The UK Economy

Goal is to commence commercial gold production before the end of 2015 Armadale, the AIM quoted investment company focused on natural resource projects in Africa, has commenced drilling at the Mpokoto Gold Project in the Katanga Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The company also continues to advance Phase 2 […]

The share price of Morrisons supermarkets (LSE:MRW) rebounded today by 2.28% from a month-long decline, returning to 192.60 on the day. The MRW share price had been at 214.00 on 14 May. Even that was down from 302.50 as at 12 September 2013, as Great Britain’s fourth largest supermarket chain has had to respond to […]

Is it possible that what happens within the country of Iraq, a veritable poster child for middle eastern turmoil, could have so great an impact as to cause the fragile economic recovery to collapse? The worry on the street is that the answer is “Yes.” The world is a crazy place to live, but it’s […]

Britain’s largest retailer, Tesco (LSE:TSCO) watched its share price drop by 1.34% today after announcing a third consecutive quarter of declining sales. Despite acknowledging that Tesco has lost an average of nearly one million customers per week, CEO, Philip Clarke, has been trying about as hard as I have ever seen anyone try to cover […]

LOAN TO ECOMERCHANT NATURAL BUILDING MATERIALS LTD Capital for Colleagues, the ISDX-quoted investment vehicle focused on opportunities in the Employee Owned Business sector, has announced that is has invested £75,000 in Ecomerchant Natural Building Materials Ltd, a specialist supplier of natural and environmentally sustainable building materials to the UK housing market, through a convertible...

Capital for Colleagues, the ISDX-quoted investment vehicle focused on opportunities in the Employee Owned Business (`EOB’) sector, has announce its unaudited interim results for the period ended 28 February 2014. Highlights: * Specialist investment vehicle focused on securing a leading position in the EOB sector * Makes investments by helping to establish, invest in and […]

Signed with Mexican oil and gas operator Astar Minerals plc has announced that it has signed a joint venture agreement with Nogal Holdings LLC, an experienced operator of oil and gas properties in the US and Mexico, to jointly evaluate, acquire and develop oil and gas concessions in Mexico. This agreement is in line with […]

The Saga Group (LSE:SAGA) floated it’s IPO on the London Exchange today. Saga’s share price closed at the same price it was offered: 185.00 pence, after a short period spent at 189.00. As usual, there are at least two side to the story. The plot of one is that it was a successful IPO, raising £550 […]

New Customer SCEPCO POS-GRIP Rental Contract Win Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, has received a Letter of Award for its first contract with Shell China Exploration and Production Company Limited (SCEPCO), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell. […]

Unaudited Preliminary Results for the Year Ended 31 December 2013 Armadale, the AIM quoted investment company focused on natural resource projects in Africa, has announced its unaudited preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2013. HIGHLIGHTS: – Transition to an established investment company focused on African natural resources projects, with a current focus on […]