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A Zak Mir Global markets festive trio – FTSE, DOW & S&P overview

Something that is fascinating to me in an age of “information overload” in which we are usually “treated” to every…

And so there it was, as predicted – the Sa-aa-nta Rally, hope you all had, had, had fun!

“Super” Mario Draghi in festive mood! The traditional “Santa rally” played out very well during December, in particular for Japanese…

Questor say’s hold Gulfsands PEt’s – thank God he didn’t say Buy!

From today’s Telegraph. Gulfsands Petroleum on the road to Morocco: Until the start of last year, Gulfsands Petroleum’s business was performing…

Year to forget for many AIM oil and gas investors

Looking at the table above of the share prices for many popular AIM oil and gas shares at the beginning…

Continued muted blogging. Another blue sky day in the alps this morning!

I hope all our readers benefitted from our bull calls on the FTSE, Nikkei & China in recent weeks. Capital…

Xmas & New Year market open hours courtesy of cantor index

Monday 24th December Indices  UK 100 open until 12:30, out of hours pricing until 18:15 France 40 open until 13:00…

the net continues to close around Steve Cohen…

  Steven Cohen has been one of the most successful fund managers of the last few decades. His company SAC…

Quick pre apres-ski take on the Bumi twists & turns of the day…

So, in a series of RNS announcements today, the acrimony surrounding the Bumi venture just seems to worsen… In a…

2012 Hedge Fund performance – Lambrusco party for some and Champagne for others

Dan Loeb, Third point Many hedge funds have delivered meagre returns, yet again, in 2012 after a disappointing 2011. Most…

Zak Mir – A Tale of Two Gulfs – Gulf Keystone & Gulfsands Petroleum

While it can be said that autumn 2012 has witnessed as much interest in the natural resources sector as ever,…