What stays the same when everything changes?

What stays the same when everything changes? I keep coming back to this question, in conversations at work or in my personal life. And every time, I arrive at the same conclusion: our values. My daughter is well into adulthood now, pursuing her master’s degree and already working alongside us. When we talk, the conversation […]

Weekly Report CW 49

Weekly Report CW 49 Last week, stocks advanced for the fifth straight session and recorded big gains. This week, US equity markets were mixed ahead of the release of US economic data on Wednesday. However, an unexpected drop in private sector jobs strengthened expectations for a Fed rate cut next and led to rising US […]

Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2025: Die wichtigsten E-Commerce-Trends

Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2025: The most important e-commerce trends This year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday clearly indicate where e-commerce is heading. Online sales continue to grow worldwide, while brick-and-mortar retail is losing relevance. A key driver of this development is artificial intelligence. It improves product recommendations, supports customers through chatbots, and ensures […]

Weekly Report CW 48

Weekly Report CW 48 Global equities are on the brink of wiping out their November losses as investors grow more confident that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates sooner than previously expected. U.S. stocks have advanced for four straight sessions, marking their longest winning streak this month. The technology sector was among the […]

KI – eine Blase kurz vorm Platzen?

AI – a bubble about to burst? “Deal after deal” has essentially become the motto of the AI sector in recent months. Hardly a week went by without fresh announcements of new partnerships and collaborations among companies working in artificial intelligence. OpenAI and AMD have entered into a strategic partnership under which AMD will provide […]

Weekly Report CW 47

Weekly Report CW 47 U.S. stock indexes closed higher on Wednesday ahead of Nvidia’s (NVDA) quarterly earnings report. Global stock markets rose after the company delivered a strong sales forecast that eased concerns about an AI-driven market bubble. Nvidia jumped 5% in after-hours trading, boosting sentiment across the broader AI sector and lifting shares of […]

Märkte schwanken und das mehr denn je

Markets are more volatile than ever Across Europe investment activity is weakening. Germany is contending with recessionary pressures, high location costs and a clear decline in consumer spending. In conversations with entrepreneurial families and next-generation successors, I’m noticing a striking shift. Priorities are moving away from traditional goals like returns and long-term capital preservation and […]

Repsol mit stabilen Ergebnissen im dritten Quartal 2025

Repsol Reports Stable Results for the Third Quarter of 2025 Spanish energy company Repsol S.A. has published its financial results for the third quarter of 2025, confirming its strong operational foundation. For the first nine months of 2025, Repsol recorded a net income of €1.177 billion. Adjusted income amounted to €2.173 billion, while operating cash […]

Weekly Report CW 45

Weekly Report CW 45 After three consecutive weeks of gains, U.S. markets opened Monday with mixed results. By Tuesday, however, significant declines emerged as concerns over the valuations of AI companies weighed on investors. The S&P 500 suffered its largest single-day drop since October 10. Some analysts cautioned that the market could be due for […]

US-Notenbank senkt erneut Leitzins

Fed cuts rates again Following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s September meeting, which marked the first rate cut since December 2024, the central bank announced another reduction on Wednesday evening, lowering the benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to a range of 3.75% to 4%. Despite the lack of key economic data caused by the […]