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"Climate change zealots have taken the high ground and large oil companies are very easy targets."
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So people who are concerned about the impact of climate change - real or imagined - are putting pressure on companies like Shell to change their ways....errrr, yes!!
That pressure is 'unfortunately' here to stay until the 'truth' about global warming becomes clear...which will (IMO) take years.

It's hard to think of what news could move the SP northwrds...perhaps they could say they have struck a rich vein of Bitcoins!!

"I think his plan was to move from RDSA to RDSB rather than to depart."
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The fact that he may have bought RDSA by 'mistake' probably speaks volumes.

Predicting something will categorically will never happen (e.g. £15 this year) is a mugs game & likely to make one look very foolish.

"Now is probably optimal for them to buy their own stock. For example if their interest debt is 5%, and the stock value rises by 10% end of year, then they make more money- which can either reduce debt more or returned to investor."
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But doesn't it depend what they do with the buy-back shares? If the shares are cancelled then the company will see no real benefit (apart from increase in EPS & PE numbers), the asset is cancelled. The debt is still the debt....and the interest on that still has to be paid. The buy-back money will have disappeared by cancelling the shares.....similar to dividends, the money has left the company but in this case investors don't get their grubby hands on it!!

Yes....but not today!!

Nancy Pelosi is 'apparently' delaying the vote on the Infrastructure bill....."Mrs Pelosi has already promised to delay the infrastructure vote until after the Senate also approves the framework for a larger, partisan spending package that contains many of their liberal policy priorities. That won't happen until at least September, however, putting this infrastructure package in an extended limbo." (BBC, Anthony Zurcher)

"bidens infastructure bill....passed"
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So Biden has signed the bill and it is law?.....or 'perhaps' it has passed the Senate and it now passes to the House of Representatives, where concessions will have to be made to get approval. So 'Yes' it has passed (the initial stage) but also 'No' it hasn't passed (all of the stages to become law).

"A ‘story’ here about one person’s opinion, namely Matthew Lynn (Who?) about Barclays potentially eyeing NatWest as a takeover target"
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If I were his boss I would ask that he take a drug test, he is 'obviously' on something very potent & non-prescription. There are so many reasons why that 'story' is a non-starter.

SP is heading back up towards 190p again. BARC very strong at the moment, I'm not sure why....can it really be due to the buy-back?!
Circa 153p on 19th July to 184p yesterday.....approx 20% rise in 3 weeks for some lucky/shrewd investors. Question is whether BARC can reach & maintain 190p? I wonder what Mr Strang(e) is saying...oh I know, "I told you so!!"....although he is also 'probably' talking about +220p in his own inimitable (strange) way. I cannot wait for his next installment.

"Scientists say it will likely be bad news - but with "nuggets of optimism"."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58141129

"It will also - especially in northern Europe - get wetter"

Radium1, thanks for the advice. I still haven't figured it out. I seem to be 'permanently' logged on when my browser remains open, when I close the browser or restart windows (for updates) I have to log back on again.
It has caught me out before. I inadvertently see posts from people I have filtered - no names mentioned - but it is soon rectified.

"....he's been outed again. The fact is he hasn't got me on filter as he replies to my posts."
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That isn't entirely true....is it?
The 'filter' only applies when one is logged on. Prior to logging on one sees all the posts....perhaps he/she is reading the offending posts before they log on for the day and reply to said posts once they have signed on.

Char must have woken up in a happy positive mood....I doubt it will last.

We might reach £15 this week (positivity is contagious!!)...but with xd it may struggle to maintain it for week end.

bullet proof overalls are mandatory. hopefully they will pay their staff danger money

7% aint bad....try getting that from a savings account. And with LGEN recently described here as 'boring but safe' (I think it was) then it's attractive to income investors.

miscalculated....sorry.

Ex-dividend date next week. Perhaps the recent strength is related to that. It would be good to see the gains continue into next week and test the 'impossible dream' of £15. But I'm not sure anyone really knows what the Sp will be at end of next week.

19.14p dividend next year would yield 10%...phenomenal!!

BB very

"Maybe tomorrow we'll see 280's, who knows."
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Today is another day.

There is obviously the COP26 conference in Glasgow to factor in October 2021. Some important decisions to be made which could directly or indirectly impact any recovery in RDS SP. Hopefully by then the company will have painted all their oil tankers a soothing shade of 'eco' green to show they are 'on-board' with the green agenda!!