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I really did expect to write about something other than oil today, but you know what they say about the best laid plans of mice and men. The mere mention of ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) in my article yesterday led me to think a bit more about the issue, especially as XOM makes for a good example […]

There is a human tendency – we all have it – to forget the bigger picture when a singular matter is making headlines. Whilst I obviously believe the recent news regarding oil production and pricing is BIG (this is my fourth  consecutive  article on the subject), I feel compelled to remind us all that it’s not […]

I am finding it difficult to stray too far from the subject of oil, post the OPEC conference. It’s absurd to think that the reactions, responses and fallout are going to stop just because the headlines point us to the next big story. The immediate aftermath was highly predictable as investors thought the sky was […]

Commences Self Tender Offer to Purchase Up to 640,000 Shares P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTSI) today announced the commencement of a modified “Dutch auction” tender offer to purchase up to 640,000 shares, or about 8.0%, of its outstanding common stock using available cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, at a price of not less than […]

I warned on 26 November that the fallout from whatever decision OPEC made about maintain their oil production at its current levels would have a significant impact. At the time, I asked the question, “Economics or Evolution?” After further consideration, I think I forgot to begin that last word with an “R.” What’s Really Going […]

Who is the new MD of Hughes-Gibb Willis Group Holdings (NYSE:WSH), the global risk adviser, insurance and reinsurance broker, has “reinforced its position as one of the world’s leading bloodstock insurance brokers” with the appointment today of Sophie Chambers as Managing Director of Hughes-Gibb. Chambers joins Willis from Lycetts, one of the UK’s market leaders […]

Whatever announcement comes out of the OPEC meeting on Thursday , 27 November, may possibly be the biggest news story of 2014. Whatever the decision, it will have economic and geopolitical ramifications for some time to come, although much of the impact may not come until the alliance meets again in the Spring of 2015. […]

Who knew that when Sir Isaac contemplated the Apple falling that he would be a candidate for Worst Stock Market Analyst. If he were alive today, he might be surprised to see Apple’s going up. Whereas the infamous apple upon which he based his observation bonked him on the head, the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) of today […]

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:NCLH) today announced a definitive agreement with Princess Cruises, Ltd. to purchase Ocean Princess for its newly acquired Oceania Cruises brand. The 684-passenger ship joins Oceania Cruises’ trio of award-winning sister ships Insignia, Regatta and Nautica. The new addition will be named Sirena. Upon delivery in March 2016, Sirena will […]

Did it go with a bang? Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) recently supported the successful flight testing of the U.S. Air Force’s Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) weapon system. The operational flight test was conducted as part of the Air Force Global Strike Command’s Force Development Evaluation Program. This program demonstrates and supports...