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Africa Oilfield Logistics Ltd, the AIM listed African focussed support services and logistics company, has announced the appointment of Mr Carl Esprey as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Mr Esprey, a highly qualified and experienced corporate and resource industry professional, will drive the Company’s expansion strategy to strengthen its position as a leading provider...

The share price of Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is, at this very moment, up $6.78 and $1,221.69.  That’s an increase of 0.59%. One year ago, 05 March 2013, that would have represented an increase of 0.81% as the share price was at 838.60. In case you have not followed the Google charts lately, the search engine has […]

Two years ago everyone was atwitter over the impending Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) IPO that eventually consummated on 18 May 2012. Given the train wreck of that fiasco, Facebook continued to capture headlines for several months. People who had invested were falling all over themselves trying to ditch the shares they had acquired at the $38.00 asking […]

One week ago today, on 24 February, Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LSE:GKP) announced that it plans to bid adieu to the AIM and step into the LSE Main Market on 24 March. That is three weeks from today. Although GKP dominated headlines last Monday, the news has been eerily devoid of anything to do with the […]

GlaxoSmithKline (LSE:GSK) may be one of the most interesting stocks to watch on the London Stock Exchange. It has certainly endured its fair share of bumps and bruises of late, especially with the scandals in China generating publicity and causing a loss of revenues in country. Yesterday GSK released its annual report for the year […]

As I begin this article we are just a few minutes away from a 2:00 pm Investor and Analyst Seminar presented by Tesco (LSE:TSCO) executives, outlining the company’s strategic priorities for “Winning in the new era of retail.” The presentation will be led by CEO Philip Clarke, UK Managing Director Chris Bush, Group Multichannel Director […]

Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LSE:GKP) has reached yet another milestone on the road to success. The company announced that it expects to admit its common shares to the Official List on the LSE Main Market, leaving the era of its AIM listing behind. The cancellation on the AIM market and the admission to the Main Market […]

In a story immediately preceding this one, my colleague, Thierry LaDuguie, wrote about “Emotional Trading – The Enemy of Trading.” Ironically, two US companies made the headlines and watched as investors appeared to react in exactly the manner that Thierry warned against. The share price of Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) skyrocketed to record heights whilst the […]

“The simplest trades are usually the best ones.” – Michael Hewson There are no guarantees in the markets, but there are certain things you can do that would ensure your continuous victory. Interestingly, there’s also one bet you can make and reap sure gains from – as far as your long term investment goals are […]

It was just a few days ago (12 February) that I wrote about the potential impact of the allegedly declining unemployment rate in the U.S. in a story entitled “Beware of Bullard’s Bubble Bulletin.” In a nutshell, Bullard, the President of the St. Louis Fed had expressed his concern that the Federal Reserve Bank may […]