Align Research starts coverge of Shefa Yamim with a Conviction Buy: Gemstone mining project in the Holy Land with high margins on rare gemstones expected by adopting a Mine to Market strategy

Malcy's Blog looks at the oil price, ECO and RRL

On today's podcast: W Resources provide an update on progress at La Parrilla, its tungsten-tin mine in Spain. Emmerson completes the Environmental Baseline Study at their potash project. Malcy talks about: Eco Atlantic O&G, Range Res, Bahamas Petroleum & Hurricane Energy. John Stepek author of Sceptical Investor.

SP Angel daily look at commodities and miners, featuring: Bluebird Merchant Ventures* (BMV LN) – Funding raised to complete pre-construction phase for Gubong gold mine Cora Gold* (CORA LN) – Sanankoro oxides demonstrate up to 97% gold recoveries Chaarat Gold* (CGH LN) – Joint venture to build gold mine in Kyrgyzstan Strategic Minerals* (SML LN) – Moving to 100% ownership of Redmoor

John Peters, Managing Director of Strategic Minerals, commented: "The recent resource upgrade has highlighted the potential world class nature of the Redmoor Tin/Tungsten project and has given the Board confidence to consolidate control.”

Emmerson (EML) announced today that its recently completed Environmental Baseline Study for the Khemisset Potash project has revealed no areas of concern regarding its scale, location, cost or profitability.

M&S under pressure to slash prices to revive food business as it plans to open new superstores, Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank launch merger talks, Intu malls on Canada shopping list

Five financial stories, trending today in a 70 second podcast, including: Accrording to the the British Chambers of Commerce, UK companies look set to cut investment by the most in 10 years in 2019 because of Brexit, even if Prime Minister Theresa May gets a deal to ease the country out of the bloc.