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Xcite Energy announces end of positive pre-production well test – profit taking sets in

Xcite Energy announced this morning the successful conclusion of the Bentley North Sea field pre-production well test. Twenty one long…

Time for a contrarian bet on China?

    On an earnings conference call this week, FedEx CEO Fred Smith seems to pour fuel on the fire…

Gulf Keystone rises strongly on rumour mill

Kurdistan focused oil explorer Gulf Keystone Petroleum was up 9% today to 252p on reports of the initial ratification of…

Rogue UBS trader Adoboli also managed to lose his shirt on spread bets

Kweku Adoboli It looks like UBS’s infamous rogue trader Kweku Adoboli who managed to lose $2.3 billion for the bank…

Falkland Oil and Gas find plenty of gas at Loligo well but unfortunately no oil

EDITOR NOTE - There is a very heavy short position in this stock with many spread bet firms refusing new…

What next for U.S. and European markets?

With the FTSE All share, Dow Industrials and S&P 500 all either close to or at 52 week highs and…

Will the marriage of BAE and EADS be derailed by politics?

BAE systems is looking a little more perky today, rising over 3% to 347p after the volatility of the last…

Markets shoot higher on QE3 news

After the announcement by the Federal Reserve of a further $40 billion a month to buy mortgage backed securities on…

All eyes on Bernanke as FOMC meeting nears conclusion

Ben Bernanke, Chairman of FOMC An announcement is expected from the Federal Reserve’s FOMC (Federal open market committee) at 2.30…

Falkland Oil and Gas continues miraculous recovery – edit “gyrations”/manipulation!

24 hours ago, Falkland Oil and Gas was sitting just below 60p, right now its up 8% to 79.5p or…