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Nov 15 (Reuters) – Britain’s FTSE 100 index is seen opening down 4 points at 7,410.4 on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers.

The US Dollar may look past October’s CPI statistics as hopes for inflation-boosting fiscal policy unravel amid fading prospects of passing tax cut legislation.

The FTSE 100 continues to be very noisy, as the Tuesday session was more of the sideways and back and forth action. The 7400-level underneath …

The Japanese economy records seven quarters of growth in row, in its slow march back to strength.

BBC News investigates signal failure – the two words every commuter hates to hear.

The FTSE 100 stabilised on Tuesday after a difficult week, as Tesco and Vodafone both put in strong performances. Tesco rallied after it announced …

Scotland is set to be the first country in the world to establish a minimum price per unit of alcohol.

The United Arab Emirates’ space research is turning to growing food on Mars.

The United Arab Emirates Space Agency is continuing work to send people to colonize Mars in the 22nd Century.

The Swedish hi-tech firm at the forefront of using 3D printing to create human ears, noses and other body parts.

How Swedish firm Cellink is able to create human ears and noses through 3D printing.

Public sector pay should be linked to inflation, or pay rises in the private sector, the IPPR says.

… tax, depreciation and amortisation would rise to close to €14.95 billion, soothing concerns about the FTSE 100 company’s dividend, a core element …

It is already one of the top-ranking FTSE 100 companies for gender parity in the boardroom. Now Diageo has laid down a marker on female pay by …

At the time of the review in 2010, women made up 12.5% of corporate boards of FTSE100 companies, up from 9.4% in 2004. That rate of increase was …

The FTSE 100 miner said last week that the Doce River had been restored to the condition it was in before the disaster and that fish had returned to all …

Traders might be scanning the indicators on shares of FTSE 100 Daily Short Ind (UKXS.L). We have recently noticed that the PPOH level is currently …

A Vietnamese cyber-security firm shows the BBC how a mask can be used to unlock Apple’s new phone.

Hi, here’s the usual placeholder article for use in the morning.
Just a quick reminder – I’m only really interested in commenting on small caps which have issued trading updates or results statements on the day.  Regards, Paul.
Good morning! Thank you for the reader comments today, requesting me to look at particular companies. Thank you also for mainly keeping them on topic – i.e. small caps, which have issued trading updates or results statements. I don’t comment on day-to-day share price movements, just to be clear, only on significant announcements.

Ab Dynamics (LON:ABDP)
Share price: 732p (down 4.0% today)No. shares: 19.2mMarket cap: £140.5m
Final results – for year ended 31 Aug 2017.
The company is;
… a designer, manufacturer and supplier of advanced testing systems and measurement products to the global automotive industry

There’s a very good recent video here, of ABDP management presenting at a ShareSoc growth company seminar, which is well worth watching.
As you can see from the Stockopedia graphs below, there’s been a good progression in sales amp; profits. However, the PER has become very warm now – see the 4th graph below – the PER has inflated considerably….

Hi, here’s the usual placeholder article for use in the morning.Just a quick reminder – I’m only really interested in commenting on small caps which have issued trading updates or results statements on the day.  Regards, Paul.

A US law firm claims Uber has resisted changes that would improve passenger safety.

A necklace featuring a huge 163-carat flawless diamond goes under the hammer in Geneva.

After a recent market check, we have noted that the Ultimate Oscillator reading is under 40 on shares of DB X-Trackers Dbx FTSE 100 ETF (XUKX.L).

At the same time, “the slight weakness in the pound has assisted the FTSE 100, and the positive results from Vodafone also propped up the British …

Deliveroo riders are self-employed finds labour law body the Central Arbitration Committee.

USD/JPY falls back from a fresh weekly-high (113.91) as Federal Reserve officials signal a more shallow path for the benchmark interest rate.

The FTSE 100 avoided the declines suffered by its continental peers, cushioned by a weaker pound and a jump in Tesco’s share price after the …

The pound’s troubles mitigated the FTSE 100’s 0.76-point nudge lower to 7414.42. Vodafone’s 11.1p climb to 227.1p on a profit forecast upgrade and …

Despite some difficult economic headwinds this year’s Dubai Airshow is set for a record number of visitors as well as displays from the Chinese air force’s aerobatics team, writes Tim Bowler.

What markets are doing: The FTSE 100 index fell 0.76 point, or 0.01%, to end at 7,414.42, extending its stumble lower to a fourth straight day.