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UK Corporate Announcements SuperGroup states that it remains committed to measured growth as it reports an underlying pre-tax profit of £42.8m from £50.2m…

Is the best strategy for this coming holiday season to close down and wait for Sep?

And so, the third quarter has just started and investors are looking back trying to get some clues on what…

Xcite Energy moves from despondency to hope!

Quite a day for Xcite Energy! After showing the usual pattern of daily decline with a drop to 64p this…

Xcite Energy – something cooking?

We wondered aloud last weekend whether the price activity in Bowleven last week that resulted in a 20% rise on…

Morning market commentary

After a strong start to yesterday, Wall Street struggled to maintain momentum after a number of corporates reported weaker earnings…

a must read – part (2) of the top ten themes for 2012 courtesy of fat prophets

For more trading insights and exclusive access to FatProphets Virtual Trading Room for a full month click here Following on from…

GOLD V GOLD SHARES – HISTORIC DISJOINT OFFERS OPPORTUNITY

One of the most remarkable features of equity markets right now is the valuations being attributed to gold mining shares. With…

Just when will John Paulsons bad run end? Funds down again in June

John Paulson, the billionaire hedge- fund manager who cleaned up to the tune of $3bn personally in 2008 with his…

Will America fall over the “fiscal cliff”?

Have you heard of America’s “fiscal cliff”? If not, be aware that in just 176 days’ time, unless the US…

Aluminium company Alcoa starts off second quarter earnings season with a “beat”

And so the US second quarter earnings season kicked off with a mixed story from aluminium giant Alcoa. Earnings and…