Share Talk Weekly Stock Market News Review, Sunday 19th February 2023

To bypass sanctions, Russia initially deployed a small group of oil tankers. However, now, hundreds of fuel vessels are trying to conceal their destinations from public view. According to Kpler

The lower end of the property market had a bad week, resulting in a lacklustre five-day period for junior stocks, which bucked the wider positive trend. Purplebricks Group PLC (AIM:

EDF, the builder of the UK’s new nuclear power station, Hinkley Point C, is scrambling to prevent a cash crunch amid concerns that its Chinese partner, China General Nuclear (CGN),

As the majority shareholder with an 83.7% stake, Uniper claims it has not had any access to information about its power generation subsidiary, Unipro, since the final quarter of last

Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad bin Jaber Al Thani, the chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank and son of Qatar’s former prime minister, has confirmed his bid to acquire Manchester United Plc,

Marula Mining (AQSE: MARU) an African focused mining and development company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding heads of agreement with Tanzanian mining company, Takela

Botswana focussed metals exploration company Kavango Resources plc (LSE:KAV) (“Kavango”) has completed drilling on Kalahari Copper Belt (“KCB”) licence PL082/2018 (“PL082”). KEY FINDINGS – Kavango drilled a total of 1,885.59m across

Zak Mir takes a charting look at some of the most followed small caps on the London stock market. Today’s charts are FTSE 100, Dax, Dow, Bitcoin, Creo, Clontarf, EnSilica,

Thank you for all the positive feedback we received yesterday for the blog we published highlighting the investment case for Union Jack Oil “Union Jack Oil shares: Exceptionally strong investment

Russia is selling foreign currency worth approximately £100m each day in an effort to balance its books while coping with towering spending and plummeting energy revenue due to the ongoing

Purplebricks has revised its adjusted EBITDA loss forecast, now anticipating a loss of between £15m and £20m, which is worse than the £8.8m predicted in December. The firm informed shareholders

Pantheon Resources VP – Operations, Michael Duncan, provides a tour of the production facilities at the Alkaid-2 well.   Pantheon Resources plc (“Pantheon” or “the Company”), the AIM-quoted oil and gas

Jubilee Metals Group (JLP), a diversified metals processing company, said that Leon Coetzer, CEO, purchased 270 000 shares at 9.1p Ollie Oliveira, Independent Non-Executive Chairperson of the Company, purchased 326

EDF, the French state-controlled energy firm, announced a record annual loss and significant debt, caused by the consequences of the Ukraine conflict and the shutdown of various nuclear reactors. Nevertheless,

NatWest’s profits increased by over a third, reaching £5.1bn in the previous year due to the bank’s intensified mortgage lending and higher income from increased interest rates. Last year, the

Atlantic Lithium Limited (AIM: ALL, ASX: A11, OTCQX: ALLIF, “Atlantic Lithium” or the “Company”), the funded African-focussed lithium exploration and development company targeting to deliver Ghana’s first lithium mine, notes

Harland & Wolff Group Holdings plc (AIM: HARL), the UK quoted company focused on strategic infrastructure projects and physical asset lifecycle management, announces that, further to the announcement made on

The Board of Directors of SolGold (LSE & TSX: SOLG) provides an update regarding the Company’s activities and the progress of the previously announced Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. (“Cornerstone”) merger

An increase in Bitcoin saw the token rise above $25,000 for the first time since August. This was amid wide gains in crypto markets, as investors shrugged off concerns about

According to investment bank Morgan Stanley, the euro is expected to perform better than the pound this year due to a key economic indicator suggesting that the European continent will

WTI (Mar) $78.59 -47c, Brent (Apr) $85.38 -20c, Diff -$6.79 +27c. Author @mgrahamwood USNG (Mar) $2.47 -9c, UKNG (Mar) 135.51p +2.51p, TTF (Mar) €53.450 -€0.005 Oil price Oil drifted after

Union Jack Oil is commonly perceived as an explorer. This misconception is likely responsible for the mismatch between its market cap and underlying assets. by: Charles Archer Union Jack Oil (LON:

Zak Mir takes a charting look at some of the most followed small caps on the London stock market. Today’s charts are FTSE 100, Dax, Dow, Bitcoin, Argo Blockchain, Audioboom,

Power Metal Resources PLC (LON:POW), the London listed exploration company seeking large-scale metal discoveries across its global project portfolio announces a corporate and exploration update from the Company’s Berringa Gold

Marula Mining (AQSE: MARU), an African-focused mining and development company, is pleased to announce, that further to the announcement released on 31 January 2023, the Company has now signed a

The FTSE 100 achieved a new record high with the help of positive corporate earnings from Centrica and Standard Chartered, while higher commodity prices buoyed miners. The blue-chip index rose

Harland & Wolff Group (HARL), the UK quoted company focused on strategic infrastructure projects, provided an update on the Cory Barges contract. Author @ZaksTradersCafe The company said it is fantastic

In 2022, Centrica’s adjusted earnings per share rose significantly, increasing eight times to 34.9p from 4.1p in the previous year. The company’s adjusted operating profit was £2.8bn, but this figure

Pantheon Resources plc (“Pantheon” or “the Company”), the AIM-quoted oil and gas company with a 100% working interest in all of its oil projects spanning c. 153,000 acres adjacent and

Caracal Gold PLC, the expanding East African gold producer with over 1,300,000oz JORC-compliant gold resources, is pleased to announce that it has raised US$1 million via the issue of secured

Newcrest Mining stated on Thursday that it had rejected the $16.9 Billion offer by U.S-based Newmont Corp, claiming it doesn’t provide enough value to Newcrest shareholders. Newcrest stated that the

Baron Oil Plc (AIM:BOIL), the AIM-quoted oil and gas exploration and appraisal company, is pleased to announce that a copy of a Competent Person’s Report (“CPR”) prepared by the RPS

High-risk, high reward. Exploratory mining, 129,400 carats of diamonds, and an explosive share price. My cup of tea. by: Charles Archer Vast Resources (LON: VAST) shares rocketed from 0.21p on 27

Leeds, UK, 15 February 2023 – 4D pharma plc (the “Company”) (AIM: DDDD, NASDAQ: LBPS) , a pharmaceutical company leading the development of Live Biotherapeutic products (LBPs), a novel class

Zak Mir takes a charting look at some of the most followed small caps on the London stock market. Today’s charts are 100, Dax, Dow, Bitcoin, Bidstack, Brave Bison, Challenger,

Fourth Quarter and FY 2022 results from Williston Basin portfolio Year-on-year revenue growth in excess of 600% Year-on-year production growth of over 500% FY 2023 production guidance reaffirmed Zephyr Energy

Mining company Glencore reported a record profit of $34.1bn (£28.2bn) last year, largely driven by its coal and trading divisions. Over half of the profits, $17.9bn (£14.8bn), came from coal

WTI (Mar) $79.06 -$1.08, Brent (Apr) $85.58 -$1.03, Diff -$6.52 +5c. Author @mgrahamwood USNG (Mar) $2.56 +16c, UKNG (Mar) 133.0p +3.25p, TTF (Mar) €53.455 +€1.15. Zephyr Energy Zephyr has provided

Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister and leader of the Scottish National Party, is set to resign from her position after over eight years in the role. The announcement is expected

Helium One Global (AIM: HE1), the primary helium explorer in Tanzania, announces that at today’s AGM, Lorna Blaisse, the Company’s new Chief Executive Officer, will give an update presentation to

Barclays’ fall in yearly profit caused shares to fall, resulting in the FTSE 100 edging lower. However, the index’s losses were partially offset by a drop in the pound, as

Clontarf Energy plc (AIM: CLON) is pleased to announce a heads of agreement around the potential formation of a 50:50 Joint Venture with US based, OTC Markets traded, technology company,

Jubilee Metals Group (JLP), a diversified metals processing group, announced its six-month operations update for the period ending 31 December 2022 (H1 FY2023) and an update to its Zambian copper

Bidstack Group Plc (AIMS: BIDS), the native in-game activation platform, is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas Bullen as Chief Financial Officer for the Group. Bhavesh Hirani, current Interim

Operations Update for the six months to 31 December 2022 and Refinement of Zambian Strategy Jubilee Metals Group PLC, a leader in diversified metals processing, with operations in Africa (AIM:

ECR Minerals plc (LON: ECR), the gold exploration and development company focused on Australia, is pleased to announce that it has executed a sale and purchase agreement for the sale

WTI (Mar) $80.14 +42c, Brent (Apr) $86.61 +22c, Diff -$6.47 -20c. Author @mgrahamwood USNG (Mar) $2.40 -11c, UKNG (Mar) 129.75p -0.25p, TTF (Mar) €52.3 -€0.09. Oil price Markets are nervous

As a result of the restarting of US exports from America’s second-largest liquefied natural gasoline terminal, gas prices in Europe fell to levels not seen since September 2021. After an

Russia drilled the most oil wells in Russia in the past decade, even though giants such as BP and Shell left the country. According to Bloomberg data, Russian oil rigs

Zak Mir takes a charting look at some of the most followed small caps on the London stock market. Today’s charts are FTSE 100, Dax, Dow, Bitcoin, Alkemy, Altitude, Avacta,

Britain’s financial watchdog raided several Leeds sites to crack down on illegally operating cryptocurrency ATMs. According to the Financial Conduct Authority, it entered multiple sites in the City as part

Harvest Minerals Limited, the AIM listed fertiliser producer, is pleased to provide a further update regarding its working capital growth following the continued strong sales of its organic, multi-nutrient fertiliser,

Angus Energy (AIM: ANGS), is happy to announce that it has won its appeal against West Sussex County Council’s refusal to permit an extended well test at its Balcombe site.

Dekel Agri-Vision (DKL), the West African agriculture company, provided a January production update for its Ayenouan palm oil project in Côte d’Ivoire and an update on progress regarding the ramp-up

Fulcrum Metals plc (AIM: FMET), a multi-commodity minerals exploration company, is pleased to announce that admission to AIM will occur, and dealings in its shares will commence, at 08.00 a.m.

Coro Energy Plc, the South East Asian energy company with a natural gas and clean energy portfolio, provides notice that it will be hosting an investor presentation followed by a

Amigo Loans was censured and fined by the City for not conducting proper affordability checks of borrowers and guarantors. However, it was allowed to pay a nearly £73 m penalty

Well cased, natural fracture reservoir to be production tested Future horizontal lateral potential remains Zephyr Energy plc (AIM: ZPHR) (OTCQB: ZPHRF), the Rocky Mountain oil and gas company focused on

Petro Matad (AIM: MATD), the AIM quoted Mongolian oil company, provides the following operational update. Key Company Updates · Progress being made to register Block XX Exploitation Area as special

Prospex Energy PLC (AIM: PXEN), the AIM quoted investment company focused on European gas and power projects. Is pleased to announce that the Operator of the Selva Malvezzi production concession

WTI (Mar) $79.72 +$1.66, Brent (Apr) $86.39 +$1.89, Diff -$6.67 +23c. Author @mgrahamwood USNG (Mar) $2.51 +8c, UKNG (Mar) 130.0p -2.75p, TTF (Mar) €52.395 -€1.53. Oil price Oil was up

The FTSE 100 has ended the trading day on another record high, closing 1.42pc higher at 7,947.60 points. In comes, 10 days after the FTSE 100 closed at an all-time

London / Vancouver: February 13 , 2023 – Mkango Resources Ltd. (AIM/TSX-V: MKA) is pleased to announce that it has conditionally raised gross proceeds of £3.5 million (approximately C$5.7 million)

Zak Mir takes a charting look at some of the most followed small caps on the London stock market. Today’s charts are FTSE 100, Dax, Dow, Bitcoin, Brickability, Bidstack, Cornerstone,

The industry body warned that more electricity and gas suppliers may go bankrupt because of the rising number of households who are unable to pay their bills. Energy UK’s chief

According to the European Commission, the EU will avoid a recession by reducing gas prices, supporting government policy, and increasing household spending, which boosts the region’s outlook. Brussels raised its

China purchased a huge 700,000-square-foot property worth £255 million in 2018. The former location of London’s Royal Mint is now a 70,000 sq. ft. It consists of multiple large buildings located

To protect their citizens and businesses from rising energy prices, European countries have spent nearly EUR800bn (£708bn). According to Bruegel’s analysis, the EU countries have now earmarked EUR681bn for energy

Drumz (DRUM) announced that Acuity Risk Management Limited, an investee company in which Drumz has a 25% shareholding has won contracts with two significant new customers to use its software

London / Vancouver: February 13 , 2023 – Mkango Resources Ltd. (AIM/TSX-V: MKA) is pleased to announce that it has conditionally raised gross proceeds of £3.5 million (approximately C$5.7 million)

Bidstack Group Plc (AIMS: BIDS), the native in-game activation platform, is publishing a trading and operational update. Azerion Update Following a preliminary hearing in the District Court in Amsterdam, Azerion

Gold exploration and development company Panthera Resources Plc (AIM: PAT), with assets in West Africa and India, is pleased to advise that its joint venture partner DFR Gold Inc (“DFR”)

IOG plc (“IOG”, or “the Company”), (AIM: IOG.L) provides updated guidance on drilling plans for 2023: Blythe – The IOG-CalEnergy Resources (CER) 50:50 joint venture has sanctioned the Blythe H2

The fortunes of the AIM 100 and FTSE 100 indices have been very different so far in 2023. London’s blue-chip index, which includes oil giants like BP and Shell set

Ukraine has asked its allies to supply ammunition and artillery “immediately”, warning that it is short of stocks to protect against a Russian offensive Kyiv fears. Olha Stefanishyna was the

Zak Mir takes a charting look at some of the most followed small caps on the London stock market. Today’s charts are FTSE 100, Dax, Dow, Bitcoin, Aeroema, Cizzle, Chill,

Fulcrum / Panther Author @ZaksTradersCafe Hallelujah, we have a successful IPO coming to the stock market this week. Apparently, it will be listed on AIM on Valentine’s Day too, so

Unidentified objects flew over Canada on Saturday. This was the second such incident in as many days, one week after the Pentagon downed a Chinese spy ball off the US

Scotgold Resources will raise £2.5 million to fund growth plans that include exploration in the Scottish Highlands. According to Cononish Gold and Silver Mine in Argyll, a possible deferral of

The fortunes of the AIM 100 and FTSE 100 indices have been very different so far in 2023. London’s blue-chip index, which includes oil giants like BP and Shell set

The start of UK banking results season will begin with Barclays and NatWest, as well as Standard Chartered. This continues the focus on jumbo shareholder return, which is likely to

Baron Oil remains one of my top four FTSE AIM picks for 2023. And fortunately, the stock has risen by 185% over the past year, and by over a third

BOOM shares are an atypical FTSE AIM stock pick; at this price point a relatively low-risk long-term portfolio addition. by: Charles Archer Audioboom (LON: BOOM) shares are becoming a strong contrarian

Greatland Gold investors are waiting with bated breath for the outcome of Newmont’s bid for Newcrest. I consider the possible implications — and await your considered opinions. by: Charles Archer Greatland

Teesside’s future lithium hydroxide plant could be a source of supply for Britishvolt, which is looking to save its £3.8bn North East gigafactory. Alkemy Capital Investments, which is owned by

After damaging reports about how prepayment meters were installed in the homes of vulnerable customers, all UK energy suppliers have pledged that they will stop installing them. The Guardian reported

Angus Energy (AIM: ANGS) announces that the second compressor remains on track for full wet commissioning from 15 February. The drilling programme at Saltfleetby is likely to be extended by

The crypto market is estimated to be worth more than 1,900 billion US dollars by the end of 2028. And if it seems like everyone around you is buying Bitcoin–it

Zak Mir takes a charting look at some of the most followed small caps on the London stock market. Today’s charts are FTSE 100, Dax, Dow, Bitcoin, Caspian, Cleantech, Checkit,

Russia announced that it would reduce output by 500,000 barrels per day next month as retaliation for Western sanctions on its war in Ukraine. Oil prices have risen due to

According to sources familiar with the matter, the UK financial regulator is investigating Barclays for alleged persistent failures in its compliance system and anti-money laundering systems. After becoming concerned by

Love Hemp, the struggling cannabis supplement company, announced last night that administrators were appointed. In February, Aquis Stock exchange stated that it was ready to cooperate with the Financial Conduct

Zephyr Energy plc (AIM: ZPHR) (OTCQB: ZPHRF), the Rocky Mountain oil and gas company focused on responsible resource development and carbon-neutral operations, is pleased to announce the completion of its

Reabold Resources (RBD), the oil & gas investing company said it has now received its share of the initial gross consideration of £10 million (c. £3.2 million net to Reabold)

Scotgold Resources Limited (“Scotgold” or the “Company”) (AIM: SGZ), the gold exploration and production company focused on Scotland , is pleased to announce that following the accelerated bookbuild which was

Asiamet Resources Limited (“Asiamet” or “the Company”) is pleased to provide an update on recent works undertaken to finalise various components of the Feasibility Study Update (FS Update) for the

London, England – Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada – Rambler Metals and Mining plc (AIM: RMM) (“Rambler” or the “Company”), a copper and gold producer, explorer, and developer, announces an update regarding

The Board of Vela (AIM:VELA), an AIM-quoted investing company focused on early-stage and pre-IPO disruptive technology investments, is pleased to report an update for the quarter ended 31 December 2022.

Pantheon Resources plc (“Pantheon” or “the Company”), the AIM-quoted oil and gas company with a 100% working interest in all of its oil projects spanning c. 153,000 acres adjacent and

Argo Blockchain plc, a global leader in cryptocurrency mining (LSE: ARB; NASDAQ: ARBK), announces that Peter Wall is stepping down from his positions as Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chairman