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Commodity prices remain robust yet share prices languish

The Goldman Sachs Commodity Index shown above is comprised of the principal physical commodities that are the subject of active,…

Todd Kozel and Gulf Keystone continues to court controversy

Todd Kozel, the CEO of Kurdistan oil explorer Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), has certainly had more than his fair share…

Chariot Oil and gas buys into Moroccan assets after Namibian set backs

After the disappointment of the Tapir South Well in May of this year and then the Kabeljou Nimrod Well in…

Alcoa kicks of toughest U.S. earnings season for years

Aluminium producer, Alcoa, kicked off the U.S. third quarter earnings season after the market close last night. The numbers coming…

Cancer vaccine developer, Scancell proves to be rare ten bagger in a year

Scancell, the AIM listed developer of DNA vaccines for the skin cancer - melanoma, has had one heck of a…

Conviction Buy recommendation on Rockhopper Exploration at 157p

It’s a bit of an understatement to say that it’s been a rough few months for shareholders of North Falkland…

Indian “flash crash” hits stocks with 16% drop due to broker error

After the infamous May 6, 2010 U.S. “Flash Crash”  in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped about 1,000 points…

Big afternoon of the month as U.S. non-farm payroll data looms

The markets are relatively subdued this morning waiting patiently for this afternoon’s September US non-farm payroll data at 1.30pm GMT.…

West Coast rail franchise fiasco is par for the course

You would think that with over £1 trillion of national debt, the government would start being rather more careful with…

Lamprell stumbles badly on fourth profit warning of 2012…heads roll

It’s an unbelievable four profit warnings in a row now for UAE based oil and gas engineering company Lamprellwith this…