Lou Gutheil

ARM Holdings (LSE:ARM) is a unique company, it has a unique product line, it neither manufactures nor distributes anything, but consumer appetites are driving a growing worldwide demand for products that contain products that are derived from ARM’s products. Things were looking all that good for ARM back on 17 July this year when its […]

There is a package from Old St. Nick under the London Stock Exchange’s (LSE:LSE) Christmas tree, and it’s exactly what the LSE asked for.  Some assembly is required, so it will be another month (31 January 2013) until it can be used.  There is one small catch.  If the LSE doesn’t like the present, or […]

The share price  of Tethys Petroleum Ltd. (LSE:TPL) skyrocketed as much as 52%  beginning just before the 11:00 hour today on the London Stock Exchange.  The extreme increase was stimulated by Tethys releases during the 10:00 hour announcing a farm-out agreement in its assets in Tajikistan.  The share price jumped as high as 40.00, having […]

It has not been a good year for the Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LSE:GKP) share price.  Having recorded a record high of 425.00 on 20 February, the share price has slipped dramatically during the balance of the year.  As of midday today the price was at 172.00 and continuing to decline.  It is now 18.00 below […]

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was rushed to a Baghdad hospital on Monday after suffering an apparent stroke.  After being admitted in critical condition, local doctors labored to stabilize him.  Today medical teams from Germany and Iran have arrived to assist in his recovery.  Latest reports indicate that he is still in a coma.  Deputy Health […]

In a trading update released early this morning, Petrofac (LSE:PFC) announced that it expects to close the year with a backlog of some $11.6 million USD and a growth in net profit growth in excess of 15%.  Petrofac’s share price increase from  1684.00 at 08:00 to 1707.00 at 09:20.  From thence it began slipping downward, […]

F&C Global Smaller Companies (LSE:FCS) issued its first-half report this morning, and the results are quite positive. “F&C is one of Europe’s largest fixed income managers and has strong expertise assisting insurance companies and pension schemes on asset and liability management and liability-driven investment strategies.”  F&C is unique in that is an independent...

I have one thing to say to all the Scrooge-type pundits who say that the FTSE is “in the red.  “Bah. Humbug.”  Wake up!  It’s an index.  It goes up and it goes down.  It doesn’t go into the red.  Stop saying that.  You’re scaring everybody. And, please accept my apologies.  I have something more […]

There are a few business axioms that people seldom see coming when looking forward, but almost always happen when wrong-doing has been exposed.  According to reports this morning, UK banks have become these axioms in action. The axioms: Every business that suffers from wrong doing must find a way to make up for the losses […]

You think you’ve got problems.  Be glad you are not Centamin (LSE:CEY).  This company’s headaches make a migraine feel like a pin-prick.  They need an aspirin the size of the London Eye. Just two years ago, on 10 November 2010, CEY shares were at 192.20.  This afternoon the share price is at 29.64, having fallen […]