Global News

There are two reasons that I don’t usually write about small-cap companies.  The first is that that they don’t typically generate much in the way of big news.  The second is that my boss keeps telling me to follow the Big news.  Well, today I think that FastJet (LSE:FJET), a company with a market cap […]

Now that we all know that the European Central Bank and the Bank of England have made no changes to their economic policies that might significantly evoke dramatic investor and consumer responses, all eyes are fixed on the U.S. jobs report that is due to be published tomorrow. The tension and apprehension are so thick […]

I’ve been watching ARM Holdings (LSE:ARM) for some time now.  It is a fascinating company on its own merit, regardless of its public status.  It almost defines “leading edge technology,” and it is unique in its offering of proprietary circuit designs without manufacturing the chips themselves.  Its high-performance, power-efficient circuit designs have propelled the company...

Just to be certain, before putting fingers to keyboard for this story, I looked up the word “unstable” in the dictionary.  It defined “unstable” as “not stable.”  I may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but even my cat could have figured that out.  Digging a little deeper, I found the following definition […]

Today is 31 May 2013.  Bumi (LSE:BUMI), the bane of Nat Rothschild’s existence, has, at long last, released its final report for the year ending 31 December 2012.  Its share price did absolutely nothing for the 39th consecutive day because trading of Bumi shares was suspended on the London exchange on 22 April for the […]

Pound Sterling – With UK markets closed for a national holiday it was a slow start to the week for the Pound. Although Sterling went on to weaken against the US Dollar as UK retail sales dropped to a 16-month low, it was able to recoup losses as separate reports showed a surge in British house […]

It was 18 May 2012.  I remember it well.  I wished my daughter a Happy Birthday, then turned my attention to watching what was supposed to be a day of fanfare on the NASDAQ as Facebook was about to open its IPO.  Perhaps never before has the entire world been so highly focused on an […]

In a bold and stunning presentation today, BHP Billiton (LSE:BLT) lived up to its slogan of “Resourcing the Future“.  In its coal review, the company revealed that it is shifting gears to align the company operations to be  in snyc with their projected outlook for supply and demand for metallurgical coal. Frankly, I am impressed […]

Global recovery is uneven but gradual. The global economy is moving forward, but divergence between countries and regions reflects the uneven progress made toward recovery from the economic crisis, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Outlook. Historically high unemployment remains the most serious challenge facing governments. World real gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to […]

Pound Sterling – The Pound started the week looking upwards after it made gains against the US Dollar after an industry report showed that UK home sellers raised their asking prices for a fifth consecutive month in May. As a result of the data, Sterling climbed from its lowest level in six-weeks against the US currency. […]