FTSE 100 seen lower as May makes Brussels Brexit dash; US jobs in focus

FTSE 100 is seen continuing slightly lower today after a negative finish on Thursday as Brexit comes into focus again and traders await key US jobs numbers later. UK Prime Minister Theresa May has made an early morning dash to Brussels wIth reportedly …

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FTSE 100 Price Forecast December 8, 2017, Technical Analysis

The FTSE 100 went back and forth during the trading session over the last week, but the Thursday session was mainly negative. Because of this, I think we are trying to decide where to go next as we have been consolidating in a 75-point range. If we can…

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Irish Consumer Sentiment Weakens For Second Month

Ireland’s consumer confidence weakened for the second straight month in November, survey results from KBC Bank and the Economic and Social Research Institute showed Friday.

The consumer sentiment index fell to 103.6 in November from 104.8 in October…

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Japan Labor Cash Earnings Rise Less Than Expected In October

Total labor cash earnings in Japan increased at a slower-than-expected pace in October, preliminary report from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare showed Friday.

Gross earnings climbed 0.6 percent year-over-year in October, slower than the 0.9…

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China Exports Surge More Than Forecast

China’s exports grew at a faster-than-expected pace in November, data from the General Administration of Customs showed Friday.

In dollar terms, exports advanced 12.3 percent year-over-year in November, well above the 5.9 percent rise economists had …

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Glass ceiling remains as UK director positions less than quarter female

The number of women directors has increased slightly for bother groups, at around 27% for FTSE 100 business and 20% for FTSE 250 businesses – with little change on the previous year. Companies with at least one female director remain at around 100% for FTSE 100 businesses and are up slightly …

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Japan Q3 GDP Revised Up To +0.6% On Quarter

Japan’s gross domestic product was bumped up to a seasonally adjusted gin of 0.67 percent on quarter in the third quarter of 2017, the Cabinet Office said on Friday.

That exceeded expectations for a gain of 0.4 percent after the November 14 prelimina…

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ARGENTINA: Merval Rises In The Day, But Loses In The Week

Merval, the main index of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, rose 1.48% Thursday, closing at 26,864.04 points in the last round of a shortened week due to a local holiday. In the week, the Merval lost 0.28%.

Adr?an Mayoral, an analyst at Mayoral Burs?t…

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Small Cap Value Report (Fri 8 Dec 2017) – CER

Good morning,This is the placeholder article, but I’d also like to draw your attention to my recent interview with Cerillion (LON:CER), which was originally published to subscribers on my mailing list but can now also be found on Stockopedia at this l…

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Small Cap Value Report (Fri 8 Dec 2017) – CER, XAF, PRV

Good morning,
This is the placeholder article, but I’d also like to draw your attention to my recent interview with Cerillion (LON:CER), which was originally published to subscribers on my mailing list but can now also be found on Stockopedia at this link.
It’s a software company which I had already covered a little bit in the SCVR, before realising that the opportunity to interview management would present itself. It’s got a StockRank of 90 and a PE ratio of c. 14-15x. So I hope this interview might be of interest to some of you.

Regards,
Graham

Xafinity (LON:XAF)

Share price: 183.6p (-1%)
No. of shares: 137 million
Market cap: £251 million
Proposed acquisition of Punter Southall

Interim Results

This is a mid-tier, domestically-focused pensions consultancy. It listed earlier this year, and this is the first time I’ve looked at it. Thank you for suggesting it in the comments.
Checking the shareholder register, there are some big names in the investment industry backing it up.

Yesterday it announced interim results and a very big (£153 million) acquisition.

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Small Cap Value Report (Fri 8 Dec 2017) – CER, XAF, PRV, PCF

Good morning,
This is the placeholder article, but I’d also like to draw your attention to my recent interview with Cerillion (LON:CER), which was originally published to subscribers on my mailing list but can now also be found on Stockopedia at this link.
It’s a software company which I had already covered a little bit in the SCVR, before realising that the opportunity to interview management would present itself. It’s got a StockRank of 90 and a PE ratio of c. 14-15x. So I hope this interview might be of interest to some of you.

Regards,
Graham

Xafinity (LON:XAF)

Share price: 183.6p (-1%)
No. of shares: 137 million
Market cap: £251 million
Proposed acquisition of Punter Southall

Interim Results

This is a mid-tier, domestically-focused pensions consultancy. It listed earlier this year, and this is the first time I’ve looked at it. Thank you for suggesting it in the comments.
Checking the shareholder register, there are some big names in the investment industry backing it up.

Yesterday it announced interim results and a very big (£153 million) acquisition.

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Australia Home Loans Slip 0.6% On Month In October

The total number of home loans in Australia issued in October came in a seasonally adjusted decline of 0.6 percent on month – standing at 55,406.

That beat forecasts for a fall of 2.0 percent following the downwardly revised 2.5 percent decline in Se…

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Chat and pay

People are paying friends, family and firms through their social media apps.

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Japan Has Y2.176 Trillion Current Account Surplus

Japan posted a current account surplus of 2.176 trillion yen in October, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday – up 40.7 percent on year.

The headline figure exceeded forecasts for a surplus of 1.730 trillion yen and was down from 2.271 trillion yen…

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Japan GDP Bumped Up To +0.6% On Quarter In Q3

Japan’s gross domestic product was revised up to a seasonally adjusted gin of 0.67 percent on quarter in the third quarter of 2017, the Cabinet Office said on Friday.

That exceeded expectations for a gain of 0.4 percent after last month’s preliminary…

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Japan Bank Lending Rises 2.7% On Year In November

Overall bank lending in Japan was up 2.7 percent on year in November, the Bank of Japan said on Friday – coming in at 518.099 trillion yen.

That was below expectations for a gain of 2.8 percent, which would have been unchanged from the previous month…

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Crypto currency

The Bitcoin bull run has been welcomed by many but regulators are still trying to understand it.

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