‘Ugly, ugly scenes’: European stock markets dive as global sell-off continues

European stocks sell off on Monday morning, with major markets losing more than 1% during early trade. Falls follow a major drop in the USA on Friday after the best wage growth numbers since 2009 sparked fears of higher than expected inflation. The sell-off also impacted Asia, with Japan’s Nikkei …

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Hungary Retail Sales Growth Slows More Than Forecast

Hungary’s retail sales growth eased at a faster-than-expected pace in December, preliminary figures from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office showed Monday.

Retail sales climbed a calendar-adjusted 5.9 percent year-over-year in December, slower t…

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Sweden Services Growth Remains Strong In January

Sweden’s service sector growth remained at an elevated level in January, survey data from Swedbank and the logistics association SILF showed Monday.

The purchasing managers’ index for the services sector dropped to 61.3 in January from 64.6 in Decemb…

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*Euro Falls To 1.1579 Versus Franc

Euro Falls To 1.1579 Versus Franc

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Small Cap Value Report (Mon 5 Feb 2018) – IQE

Good morning!
So far, I’ve noticed the following bits of news:
Murgitroyd (LON:MUR) – interim resultsBegbies Traynor (LON:BEG) – small acquisitionGetech (LON:GTC) – trading updateVeltyco (LON:VLTY) – trading updateIQE (LON:IQE) – response to negative publication by shorterI’ll try to unpack the situation at IQE (LON:IQE) first.
IQE (LON:IQE)
Share price: 104.4p (pre-open)No. of shares: 686 millionMarket cap: £716 millionResponse to ShadowFall Report
(work-in-progress)

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Small Cap Value Report (Mon 5 Feb 2018) – IQE, MUR, BEG, GAW, GTC

Good morning!
So far, I’ve noticed the following bits of news:
Murgitroyd (LON:MUR) – interim resultsBegbies Traynor (LON:BEG) – small acquisitionGetech (LON:GTC) – trading updateVeltyco (LON:VLTY) – trading updateIQE (LON:IQE) – response to negative publication by shorterI’ll try to unpack the situation at IQE (LON:IQE) first.

IQE (LON:IQE)
Share price: 103p (-1%)No. of shares: 789 millionMarket cap: £813 millionResponse to ShadowFall Report
This opened lower but has recovered most of the losses by mid-morning.
IQE manufactures wafers for the semiconductor industry. It’s widely-followed by private investors and has been discussed here on numerous occasions before.
When I last covered it in November, I noted the material amount of short interest outstanding (6.5% was disclosed at the time) and guessed that this was due to 1) its high valuation against conventional metrics, 2) the lack of free cash flow generation, and 3) its reliance on a small number of customers. The share…

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Small Cap Value Report (Mon 5 Feb 2018) – IQE, MUR, BEG

Good morning!
So far, I’ve noticed the following bits of news:
Murgitroyd (LON:MUR) – interim resultsBegbies Traynor (LON:BEG) – small acquisitionGetech (LON:GTC) – trading updateVeltyco (LON:VLTY) – trading updateIQE (LON:IQE) – response to negative publication by shorterI’ll try to unpack the situation at IQE (LON:IQE) first.
IQE (LON:IQE)
Share price: 103p (-1%)No. of shares: 789 millionMarket cap: £813 millionResponse to ShadowFall Report
This opened lower but has recovered most of the losses by mid-morning.
IQE manufactures wafers for the semiconductor industry. It’s widely-followed by private investors and has been discussed here on numerous occasions before.
When I last covered it in November, I noted the material amount of short interest outstanding (6.5% was disclosed at the time) and guessed that this was due to 1) its high valuation against conventional metrics, 2) the lack of free cash flow generation, and 3) its reliance on a small number of customers. The…

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Small Cap Value Report (Mon 5 Feb 2018) – IQE, MUR

Good morning!
So far, I’ve noticed the following bits of news:
Murgitroyd (LON:MUR) – interim resultsBegbies Traynor (LON:BEG) – small acquisitionGetech (LON:GTC) – trading updateVeltyco (LON:VLTY) – trading updateIQE (LON:IQE) – response to negative publication by shorterI’ll try to unpack the situation at IQE (LON:IQE) first.
IQE (LON:IQE)
Share price: 103p (-1%)No. of shares: 789 millionMarket cap: £813 millionResponse to ShadowFall Report
This opened lower but has recovered most of the losses by mid-morning.
IQE manufactures wafers for the semiconductor industry. It’s widely-followed by private investors and has been discussed here on numerous occasions before.
When I last covered it in November, I noted the material amount of short interest outstanding (6.5% was disclosed at the time) and guessed that this was due to 1) its high valuation against conventional metrics, 2) the lack of free cash flow generation, and 3) its reliance on a small number of customers. The…

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Small Cap Value Report (Mon 5 Feb 2018) – IQE, MUR, BEG, GAW, GTC, VLTY

Good morning!
So far, I’ve noticed the following bits of news:
Murgitroyd (LON:MUR) – interim resultsBegbies Traynor (LON:BEG) – small acquisitionGetech (LON:GTC) – trading updateVeltyco (LON:VLTY) – trading updateIQE (LON:IQE) – response to negat…

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UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Feb 5

Feb 5 (Reuters) – Britain’s FTSE 100 index to open 79 points lower at 7,364 on Monday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures down 0.85 percent ahead of the cash market open. * TESCO: Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, on Monday forecast profit for the full 2017-18 year slightly ahead of …

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European Economics Preview: Eurozone Final Composite PMI Data Due

Purchasing Managers’ survey data from euro area and other major European economics are due on Monday.

At 2.00 am ET, consumer and producer prices are due from Turkey. Inflation is seen easing to 10.57 percent in January from 11.92 percent in December…

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FTSE 100 preview: Index seen lower as risk-off mode continues

IG’s opening calls suggest that the FTSE 100 will start the session 1.06 percent in the red at 7,364 points. The index is likely to take cues from the US where shares plunged on Friday, with a stronger-than-expected US jobs report fuelling interest rates concerns. “We’ve been expecting a pullback for a …

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Australia Job Ads Rebound Sharply In January

Job advertisements in Australia increased notably at the start of the year, after falling in the previous month, the latest survey from the Australian and New Zealand Banking Group revealed Monday.

On a monthly basis, total job ads climbed a seasonal…

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