April 23, 2024

DCM Dealer software platform mines social media for stock sentiment, Wall Street licks its chops

In this episode of "What could possibly go wrong?!", allow us to introduce you to DCM Dealer. Billed as an "online trading platform," this here project was whipped up by the same London-based investment outfit (DCM Capital) that went belly-up after losing some $ 40 million in assets in just one month during the summer of 2011. Granted, that was a … [Read more...]

Two men sentenced for murder of Vancouver drug dealer

Two men convicted in the February 2009 murder of a Vancouver drug dealer have now been sentenced. Thirty-four year old Charles Anthony Leslie was found guilty of second degree murder back in May.  Thirty year old Babak Najafi-Chaghabouri was convicted of first degree murder. Thirty one year old Ronak Wagad was abducted from his home in … [Read more...]

Cocaine dealer case dismissed due to delays

VANCOUVER - An "unrepentant" Prince George cocaine dealer has been allowed to walk away from his conviction because the legal process took almost four years between his arrest and conviction.In a scathing judgment, Provincial Court Judge Michael Brecknell blames a serious lack of court resources for the delay."The fact that an unrepentant drug … [Read more...]