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The share price of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) surged today, closing at 34.76, up 2.75% after having reached 35.57 earlier in the day. HP’s share price fell from 38.49 on 24 February and has remained below 34.00 since 05 March. It reached its year-to-date and 52-week low of 31.16  on 31 March. It’s a bit hard to […]

Will also provide marine bunker sales BP and Sinopec Fuel Oil today announce the formation of a 50:50 marine fuels bunkering joint-venture, BP Sinopec Marine Fuels Pte Ltd. Based in Singapore, one of the largest and busiest ports in the world, the joint venture will build out from its partners existing bunkering locations and activities. […]

The share price of big-box, U.S.-based retail giant, Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT)  is down by more that 2.2% in pre-market trading just nine minutes before the opening bell is to be rung at the New York Stock Exchange. Wal-Mart released a disappointing Q1 FY16 earnings report earlier this morning that included a 7% drop in profit. As […]

Who are they? The Board of BP have announced that it has appointed Mrs Paula Rosput Reynolds and Sir John Sawers as Non-Executive Directors with immediate effect. Mrs Rosput Reynolds has over 25 years’ experience in the energy sector, including as president and chief executive officer of AGL Resources. Sir John Sawers has had long […]

Company Announces Placement of Approximately U.S. $4.1 Million of Equity Securities Sphere 3D Corp. (Nasdaq:ANY) has signed definitive agreements for a private placement of 1,281,250 Common Shares of the Company and Warrants to purchase up to 1,281,250 Common Shares for a gross purchase price of approximately U.S.$4.1 million on May 13, 2015. The purchase price […]

Strategy Update, Technology Acquisition and Advisory Board Addition Highlands Natural Resources (HNR) have provided an update regarding the development of its portfolio since its Initial Public Offering in March 2015. Highlights: · Discussions regarding the acquisition of the Company’s first production asset in the US oil and gas sector are advanced · Strategy broadened to […]

After rumors regarding a potential take over of AOL ( NYSE:AOL) by Verizon (NYSE:VZ) emerged last week, AOL’s share price rose more than 12.0% from 39.38 on Thursday to a high of 44.14 on on Friday 08 May. Fast forward to today (Tuesday, 12 May 2015). AOL shares are now trading at 50.52 after having […]

BP, on behalf of the Schiehallion co-venturers Shell and OMV, is pleased to announce the start of drilling on the Loyal field by the new-build, semi-submersible Deepsea Aberdeen, marking the start of a seven year drilling campaign west of Shetland. Deepsea Aberdeen is contracted to drill wells across the Schiehallion and Loyal fields, as part […]

May 2015 Monthly Dividend of $0.18 Per Share – RMBS Portfolio Characteristics as of April 30, 2015 Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of May 2015. The dividend of $0.18 per share will be paid May 29, 2015, to holders of record […]

Shire’s (LSE:SHP) share price jumped by 45.0 points and 0.85% to 5,335.0 today after announcing that it had handily beaten earnings expectations for the first quarter ended 31 March 2015.  The average analyst earnings estimate for Shire in the first quarter was $604 million (£393 million).  If $604 was the outfield wall, Shire hit a […]