holdings plc ( $HSBC (-1,07 %) ) and Macy's Inc ( $M (+1,82 %) ) present their quarterly figures.

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As of today, Applied Materials (), among others, are trading ex-dividend.

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Russia - Stock markets were under significant pressure in after-hours trading yesterday as Putin announced he would recognize the separatist regions of Luhansk and Donetsk. In the evening, Putin sent Russian troops to the region.

The EU and U.S. announced sanctions against Russia, condemning the action as unacceptable.

Fresenius ( $FRE (-0,84 %) ) - Fresenius shares slump after quarterly results, although sales in the final quarter of 2021 rose 7% to 9.966 billion euros. This was above analysts' expectations, who had expected Fresenius to post sales of 9.745 billion euros. Furthermore, Fresenius is increasing its dividend by 4.55% from 0.88 euros to 0.92 euros.

The Group wants to return to profit growth this year, is Fresenius the turnaround candidate in 2022?

Volkswagen ( $VOW (+1,96 %)) - VW said it is "in advanced discussions about a possible IPO" with Porsche AG. With the proceeds of the IPO, VW plans to finance the development of new e-models and digital software platforms. Are you planning to invest in Porsche AG?

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Bitcoin ( $BTC (+0,51 %) ) - Due to the weak markets, bitcoin was not spared yesterday, the crypto market unfortunately did not show its best side. On a yearly basis, bitcoin is at -22%, compared to Ethereum ( $ETH (+1,43 %) ) with -32% YTD and other cryptos, the Bitcoin has still kept quite stable.

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