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Market message boards are lit up over the continued state of Gulf Keystone Petroleum’s (LSE:GKP) share price which is currently at 94.88 after having closed on Friday at 96.00. It appears poised to close at its lowest since 30 April and some investors are getting a bit restless. It’s just a wild guess, but I […]

Action targets senior Syrian officials, a Russian bank, its Chairman, and oil refineries owned by the government of Syria The U.S. Department of the Treasury today took a number of actions to increase pressure on the Syrian regime and its supporters. The Treasury Department designated Moscow-based Tempbank and Mikhail Gagloev, a senior executive of the […]

The British House of Lords has declared today that it is time to stop talking and to start fracking. The Economic Affairs committee said today that unless Britain gets cracking it is going to miss opportunities for lower energy bills and a massive opportunity for as many as 250,000 jobs, not to mention a secure […]

Positive Initial Metallurgical Results and Operations Update, Kossanto Gold Project, Mali Alecto Minerals plc (AIM:ALO), the AIM quoted mineral exploration company focussed on West and East Africa, has announced that high gold recoveries from 60% to over 90%, in both oxidised and primary sulphide bearing mineralisation, have been returned from initial cyanide bottle roll tests […]

As we predicted on 18 March, Alibaba, the mainland China mega e-commerce company, has filed its initial paperwork for an IPO in New York. Although it is not clear on which exchange the shares will trade, insights and expectations, both positive and negative, are running high. Positive Insights and Expectations The primary focus of positive […]

HORIZONTE MINERALS UPDATE AND FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER 2014 AND MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2014 Horizonte Minerals Plc, (AIM:HZM) the nickel development company focused in Brazil, announces that it has today published its unaudited financial results for the three month period to 31 March 2014 and the […]

The share price of Xcite Energy (LSE:XEL) jumped 28.6% on the day, following the announcement that “its 100% owned subsidiary, Xcite Energy Resources Ltd (“XER”), has entered into a Collaboration Agreement with Statoil (U.K.) Ltd. (“Statoil”) and Shell U.K. Ltd. (“Shell”), which allows all the Parties to make available and share field-specific...

Where’s the beef? Agriterra Ltd, the AIM listed pan-African agricultural group, has released operations update from Mozbife Limitada , the Company’s expanding beef business in Mozambique. Highlights: · Stocking ratios are being significantly increased at the 2,350 hectare Mavonde and 2,500 hectare Inhazonia farms through the implementation of Phase 2 of the Company’s multi...

Drilling commences at Soledad Gold-Silver-Copper prospect in central Peru Mariana Resources, the AIM quoted exploration and development company focused in Peru and southern Argentina, has commenced a 2000m drilling programme at the Soledad gold-silver-copper Prospect in Peru. The Project is located in the prospective Cordillera Negra metallogenic province approximately 34 km to the south of...

My day did not end well yesterday. In my ADVFN story, “How Will Weak US Economy Affect Us?” I warned of gloom and doom on the world economic scene as a result of a weak US first quarter.  I pointed to the Dow Jones, the S&P, and the Nasdaq all opening down following the release […]