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I was browsing through the financial headlines this morning, when two in particular caught my eye, reminding me of the lengths to which are all inclined to go to find a reasonable explanation for things that have happened although we rarely understand the cause of the effect.  This happens because we tend to believe that […]

Zeta Petroleum (ASX:ZTA), an ASX listed Romanian focused oil and gas exploration and production company, has released an update on the Jimbolia-100 well (‘Jimbolia-100’ or ‘the Well’), an appraisal well on the 39% owned Jimbolia oil concession in Romania, which is operated and 100% funded by NIS Petrol SRL (a wholly owned subsidiary of NIS […]

Remarkable things are happening at Hargreaves Lansdown (LSE:HL.).  By his own admission, CEO Ian Gorham agrees that “The first quarter of the financial year is traditionally the quietest.”  “However,” he went on to say this morning that, “We are pleased to report exceptional activity in the first quarter of the 2014 financial year.”   HL’s […]

The share price of Balfour Beatty (LSE:BBY) continued on the upswing today following the announcement of its being awarded a $124 million contract in the US state of North Carolina.  The BBY share price opened at 268.7 and rose to 276.50 by 2:00 this afternoon. The contract was awarded on behalf of the North Carolina […]

I became interested in 3D printing technology almost ten years ago when I visited the Mid-America Technology Center at Pittsburg State University in Kansas to learn about what was then called “rapid prototyping” and its potential uses in the automotive industry.  A few days ago I was doing some research and I discovered that the […]

The share price of aerospace giant Boeing (NYSE:BA) had been steadily climbing to record altitudes when, almost without warning, yesterday the airline manufacturer hit turbulence over Japan, losing a contract with Japan Airlines for 31 of its 777 aircraft to Airbus (EU:EAD). With its first ever order from Japan Airlines, Airbus has landed a deal […]

Mike van Dulken, Head of Research at Accendo Markets, commented in his Weekly Roundup to clients, US politicians have decided that the best thing for the nation is to allow its government to go into partial shutdown rather than back down on conflicting budget views surrounding a presidential policy aimed at making medical care affordable […]

I must confess that I have never tweeted (in any way, shape or form), nor have I ever used Twitter.  I’m not apologizing.  I’m just saying that I don’t see the necessity of having a Twitter account, although some of my clients are suggesting that I should open one.  Now I see that Twitter has […]

Sable Mining Africa (LSE:SBLM) has confirmed the issuance of an export decree for the Nimba Iron Ore Project in south-west Guinea , by the Government of the Republic of Guinea, authorising the Company to export iron ore through Liberia to the Port of Buchanan. The decree, the first to be issued in Guinea, will, together […]

It started out innocently enough as an entertaining way to post videos from posting popular music, snippets from TV shows, how-to demos, personal tirades, stupid human tricks, and a plethora of other item, both socially redeeming and some that indicate the need for social redemption.  Yesterday we saw an example of how powerful this social […]