Standard Chartered’s ($STAN) Salad Oil Moment
Up until the start of this month Standard Chartered ($STAN) was considered a traditional, boring bank. Some went as far as calling it the ultimate retirement stock. It is a commercial bank that helps its clients (almost all in Asia,…

Russian TV: CTC Media (CTCM)
For those of you feeling adventurous, I am proposing this Russian stock. There are plenty of risk factors, which is why I will start with them. If you are not deterred, you may consider this an intelligent speculation. But first…