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We covered Phytopharm extensively in the June edition of our magazine (see here page 13 – http://issuu.com/spreadbetmagazine/docs/spreadbet-magazine-v6_generic) and updated in the latest edition in which we set out the investment case for a potentially very attractive return on the stock should the company’s Phase 2 trials of their primary drug Cogane, which is being used…

After signs that the Glencore, Xstrata merger was heading for failure, Glencore announced earlier today that it had increased its offer for Xstrata to the equivalent of £23.2 billion pounds, by offering 3.05 shares instead of 2.8 for every Xstrata share. We trailed this expectation here earlier in the week (link –http://www.spreadbetmagazine.com/blog/2012/8/31/pressure-begins-to-mount-on-glencore-over-xstrata-merger.html)  The revised deal…

After a wait of over a month since the last operational update, Xcite Energy issued an RNS this morning on the progress of the Bentley North Sea field extended well test (EWT). The company has sold in excess of 135,000 barrels of Bentley crude, with pricing better than the Company’s assumption of the anticipated discount…

For more research & Technical Analysis from Cantor Index click here to register. UK Corporate Announcements Sthree announces Q3 gross profit gained 6% year on year and states that it continued its strong financial position as it is debt free and has a strong balance sheet UK Market News The Markets gained some confidence yesterday afternoon following the…

The ECB kept its key interest rate unchanged at 0.75% and announced a new bond-buying program to save the Euro. Will it work and will it be enough? Those questions remain unanswered as Mario Draghi has, yet again, ommited much of the key detail, but for now, it seems investors are placated and today they…

Traders and investors packed their luggage during August, stuffed no doubt with their notebooks (‘e’ variety!) and iPads inside, just in case things turned pear shaped again for global markets as they did last year. Traditionally being a low volatility month, August was a serious headache for investors in 2011. Luckily, this year things were…

The one and only, Mr Cyril Theret, Ex CEO Plus Markets, presider over pretty much the complete wipe out of his long suffering shareholders To say that it’s has been a difficult couple of years for investors fishing for the ultimate contrarian plays amongst the small/micro cap sector if the market is probably an understatement.…

Stephen Elop, Nokia CEO Another bad day for Nokia yesterday, with the shares dropping under €2 after the unveiling of a new range of Windows equipped Lumia phones which the company hopes will reverse its precipitous decline in the smartphone arena (down over 40% in the last quarter). With the Lumia smart phones shipping into…

For more research & Technical Analysis from Cantor Index click here to register. UK Corporate Announcements Go Ahead Group states that trading has been in line with management forecasts WM Morrison states that the challenging conditions remained, and details H1 revenues of £8.9bn and a pre-tax profit of £440m and expects the tough conditions to continue EasyJet announces 12 month…

At one second past 5 a.m. on Tuesday 1 January 2013, almost all of you will be tucked up in a warm bed, perhaps recovering from the New Year celebrations a few hours before; no doubt pleased that you won’t have to go to work when you wake up, this being a Bank Holiday. While…