More on the electric Mini The first electric mini is expected to be unveiled by BMW at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Production version of the Mini scheduled for 2019 We’ll keep you updated. Visit BMW website here The electric Mini will be built in the UK  

Mining for Lithium in Cornwall? In a previous post I mentioned I was looking for investment opportunities related to companies involved with the electric car – especially with it about to go mainstream. Glencore was one such company I was reviewing when I came across this little known start-up, Cornish …

Mainstream electric car announcement from BMW. Electric mini coming to a town near you… soon There will be a fully electric version of the Mini to be built in the UK. It would appear the electric car is finally gaining momentum. The BMW mini is expected to go into production …

Gold miner Acacia Mining PLC is under even more pressure today and continues its downward trend. At around midday (25/07/17) it was down by 8.6% at 166.6p A very substantial tax demand from Tanzanian authorities has caused this dramatic share price slide. Acacia dispute the demand.

BMW electric dreams are big. Just a quick update to my previous electric car posts. I see report from BMW says that they have 25 electric and hybrid models by 2025 for sale, twelve of which will be entirely electric. They also say that they will have more than 200,000 …

FTSE 100 closes down The FTSE 100 closes down today (11/08/17) at: 7309 as tensions between the US and North Korea continued. Mining companies: Rio Tinto PLC, Anglo American PLC, BHP Billiton PLC & Glencore PLC were all down today. The FTSE 100 top performer today was: Smurfit Kappa Group …

FTSE 250 best performer on: 24/07/17 – Carillion PLC (CLLN) up 5.7% FTSE 250 worst performer on: 24/07/17 – Acacia Mining PLC (ACA) down 21% – Big fall just as FTSE 250 closed – (Gold miner reportedly in dispute with Tanzanian government over taxes). FTSE 100 top performer on: 24/07/17 …

It’s hardly surprising – to me at least, that we are so divided over BREXIT – after all, the referendum pretty much split the country 50/50 and that split is reflected in the ‘in-fighting’ we now see running right across our party politics. Call me old fashioned – but shouldn’t …

The FTSE 100 closed lower today at 7452. The best FTSE 100 performer was: Paysafe Group PLC (PAYS) – up 6.8% on the day and the worst performer was: Acacia Mining PLC (ACA) down 17% on the day.

FTSE 250 Companies reporting this week… Wizz Air Holding PLC (WIZZ) – Q1 results due on: 19/07/17 Howden Joinery Group PLC (HWDN) – Q2 results due on: 20/07/17 IG Group Holdings PLC (IGG) – Q4 results due on: 18/07/17 Drax Group PLC (DRX) – Q2 results due on: 19/07/17 Acacia …