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The petroleum sector is, almost without debate, the single largest economic and political force in the world. Petroleum can used to leverage peace and prosperity, but it can also be used to dictate power and to decimate entire economies and political entities. Which raises my personal concern over how President Obama will use the current […]

Shares in multinational cable telecommunications company Altice S.A. (NYSE:ATC) today began trading on the Amsterdam market of Euronext, a wholly owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange Group (NYSE:ICE). With a total offering valued at approximately € 1.3 billion Altice is the largest IPO in continental Europe for twelve months. Altice provides cable based services, amongst which high...

The Amsterdam market of Euronext, a wholly owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange Group (NYSE:ICE), today saw the launch of trading in Rabobank Certificates (NYSE:RABO). The Rabobank Certificates are deeply subordinated investment products that enable investors to participate in Rabobank, an international financial service provider operating on a cooperative basis. The certificates...

I like to scan the headlines before I do any real reading or in-depth research. There are times when this practice can be anything from humorous to downright confusing. That’s especially true when comparing operational performance to share price performance, and even more so when comparing the share price and the operational results of two […]

If there was an albatross around the neck of the FTSE during 2013, it had to have been the entire mining sector. If the sector had performed better as a hole – er, I mean as a whole – who knows what heights the FTSE could have hit during the year. But, as was the […]

Goldplat (AIM:GDP), the AIM listed gold producer in Africa, has announced that its current Executive Director Mr. Hansie van Vreden has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of Goldplat with immediate effect. This appointment will see Hansie responsible for Goldplat’s gold recovery operations and expansion opportunities in Africa. As previously announced, Dr Robert Pitts Smith stepped […]

EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary, has added Figeac Aéro, specialised in precision machining for the aerospace industry, to its Paris-based Alternext exchange. Founded in 1989, Figeac Aéro is a European leader in aerospace subassemblies, supplying parts to the sector’s largest contenders. The group specialises in structural parts made of light alloys and hard metals, engine parts, […]

The IBEX 35 is maintained above the 200 SMA on the daily chart and it’s expected that the bullish trend will continue to strengthen. The IBEX 35 has managed to break the strong resistance level of 9975.9 with a long bullish candlestick. Now, it is very likely to turn consolidates above the level of 10175.00, […]

The wheels fell off of the International Personal Finance (LSE:IPF) bus today as its share price slammed into a wall, dropping 84.80 pence (15.7%) from 545.50 to 455.80.  In an apparent attempt to not spoil Christmas, IPF withheld an important announcement until the last half hour of the Christmas Eve trading day. It is now […]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) just put a wet blanket on the Barclays Capital (LSE:BARC) Yule Log.  At about noon EST, FINRA levied a $3.75 million fine on the financial firm for its failure to properly maintain “electronic records, emails and instant messages.” Barclays is alleged to have violated SEC laws as well as […]