13th March 09
This year will be remembered by generations to come as the ‘Great Recession’. The world economy is likely to shrink to ‘below zero’ in 2009 according to the head of the International Monetary...
Read More12th March 09
We have witnessed some spectacular gains recently, mostly on takeover speculative share buying. It seems to me, however, that most who chat about the shares have not carried out any research, but...
Read More11th March 09
I hardly think so, but offers up tremendous value instead. I am sticking my neck out here by suggesting we should see some very positive recovery in 18 months time. This presents the savvy, non...
Read More10th March 09
Europe’s developing economies from Poland to Ukraine are facing their worst economic crisis since the fall of the Berlin wall 20 years ago. Capital is fleeing Europe’s East, causing a deluge of...
Read More9th March 09
For years the Building industry has been heavily regulated as a result of old, unlawful working practices, hence the recent introduction of the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS). It now...
Read More8th March 09
World demand for diamonds has ‘fallen off a cliff’ and, consequently, the demand for the price-driven sparklers has fallen by quite a way, in fact by more than 50%. There is now an over-supply,...
Read More7th March 09
This entry links to March 4th’s ‘Energy shortfall’ Blog Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday 4th March, 9.52 p.m. Masked and armed with automatic weapons, 20 guards from Ukraine’s State Security...
Read More6th March 09
The mystery unraveled! My idea of a penny share is a share trading for pennies. That is, shares trading for less than £1, but some will claim they are shares you can buy for under 50p, some claim...
Read More5th March 09
A survey by the Engineering Employer’s Federation (EEF), backed up by the Confederation of Business Industry (CBI) on Thursday, showed half of UK manufacturers felt credit conditions had...
Read More5th March 09
There is no doubt that the recession will sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to stockmarket listed companies. It will also weed out those listed companies that should never have been...
Read More4th March 09
With the fact that some of the UK’s nuclear power stations are reaching the end of their useful efficient life, and with no plans for replacement, the UK requires some £230 Billion investment in...
Read More
