
Dear Reader,The markets are recovering. The FTSE 100 is back to where it was in September 2008. Calm has descended, normal service resumed.But in this financial environment something’s bound to blow up again. Who knows whether it’s going to be another banking ...
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Other Small cap news... Xploite shares up 14% after board accepts takeover deal from Avisen
Shares in Xploite (XPT) jump 14% after it agrees to a take-over bid by rival Avisen (AVI).
Avisen is an ambitious technology consultancy and this deal is ...
Dear Reader,Matthew Morris, a former Independent Financial Adviser claims to have made a discovery:“More than £100bn is invested in funds where the fees charged have outstripped investment returns over the past 10 years.”What’s going on? Can it be true - an ...
Dear Reader,The traditional ways of preserving wealth just don’t seem to work any more.Now when markets collapse, they all seem to go down together. Markets that should be ‘uncorrelated’ follow the same rollercoaster ride into the Big Dipper.So what are you ...
Baltimore, Maryland“As I was floating down impassible rivers...I no longer felt myself steered by the haulers…” The news yesterday pushed against us like a gentle wind. Pending house sales were bad. Consumer spending was good. Unemployment was bad. Manufacturing ...
Baltimore, MarylandMiserable cities... ghost towns... angry voters...Market flash: The Dow was flat yesterday. Gold rose $2. And Greece said it was making progress towards cutting its deficit.Yesterday we looked at America’s most miserable cities. Today, let’s ...
Dear Reader, The Prudential, the insurance giant, has just announced it plans to buy AIG’s (the failed US insurer’s) Asian unit. This bold move is good news for Britain.Over recent years practically the entire UK chemical, steel, investment-banking and utility ...
IPO’s (Initial Public Offerings) are thin on the ground today. Companies are finding it difficult to raise money as the markets are volatile and sceptical about new businesses.So how on earth is it that I find myself punting a retail stock IPO? A UK retailer in ...
Dear Reader,Estate agents should be quivering in their boots.Giants Tesco and Google are muscling in on their industry and are about to change it for good. For an industry already in difficulty it’s bad news. If you’re selling a house, it’s great news. And for ...
During the first 11 months of 2009, a record £23.6 billion flowed into investment funds.That’s more than 10 times the same period in 2008. Investors have been piling back into the markets.I’ve noticed the same thing among a growing number of acquaintances. ...
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