Peter Gold

In a statement, ValiRx (LSE:VAL) announced that it has filed for a new patent for its therapeutic compound, VAL201, sending shares up 10% in early trading. ValiRx is a biopharmaceutical company developing products in diagnostics, therapeutics, and oncology. Their main product focus is on cancer research, however their technology can be applied to other fields as well. […]

Aviva Plc, the second largest insurer in the United Kingdom, released a performance report on the nine months ending September 30, 2011 on Thursday. European life and pension sales were down 18% from the same time last year, reflecting turbulence caused by the European Debt Crisis. Despite a 6% gain on sales in the UK, […]

Amidst political turmoil in Greece and the G20 summit in Cannes, the FTSE has rallied strongly following the ECB’s announcing an interest rate cut from 1.50 to 1.25%. Commentating on the news Clem Chambers, CEO of ADVFN, argued that: “The tempo of chaos of the Euro debt crisis is rising. With Italian interest rates at all-time […]

Max Petroleum (LSE:MXP) told investors in a public release today that it will plug the ZLGS-1 exploration well on the Zhalgyz South prospect in Block A of their operations in Kazakhstan. The results announced today are contrary to the positive report on the prospect posted in early October. In an update made public on the 11th of […]

TomCo Energy (LSE:TOM) is a top moving stock today, up more than 25% as investor confidence soars in shale oil processing. The company owns leases covering around 3,000 acres of some of the best shale oil lands in Utah, estimated to hold as much as 230 million barrels of oil. This deposit is part of […]