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Mike van Dulken, Head of Research at Accendo Markets, commented in his Weekly Roundup to clients, Since we last wrote the UK flagship Index closed 2013 +14.4%, capping off a terrible year for its miners (-30% to -60%) but a great one for the likes of airlines (+100 to +120%) and financial services (+35% to […]

If the holiday season did anything for investors, it highlighted an issue that most really prefer to ignore. The retail sector is in trouble. UK stalwarts, like Morrisons (LSE:MRW), Tesco (LSE:TSCO) and Sainsbury (LSE:SBRY) share prices have pulled the London Exchange lower as each reported dismal sales during the season. Because we all see the […]

“When historians write this story 10 or 20 years from now, they are going to look at a very different U.S. Everything has changed.” That was the forecast of Philip Verleger, energy sector guru and former director of energy policy at the U.S. Treasury Department, in an article published this week. Energy Investors, Beware! Your […]

In my humble opinion, I believe that investors sometimes spend so much time analyzing numbers on a page that they miss news that has the potential to make or break a company. Don’t get me wrong, I strongly suggest thorough analysis when investing, it’s just that there is a danger in burying one’s head in […]

The quiet community of Kirkland Lake is located in northern Ontario adjacent to the Quebec border, in an area where the forests are far more dense than the population and where the temperatures at this time of year average a high of -10.7° Celsius and a low of -23.4°C. It also sits strategically within what […]

BP have said that 2013 had been its most successful year for new field exploration for almost a decade. During the year, BP has participated in 15 completed wildcat exploration wells which have resulted in seven potentially commercial discoveries, giving a new field exploration success rate of over 40%. Lamar McKay, chief executive of BP’s […]

Black Mountain Resources (AIM:BMZ) the silver focused development company with interests in the US, has said that it has secured A$3 million strategic long term debt financing with Alcyone Resources Limited (ASX:AYN) which will be utilised towards funding the development of the New Departure and Conjecture Silver Projects. Company chairman Peter Landau said, “We are […]

The U.S. Department of the Treasury thas taken action against four senior members of the Yamaguchi-gumi, the largest and most prominent Japanese Yakuza syndicate. Tadashi Irie, Hirofumi Hashimoto, Toshio Masaki, and Shoroku Ishida were designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13581, which targets significant transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) and their supporters. These efforts...

The U.S. Department of Treasury has imposed sanctions on two al-Qa’ida supporters based in Qatar and Yemen. Abd al-Rahman bin ‘Umayr al-Nu’aymi (Nu’aymi) and `Abd al-Wahhab Muhammad `Abd al-Rahman al-Humayqani (Humayqani) were named as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224. Nu’aymi was designated for providing...

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 […]