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I read this 5% SP fall is all about Sulphuric Acid shortage and its use with Copper mining etc ??? .It all seems well over done to me ? although perhaps I am being to simplistic now trump is Buggering up everyone's investments with his madness in the gulf . What really bugs me is his insistence he is helping the whole world and we should all join in now its all gone pear shaped. All I can say he is not helping my retirement and life in any way !!!

Well the drop in tobacco sales announced is a little worrying as its IMB strong suite. But I think the main drop is the uncertainty of the war in the gulf , with uncertainty always being used as a great excuse by dealers in any share to short the hell out of it. IMB has been a good performer for me I have faith it will bounce back, Trump has a lot to answer for ..

Figures not bad and as expected think the drop is the news the CEO is leaving this year and being replaced by cfo.Frankly probabaly best man for the job who does the market want Donald Trump ?

Have to admit I was one of those people that sold long before it even reached 200 with the old CEO etc , I wish I had sat on my hands. Anyway no use crying over spilt milk. I have taken a position now not so much on aero engines but on the SMR's .My reasoning is if they take off in the next 5-10 years RR would be one of the major world suppliers like Aero engines etc , it could be the next big move ?.Please dyor as I sold at 150ish so what do I know but I would be happy if it doubled once more in 5-10 years for the Grandchildren fund.

Well I hope Mr Lewis had a good breakfast this morning and gets his broom out today for the greater good ? rather than just gaze at his new secretaries and check his bank account .He is being well paid no doubt so its time for the talking and reliance on reputation to stop and for some positive action and confidence building to start in DGE .GLA

Assuming we are talking about Dec26 I am hoping for a reasonable climb over 12 months to 2000 assuming a new broom sweeps clean. Sales figs over Xmas 25 and the world cup effect will be watched by the markets so it could be a bumpy start to 26 ? I hope plans for a new direction for DGE are announced and presented clearly not just kicked down the road .My only concern is our CEO may have done well at Tescos over time but he did not set the world alight at Haleon so success is never assured on just a name.

I listen to wake up to money at 5am everyday , sad I know, Its a very good program with many CEO 's and people at the sharp end of SME's having their say on real life problems in UK industry .One of the topics today was that a lot of the UK defence companies are getting quietly nervous that the Labour Gov is all mouth and no trousers re defence spending and defence reviews. A lot of promises have been announced to the media all this year by Sir Starmer KC re increasing defence spending and listening to defence reviews etc going forward but nothing concrete has been placed on their order books to show any serious long term necessary commitment to keep jobs and a skilled work forces employed within the UK defence industry .I have zero faith personally in Starmer all we here is an open cheque book protecting the NHS and Welfare and nothing else matters ! he is all smoke and mirrors in my cynical opinion .Rant over, Have a good Xmas and new year everyone.

I like top think our new CEO has been going thru the books with a cup of tea and several mince pie and will hit the floor running on the 1/1/26 and make some decisions quite quickly what brands to cut and support and in which global markets The market will be looking and expecting at least movement and actions quickly or sub 1400 here we come .One big Help/ Test to DGE is the 26 World cup where I like to think they will exploit the extra discretionary spend on premium brands etc ,although after the prices of the tickets have been announced many may stay at home , it matters not as long as they have a DGE drink in their hands. So I like to think and pray that with our new CEO and the 2026 World Cup effect we should be back over £20.00 by next XMAS, if not I don't know what else can save the SP anymore ?

I agree Alas-smith but shares have taught me one thing in that there is no logic rhyme or reason sometimes why they move up and down.

I still think BAE has a future looking at the world events and the pointless meetings by Sir Keer Starma KC and his EU Stooges pretending they have Russia and Ukraine well under control .It scares me that are leaders cant even stop rubber dinghy's crossing the channel, why do we have the Royal Navy and Royal Marines exactly ? .Think we should put Captain Mannering in charge of our defence , maybe rubber dinghy stocks might be a better growth stock to look at folks ?.

Sold half my shares at a £14 profit , well a profit is a profit .I sold them not because I dont believe this share has a good future with increases in Gov spending on defence in the UK and Europe allegedly ? but because as soon as trump and Vance open their mouths and say there is going to be a peace agreement very soon dealers seem to believe him or just use it as a convenient excuse to short BAE .

I cant see what difference Ukraine or Gazza will have big time on this share price and BAE shares even if the unbelievable happens and there is a peace deal .So in a nut shell I will wait on the side lines until trump shuts up and realises he cant add Ukraine to his list of all the alleged wars he has stopped this year and reality returns hopefully .

I think DGE needs to PLAN NOW TO focus away from the USA AND THE UK as Ratchel will do nothing to deter the wok nanny state despite the easy Billions in taxes they have brought in for the state over the last 100 years .Each to their own , I dont smoke or drink a huge amount but I see no reason to tell others what to do all the time and tax them to death long before alcohol and nicotine kills them. IMB is STILL FOR THE TIME BEING one of my best performing shares the last few years , this country loves trying to kill and hamper as much as possible the golden geese bringing in vast revenues like Shell ,BP, IMB ,BAT,DGE etc in support of wok fantasy ideas..Its a bit like junctions and roundabouts controlled by traffic lights, when control is turned off surprisingly the traffic flows a dam site quicker and more efficiently !!!.

Well im glad i am not the only one confused about this sp fall , although I keep reminding myself logic and share prices have no correlation .I feel making massive investment in ones own armed forces , bringing back national service for the under 25's would instantly reduce unemploymnt amongst the younger generations , give them some form of direction and training and boost the economy .At the moment we spind billions of dole money for no life benefit for the claimant or the country . .I was going to say what is the point of the army and navy if they cant even put a single frigate in he English channel to turn away illegal immigrants ? , why is never here Kier poncing around all the time on the world stage in Europe and the middle east telling others what to do when he cant even stop rubber dingy.s crossing the channel for god sake ! Nelson would turn in his grave.

I am in quite deep here and up to a few months ago the sp was climbing at t a reasonable realistic level. We still have a constant release of new orders for BAE, All the members of the EU are still ' promising' they will be spending more on their own defence budgets etc. Personally the Trump peace deal in Gazza was just a 5 minute photo opportunity and the killing has resumed within minutes and Ukraine is no better despite the alleged peace deal nonsense peddled by trump. So I fail to see anything that would hit this share so hard over the last month ? , I see no real peace deals , no good will to all men and no cancellations of orders etc etc ??? so is there a logical explanation I iam missing or is it just profit taking ???? Any suggestions welcome .

I have recently taken a l position here for the first time thinking it could go no lower, what do I know ? . Hard to judge rock bottom when it has already fallen so much but I do love sin stocks and the sp is very tempting now .My IMB ciggy shares have done me very well and continue to do so, and the media and pundits have always been saying for years there is no future in IMB,BAT etc etc etc the world is changing young people attitude bla bla constant doom and gloom yet they still GO UP AND UP !!! All I can say is make your own judgements there are other markets beside trump land and like ciggy companies new products can be introduced by DGE .I see it as legal drug dealing , if you want to be all high brow, wok and judgemental go and loose a lot of your hard earned on green stocks if that makes u feel good !!! I know where I would rather be invested in 5 years , sin stocks are good for your bank balance which I know some investors will think is immoral , I like BAE too which is another wok story. I will keep investing in monthly tranches as this ship will turn and the more neg press it gets the more I know its going to succeed .GLA do your own research .

I am not sure if i have missed the show here but I tried today to take a small position in DNA3 but Halifax Share dealing do not or wont trade this share today ??? it just gives a message they dont trade this share. .Has the lease contract with the A380 now completed and the share therefore not being traded ? or do I just have a duff dealing platform with Halifax .Any advice appreciated .

Is todays big drop anything to do with the previous over head supply comment ? plain profit taking or tea leaves ? any views appreciated ?.

These are the days when shares really bug me. I am old enough and have been burnt enough to know that quite often shares move up and down for no good reason, normally counterintuitively especially on results etc .But todays move just because a rival company in Europe has poor results takes the biscuit. Sometimes I think its just computers trading whole sectors one company down all companies down , or is it traders who have zero knowledge of geography ? or is it just plain any excuse what so ever will do to get the short momentum started . You never ever hear governments or FSA etc say certain movements or market activity will be looked ?it seems market makers can do what they like , line their pockets at will and nobody bats an eyelid. Rant over hopefully tomorrow BAE will light the afterburners and it will bounce back, usual market excuses issued like sector over sold etc etc just to cover their latest theft from share holders. GLA

Tomorrow will be interesting re the SP and an opportunity possibly to take a position

I for one have a soft spot for AML, I have driven many on track days and AM driver days driving many cars cross country at maybe a few mph over the limit ? Perhaps I need to get out more or trade in the wife but driving the V12 is better than sex at times and J.Clarksons video attached still gives me goose bumps. I hope the company bounces back myself but we have been here many times and there is certainly a strong head wind. GLA tomorrow.

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I have taken a new position here in the last few days to try and right a big own goal when I sold my RR shares years ago around 200p thinking she had no further growth left with the amount of shares then in circulation after the RI etc. how very wrong I was ? hopefully Melrose will be the new chosen one like RR , time will tell. GLA.

commodity prices have had control over this share for decades along with all the other miners in the world ! not to mention oil companies like shell etc etc. he really is stating the obvious in his article all be it just for fun. . if/when the world economy improves demand for all commodities go up and rio share holders along with all the others are happy once more and the commodity price cycle continues as it has done for decades . rio is well aware of its position with what is poor quality iron ore from australia. it is trying to diversify away from low grade iron ore to other commodities copper etc and better quality iron ore , this has been going on a while now ..the biggest problem for the entire world and rio at the moment is the king in the white house with his felt tip pens. the entire world economy is being suppressed confused and put on hold while he has constant tantrums and starts illegal wars against sovereign states etc and demands a nobel peace prize. he makes up arbitrary tariffs on the back of *** packets and slaps them on all the main players in the world economy. until all the fog of uncertainty clears every share and market in the world is on a knife edge potentially as trump can cause chaos anywhere with his felt tip pens and executive orders , no share is safe end of. one has to sell off and get out of the market probably at a loss and hope to buy back cheaper ???? or ride it out. hind site is a perfect science , but fortune also favours the brave .i am sitting tight the chance of getting out and back in at the perfect time is doubtful and i have faith rio will get better in the coming 5 years thru its planned commodity restructuring ..gla have a good weekend and do your own research as usual.