The first quarter of 2019 was distinctly different, and much improved, from the final quarter of last year.  Stock markets which had slumped badly recovered just as quickly, erasing the losses of late-2018 within a few months.

A smartly dressed, thirty year old man boarded a train in New York city bound for the annual general meeting of the Northern Pipeline company; it was a little odd, to say the least, that the AGM would be held in Oil City, a small town in Pennsylvania, almost 400 miles from where its headquarters were located, just blocks away from Wall Street.

As part of our company’s ongoing expansion, we are very pleased to announce several new staff members who have joined the team...