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A round up today's small cap news from broker Hybridan, including 1Spatial, Filtronic & Supreme.

Tesla’s stock price surges, as new model launch excites the market

Everyone knew that Tesla earnings for Q1 would be bad, and indeed they were. Earnings per share, revenues and adjusted net income were all lower than expected. However, the market is forward-looking, and, so far, it is willing to trust Musk’s vision for the EV maker and the Tesla share price is higher by more than 11% in after-hours trading.

Four things to watch this week

The FTSE 100 had been a wall flower of the stock market during the Q1 market rally; however, it’s fighting back, and has finally made a fresh record high. The FTSE 100 is up by 0.1% so far on Tuesday, but it has made a fresh record high, the second consecutive high in two days.

Hybridan Small Cap Feast: 23/04/2024

A round up today's small cap news from broker Hybridan, including 88 Energy, Crossword Cybersecurity & Eleco plc.

Germany’s economic come back

5 days ago

Germany is the sick man of Europe no more. Thanks to its service sector, it now appears that it will exit recession, and the economic future could be bright. The PMI data for April surprised on the upside for Germany, led by the service sector, which has also boosted the overall Eurozone PMI reports.

Hybridan Small Cap Feast: 22/04/2024

6 days ago

A round up of today's small cap news from broker Hybridan, including CleanTech Lithium, Ten Lifestyle Gym & Brave Bison Group.

Week Ahead: Will good economic news be bad news for stocks?

6 days ago

It’s a big week for US earnings and economic data, the question for investors is whether renewed signs of economic strength is bad news for stock markets?

Hybridan Small Cap Feast: 19/04/2024

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A round up of today's small cap news from broker Hybridan, including Ethernity Networks, Goldplat & Marula Mining.

Three charts to watch this week

This has been a busy week for financial markets. Central bank speak, geopolitical issues, economic data and earnings reports have all rocked markets, and the vast majority of indices in the US, Europe and Asia are set for another weekly loss.

Geopolitics once again take centre stage, as UK retail sales wither

Nearly a week to the day when Iran sent drones and missiles into Israel, Israel has retaliated and sent a missile into Iran. The initial reports caused a large uptick in the oil price. Brent crude jumped nearly $4 per barrel on the news above $90 per barrel, but it has since retreated as the details about the extent of the attack emerge.

Netflix sinks after Q1 earnings release fails to lift market mood.

It’s hard to impress investors during this earnings season. Netflix, the streaming giant, reported Q1 earnings on Thursday evening, and even though they reported 9.33mn new subscribers over the quarter, much stronger than the 4.84mn expected, its share price was down more than 3% in after-hours trading.

FX markets stage fight back against the strong dollar

The main theme in financial markets right now is the Federal Reserve’s double pivot in the US, from not cutting interest rates, to signaling more rates are coming to then reversing course again and saying that inflation remains too hot for rate cuts at this stage.

Hybridan Small Cap Feast: 18/04/2024

A round up of today's small cap news from broker Hybridan, including

Markets stabilize after Powell rules out rate hike, but the signs don’t look good

Markets are volatile right now; however, a relative calm has descended on the market and US. US stocks are down a touch, but the Vix is lower, US Treasury yields are lower, and the dollar is mostly lower vs. its G10 FX counterparts.

Hybridan Research: Sector Review: Artificial intelligence in UK cybersecurity: the human uplift

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a double-edged sword in cybersecurity. Whilst new AI models, architectures, and innovations are emerging to protect the security posture of organisations, attackers are also benefiting from deepfakes, sophisticated phishing, and automation of malicious codes. To ensure the impact of AI on cybersecurity to be a net-positive, we need to pit good AI against bad AI.

Hybridan Small Cap Feast: 17/04/2024