Investment idea. If Europe wants to reach seine Klimaziele, it must reform the market for CO2 emission certificates. First steps have been taken. If the prices for these pollution rights rise in the future, financial investors will also benefit.
Euro. The ECB's monetary policy has recently pushed Italy's debt problems into the background. "But what will happen if the central bank now starts den Ausstieg from ultra-expansive politics?" asks Timo Schwietering, Head of Capital Market Analysis, Metzler Private Banking.
Gift. From 1 January 2018, new rules will apply to the taxation of investment funds' capital gains. Anyone who bought equity funds before 01.01.2009 can now use these so-called old funds for a particularly lucrative Christmas present.
Prognosis. "Strategic investing means eliminating daily noise and focusing on the key structural trends," says Lukas Daalder, CIO bei Robeco Investment Solutions. That's why he dares a five-year outlook.
Only rarely do entrepreneurs succeed in creating a product whose name then later becomes synonymous with all variations due to its fame. Edwin Herbert Land is such a case - even today, a photo taken with an instant camera is still known as: I'm taking a Polaroid.
It's the comeback of the year. More instant cameras are sold today than in the days of analog photography. One-of-a-kind photos that can't be replicated and can be held in the hand instantly provide a counterpoint in the digital age. Users have to think before they pull the trigger. And pay for the film.
The renaissance of this slow food of photography puts the spotlight on a very special man: Edwin Herbert Land, born in Connecticut on May 7, 1909.
Land is a fanatical researcher,...
The inventor Antoine LeCoultre catapulted watch production into a new era. The fact that he succeeded in manufacturing all watch parts on machines marked the beginning of the watch industry. But disputes in the family almost prevented his success.
For three years, Antoine LeCoultre had forged razors during the day to earn his living. And at night, he tinkered with his machine. In the summer of 1832, he finally had a milling machine in his forge that cut perfectly shaped watch gears from steel in a single operation.
In the Vallée de Joux, the Swiss valley of watchmakers, this innovation was naturally viewed with skepticism and fear. For centuries, farmers there sawed gears with simple tools during the long winters. Virtually overnight,...