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Europe midday: Stocks caught in downdraft from Wall Street, Asia
Stocks are trading sharply lower come midday, tracking the big declines seen in Asia overnight, where investors replicated the losses sustained on Wall Street during the previous session.
Marshall Motor still on track despite 'challenging' conditions
Marshall Motor Holdings held faith with its full year expectations as the company reported on Thursday that continued new vehicle market decline is being mitigated by operational discipline.
Alpha Financial expects 'considerable' earnings beat
Alpha Financial Markets said it expected both revenue and adjusted EBITDA to come in "considerably ahead" of last year, after a half year of progress for the asset and wealth management industry consultant.
CMA provisionally clears sale of Ebiquity's advertising intelligence business
Media and marketing consultancy Ebiquity rallied on Thursday as the Competition and Markets Authority provisionally approved the sale of its advertising intelligence business to Nielsen Media on an unconditional basis.
Conroy Gold intersects further 'significant' finds at Clontibret deposit
AIM-listed exploration and development firm Conroy Gold and Natural Resources reported further "significant intersections" from its ninth and tenth drill holes at the Clontibret gold deposit.
N Brown tumbles as it warns over offline sales, slashes dividend
Specialist fashion retailer N Brown tanked on Thursday as it slashed its interim dividend and warned that a drop in offline revenue will hold back overall revenue growth.
WH Smith rejigs high street business to remain 'fit for future'
WH Smith will shut some stores as part of a restructuring of its high street business, taking some one-off costs that put a slight dent in full-year reported profits.
America's Azalea Energy to raise $38m with London IPO
Louisiana-based oil and gas specialist Azalea Energy is to float on London’s AIM in a multi-million pound debut later this month.
Telit expands influence on 'thriving' Chinese market with new deal
Telit Communications's technology will be used by telecoms group China Unicom to manage its internet-of-things devices and applications.
Trump says Fed is 'going loco' with rate hikes
US President Donald Trump has again expressed unhappiness with the Federal Reserve's tightening of monetary policy which has bolstered the dollar and put pressure on Wall Street stocks.
Johnston Press puts itself up for sale
Johnston Press, the publisher of the i and Scotsman newspapers and roughly 200 other local titles, has put itself up for sale.
Moneysupermarket on the up despite falling premiums
Price comparison website Moneysupermarket. com on Thursday said revenues were up 6% to £270. 1m in the nine months to 30 September, withstanding a fall in insurance premiums.
Jupiter Fund Management AuM drop in third quarter
Jupiter Fund Management posted a drop in third-quarter assets under management on Thursday.
IMImobile and npower link up services via Apple Business Chat
IMImobile revealed on Thursday that it had inked a deal with British energy outfit Npower to become its first client on Apple Business Chat.
UK's CMA to probe BA transatlantic revenue share deal
The UK’s competition regulator on Thursday said it was starting a probe into a revenue sharing deal on trans-Atlantic routes between British Airways, Iberia, Finnair and American Airlines.
Serica Energy warns of production delays in North Sea
Serica Energy warned investors on Thursday that it had taken longer than expected to restart production at its Erskine operations in the UK Central North Sea due to the formation of gas hydrates in the Lomond production line.
Safestay acquires eighth European property for €1.6m
Hostel operator Safestay has acquired the Hotel Opera in central Brussels, its eighth European property, for a total of €1. 6m.
London open: Losses across the board after Wall Street selloff
London stocks fell in early trade, taking their cue from a sharp selloff in the US and Asia amid concerns about rising US interest rates.
Dunelm plumps up sales and margins in first quarter
Homewares retailer Dunelm said revenues had picked up to 4. 2% on a like-for-like basis in the first quarter of its financial year, with margins improved to boot.
Bonds: Treasuries rally as wave of selling washes over Wall Street
These were the movements in the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.