CHRONIC INVESTOR BLOG

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Tuesday,21 February 2012

New FSA investigations threaten the viability of its business, says management at card and identity protection group CPP.  Continue reading

Friday,17 February 2012

Dutch state-backed rail firm Abellio took over my trains last week, much to the relief of my fellow commuters and I. But until Network Rail gets to grips with crippling inefficiency, we'll need to wait patiently for any improvement.  Continue reading

Thursday,16 February 2012

Punters' favourites Tanfield and Pursuit Dynamics are on rapidly diverging paths  Continue reading

Thursday,09 February 2012

Tinkering with the business cycle has left insolvency practitioners at risk of bankruptcy themselves - but if they can hang on a little longer the profits could come rolling in  Continue reading

Wednesday,08 February 2012

The ECB's Long Term Refinancing Operation has ended the dangerous paralysis of Europe's banking system and injected life into stock markets this year, but we worry that the cure could still ultimately kill the patient  Continue reading

Tuesday,07 February 2012

The sector has enjoyed a stunning run - but is it time to cut and run?   Continue reading

The golden cross is one of the best known technical signals of all - does it really work though?  Continue reading

Good for Glencore, good for managers - but some question whether the deal will be good for consumers or even other shareholders  Continue reading

Monday,06 February 2012

I always knew that my HTC phone was a good purchase - but I hadn't realised what a good indicator of share price performance it would be. So what do the current crop of smartphones tell us about the industry's share price prospects?  Continue reading

Thursday,02 February 2012

Glencore to merge with Xstrata, but the deal gives Xstrata's shareholders little to cheer about yet  Continue reading

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