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Let’s get one thing straight right from the beginning. I despise Walmart (NYSE:WMT). I despise Walmart as a reluctant customer, I despise Walmart as a Chamber of Commerce president, and I despise Walmart as a former supplier. What’s more I despise Walmart as an American businessman. Sam Walton Was Not a Saint, but He Was […]

2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the first commercial air flight. What was once a fantasy has become so much more than a reality. It has become so much of our daily lives that we now take air travel for granted. Yet, this now common experience continues to be offered in a financial sector where […]

Update re Ethiopian JV Gold Projects – Centamin plc elects to proceed to satisfy initial expenditure commitment at Aysid-Metekel Alecto Minerals plc (AIM:ALO), the AIM quoted mineral exploration company focussed on West and East Africa, has provided an update regarding drilling and exploration activities at its two Ethiopian gold projects. Both projects are held subject […]

Fast Tracking of Baoulé Kimberlite Project in Guinea to Trial Mining Stage Stellar Diamonds plc, the London listed (AIM:STEL) diamond development company focused on West Africa, has provided an update on its Baoulé kimberlite diamond project in Guinea. Highlights: · Strategic focus on fast tracking trial mining at the 5ha Baoulé kimberlite pipe · Trial […]

Third Off-take Agreement to Supply Crude Palm Oil from 60 t/hr extraction Mill in Côte d’Ivoire DekelOil Public Limited, operator and 51% owner of an established vertically integrated palm oil project in Côte d’Ivoire, has signed an off-take agreement with Sania Cie, a local refining company in the Côte d’Ivoire, to supply Crude Palm Oil […]

Ferrex plc, an AIM quoted exploration and development company focussed on advancing low capital-intensive iron ore and manganese deposits in Africa through the development cycle and into production, has announced its interim results for the six month ended 31 March 2014. Overview: · Solid progress made in exploring and developing Ferrex’s three core low capex […]

Alecto Minerals plc (LSE:ALO), an AIM quoted mineral exploration company focussed on West and East Africa, has released its audited final results for the year ended 31 December 2013. Highlights: · Acquisition of the Kossanto Gold Project in western Mali (‘the Kossanto Project’) and associated regional projects, located in a proven gold hosting region · […]

AFCR, the AIM listed resources and development company, has announced key board changes which reflect the Company’s evolving strategic development, including fast-tracking its flagship Pickstone-Peerless Gold Project towards production. The following board changes will take effect immediately. Overview: – Appointment of Mr William Battershill as Chairman – a highly...

Don’t say we didn’t tell you this could happen. It may not have been a Freaky Friday on Wall Street, but it sure was fun.  Both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DOWI:DJI) set new record highs and Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI) led all stocks as the most active by a long-shot. Let’s […]

As I sit down to begin this article, Friday is only and hour and a quarter away in London. A few short hours later, it will be business as usual, then off for the weekend. I would suggest that the occasional glance be given to Wall Street during the day, and after the LSE closes. […]