April 2012

SkyePharma (LSE:SKP), a pharmaceutical company specialising in the development of inhaled products and drug delivery technologies, announced today that it has signed a second agreement to conduct a feasibility study with RespiVert, a small molecule drug discovery company specializing in respiratory disorders.   This agreement comes on the heels of the successful completion of a similar […]

Share prices of Sierra Rutile Limited (LSE:SRX) were up over 6% to 54.12p at midday today following a very positive production update on their first quarter. The Report Production Production of rutile ore was 48% higher than during the first quarter of 2011, whilst ilmenite production increased 57% over the same period.  Actual rutile production […]

JJB Sports (LSE:JJB) announced on Thursday, 5th April that they had secured a £30 million “strategic investment package” from a number of the company’s shareholders and from the US-based sporting goods retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods. Shares of the UK-based sports retailer inched 6.2% higher from yesterday’s close to 17.25 pence a share in early trading […]

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The markets don’t like the fact that the FED reckons it is not about to do anymore stimulus in addition to the Himalayan levels it has already created. It could of course just be the beginning of the summer slump or, as I model it, yearly global wealth fund trade surplus rebalance. In any event […]

In a pair of announcements released today, supermarket chain Tesco (LSE:TSCO) announced that it would be ceasing operations of its Tesco Cars arm, while it would also be revamping its line of low-cost, “value” groceries. Tesco Cars, launched last year in partnership with Carsite, was projected to list up to 3,000 used cars online every […]

British Sky Broadcasting Group (LSE:BSY) announced Tuesday, 3rd April, Chairman James Murdoch stepped down from his post he held since 2007, barely a month after the Office of the Communication (Ofcom) disclosed its investigation on whether he and BSkyB are still “fit and proper” holder of television licence. Mr. Murdoch, who will remain as a […]