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Investors’ Better Off Buying Oil Than Gold, Says Leading Fund Manager

Investors’ Better Off Buying Oil Than Gold, Says Leading Fund Manager

A leading fund manager has recently said that investors may be better off buying oil than gold. Trevor Greetham stated this when speaking to the British newspaper, the Daily Telegraph. Mr Greetham, the portfolio manager of Fidelity’s multi-asset funds, told the Telegraph that gold performed best at times when the dollar is weak and worldwide [...]

Technology Giant Apple Set To Pay Dividend And Repurchase Shares

Technology Giant Apple Set To Pay Dividend And Repurchase Shares

The US-based technology giant Apple (Public, NASDAQ:AAPL) has announced that it is set to begin using its cash to pay out a dividend to its shareholders. The company is also planning to buy some of its shares back. Apple has stated that, from July of this year, it will pay out a quarterly dividend to [...]

Gold May Hit $2,300 Per Ounce This Year, US Gold Miner Says

Gold May Hit $2,300 Per Ounce This Year, US Gold Miner Says

Gold is likely to hit $2,300 per ounce during 2012, and may even pass the $3,500 an ounce mark within the next three years. This is according to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of US gold miner Alacer Gold Corp (Public, TSE:ASR). Ed Dowling told Bloomberg that concerns regarding sovereign debt, as well as higher [...]

Camera Maker Olympus Proposes New Board

Camera Maker Olympus Proposes New Board

Olympus (Public, TYO:7733), the Japanese camera maker, has proposed a new board as part of its efforts to rebuild after revelations of a $1.7bn fraud at the company. The firm has nominated present Olympus executive Hiroyuki Sasa for the position of president, with Yasuyuki Kimoto, a former banker at Sumitomo Mitsui bank (Public, TYO:8316), Olympus’ [...]

Roman Abramovich’s Highland Gold Fails To Hit Production Targets

Roman Abramovich's Highland Gold Fails To Hit Production Targets

Highland Gold (Public, LON:HGM), the precious metals company which is part owned by the owner of Chelsea Football Club, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, has revealed that it missed its production target for 2011. The news caused the company’s shares to fall by 5%. The Russian-focussed gold miner has stated that through the course of 2011, [...]

Gold Prices Decline As Greek Debt Deal Talks Go On

Gold Prices Decline As Greek Debt Deal Talks Go On

Markets remained nervy during today’s trading, as the wait for a debt deal in the troubled nation of Greece goes on. Gold investors have been notably nervous because of the fact that Greece is still trying to secure a second financial bailout. Gold for April delivery closed down by $17.10 at the end of Wednesday [...]

American Economy Creates 243,000 New Jobs During January

American Economy Creates 243,000 New Jobs During January

Official figures have revealed that the US economy created 243,000 new jobs during January – the highest total for nine months. The increase was far greater than analysts had expected – they had predicted a rise of around 150,000 jobs. The rate of unemployment also fell to a level of 8.3%, falling from a revised [...]

Facebook Reveals Plans For Stock Market Flotation

Facebook Reveals Plans For Stock Market Flotation

The US-based social networking website Facebook has revealed that it is planning to float on the stock market, with a valuation that is expected to be around $100 billion. The business is set join a number of other large American technology companies on the market. Facebook has said that it is seeking to raise around [...]

Gold Futures Weaken After Hitting A Six-Week Closing High

Gold Futures Weaken After Hitting A Six-Week Closing High

Gold futures dropped from a six-week closing high point during the course of Asian trading on Tuesday, spurred by the strength of the dollar and a loss of buying support from markets in China – Chinese markets stayed closed at the beginning of this week for the nation’s Lunar New Year holidays. Gold futures for [...]

CEO Of Groupon Admits To ‘Bush-League Mistake’ Before The Company’s IPO

CEO Of Groupon Admits To 'Bush-League Mistake' Before The Company’s IPO

The CEO of Groupon (Public, NASDAQ:GRPN), Andrew Mason, has admitted that his team had made mistakes before the Chicago-based promotional deals website went public during the Autumn of 2011. But Mr Mason defended his performance in guiding the firm’s exceptionally quick rise. During an interview on the CBS (Public, NYSE:CBS) news magazine “60 Minutes,” with Lesley [...]