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US close: Stocks cockier as jobs stats help knock rate odds
US stocks gained on Wednesday as oil prices rose and, amid a blizzard of data, lacklustre private payrolls jobs data made the chances of an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve seem less likely.
Small cap round up
Central Asia Metals, an AIM listed London based copper producer with operations in Kazakhstan and Chile, achieved record copper production in the third quarter at the Kounrad site in Kazakhstan. Production rose a quarterly record of 38% to 4,102 tonnes com.
Broker tips: Water utilities, Tesco, Henderson
Severn Trent and United Utilities were under the cosh on Wednesday after RBC Capital Markets downgraded both stocks as it took a look at the UK water sector.
Impressive second quarter results from Constellation Brands beat expectations
Constellation Brands gained 6. 3% in pre-market trading after raising its outlook for fiscal 2017 on Wednesday.
Samsung posts strong domestic Galaxy Note 7 sales after recall
Smartphone giant Samsung posted strong sales of its Galaxy Note 7 at the weekend, after reintroducing the device in South Korea following a global recall due to safety issues.
Pensioners left to "fend for themselves", says TUC
Over a quarter of a million pension savers are left without the right financial advice when making decisions for their retirement, according to a report by the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
London close: Stocks fall amid rumours ECB will wind down bond purchases
London stocks fell on Wednesday amid speculation the European Central Bank may start winding down its bond purchases.
Europe close: Stocks lower amid ECB tightening fears
European stocks fell on Wednesday amid growing concerns about possible monetary tightening by the European Central Bank.
Premier African Minerals reports on positive RHA review
Mining exploration and production company Premier African Minerals reported on Wednesday that a review of immediately available tungsten rich material at its RHA Tungsten Operations in Zimbabwe has been completed.
Cloudcall placing qualifies for tax relief
Cloud-based software company Cloudcall reported on Wednesday that, further to its announcement on 5 August regarding a placing to raise up to £3. 77m, it has now received clearance from HMRC confirming the company qualifies for the relevant tax reliefs in connection with the VCT/EIS Placing.
Mercom Capital mystified by roller coaster share price
Mercom Capital was forced to respond to a serious rise in its share price in recent days on Wednesday.
Impact Holdings to seek delisting from AIM
Impact Holdings announced on Wednesday that it has decided to seek shareholder approval for the cancellation of admission to trading on AIM of its ordinary shares.
Monsanto's Q3 revenue rises ahead of Bayer deal
US agrochemical giant Monsanto, which agreed to be bought by Germany's Bayer AG in August, reported its losses narrowed in the third quarter as revenues grew more than anticipated due to a rise in seed sales.
US open: Stocks rise as investors weigh private payrolls report
US stocks gained on Wednesday as lacklustre private payrolls jobs data made the chances of an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve seem less likely.
US crude oil inventories fall in latest week, DoE says
Gasoline stockpiles in the US registered an unexpected drop in the latest week, pressuring crude oil futures higher.
Theresa May pitches to the centre ground in first party conference speech
The Prime Minister pitched to the centre ground in her conference speech on Wednesday, as she rebranded the Conservatives the party for the working class.
Google would be perfect match for Twitter sale - analysts
Salesforce. com and Walt Disney are among the companies who are rumoured to be eyeing a bid for struggling social network Twitter, but Google is the perfect suitor for the company according to analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
Henrik Fisker to challenge Tesla with new electric car models
Car designer Henrik Fisker has confirmed he is returning to the electric car market, and is set to challenge Elon Musk's Tesla in the long-range vehicle industry.
Hastings investors placing shares at 216p each
FTSE 250 motor insurance company Hastings Group said on Wednesday that a group of investors has agreed to sell 46. 17m shares, which is 7% of the issued share capital, at 216p per share.
Arria NLG lauches A-Lite private beta
Artificial intelligence and natural language generation development company Arria NLG announced the private beta launch of Articulator Lite, a cloud-based toolkit that allows users to build their own applications that create content from data, on Wednesday.