Energy & Commodities

“Iran Lied” – Oil Markets Up

Posted by Reuters

on Monday, 30 April 2018 22:33

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Oil prices rose on Monday, bouncing off early losses after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had proof that “Iran lied” about its nuclear capabilities, and that he was sure U.S. President Donald Trump would do “the right thing” in reviewing the country’s nuclear deal with western powers… Click for complete article

Amazon: Glimpses Of Shoeless Joe?

Posted by Aswath Damodaran

on Friday, 27 April 2018 18:17

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I valued Amazon for the first time in 1998 as an online book retailer, and much of what I know about valuing young companies today came from the struggles I went through, modifying what I knew in conventional valuation, for the special challenges of valuing a company with no history, no financials and no peer group. Out of that experience was born a paper on valuing young companies… CLICK for complete article

Unmask the People Behind the Deals

Posted by Pat Fogarty

on Thursday, 26 April 2018 23:14

risky guyIn recent years, increased access to personal and business data has provided rich deposits of decision analytics there for companies to mine if they understand their value and know how to access them. Ignoring such a valuable resource is naïve and potentially hazardous to business owners and stakeholders.

Collecting, collating, processing and analyzing massive and complex data repositories will often be referred to as business intelligence. These data mining applications and processes are part of strategic intelligence that, in its totality, drives and informs corporate business decisions and strategies and can play a significant role in risk management.

However, there is more to consider… CLICK for complete article

Disrupting the Lithium Ion Battery Market

Posted by Matt Craze

on Thursday, 26 April 2018 23:09

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Gary Neilson once wrote in a Harvard Business Review paper that “a brilliant strategy, blockbuster product or breakthrough technology can put you on the competitive map, but only solid execution can keep you there.”

Nano One Materials Corp. (TSXV: NNO) has captured the imagination of investors with a disruptive technology that can short-cut the traditional way of making cathode material used in lithium-ion batteries and ultimately improve their performance. The stock more than doubled last year to above C$2.00 a share as the company built a pilot plant in British Columbia… CLICK for complete article

Silver Squeeze

Posted by Jordan Byrne

on Tuesday, 24 April 2018 18:14

It was an interesting week in the precious metals complex. There appeared to be the start of a short squeeze in Silver (hedge funds were heavily short) but it ceased at important resistance. Meanwhile, Gold closed the week on a weak note, losing $1340-$1350. The gold stocks, like Silver closed the week below technical resistance. The price action in the complex continues to suggest that a breakout in Gold is the key to unleashing strong outperformance from Silver and the gold stocks.

While Silver has very supportive sentiment, it has not broken out from… CLICK HERE

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