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Changes at the top Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings (NYSE:WSH), the global risk advisor, insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed Brian Parsons as National Partner and CEO, Willis Canada. Mr. Parsons has deep experience in the insurance brokerage, risk management and natural resources industry. He joins Willis after spending 22 years […]

The share price of SodaStream (NASDAQ:SODA) seems to have lost its fizz. It’s price dropped nearly 22% today on the NASDAQ exchange to 21.52. Which leads me to tell this story. Just through days ago my wife and I were browsing through a popular home goods store when the SodaStream display caught my eye. While […]

Oman’s Abraj Energy Service awarded more than $330m in contracts BP Oman has announced the award of two long term drilling contracts for the Khazzan project in Block 61. KCA Deutag has been awarded more than $400 million contracts for the construction and operation of five new build land rigs for Khazzan. The rigs are […]

I thought seriously about writing this article on Sunday, but, although the “news” was coming from usually reliable sources, it was, nonetheless, still speculation. By the time that I sat down at my computer this morning, however, what was speculation yesterday had become reality. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) officially announced this morning that plans to divide itself […]

“Trading for a retail trader is the best job in the world, and if you can perform it without holding a PhD in statistics… how much time you’ve saved!” – Professor Emilio Tomasini We’d like to announce a necessary but simple change in our trading signals approach. With the new approach, a market direction for […]

Board Change Alecto Minerals plc (AIM:ALO), an AIM quoted mineral exploration company focussed on West and East Africa, has announced that Mark Wellesley-Wood, who has enjoyed an extensive career in the City gaining over 40 years’ experience in both the mining and investment banking sectors, will be joining the Board as Non-Executive Chairman with immediate […]

“Residential Generation” Legislation Opens Up Domestic Chilean Solar Market Rame Energy Plc, the international power generator and engineering company, has issued an update with regards to its solar activities in Chile, following the passing of legislation by the Chilean Government which will open up the country’s domestic market for renewables and in particular, solar power...

I’ll admit it right from the start. I found a way to use “Obama” in the headline to grab your attention. But, just because I used a cheap, journalistic trick doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t keep reading. There is something very dangerous going on in the White House and at the Federal Reserve (not to […]

Phase 3 Drilling at Jangamo Project Now Complete, Mozambique Savannah Resources (LSE:SAV) announces that it has now completed the third round of scout drilling and the first round of resource drilling totalling 1,920m at its highly prospective, 180km² Jangamo heavy mineral sands project, located in a world-class1 mineral sands province in southern Mozambique. Highlights: · […]

Hammaslahti mineralisation extended over 500m along north to south strike and remains open FinnAust Mining plc, the AIM listed exploration company, has announced that assay results have confirmed the discovery of additional high grade copper, zinc, silver and gold mineralisation, which extends the previously identified high grade polymetallic mineralised lode at its Hammaslahti Project in...