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The share price of ARM Holdings (LSE:ARM) (NASDAQ:ARMH) jumped 5.88% today to 882.50, helping to prop up the FTSE, following the publication of its results for the second quarter and first half of 2014. Let me say right from the start that I am a fan of ARM Holdings, from a strategic investment and operational […]

Angle stock (LSE:AGL) is a bear market, having been caught in a long-term bearish outlook. Granted, there would be occasional short-term rallies, which would be followed by the continuation of the bear market. The ADX period 14 is around the level 20, showing that the market is currently without momentum. But momentum would soon return […]

It would not be a surprise to see a short-term decline in a number of fast food brand stocks, especially following what happened today in China, which probably contributed to declines today for Yum Brands (NYSE-YUM) and McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) share prices. Several decades ago I was having a business dinner with a number of associates […]

New High-Grade Polymetallic lode Discovered at Hammaslahti Target, Finland FinnAust Mining has reported a new potential ore lode of copper (“Cu”), zinc (“Zn”), lead (“Pb”), silver (“Ag”) and gold (“Au”) mineralisation has been discovered at its Hammaslahti Project. FinnAust Mining plc is an AIM listed exploration company, which is...

We don’t need a bevy of analysts to explain to us that we are deep into another stock market bubble. The markets’ body language tells the whole story. Traders are exhibiting the emotional traits that typically precede the bubble bursting. It’s a blend of giddiness and fear and the anxiety that comes with knowing that […]

At the Massakama Target,Kossanto Gold Project, Mali Alecto Minerals plc (LSE:ALO), the AIM quoted mineral exploration company focussed on West and East Africa, is pleased to announce positive assay results from its recently completed Rotary Air Blast drill programme on the Toukwatou prospect within the Massakama target, at the Company’s flagship Kossanto Gold Project in […]

Conditionally Raises £7.0 million Africa Oilfield Logistics Ltd, the AIM listed African focussed support services and logistics company, has announced that it has conditionally raised approximately £7.0 million (approximately US$12.0 million) before expenses by way of the issue of 77,800,000 new ordinary shares in the company at a price of 9.0 pence per Share. Use […]

A spike in activities in the media sector has been leaving its mark on the stock markets today, as it appears that we may be headed toward a new round of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures led by no less than media magnate Rupert Murdoch. ITV’s share price (LSE:ITV) opened at 201.00, up from 183.80. Time Warner’s share […]

Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) is the biggest toy manufacturer in the world. Perhaps I should clarify. Mattel doesn’t build the biggest toys in the world; it is the biggest manufacturer of toys in the world with a market cap of $12.31 billion, annual sales of $7.1 billion, and 28,000 employees. In the mid to late 1990s, Mattel […]

“If you understand this way of thinking – that by taking smart risks you can make money over time – it will improve your willingness to take risks.” What is the answer to the question that forms the topic of this article? The answer is a big NO! Floyd Mayweather, LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo, Tiger […]