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$12bn-$25bn
Thursday 16 Feb 2017US President Donald Trump is still insisting that he will get his ‘Great Wall of Mexico’ built but cost estimates for this project vary hugely, according to several sources. Trump’s own $12bn estimate is unsurprisingly the lowest yet even that would mean an average $31 for every one of the nation’s...
93%
Thursday 16 Feb 2017A record 93% of oil production cartel OPEC’s members have complied with the major output cuts agreed on 30 November 2016. The largest contributor is Saudi Arabia with 496,200 barrels of oil per day cut in January. However, the impact on oil prices is being capped by a ramp up in drilling activity...
300,000
Thursday 16 Feb 2017THIS Is the number of places being made available in a new Skills Section of the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme designed to create a new generation of UK export experts. The scheme will give young people in Britain the opportunity to be educated, trained and mentored on exporting every year. The...
70% of free cash flow: Centamin’s golden reward
Thursday 09 Feb 2017Egypt-based gold miner Centamin ( CEY ) has surprised investors with plans to pay more than twice the amount of money it normally earmarks for dividends. The miner has a policy to pay out between 15% and 30% of free cash flow as dividends each year to shareholders. Last week it put a smile on...
Global economic growth at 22 month high
Thursday 09 Feb 2017Global economic growth hit a 22-month high in January 2017 led by higher production, new orders and business sentiment. JP Morgan and Markit’s Global All-Industry Output Index has signalled expansion for 52 consecutive months. Services sector growth climbed to a 17-month high, more than...
333,233%: Anglo Pacific’s potential return on coal mining royalty
Thursday 09 Feb 2017Anglo Pacific ( APF ) has revealed it could make an outstanding 333,233% return on a coal mining royalty agreement. The mining investor paid A$180,000 for land rights in Australia in the 1980s. The land has subsequently become part of Rio Tinto’s ( RIO ) Kestrel mine. Australian law states that...
-37%: Pebble Beach soaked by profit warning
Thursday 09 Feb 2017The former broadcast technology supplier Vislink has got off to the worst possible start under its new identity as Pebble Beach ( PEB:AIM ) . The share price was given a severe 37% hammering after issuing a profit warning just days after selling off its old cameras kit business to concentrate on...
163%: Potential gain on our NetDimensions idea
Thursday 09 Feb 2017This is the potential gain to be made for anyone who followed our suggestion to buy NetDimensions ( NETD:AIM ) at 38p in May 2012. The Hong Kong-based business has agreed a £53.6m, 100p per share, cash and shares offer from Learning Technologies ( LTG:AIM ) . Investors may be relieved with the...
54 oil rigs: biggest increase since 2014
Thursday 09 Feb 2017The US rig count on 3 February 2017 posted its biggest four-week gain since April 2014, a time when oil prices had yet to begin their rapid retreat from $100 per barrel. The data, published by US oil services giant Baker Hughes (BHI:NYSE) , shows the total number of oil and gas rigs active in the...
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