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Pinetree Capital Ltd T.PNP.DB


Primary Symbol: T.PNP Alternate Symbol(s):  PNPFF

Pinetree Capital Ltd. is a value-oriented investment and merchant banking company focused on the technology sector. The Company's objective is to maximize shareholder value. It invests primarily in equity, as well as debt and convertible securities. The Company holds approximately 8-12 investments, resulting in equity positions between 7% and 12% of assets (though its positions may at times reach or exceed 20%). Its subsidiaries include Pinetree Capital Investment Corp. (PCIC) and Emerald Capital Corp., and Pinetree Income Partnership (PIP).


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Post by backflipson May 12, 2015 8:47pm
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COMMODITIES ON THE REBOUND !

COMMODITIES ON THE REBOUND !
Because oil remains in oversupply, the recent rally owes a lot to currency moves. The U.S. dollar, which has weighed heavily on commodities for around nine months, declined to its lowest point since mid-January. We might be seeing a dollar reset, which should finally give oil—not to mention gold, copper and other important commodities—much-needed breathing room.
Read more at https://www.stockhouse.com/opinion/independent-reports/2015/05/11/americans-take-3-trillion-mile-road-trip-as-commodities-rebound#xlCKCHBV5O64Aju5.99

Like oil, select industrial metals are making a welcome resurgence. Both zinc and copper have risen above their 50-day moving averages, with copper staging its strongest rally in about a decade.

image: https://www.stockhouse.com/media/news-images/charts/Comeback.png



Besides the dollar depreciation, much of this growth derives from the hope that manufacturing in China, the world’s biggest purchaser of copper, is set to pick up. The HSBC China Manufacturing PMI fell for the second consecutive month in April to 48.9, which indicates contraction in the manufacturing sector. But global investors and commodity traders are optimistic that China’s central bank will launch a fresh round of fiscal stimulus to spur purchasing and manufacturing. I’ve observed in the past that the Asian country is quick to respond to economic indicators such as the purchasing managers’ index.

Because of its ubiquity in building construction, electronic products and transportation equipment, copper is a useful barometer of economic growth.

Read more at https://www.stockhouse.com/opinion/independent-reports/2015/05/11/americans-take-3-trillion-mile-road-trip-as-commodities-rebound#xlCKCHBV5O64Aju5.99
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