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++BREAKING NEWS++ TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. (NYSE-MKT:TAT) (TSX:TNP) has provided an update on the status of its operations in Turkey. The update follows close fighting to hold back of Islamic State on the Syria-Turkey border. In a statement the company said: “While there have been press reports of protests in Diyarbakir and Batman in southeastern Turkey, […]

Monsanto (NYSE:MON) issued its Q4 and full-year results this morning, and whilst the earnings results are disappointing, its share price jumped 3.8% from 106.14 to 110.00 within 15 minutes following the opening bell. The price has been declining over the past 45 minutes and it seems to be headed back toward the 107.74 mark at […]

Company argue they have “exceeded both our revenue and operating income expectations” Landec Corporation (Nasdaq:LNDC), a developer and marketer of products for healthy living applications in the food and biomedical markets, reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 ended August 31, 2014. “For the first quarter, we exceeded both our revenue and operating […]

Up, up and away for their share price? Red Lion Hotels (NYSE:RLH) announced today the company signed a franchise agreement on a hotel located near the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, one of the top 20 busiest airports in the country serving more than 32 million passengers a year. “The Detroit metro area is among […]

Changes at the top Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings (NYSE:WSH), the global risk advisor, insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed Brian Parsons as National Partner and CEO, Willis Canada. Mr. Parsons has deep experience in the insurance brokerage, risk management and natural resources industry. He joins Willis after spending 22 years […]

The share price of SodaStream (NASDAQ:SODA) seems to have lost its fizz. It’s price dropped nearly 22% today on the NASDAQ exchange to 21.52. Which leads me to tell this story. Just through days ago my wife and I were browsing through a popular home goods store when the SodaStream display caught my eye. While […]

Oman’s Abraj Energy Service awarded more than $330m in contracts BP Oman has announced the award of two long term drilling contracts for the Khazzan project in Block 61. KCA Deutag has been awarded more than $400 million contracts for the construction and operation of five new build land rigs for Khazzan. The rigs are […]

I thought seriously about writing this article on Sunday, but, although the “news” was coming from usually reliable sources, it was, nonetheless, still speculation. By the time that I sat down at my computer this morning, however, what was speculation yesterday had become reality. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) officially announced this morning that plans to divide itself […]

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Board Change Alecto Minerals plc (AIM:ALO), an AIM quoted mineral exploration company focussed on West and East Africa, has announced that Mark Wellesley-Wood, who has enjoyed an extensive career in the City gaining over 40 years’ experience in both the mining and investment banking sectors, will be joining the Board as Non-Executive Chairman with immediate […]