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NEW READER ALERT

NEW READER ALERT

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  UPDATE – SAT 7 SEP – LOOKS LIKE WE WERE RIGHT AS THE TWITTER PAGE HAS DISAPPEARED. TO ALL OUR READERS – DO NOT SUBSCRIBE TO ANY TRADING SERVICE AND IF YOU DO THEN DO NOT BE SURPRISED WHEN IT DOES NOT DELIVER YOU TO THE SUNNY UPLANDS OF MILLIONAIRE’S-VILLE!! We have noticed a…

What does Microsoft’s purchase of Nokia  mean for Blackberry?

What does Microsoft’s purchase of Nokia mean for Blackberry?

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The cat was well and truly thrown amongst the pigeons this last week when Microsoft announced it was to purchase the mobile phone hand set business of Nokia for a total consideration of USD7.5 billion in a deal that is expected to close in early 2014.  The deal itself was not the surprise, after all…

Eight Tips to Safeguarding Your Profits Using Portfolio Management

Eight Tips to Safeguarding Your Profits Using Portfolio Management

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Today, we are playing portfolio manager. With the S&P 500 and Dow below their respective 50-day moving averages and threatening to move lower, you need to adjust your thinking towards the stock market. This means you need to review your portfolio and holdings. Stocks that have recorded strong gains should be targets for some profit-taking.…

Weekly roundup courtesy of spreadex

Weekly roundup courtesy of spreadex

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This week will likely be remembered for the start of the G20 meetings and the first opportunity where world leaders have had a chance to debate whether the actions in Syria merit external military intervention.  Monday began with a bit of a bang, despite the US markets being closed due to Labour Day, as the…

Commodities are out of the starting gate…

Commodities are out of the starting gate…

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Throughout the summer we’ve been banging the commodity drum as loudly as we can as regular readers will be aware. Quite simply, we believed commodities had plunged too far into oversold territory, as QE-fuelled investors had driven up bond and stock prices, while trashing the non-interest bearing raw materials, precious metals especially. At the very…

Zak Mir – on “Everyone and their mother”, RRL, RKH & AEX

Zak Mir – on “Everyone and their mother”, RRL, RKH & AEX

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There are stocks where you just know that everyone and their mother are long, have been so for ages, and are probably ready to bite your head off if you suggest that there will not be a turnaround anytime soon. This description just about fits the bill as far as Range Resources (RRL) is concerned,…