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Avation is James Faulkner’s small cap of the week

Avation is James Faulkner’s small cap of the week

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Avation Plc (AVAP) is a commercial jet aircraft owner and leasing provider, formed in July 2006, as a spin-off from the former Advent Air Ltd (now Skywest Airlines Ltd). Avation itself initially focused on servicing Skywest but a diversification strategy, of leasing a variety of types of aircraft to a wider range of airlines, saw…

Tyratech shares set to double? by Richard Gill, CFA

Tyratech shares set to double? by Richard Gill, CFA

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While not strictly being a pharma or biotech company (it operates within “life sciences”) Tyratech has a number of products which benefit human health. The firm is a specialist in insect and parasite control products, with its unique selling point being that it uses natural plant essential oils in order to kill parasites and pests.…

The Morning News Update with Whitbread, Petra Diamonds and Quindell

The Morning News Update with Whitbread, Petra Diamonds and Quindell

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FTSE 100 Whitbread (WTB) – reports a total sales increase of 12.8% and a like for like sales increase of 6.8% for the 11 weeks to 14th August. FTSE 250 Fenner (FENR) – anticipates that results for the year ended 31st August 2014 will be in line with expectations.  Galliford Try (GFRD) – has been appointed to…

The Badger of Broad Street sells the euro and sterling

The Badger of Broad Street sells the euro and sterling

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It’s time to go back to a thematic shift I predicted a couple of weeks ago – load up on the US dollar and sell the Euro. The big shift has started following Thursday’s ECB meeting! It would be a mistake to think the miniscule 10 basis point cut in rates is meaningful. It’s not.…

The morning news update with Associated British Foods, De La Rue and GETECH

The morning news update with Associated British Foods, De La Rue and GETECH

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FTSE 100 Associated British Foods (ABF) – adjusted earnings per share for the full year are expected to be ahead of last year. FTSE 250 Atkins (ATK) – has completed its acquisition of Nuclear Safety Associates, Inc, a 130 people engineering and technical services firm, for an initial cash consideration of US$15m (approximately £9m), together…

Seeing Machines (SEE) is James Faulkner’s Small Cap of the Week

Seeing Machines (SEE) is James Faulkner’s Small Cap of the Week

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Seeing Machines (SEE) shares soared last year after the company signed a strategic agreement with Caterpillar Global Mining, the world’s leading manufacturer of mining equipment, for in-cab Fatigue Monitoring Systems for use in mining machines. The exclusive agreement covers the use of eye-tracking technology in the cabs of mining vehicles to enable the monitoring of operators…