And another day down – 9 out of 11. Vix upto 22, Put:Call ratio still firmly in bear camp territory.. . I had a couple of chats with various market participants and resignedness to the shakeout, forced selling and disgust were the prevailing sentiments relayed to me – to a contrarian trader, ones antannae are…
How does Greece leave the euro? In one scenario, a Greek authority would have to agree on a date with the rest of the euro zone for its departure and for the introduction of a new currency (let’s call it the new drachma). It would say that from that date, all public salaries, contracts and…
There have been some interesting share price movements in recent weeks in African focused oil and gas explorer, Chariot Oil & Gas. No accusations of corse, but the price movement the week before this weeks well result RNS is telling perhaps about leaks in AIM oil companies before news or perhaps it is just conincidental with…
Conor Foley former CEO of Worldspreads Worldspreads’ board and the Financial Services Authority were alerted to an alleged fraud at the group’s former Irish unit three months before Worldspreads filed for administration in March, citing accounting irregularities. The board of Marketspreads, formed by a 2009 buyout of Worldspreads’ Irish business, wrote to the Worldspreads board…
WTI crude oil went below $93 a barrel yesterday and Brent crude oil dropped to $110 a barrel. In early February, WTI crude was trading above $110 a barrel, so the price has dropped an astonishing 15% in the last 3 months or so. Gold is trading at $1536, compared with $1612 at the beginning…
Looks like the various interested parties in Plus are re-circling the carcass of Messrs Cyril Theret (CEO) and Chairman Malcom Basing’s car crash… Following Spencer Wilson’s (of Amara Dhari – an 18% shareholder) vocalisation in the press yesterday of many shareholders (and Plus Market company members) sentiments on the current management of Plus, we understand…
You can bet the market will pick up ahead of this Fridays listing of Facebook – the “powers that be” (no not Voldemort!) will ensure that for certain! However, more cracks seem to be appearing in the Facebook story with the WSJ reporting that GM the automaker is to stop paying for on-line ads with…
If we close down today in the US then this will be the longest run of losses since last November and stretching towards the run of down days leading into March 2009… Sentiment remains very poor as detailed in our blog of Sunday and value is all around in equities. It is, by its…
“The danger is we have an excessive regulatory environment, combined with the adversity to risk. This has essentially created an impact that is affecting growth,” So regulation is a bad thing Mr Theret? Trying telling that to the many victims of poorly managed companies and crooked management. “When I took over at Plus I…
The fallout from the Greek election result continues unabated,with riskier assets continuing to be sold off and safe havens such as US Treasury bonds, UK gilts and the US dollar in demand. The euro continues its decline as an exit for Greece from the eurozone seems more likely than ever. With Greek politicians unable to…
