Petra Diamonds (PDL) Are Not Forever

Diamonds would always be in demand it was said, mainly because of the huge demand from India where every bride has to be, if not smothered in them, at least well decked out in glittering diamonds. Secondly there was the Chinese market with its new rich and new middle class demanding the same baubles as […]

Has Majestic Wine (MJW) Lost its Bottle ?

It is amazing how CEOs and company directors prefer to make themselves look stupid, rather than admit to serious management errors which could reflect on their competence and suitability and in some cases the competence of their directors. MJW must have thought long and hard to try and shift the blame for the results of […]

Plant Impact (PIM) Grows A Profit

At the beginning of 2014 the shares of Plant Impact stood at 13p after which they rose steadily to reach 65p 18 months later, since when they have fallen back slightly to their current 54p. The company is a leader in plant science innovation, developing and formulating products which enhance crop capacity, enabling growers to […]

Petropavlovsk (POG) – Turning The Corner ?

Petropavlovsk ( formerly Peter Hambro Mining ) is Russia’s second largest gold miner. Five year ago its shares were 1000p, 3 years ago they were 400p, a year ago 26p and today they stand at 6.12p which is well off the March low of 4.41p. Last year there was grave uncertainty as to whether the […]

The Future Is bright, The future is Platinum

What was seen as a devastating blow by VW to the platinum market has suddenly become completely irrelevant to the metals future. The price of platinum has risen 14% from its 7 year low of $893 at the beginning of October and all because Toyota is moving big style into hydrogen fuel cell cars, each […]

Gold Bears Rush For The Exit

Yesterdays surge in the price of gold continued today with a  further 5.68% rise taking the price of the yellow metal to $1192 per oz. as the break out continued. In New York huge trading yesterday saw daily volume nearly double the average and the price is above the 200 day rolling average for the […]