Up to 85% of Stocks Well Below All-Time High, Yet Investors Continue to Buy and Invest Despite Crash
The world’stock markets still seem to be one direction: down. The IT sector has been hit especially hard, with about 85% of stocks trading more […]
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Helpless: Citizens Fear Inflation Above Anything Else, Yet Nearly One in Two Have No Strategy to Counteract Depreciation
The fear of inflation is spreading and weighing on the minds of German citizens. As recent surveys show, 16% of Germans are already skipping meals […]
What 5 Traits Do Self-Made Millionaires Have In Common, And What Makes Them Different From The Rest Of The Population?
There’s something different about millionaires, especially if they are self-made millionaires whose wealth was not inherited. A new infographic from Block-Builders.net reveals the characteristics that […]
Almost Two Thirds Are Using Financial Apps – Demand For More Comprehensive And Standardised Applications
64% of German citizens use financial apps. These apps are not only gaining popularity as a means of payment, but also for investing money. Block-Builders.net […]
Gaming Industry Milestone: $200 Billion In Revenue And More Than 3 Billion Players
The gaming market continues to expand at a rapid pace. This year alone the industry is expected to generate more than 200 billion US dollars […]
High Returns in Spite of Stagflation: These are The Best Performing Industries in the Face of Currency Devaluation
Pandemic, supply chain bottlenecks, Ukraine war: the inflation spiral is in full swing, and more and more expect stagflation, a weaker economy with increasing currency […]
Mobile Gaming Market Grows 16% – Industry Facing Golden Age, Not Only Due to Metaverse Trend
The gaming industry is growing rapidly – both nationally and internationally. In Germany alone, it generated €9.76 billion in 2021, compared to €8.32 billion the […]
Customer Favourite: 90 % of Online Shoppers Use Amazon for Shopping and Are More Satisfied Than the Average
9 in 10 German online shoppers buy from Amazon. It seems with good reason: no other e-commerce retailer can claim higher customer satisfaction ratings, as […]
Geopolitical Risks and the Stock Market: Average Annual Returns Drop to 8.3% as Threats Intensify
Geopolitical risks have a significant influence on movements on the stock exchange floor. Historical analyses show that the average annual return of the S&P 500 […]
Assets Invested in Equity Funds Worldwide Increase by 31% Within One Year – Oil & Gas Funds with Highest Returns
Global assets invested in equity funds amounted to approximately €28 trillion in the third quarter of 2021, compared to around €21.3 trillion in the same […]
So Much for Green: “Sustainable” Funds Can Be Environmental Sinners Too
As shown in a new infographic from Block-Builders.de, the volume of investment into sustainable investment funds in Germany has increased by 1,745% in the last […]
83% of DAX Companies Increase Dividends, While Demand for Equities Among the Population Hits Annual Low
According to current estimates, 33 of the 40 DAX-listed companies are set to pay out more dividends in 2022 than in 2021. These companies’ profits […]
Only Half as Many People Can Afford to Own a Home – Owning the Roof Over Your Head is Becoming a Luxury
Only 4.8% of Germans between the ages of 30 and 44 can afford to own their home. As recently as 2010 the figure was as […]
Vaccine Goldmine: Biontech Posts Double the Profits of Largest DAX Company, Experts Predict Further Increase in Importance of Biotechnology
Biontech achieved profits of €3.2 billion in the third quarter – about twice as high as the profits of Linde, the largest DAX-listed group by […]
Almost One in Four Automotive Suppliers Threatened with Insolvency – Used Car Boom & New Car Slump
The automotive market is being shaped by a number of changes. A look at German suppliers indicates that this is not to everyone’s advantage: 23.3% […]
Gaming Market Faces Disruptive Change: Blockchain & Metaverse Turn Industry On Its Head
The gaming market just keeps on growing: if the industry generated around US $175.8 billion globally in 2021, turnover is set to hit $218.7 billion […]
Electric Cars Not Profitable? As if! Manufacturers’ Margins Set to Go Through the Roof in the Next Few Years
It has long been said that it will be many years before there is any money to be made from electric cars. However, a new […]
The Masses Make the Difference: Private Individuals Significantly Increase Investments in Renewable Energies and Sustainable Projects
It is private individuals who are fuelling the energy transition on a massive scale, as shown in a new infographic by Block-Builders.de. They not only […]
Rate of Share Ownership 60% Higher in West Germany than in East Germany – Differences in Income Can Only Explain the Gap to a Limited Extent
The proportion of shareholders in West Germany is 60% higher than in East Germany, or 18.9% 11.8% of the respective populations. Income differences may play […]
German Real Estate Sell-Off: 30% of Investments from the Middle East, International Demand at a Peak
30% of capital invested into the residential real estate sector in Germany comes from the Middle East1. The share of domestic investors has been on […]