$SOFI (-4,68%)
$WH (-3,72%)

Galileo secures a major partnership with Wyndham Hotels, which has 114 million members worldwide! This is a great success for $SOFI (-4,68%) & Galileo, extending its reach in the hospitality industry.

Wyndham is the second largest hotel chain in the world (after Jin Jiang) and the largest in North America in terms of number of hotels (although their revenue is lower than other chains).

Geoffrey A. Ballotti

CEO, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts:

$HLT (-2,82%)
$MAR (-1,49%)
$H (-3,29%)
$WH (-3,72%)

Hello everyone,

First of all, thank you for the numerous comments and reactions to my first post here on Getquin. The whole thing has inspired me to share something with you again today that I personally like very much.

This is about the advantages for shareholders of the Minor Group and the $NHH (+0,16%) share.

What does Minor Hotels do?

Minor Hotels is a hotel group such as $MAR (-1,49%) or $H (-3,29%) .

Here are a few facts:

• Over 340 hotels and 55,462 rooms worldwide
• Represented in over 30 countries (mainly Europe)
• Well-known brands such as NH Hotels and Anantara
• Strong investments in the expansion of the portfolio

Spain is currently the Group's strongest location with 84 hotels. However, the Group is also represented in Germany with currently 50 hotels.

While the majority of revenue (54%) comes from the hotel sector, a further 43% comes from the Minor Food division and 3% from the Minor Lifestyle division.

Key figures

• Turnover 2024: EUR 2.163 billion
• Market capitalization: EUR 1.99 billion
• Price/earnings ratio (P/E ratio): 14.25
• Price-to-book ratio (P/B ratio): 1.91
• Price/cash flow ratio (KCV): 3.32
• Earnings per share: EUR 0.29
• Book value per share: EUR 2.20
• Cash flow per share: EUR 1.26

Group investments

An article published in the Minor Hotels Newsroom on April 26, 2024 describes the Group's enormous growth plans. By the end of 2026, a further 200 hotels worldwide are to be added to the Minor Hotels portfolio.

Considering that the group currently has 350 hotels, it is clear that enormous growth is planned for the coming years. Over 50 of the 200 hotels are to be built in Europe, while new hotels are also to be built in America.

Advantages for shareholders

The group presented here is part of the Minor International Group. It has a total of 546 hotels worldwide, including famous brands such as Kempinski (including the Adlon in Berlin).

All 546 hotels benefit from the GHA Discovery hotel bonus program. This gives loyal customers exclusive benefits for their stays at Minor International Hotels through a ranking system.

Here is a list of the different ranks and the services required for them:

As you can see here, enormous annual sums are sometimes required to achieve a higher level. Although it is possible to achieve the highest rank with 3 stays at different brands of the group, it should be noted here that the group mainly has luxury hotels in its portfolio.

However, for shareholders the group offers a free upgrade up to the highest membership. In the following, I will show you the advantages of the ranks and the sums that you have to invest in the share in order to achieve the respective rank for free.

Silver ( Free for all)

• Partner Benefits
• 4% cashback in the form of credit for the hotels and their activities
• Free WLAN
• 10% discount on all bookings
• Exclusive offers
• Member Only activities
• Access to Member Only areas in hotels

Gold ( from 1 EUR)

• All the benefits of the previous levels
• 5% cashback in the form of credit for the hotels and their activities

Platinum ( From 2000 EUR)

• All benefits of the previous levels
• 6% cashback in the form of credit for the hotels and their activities
• Room upgrade (subject to availability)
• Check out until 3 pm (subject to availability)
• Welcome gift

Titanium (from 3000 EUR)

• All the benefits of the previous levels
• 7% cashback in the form of credit for the hotels and their activities
• Double room upgrade (subject to availability)
• Free breakfast in some hotels (number of participating hotels is increasing rapidly)
• Check in from 11 am
• Guaranteed room in the 48 hour period
• Free ASSMALLWORLD membership (otherwise 100 EUR per year)

(AttentionBy purchasing NH shares you will initially only receive NH Discovery status. However, this entitles you to the same membership in the GHA Discovery Program. Simply write/call the support team there and this should be sorted out quickly).

I personally got the Titanium membership last month and will try it out on my next hotel visit on Thursday. If you are interested in finding out what benefits I really got and whether it all worked, please feel free to follow me. I plan to upload an update as soon as possible after my vacation :)

End

That's it for this post. I hope I haven't forgotten anything. If you have, feel free to post your questions in the comments and I'll try to answer them as best I can.

I wish you a happy new year !!!

All of these shares reached new ALL-TIME HIGHS at some point today ⤵️

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Hello Community,

thank you once again for your positive response to my last article "Climate change - rising temperatures, rising depot".

Today I have a no less relevant topic for you: The megatrend of an ageing society.

Boring. Everyone knows it. Not interesting. Or is it?

There are trends that are omnipresent: AI, climate change, the war in Ukraine, etc.. The trend of an ageing society, on the other hand, is hardly ever heard in everyday life.

Why is that? I suspect that the story of an ageing society was already told many years ago. Every year, the population ages a little more. The frog is sitting in water that is slowly heating up. Only when it is too late does he realize how hot it is getting.

That's why it's interesting for me to look at potential profiteers right now. The hype train hasn't started yet - and perhaps it won't due to the linear development of age cohorts. But hardly any other trend is so certain and predictable - and yet still under the radar.

One request in advance: let's remain objective. Ageing is a sensitive topic that can be emotionally charged. In my view, however, moral or political discussions have no added value here as long as no investments can be derived from them. There are other platforms for that.

Background

For anyone who has not yet heard of demographic change: The baby boomer generation (born between 1946 and 1964) are also known as the "baby boomers". These generations can be found in both the USA and Europe. And this age cohort is gradually retiring. In addition, the proportion of young people in the population is decreasing, as birth rates are steadily declining after the baby boomers.

So there will be more "old people". Which companies could benefit from this development?

To keep things interesting for you, I will focus on less obvious players. Nursing homes, Big Pharma and the like, you probably already know that.

I'm interested in profiteers at second glance. Here we go.

1. tourism

An ageing society does not mean care, immobility and illness. Today's older people are much fitter than they were 20 years ago, for example. Tourism can be one of the beneficiaries here. Where do senior citizens hang out? Presumably on cruise ships 😉

Actually less interesting for me because it's "asset heavy". But cruise companies have been heavily penalized since Corona. They are also not interesting for the ESG community because they are dirty. So maybe interesting after all?

The big players $RCL (-3,06%) Royal Caribbean Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line and $CCL (-5,14%) Carnival are probably familiar to most people. Caribbean is now also back above the pre-corona rates - in contrast to the other two. It is possible that they will follow suit.

If that's too hot for you, you could take a closer look at $MAR (-1,49%) take a closer look at Marriott. This is the largest hotel chain in the world. It can be classified in the premium segment - which is interesting, as senior citizens can look back on an entire working life. And if they invest their money wisely, they will certainly want to (and be able to) enjoy the last stage of their lives in comfort.

Due to Corona, a look at the development of the key figures is a little distorted. Nevertheless, profits grew by around 13% p.a. over 5 years, while sales growth is estimated at 7.2% p.a..

In addition, there is a dividend yield of just under 1%, although there is still room for improvement with a payout ratio of just under 25% of free cash flow.

In my view, the stock is currently running a little too hot. Definitely something for the watch list if tourism should collapse - that happens regularly.

2. leisure & consumption

Brunswick Corporation

I had never heard of this company before my research. The company is active in the (sports) boat sector and is regarded as a leading manufacturer in this field. They sell boat electronics and drives as well as "finished" boats, from inflatable boats to large yachts.

Sales growth over 5 years: 9.4 % p.a.

Profit growth over 5 years: approx. 14 % p.a.

Plus a dividend yield of currently 2%.

Despite a cyclical industry, profit stability is 0.84.

That is strong. In addition, the share is currently trading at the level of 2022.

The leisure boat market is generally resilient and is also forecast to grow by around 5% p.a. Exciting niche value in my view.

Churchill Downs Incorporated (horse racing tracks)

$CHDN (-0,88%) Churchill Downs operates horse racing tracks, casinos and betting facilities. They host the famous Kentucky Derby at their racetrack. In itself fun for young and old, although the cliché probably focuses more on the older customer. An exciting candidate that can also remain interesting for young customers due to its segments.

The figures are a real treat:

Sales growth over 5 years: approx. 16 % p.a.

Profit growth over 5 years: approx. 22 % p.a.

Despite strong price growth, the share is fundamentally fairly valued according to my research and still offers some potential due to the growth prospects.

If I wasn't already heavily invested in gambling, this would be a hot candidate for me.

Animal welfare is of course a critical point here. But please remember: This is supposed to be about shares and investments, not about moral debates.

Acushnet Holdings Corp

If horse racing is too exciting for you, you can take a look at Acushnet Holdings Corp. $GOLF (-1,58%) . As the ticker says, it's all about golf (products). The company sells everything related to the sport.

And they have an impressive 14/15 points in the Traderfox quality check.

If you ask around in golf, you know how expensive the equipment can be. And the sport can be played well into old age.

Unfortunately, the candidate wasn't included in the share finder, so I haven't included that many key figures for you here. If you are interested, you can research the company in more detail (and perhaps share your findings here?).

3. medical care

Having dealt with two positive areas, we will now turn to the other side of the coin of ageing: the increased need for medical care. There is, of course, a wide range of companies here. I have brought along two candidates that I have repeatedly come across in my research:

Resmed

$RMD (-0,09%) Resmed's main business lies in the treatment of sleeping disorders and respiratory diseases. However, a second - currently small - segment is very exciting for the trend discussed here: software solutions, which include remote monitoring tools to make patient care more efficient. There are not only more old people - there are also fewer young people. There will certainly be resource bottlenecks (shortage of specialists) when it comes to covering the increasing treatment requirements. Efficiency-enhancing options are important here.

Resmed's main business is developing magnificently. Another strong branch could be established with Software Solutions. A very exciting candidate for me.

The figures:

Sales growth over 5 years: 12.6 % p.a.

Profit growth over 5 years: 21 % p.a.

Was still very cheap six months ago. Will be on my watch list. I will get in if there is a setback.

Stryker

I have been looking for alternatives to $SYK (-0,56%) Stryker for a long time, as Stryker is probably not one of the "second glance" profiteers. They are simply too well known for that. But there's no getting around the company. Even when I was specifically looking for specialists in hip and joint implants, no other company could come close to matching the quality of Stryker's figures. In the event of a setback, I would consider getting in. Or do you know of any alternatives?

4. nursing & patient care

Let's move on to the last category: care. Sooner or later, you will need care in old age. Care is not only provided on an inpatient basis, but also on an outpatient basis. You will no doubt have seen various small cars from outpatient care services in cities. There are no monopolistic structures here; there are many small providers on the market. So how can you benefit from care? I looked around for "shovel manufacturers":

Nexus AG

$NXU (-0,07%) Nexus AG is a company for software systems for hospitals, care centers and medical practices. They optimize processes there and aim to improve patient care. In my view, this is more exciting than, for example, a player from its US counterpart ($MCK (-0,57%) ), as Europe is more affected by demographic change than the USA. And Nexus AG has not yet performed as strongly as McKesson recently.

Estimated sales growth of just under 13% p.a., estimated earnings growth of 26% p.a.

For me, it is on the watch list alongside McKesson.

Cintas

The company $CTAS (-0,09%) specializes in workwear and textiles. As boring as it sounds, the figures are impressive, as is the performance. Congratulations to all those who got in early.

In my view, the company is interesting because everyone involved and the (care) added value requires suitable (clean) workwear. And with blue-collar jobs like these, there is probably little risk that AI will make them obsolete in the next few years. After all, the company is not only active in the care textile industry.

However, despite its high quality, the company is far too expensive in my view. A P/E ratio of 44 with sales growth of <10% p.a. is high.

But: The company is also subject to a certain cyclicality. I will definitely put it on my watchlist - I will get in if there is a significant setback.

That was it, my ride through the demographic stocks.

Now it's your turn:

• Which companies do you think will benefit from demographic change?
• What effects do you see?

If you don't have an opinion, I would be delighted to receive any feedback on my article:

• Was it too short? Too long?
• Did you miss something?
• How could I make my posts more interesting overall?

I'm looking forward to your comments.

Your Money Man

Upcoming events for next week:

Monday:

• Arista Networks Inc. ($ANET ) and Cadence Design Systems Inc. ($CDNS (-4,03%) ) report quarterly figures before.
• Monthly US federal budget statement (January).

Tuesday:

• Quarterly figures from Coca-Cola ($KO (+2,3%) ), Moody's Corp. ($MCO (-1,54%) ), Shopify Inc. ($SHOP (-5,86%) ), Airbnb Inc. ($ABNB (-5,19%) ) and Marriott International Inc. ($MAR (-1,49%) ).
• Consumer Price Index (CPI) (January).

Wednesday:

• Quarterly figures from Cisco ($CSCO (-0,55%) ), Sony Group Corp. ($6758 (+1,32%) ) and Kraft Heinz Co. ($KHC (+3,77%) ).

Thursday:

• Quarterly figures of Applied Materials Inc. ($AMAT (-1,89%) ), Stellantis ($STLAM (-0,34%) ), Occidental Petroleum Corp. ($OXY (-2,74%) ), John Deere & Co. ($DE (-2,08%) ), DoorDash Inc. ($DASH (-0,17%) ), CBRE Group Inc. ($CBRE (-3,72%) ), Coinbase Global Inc. ($COIN (-0%) ) and DraftKings Inc. ($DKNG (-7,22%) ).
• Initial claims for unemployment benefits (week ending February 10)
• US Retail Sales (January)
• Import Price Index (January)
• Industrial Production (January)
• Capacity utilization (January)
• Homebuilder confidence index (February)

Friday:

• Producer Price Index
  (PPI) (January)
• Building permits (January)
• Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (Preliminary February)

Hello GQ Community

I am currently on a vacation tour in Vietnam.🇻🇳

As an interested investor, of course I am watching which companies are active here.

Gladly your observation or remark in the comments 😁

Especially in Vietnam it is interesting mMn. (Politics, history, geographic location).

Political: Socialist Republic with one party state (Communist Party of Vietnam).

Nearly 100Mio inhabitants

GDP per capita 4500$ (estimate for 2023)

Now for my observations so far.

In general, the Vietnamese are very busy and friendly people. Everyone has something to offer and always a friendly face. there is no begging even in the megacities like hanoi or HCMC. instead, food, souveniers or other things are sold from the moped.

The construction sector is booming, especially in the big cities and tourist regions. Hotels are being built from the ground. Office towers and new residential complexes are under construction. i could not identify any construction companies i know. The VinHomes of $VIC (the largest conglomerate in Vietnam). From VinHomes we have seen min 5 geoße housing projects under construction. (we are talking about thousands of apartments in one project).

But the machines in the construction industry come to a large extent from China/Japan/Korea. only logical. my favorites from $CAT (-2,26%) are unfortunately missing here.

Automotive: as with construction machinery, cars also come from the countries mentioned. toyota and hyundai strong. to mention is VinFast. a Vietnamese brand. Founded in 2017, they make really fancy bodies. owner is $VIC

But the streets are dominated by over 90 million motor scooters. $MBG (-1,31%) or $VOW (-0,15%) or $BMW (-0,12%) are rarely seen.

Consumer goods: in one of the few supermarkets that we have entered so far, I looked at various products that you need every day: Toothpaste, shower gel, detergent - I touched 3 products. all were (by chance) from $ULVR (+0,79%). The toothpaste from $COLG I deliberately did not take.

The 3 best selling water brands are lavie ($NESN (+4,08%) ), Dasani ($KO (+2,3%) ) and Aquafina ($PEP (+3,26%) ).

In addition, we have $MDLZ (+4,45%) , $HEIO (+0,44%) seen

Telecommunications is occupied by Viettel and Mobiphone and vinaphone. mobile phone masts everywhere. also in rural areas well developed.

Internet in general extremely good. in every hotel so far we had very good WIFI. various speed tests showed more than 100MBit down/up.

We also looked at the prices of $AAPL (+0,26%) products. e.g. iPhone 14pro costs about 1150€. not much difference to europe. although the purchasing power is much lower. that's why monthly leases are offered first in the electromarket here.

very sporadically you can find "media mart", looks like it also belongs to $CEC (-2,01%) belong to.

in the hotel sector, 2 things stand out. the big international hotel groups like $MAR (-1,49%) or $HLT (-2,82%) and $AC (-1,46%) are represented at the important locations. also $VIC is getting involved here again.

$MCD (+0,5%) and $SBUX (-0,91%) are also present like everywhere else.

Do any of you have exciting insights about Vietnam?

Quarterly figures on Valentine's Day (14.02.23)

From Coca-Cola to SFC Energy and AirBNB ⤵️

Today there were again some quarterly figures that are very interesting for us investors. The numbers are one thing but how are the outlooks. On the outlooks we can otherwise like to go into the comments times, from the companies that are interesting.

The consumer figures from the U.S., were not quite so convincing today.

USA: Consumer prices in January +6.4%. Expected +6.2% after +6.5% in the previous month (y/y).

USA: Consumer prices (core rate) in January +0.4%. Expectations were +0.4% after +0.3% in the previous month (m/m).

Perhaps the figures will make us a bit more positive again:

$ABNB (-5,19%)
Airbnb:

Beat analyst estimates of $0.25 in fourth-quarter earnings per share of $0.48. Revenue of $1.9 billion beat expectations of $1.86 billion.

$KO (+2,3%)
The Coca-Cola Co:

Hits analyst estimates with fourth-quarter earnings per share of $0.45. Revenue of $10.1 billion above expectations of $10.01 billion. In the outlook for 2023, Coca-Cola expects organic revenue growth of 7% to 8% (analyst forecast: 7.15%).

$SZU (+0,81%)
Südzucker:

Expects fiscal 2022/2023 group sales of 9.5 billion euros (ate forecast 9.7-10.1 billion), group Ebitda of 1-1.04 billion (old 0.89-0.99 billion), and group operating profit of 640-680 million (old 530-630 million).

$JEN (-0,81%)
Jenoptik:

Expects sales of 1.05-1.1 billion euros and an Ebitda margin of 19-19.5 percent for fiscal year 2023. The forecast is based on preliminary sales in fiscal 2022 of around 980 million euros (last forecast 945-960 million).

$MAR (-1,49%)
Marriott International Inc:

Surpassed analyst estimates of $1.83 in fourth-quarter earnings per share of $1.96. Revenue of $5.92 billion exceeded expectations of $5.39 billion.

$RBD (+0%)
Restaurant Brands Intl Inc:

Missed analyst estimates of $0.74 in the fourth quarter with earnings per share of $0.72. Revenue of $1.69 billion exceeded expectations of $1.67 billion.

$MTUAY (-6,13%)
MTU Aero Engines:

Achieves 2022 revenues of €5.33 billion (PY: €4.188 billion, analyst forecast: €5.405 billion), Ebit (adjusted) of €655 million (PY: €468 million, €633 million), Ebit margin of 12.3% (PY: 11.2%, forecast: 11.7%) and net profit (adjusted) of €476 million (PY: €342 million, forecast: €455 million). Proposed dividend 2022 at €3.20 (PY: €2.10, forecast: €2.90). In the outlook for 2023, MTU Aero Engines now expects a higher revenue growth of 10 % and for 2025 still an Ebit (adjusted) of approximately €1 billion (forecast: €1.00 billion).

CFO: Expect 2023 Ebit (adjusted) of €775 to €750 million. Dividend payout ratio for 2023 to increase to 40%. Will have to deal with share buyback issue from 2024.

$KTA (-0,67%)
Knaus Tabbert:

Achieves 2022 consolidated group sales of €1.050 billion (PY: €863 million) according to preliminary figures (driven by strong growth spurt in Q4).

$F3C (-0,89%)
SFC Energy:

2022 sales of €85.2 million (PY: €64.3 million), Ebitda (adjusted) of €8.2 million (PY: €6.2 million) and Ebit (adjusted) of €3.2 million (PY: €1.9 million). For 2023, the company expects revenues of €103 bid €111 million and Ebitda (adjusted) of €8.9 to €14.1 million.

$NEM (-0,34%)
Nemetschek:

Achieves fiscal 2022 revenue and profitability targets, 2022 revenue growth of +17.7% (+12.1% at constant currency) to €801.8 million, 2022 Ebitda growth of +15.8% to €257.0 million, 2022 Ebitda margin at 32.0% (PY: 32.6%), detailed 2022 figures and 2023 outlook on March 23.

$CEC (-2,01%)
CECONOMY:

Reports 1st quarter sales of €7.1 billion (PY: €6.85 billion, analyst forecast: €7.1 billion), Ebit (adjusted) of €224 million (PY: €274 million) and net income of €127 million (PY: €122 million). Forecast 2022/2023 confirmed. CECONOMY sells majority stake in Mediamarkt Sweden to Power International; in return CECONOMY receives 20% stake in Swedish subsidiary Power Sweden from Power International.

$TKA (+0,54%)
ThyssenKrupp:

Reports 1st quarter order intake of €9.2 billion (PY: €10.4 billion), sales of €9 billion (PY: €9 billion, analysts' forecast: €9.1 billion), EBIT (adjusted) of €254 million (PY: €378 million, forecast: €174.6 million) and net income of €75 million (PY: €106 million). Outlook for 2022/2023 confirmed.

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Rivian - The electric vehicle startup, obtained 20% by Amazon ( $AMZ (-2,39%) ) , is seeking $8.4 billion in funding through the IPO. This would make it the third largest IPO in the U.S. in the last 10 years. Rivian would be valued at $53 billion, almost as much as Honda ( $HDM (+2%) A share is expected to cost between $57 and $62.

In October, Amazon ordered 100,000 electric delivery vehicles from Rivian, which is building a brand of electric SUVs and pickups in parallel with this production.

𝗘𝘅-𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 📅

Date ex-dividend: Armstrong World Industries ( $91A (-1,4%) ), Banco Bradesco ( $BRE (-0,99%) ), Banco Santander (Mexico) ($BSMX ), Cambridge Bancorp ( $CATC ), Fomento Económico Mexicano ( $FOMC (-0,87%) ), Hess Midstream ( $HESM ), Hope Bancorp ( $NRB (-1,42%) ), NextEra Energy ( $1NG (-1,84%) ), S&amp;T Bancorp, Inc. $STBA ) and WSFS Financial Corporation ( $WSFS (-1,87%) ).

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Today ( $ACE1 (-0,96%) ), Ansys ( $AKX (-1,34%) ), BMW ( $BMW (-0,12%) ), Geberit AG ( $GBRA (+0,18%) ), Klöckner &amp; Co ( $KCO (+0,4%) ), Lufthansa ( $LHA (-0,44%) ), Marriott International ( $MAQ (-1,49%) ), MetLife ( $MWZ (-1,63%) ), Norma Group ( $NOEJ (-2,91%) ), Novo Nordisk ( $NOVC ), Qualcomm ( $QCI (-4,11%) ), Raiffeisen ( $RAW (+0,75%) ), Teamviewer ( $TMV (+1,21%) ) and Zalando ( $ZAL (-1,25%) ) present their figures.

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Fed - The Federal Reserve holds its interest rate meeting today, at which the U.S. central bank will likely announce a reduction in its bond-buying program. As a result, speculation about a possible interest rate hike next year is already in the air.

In advance, the markets are very positive and remain well oriented. According to CMC Markets analyst Jochen Stanzl, this change in monetary policy is no longer a major factor for the stock markets. The reason is that the quarterly figures are still very positive.

Lufthansa ( $LHA (-0,44%) ) - In the third quarter, Deutsche Lufthansa nearly doubled its revenue. Revenue rose 96 percent to 5.2 billion euros in the months of July through September. The adjusted loss before interest and taxes fell to 17 million, compared with 1.262 billion in the same period last year. This is an "important step" to get out of the crisis, said group CEO Carsten Spohr. The Group expects to be able to continue to increase its revenue over the full year 2021.

HelloFresh ( $HFG (-0,1%) ) - HelloFresh raised its revenue guidance again on the back of strong growth in the current fiscal year through October. Core revenues increased to €1.416 billion from €970 million in the same period last year. This is due to strong customer growth and a continued high order rate as well as high average order values. The adjusted operating margin before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization is expected to be between 8.25 and 10.25 percent.

G20 - The global minimum tax is due in 2023. Any company with annual sales of more than €750,000 will pay a 15 percent tax on its profits. Large digital companies must have at least €20 billion in revenue and a pre-tax profit margin of at least 10 percent to be covered by the global sales tax. Amazon ( $AMZ (-2,39%) ) would then be spared its 5% margin, while Apple ( $APC (+0,26%) ) would be asked to pay. Tax havens would also become less attractive, as the tax burden would not fall on the home countries, as is currently the case, but on the market countries, i.e. where most of the turnover is generated.

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El Salvador - With the surplus from the El Salvador Bitcoin Trust, the country wants to build 20 new "Bitcoin schools." After another purchase of 420 BTC ( $BTC-EUR (+0,17%) ), the government currently holds 1,120 BTC in its Bitcoin Trust account. Already in mid-October, President Nayib Bukele announced the allocation of four million US dollars from the Bitcoin Trust for the construction of a new veterinary hospital.

Squid Game - The coin bearing the abbreviation SQUID, which alludes to the Netflix series Squid Game, shocked the crypto scene yesterday. The coin was launched last Thursday at a starting price of $0.01. Within 4 days, the price increased by an incredible 380,000.00% to $38 on Monday morning. After further growth, the price rose to $89 the same day. However, the journey was not to end there. Within 3 hours, one event followed another. The price of SQUID reached an incredible $2,861.80 and just 5 minutes later, the coin collapsed 99.99% to $0.0007926.

In addition, the website that was promoting the coin is no longer online. It is also known that many SQUID holders were unable to sell their positions after a while, so they could only sit on their hands. It was therefore a "rug-pull", i.e. the promoters of the project sold it and went underground with the profits. In addition, it is now clear that there is no connection with Netflix or other representatives of the series.

Please consider this story as a warning (🚨) of what can happen when one recklessly invests in small-cap memes. Many investors have lost their money with no chance of getting it back. Educate yourself before you invest. You'll be able to see exactly what you need to pay attention to on our Instagram page in the coming days.

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