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Shirley this is a more appropriate ditty?

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All I said was that I would NEVER put any more money into this waste of space of a share. I also said that I would rather top up one of my other holdings. It is hardly worth selling here as there is hardly any value left. The fruitcake ramper obviously has no clue. I am already up 500% on SOU and if the news is good there will be a further rise. Unfortunately that only makes up for losses here. No more STEL.

Well said Jim. I too will not be putting any more of my hard earned into this money pit run by people who are less than inspirational. If STEL goes to the wall then so be it. I would rather put more in SOU or FPM which do have a future and will probably do better for me. Zero confidence here.

Oh I agree, I just thought it might interest our young friend rwig555. When you have one share in the world you think about it a lot! The whole sector seems depressed I suppose by the coalition's proposed cutbacks, but which in fact will not affect them that much. There is real underlying value here, but then I don't need to tell you that do I? I hope they manage to get Mouchel as there would appear to be a worthwhile synergy in the acquisition, but then again not at an inflated price!

On p49 of today's IC is a half page write up on COST. Two brokers rate it a buy and IC summarise thus: The latest offer for Mouchel represents a 139% premium on the share price before bid rumours started to circulate. However, even without the acquisition, Costain remains well placed, underpinned by a solid order book and net cash. And with payments now coming through from AE&E, we now rate the shares good value at 255p.

You take your life in your hands asking for advice in a BB as some of the posters (particularly on iii) have no grip on reality. We all start somewhere though and you would do well to read as widely as you can. I read the FT, Money Week and Investors Chronic. A good book such as 'High Probability Trading' by Marcel Link is also worthwhile, check it out on Amazon. As to your question well 2011 looks to be a big resources year and many mining and exploration and drillers should do well. That said they are many times riskier than a share like Costain, which, while it is unlikely to double in a month, will increase in value AND pay you a dividend which most miners do not. I would agree absolutely with tooldoctor, and especially to do your own research, then you will only have yourself to blame when they go belly up! Seriously though, read read read. All sorts of information out there, some good some bad some indifferent. Have a look at http://thesharehub.com/ and in particular the hotlist for 2011 BUT do not take anything for gospel that you read, some of the pundits are hopeless. If you want a recommendation well I like diamonds at the moment and am in Stellar (STEL) but again do please read up on it. You can search the IC website for info on companies, as well as other websites such as Proactive Investor, Investegate, Morningstar etc. All the best for your future success!

5 Jan Costain has been appointed by Lewisham Council to rebuild four more schools at a total value of £71 million after financial close was reached on the fourth phase of its Building Schools for the Future project. 4 Jan - Costain has been awarded a £59m contract by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council for the Port Talbot PDR project to construct 4.5 km of dual carriageway access road from the M4 Junction 38 into Port Talbot and the Docks as well as completing the link to Junction 42 on the M4 and West Wales. I see some speculation that COST may itself be a takeover target after its bid for Mouchel. The only way is up!

RNS Number : 3386Y 21 December 2010 Re AE&E Inova AG & the Belvedere facility Further to the announcements, issued on 29 November, 2 December and 13 December 2010, advising on the position regarding AE&E Inova AG ('AE&E Inova'), with whom Costain has a sub-contract for a major part of the works at the Belvedere energy-from-waste facility, Costain is providing the following update. In a letter, dated 20 December, to their customers, suppliers and partners, AE&E Inova has confirmed that they have completed and legally approved the Stock Purchase Agreement for AE&E Inova AG, and that their new owner is Hitachi Zosen Corporation. Costain is also pleased to confirm that the £2.6 million sub-contract stage payment due to Costain on Friday 10 December has been received. We welcome these positive developments and look forward to maintaining our constructive relationships with AE&E Inova and Cory Environmental, for whom the Belvedere facility is a development project. Brilliant. Merry Christmas to all at Costain and a prosperous New Year!

Have to agree with SSS that COST is dependable and probably not one for the twitchers who have to monitor their portfolio on a daily/hourly basis. Not like an AIM miner! Still in the present circumstances where there is a certainly amount of volatility in the markets it's nice to have something dependable, and with BP facing billion pound lawsuits and RR's engine problems this small hiccough for Costain doesn't have me worried. Anyway for those that like me who like to read, and take an intelligent interest in their investments, have a look at: http://www.constructionenquirer.com/?s=costain&x=18&y=9 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/epic/cost/ http://www.constructionnewsportal.com/construction-news-search.asp?mode=allwords&txtsearch=costain

I wonder from the lack of comment whether there is much private investor interest in this share? I have held for getting on for five years and so far have resisted churning these as I feel they represent a solid and well diversified play in an important sector. OK it has been out of fashion but trading at around a 10% discount to NAV they are good value. You can read Chris Turner's thoughts at http://www.trproperty.com/market/ordinary/index_html?id=Oct10 Looking into their spread of investment, their portfolio is 9% in direct property, 34% in UK shares and 57% in listed continental European shares with 6.8% in Germany and a spread throughout the rest of Europe. All that and a reasonable dividend too. Worth a look.

Well after 20 years in the doldrums, maybe just maybe we are seeing signs of life in Japan? The Nikkei has shifted up a bit and not much seems to have happened with BGS or BGFD and then suddenly Money Week are tipping Japan and even mention Shin Nippon by name in their editorial column on 26 Nov entitled "The future is still Japanese". Nothing like a bit of publicity and BGS starts to move! BGFD got a big buy tip in the Investors Chronic and it too is moving - long may it last!

Anyone else keeping an eye on these? Some upward move on the Nikkei but the recent share movement leaves much to be desired when you have held as long as I have. Two recent mentions on BGFD in the Investors Chronic. The first was a big buy tip write up on 12 Nov, and this was followed up on 3 Dec saying hold on as more upward move likely as global cycle is on the up. Eurozone and bond worries may make people look for safe havens maybe?