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Market news round up, upgrades & downgrades courtesy of Cantor Index

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the concise guide to the week ahead courtesy of Cantor Index

For more interesting research & professional Technical Analysis from Cantor Index click here to register for free. Monday, November 12, 2012 UK…

So we were right – Xstrata proposed a de facto takeover of Lonmin last month. What chance Davis goes hostile to finally get his prize?

UPDATE - News from a “sensible” analyst (not not Soc Gen) that backs our assesment of the situation - ”It’s fairly…

Want to learn more about Trading options in a spread bet account?

A completely unique guide to using options in spread betting just released on our Trading Guides page. Click on the…

FTSE Fundamentals – Episode 2 of City Index’s very own “turtle” trading program – a must watch

A cracking episode with a lot of twists and turns that any active spreadbetter will relate to!

An interesting bit of research from UBS on what has driven equity markets over the last 40 years

All or Nothing. Stocks tend to experience very long periods (5-20 years) of either anemic or exceptional returns, which we call…

The rise of the machines…

One of the more interesting stories I cam across this week was on Bloomberg http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-06/million-dollar-traders-replaced-with-machines-credit-markets) relaying news that at least…

Chinese Data last week Shows continuing Improvement

Economic releases last week out of China showed a significant improvement in the Chinese economy. Pretty much all the data…

zak mirs weekend missive – Alarm Bells, Croda, Burberry And the One Party State.

For some reason I feel that a blog, even boring old financial ones, should carry an element of human interest.…