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NYSE to Commence Proceedings to Delist the Common Stock of Verso Paper Corp. The New York Stock Exchange have announced that the staff of NYSE Regulation have determined to commence proceedings to delist the common stock of Verso Paper Corp. Verso has a right to a review of this determination by a committee of the […]

Incisive, honest and essential, Clem Chambers’ 101 Ways to Pick Stock Market Winners is the Amazon-bestselling investing guide for all future market millionaires Japan has many popular idol bands such SMAP, Morning Musume and AKB48.  Most of these bands sing about love and school life, so to have a band that sings about the economy […]

Up, up and away for new venture? Air BP, the aviation fuel services division of BP, has signed an agreement with Grupa Lotos to form a new joint venture to manage the supply, logistics and marketing of aviation fuel in Poland. The new joint venture, Lotos – Air BP Polska, will be formed by Air […]

Pound Sterling – Despite an improving picture emerging for the health of the UK economy, this week was one of declines against the US Dollar. On Monday the Pound was little changed against the Euro and US Dollar due to an industry report showing that home sellers raised their asking prices for a sixth-straight month […]

It’s almost impossible to believe how much one economy, and one man at one central bank, can affect the entire world with one short speech about his financial strategy.  But Ben Bernanke got the world to play the game of “Ring Around the Rosie” by doing just that yesterday afternoon.  “We all fall down.” As […]

When every other stock market around the globe is having a sell-off for two consecutive days now, it is cannot be denied that the colour of the day is red. Since Uncle Ben Bernanke issued his statement yesterday, virtually every major stock market in the world was mired in red, as if also bleeding upon […]

It’s kind of an “All’s Quiet on the Western Front” day today as all eyes and ears are waiting for the 2:00 pm EDT presentation by Ben Bernanke of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank that will let the world know what actions the bank will, or will not, take to keep the economy stable.  But […]

In an interview with the BBC this morning, Richard Campbell of the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reported on the announcement that the rate of inflation in the UK, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased to 2.7% in May from 2.4% in April.  What does this mean for average household? If it means anything at […]

“The world is changing” – one of the lines in one of the many Japanese anime that touches the state of global affairs and a few hours ago the world has witnessed the announcementof a landmark deal from four of the most powerful persons in the world – the President of the United States of the […]

I can’t help but bring up the subject of FastJet (LSE:FJET) again.  As I have said before, it may not have the highest share price out there – not by a long shot – but this may be the best time to buy in.  Today, for the second time in a week, FastJet was the […]