Disruptive Personalities – Michael Bloomberg
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is one of the biggest names in business and politics in America, and perhaps the world. According to Forbes, he has an estimated personal fortune of $19.5bn, which...
View ArticlePersonal Finance Stories of 2011- A look back
2011 was an eventful year in the world of personal finance, from the protests of the Occupy movement to the continued rise in the price of gold. Here are some of the stories that shook the world of...
View Article5 Outlandish Predictions for 2012
So far, 2012 has been predicted to be many things, from the coming of the apocalypse (which is predicted pretty much every year – after all, you only need to be right once) to the year in which the...
View ArticleNASDAQ OMX Launch Europe’s First Multi Asset Risk Management Platform
In November, NASDAQ OMX launched the first multi-asset risk management platform in Europe for its NASDAQ OMX Nordic clearing house. The platform is called Genium Risk, and it gives them the capability...
View ArticleCommodities: The revival of the Great Game – Now it’s all about food
Since the eve of the colonial races in the early 1600’s superpowers have competed for the strategic resources of the present time. Gold and silver in the 1500’s, gems, tea and spices in the 1600’s and...
View ArticleTen Trends in Commodities Trading for 2012
SunGard is one of the world’s leading software and technology services companies. SunGard has more than 17,000 employees and serves approximately 25,000 customers in more than 70 countries. SunGard...
View ArticleSilver Standard Resources: case of a successful business in Argentina
Argentina currently is not considered by investors as the lucrative destination. There are many reasons influencing this trend: country has fought an inflation of over 25 percent, taxes are rising on...
View ArticleDGCX chooses Cinnober’s trading, clearing and surveillance technology
Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange to enhance the exchange infrastructure through new partnership From left to right Mr. Gautam Sashittal, Chief Operating Officer, DMCC, Mr. Gary Anderson, Chief...
View ArticleIntelligentHQ Oil and Gas News: 41% return on Energy Investments by Goldmans...
OIL ($/bbl): Nymex Crude Future 84.95, Dated Brent Spot 100.13, WTI Cushing Spot 84.10 Natural Gas ($/MMBtu): Nymex Henry Hub Future 2.27, Henry Hub Spot 2.23, New York City Gate Spot 2.37 Goldman...
View ArticleSicredi: the credit institution behind Brazil’s commodity boom
More than a hundred years before it got international recognition through a partnership with Rabobank, the credit union which became Sicredi was starting by the hands of Theodor Amstad in 1902 in Nova...
View ArticleMarex Spectron to acquire Schneider Trading Associates Pro-Trader Division
Marex Spectron Group (“Marex Spectron” or “the Company”) has agreed to acquire the Pro-Trader division of Schneider Trading Associates (“STA”) in a transaction that is expected to complete before the...
View ArticleVale gives up on $5.9bn potash project in Argentina
Vale announced that will suspend the potash project called Rio Colorado in Argentina. The mining giant already had invested US$ 1.1 billion and was expected to put at least US$ 5 billion more. The...
View ArticleMarex Spectron joins Dubai Mercantile Exchange
The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the leading energy futures exchange in the Middle East, announced today that its Membership Committee has approved the application of Marex North America LLC to...
View ArticleIntelligentHQ Oil and Gas News: Nakilat, YPF, Shell, Angola LNG, Philex...
Nakilat’s profit declines Qatar Gas Transport (Nakilat), the world’s largest owner of LNG ships, posted two consecutive quarters of declines for Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) transportation despite...
View ArticleSoybean: Drought in South America may help US farmers
As a result of a drought in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, future prices of soybeans are going up at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Last week, the value of soybean reached the record of US$ 13.80 a...
View ArticleEnergy and Shipping Markets Weekly March 2 to 8, 2012
Shipping and Energy Markets Weekly is a summary of the past week’s major news headlines and the key indicators that may influence the shipping industry (particularly the tanker segment) and the energy...
View ArticleThe sharpest decline in Argentina oil production for the last 65 years
The production of hydrocarbons in Argentina had a very poor performance in 2011. Oil extraction in the South American country fell 5.9% last year to 33,231,359 cubic meters, according to the...
View ArticleShipping and Energy Markets Weekly 24 Feb to Mar 2 2012
Introductions Shipping and Energy Markets Weekly is a summary of the past week’s major news headlines and the key indicators that may influence the shipping industry (particularly the tanker segment)...
View ArticleShipping and Energy Markets weekly 17 to 23 February 2012
Introduction Shipping and Energy Markets Weekly is a summary of the past week’s major news headlines and the key indicators that may influence the shipping industry (particularly the tanker segment)...
View ArticleInvesting with Social Media: Stocktwits.com
In the markets knowledge and numbers are power. And in the modern world of Web 2.0 the opportunities available to traders and investors through the interconnectedness of the Internet has meant that...
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