Author: Octavian Patrascu

15-Sep-2020

The stock split season is on – what does this mean for you?

On September 1, Apple (AAPL) and Tesla (TSLA) split their stocks. People who owned 1 share now find themselves holding 4 in Apple's case, and 5 in Tesla's. On Tuesday, the day of the split, Apple's stock gained as much as 3.4%, and Tesla rose...

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02-Sep-2020

EU STARTUPS IN 2020 – THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE HOPEFUL

I'm an entrepreneur at heart, directly involved in the startup phenomenon (I dedicated a big chunk of the last ten years to building sound business models for my companies). Since 2020 has been a remarkable year for obvious reasons, I thought it would be a...

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18-Aug-2020

One hot market that investors usually overlook

Lately, I’ve spent more time than usual analyzing the markets. Just like most investors, I was interested in how they will react to this Covid-19 pandemic. Do you know what caught my attention? Not the stock market rising from the ashes like a Phoenix. Or...

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11-Jun-2020

Q2 earnings

The past After a mixed Q1 earnings performance (see my previous blog post) in which I predicted and, eventually, saw most economy sectors under-performing up to the brink of bankruptcy (with famous „victims” such as Hertz International or LATAM Airlines), and the sheer rise to stardom...

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21-May-2020

What to expect on the capital markets in the next quarter

Wall Street was preparing itself for a terrible earnings season. It’s not all bad news The negative influence of the Covid-19 pandemic has been deemed to be anything between dire and desperate. And, for most, this already is, and will surely be, the case. The exceptions are, by...

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