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Ivanhoe Australia names UBS to find partner
Ivanhoe Australia Ltd. said Tuesday it has hired UBS to help find a strategic partner for a string of Australian base metals projects, as it vies to secure long-term funding to bring them into production.
Lifevantage Corp. (OTC:LFVN) The Action Puzzles Traders
Yesterday the stock of Lifevantage Corp. ( OTC:LFVN ) got surprisingly a substantial increase in value and unusual trading volume.
PetroFrontier Corp. Stock (CVE:PFC), (PINK:PFRRF) Is on the Winner’s Side Again
It is obvious, the shares of PetroFrontier Corp. ( CVE:PFC ), (PINK:PFRRF) have overcome the recent crisis on the TSX Venture Exchange (CVE). Since Tuesday, the stock has begun progressing, in an attempt to move to the winner’s side again.
Who Benefits from Spiking Food Prices?
Who benefits from spiking food prices? Some exceptions investors should consider . . . First floods, now a huge cyclone in Australia, the world’s 3 rd biggest producer of sugar and also a major player in wheat. Huge winter storms in the U.S. As the snow comes down, the price of commodities goes up. Most food companies will have a tough time in the near-term either because they’re just not able to pass pricing through quickly enough to protect their margins – think Kellogg’s (K) or Sara Lee (SLE) – or because they’re forced to raise prices dramatically – like Hershey (HSY), Yum! Brands (YUM).
Where to Invest with Rising Food Prices?
Rising food prices are behind the riots in Egypt. Where’s the investment opportunity? The media tend to cast the riots in Egypt as political. But a more insightful analysis suggests otherwise. Just as bad harvests in 1788 triggered the French Revolution, food price inflation lies behind the mass demonstrations in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and beyond. The protests across North Africa were triggered by the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian fruit vendor who was protesting against police confiscation of fruit and vegetables he was trying to sell on the street
What Foreign Currency EFT’s to Invest in?
Consider ‘Commodity Currency’ ETFs from Australia (FXA) & Brazil (BZF) Many investors don’t consider the impact of the dollar on their portfolios or savings. As the American economy continues to grow at a painfully slow pace, investors have begun to lose confidence in the U.S. dollar. This has pushed many investors into the relative safety
What Foreign Currency EFT’s to Invest in?
Consider ‘Commodity Currency’ ETFs from Australia (FXA) & Brazil (BZF) Many investors don’t consider the impact of the dollar on their portfolios or savings. As the American economy continues to grow at a painfully slow pace, investors have begun to lose confidence in the U.S. dollar. This has pushed many investors into the relative safety
It’s 1998 & You’re handed $100K to Invest
It’s 1998. You’re handed $100,000 to invest. The catch is you can’t invest in individual stocks. You’ve got to put it all in an index that tracks the performance of one of the following regions: U.S., Asia, Canada, Latin America, Australia, Japan or Europe. What do you do
Imagine it’s 1998 & you’re handed $100,000 to invest
It’s 1998. You’re handed $100,000 to invest. The catch is you can’t invest in individual stocks. You’ve got to put it all in an index that tracks the performance of one of the following regions: U.S., Asia, Canada, Latin America, Australia, Japan or Europe. What do you do? If you’d chosen Japan, you’d have made a 7% profit by November 2009. If you’d chosen Europe, you’d have done more than twice as well – a 20% profit. And you’d have been much better off putting your money in Canada which would have given you a return of 113%
Empire Energy Corporation International (OTCBB: EEGC) – One Step Away form Funding
Empire Energy Corporation International (OTCBB: EEGC) shares was stirred up, as the SEC approved the $9 million rights offering registered by the management some time ago. Planning to do some oil and gas exploration in Australia, the company desperately needed additional capital to further proceed with well drilling on their properties in the Tasmania region.[BANNER] Considering that the company was all out of cash, the successful capital collection on this stock offering would spark the business once again. With the SEC’s approval that time has nearly come, as the company plans to proceed distributing the rights certificates on Saturday, Feb 13, 2010.
