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by $4.7 billion payout for cancer caused by its baby powder. The payout will be shared by 22 plaintiffs.

The company plans an appeal and are fighting 9000 more cases.

Well no. They have a lot spending to do. Amazon Have Yet To Pay a Dividend and no sign that's about to change either.

If you want dividends this is the wrong sector. If you want growth then HYS is probably the wrong sector.

..on here! Is it what they are putting in Tesco bottled water these days?

Not so, says Libya:

Oil Prices Crash As Libya Resumes Production

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Oil-Prices-Crash-As-Libya-Resumes-Production.html

Interesting.

.. move into clothes and homeware, Today:

“We need to focus not just on what we have to do today but we have to make sure we innovate for the future,” said Ocado’s chief executive, Tim Steiner, as he updated the City on trading for the six months to 3 June. “There’s a big market in food but we are also exploring other applications where our skills at moving things are just as useful as they are in the food market.”

http://www.hl.co.uk/news/2018/7/11/microsoft-of-retail-ocado-plots-move-into-clothes-and-homeware

Picked up a few more at 488. Fools rush in, blah,blah. My average price is down nicely anyway.

Getting cheaper. Allianz can take their time.

Took a few profits out of this today. It's good to have a bit of cash right now I think.

So it's all about Brexit?

Was thinking about getting a few in but these are uncertain times and I guess I can afford to wait.

So it's all about Brexit?

Was thinking about getting a few in but these are uncertain times and I guess I can afford to wait.

Thanks to the recent US tax cuts (corpn tax 21% from 35%) there has been a record number of buy backs in the USA. The alleged intention in handing back money to corporations was to encourage them to invest in their future and create jobs. Obviously buy-backs are good for shareholders and may boost spending but shareholders tend to be the wealthier citizens whose spending is less guaranteed. OTOH should consumer spending increase dramatically it will fuel inflation and boost interest rates. Such buy backs artificially boost share prices and there is a good chance the prices paid for the shares were too high anyway.

From an income POV Hsbc is worth having, but I don't foresee much growth for a while. Still too expensive.

What's that about.

Seriously, I would like to see the price fall a bit so's I can buy more in. As for buy-backs I can't see the point other than a lack of confidence in the future. A pretty sterile activity but these are times we are living.

Ah, I see what you did there!

Keeping my head down with the tin hat on..

"Among 12 analysts covering Ashtead Group PLC (LON:AHT), 7 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 4 Hold. Therefore 58% are positive."

Chris Cole's replacement at Ashtead in September will be Paul Walker, formerly CEO of Sage Group between 1994 and 2010.

Broker ratings are a bit of a puzzle to me. How much reliance do they deserve as independent, unbiased, disinterested advice?

And you sound like someone who buys a people carrier and complains it don't drive like a Ferrari!

I bet you held these shares back in May when they peaked and did nothing. Me, I sold a bundle in the mid 520s and have been buying back in recently at the lower prices.

With the global economy getting a kicking from the POTUS my main concern is to get the yield as cheap as possible and worry about sp growth later. I have other stocks for growth.

I guess he's Wilbur Ross.

The majority don't buy stocks and the rest are Trump's insider mates who know what he's going to come out with next.

With a crackpot in charge of the world's leading economy I can't see how Aviva's management can be held responsible for the current share price! Worst case scenario no one will care what their shares are doing. Taking a more optimistic view, I am taking a punt and picking up a few at 495p. The US may come to its senses.