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I have avoided writing about the on-again, off-again takeover of AstraZeneca (LSE:AZN) by Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) simply because it has been on-gain, off-again. As of just a few minutes ago Pfizer released news and details of what it says is its final offer to AstraZeneca. In short, if this deal happens, it will be one of […]

Walmart’s (NYSE:WMT) share price has dropped by 3.06% to 76.61 in the wake of a flat first quarter earnings report. The share price had already stumbled by 2.7% early this morning, more than an hour before the opening bell. Earnings per share for the quarter retracted 3.5% to $1.10. Walmart’s new CEO, Doug McMillon, reassured […]

“I’m a breakout trader, and I’ll tell you, over time I have had to learn over and over again to resist the temptation: “This thing is going to go up, I need to get in before it breaks out of this pattern.” – Peter Brandt Facing the realities of the markets successfully is a must […]

BOND ISSUE SETS €2.5 BILLION WORLD RECORD Euronext, the wholly-owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE:ICE) today announces the successful issue of GDF SUEZ’s €2.5 billion Green Bond on Monday, 12 May 2014. The issue represents nearly one-quarter of all corporate green bonds issued worldwide in 2013. The bond has two tranches: a 6-year tranche of €1,200 […]

Stellar Diamonds plc, the London listed (AIM:STEL) diamond development company focused on West Africa, announces that processing of bulk sample material at its Tongo kimberlite dyke project in Sierra Leone is yielding higher diamond grades than previously reported. Highlights: · Processing to date has yielded 730 carats for an increased undiluted grade of 134cpht · […]

Magnolia Petroleum Plc, the AIM quoted US focused oil and gas exploration and production company, announces its final results for the year ended 31 December 2013. Highlights: * 48% increase in number of wells on Magnolia’s leases in proven US onshore formations to 149 as at 31 December 2013 (2012: 101) – 140 producing and […]

I you ask me – Thank you. I’m glad you asked. – Gulf Keystone Petroleum’s (LSE:GKP) biggest problems are the pusillanimous pipsqueaks who apparently comprise too large a portion of company shareholders. It seems that, regardless of how much progress the company makes, any hint of negative news engenders a decline in the company’s share […]

“If I tell you how I would manage that [$100,000,000] now, I would no longer have a competitive edge.” – Perry Kaufman No matter what your trading results have been in the past, trading remains one of the best ways to the ultimate attainment of financial freedom. During the recent global credit crunch, many people […]

I used to live in Kansas. It is, for the most part, a very large, flat plain. I used to say that “It’s not the end of the world, but you can see it from here.” (Did I mention that I now live on the east coast of the US, just a few minutes from […]

As long as I can remember (When you are over 65 that can be a very long time. Some days, not very long at all.), the world has always watched China, at least out of the corner of one eye. We always wanted to be ready when the Sleeping Giant awakened. Well, it did awaken, […]