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290p on Wednesday, 283p on Thursday and 254p today - that is some fall. Is it deserved? My gut feeling is that it is. Apart from the country having been let down, one wonders what is the standard of the guards that are being recruited by G4S, apparently at short notice, for the Olympics. In hindsight perhaps it was wrong of the organisers to rely on one company and clearly it was wrong of that company not to perform. I did not like what I saw and sold on Thursday and would not buy back again on principle and because I feel like another poster that the company has severely prejudiced its credibility on further Government contracts of whatsoever nature they may be. A real national failure but the silver lining is that the military are much more impressive at a high profile event such as the Olympics than G4S personnel.

Up almost 28% today - take-over or break-up or just more rumours as a month ago??

I bought in too high some time ago after the split having actually made some money on the original CW. I like what they have and am cautiously optimistic. There was talk recently of the dividend being axed but in fact it was halved from about 12% to 6% which is still a good return. They maintained the final pay-out this time at the old level which was a bonus and of course this pushed the sp further down once it went ex div a couple of weeks or so ago. I think thats you are right about the automatic trades within asector particularly by big players suchas hedge and pension funds. Nevertheless the sp of CWC and CWW has gone in different directions today which is unusual. I should have kept quiet! Research and patience are essential but the other necessary ingredient is luck! In this market there is scope for making profits and, regrettably, losses by trading in and out within a week or two which is a bit less demanding than day trading. I am now up and running with my new online broker and that works well and saves me a lot in fees.Got to be on the ball and of course online so may have to invest in a pad of some description as a smart phone is too small and one cannot have a laptop with one at all times.

Come back Orbis all is forgiven! CWC and CWW seem to rise and fall together not necessarily by the same percentage but they rarely go against each other - is this a sector thing or do people still confuse them or is there some common thread such as shareholders in common who adjust their holdings in tandem? I still think that CWC has decent prospects for the fuiture and the possibility of being taken over - what a great company to break up into its component parts! You could be selling telephone companies all over the world for years.

Encouraging to see sp slowly creeping back up after ex div fall. This is often a sign of a company in good shape - eternal optimism! Greek Bonds or even shares may be worth buying when they are out of the Euro - who knows??

Hello good to see you here too! This is my preferred share of the 2 as I have always liked the high div and have more faith in what CWC does although it does have high debt. You mention CWW buying its own shares - you mean CWC I think and which they did (for some reason) when flush with cash from selling their Bermiuda operation - about 50M GBP - I would rather have seen them use the money to pay off some of their debt but there it is. Ex div - once only last offer high payment - and price has dropped sharply but the whole market is way down. I hope that this company will amke it back without being taken over and that confidence of Orbis and me will not be misplaced. Thanks for tip - I'll check out that video when I have 5 mins. Meanwhile let's hope Europe gets its act together, that Asia starts to feel positive again and we have some news to lift the FTSE. With Romney opposing Obama we might well have a second term of Obama - is that good for the world economy and the FTSE?

SP went up 3.44% today which is helpful otherwise drop on ex-div would have been more pronounced. Let's hope sp picks up over the coming months as this is a company which seems to be getting itself sorted out ...hopefully..

Interesting http://www.nasdaq.com/article/invensys-attracts-attention-from-4-possible-bidders---report-20120513-00010 Could that account for recent spikes? Watch this space I guess.

Purchase of PHW - Is that why the price spiked twice in a week from about 200p to about 220p? Or were there bid rumours which proved false and which in fact were mistakenly presaging a t/over BY Invensys not OF Invensys?

Next week I think. That may send the sp rocketing up or indeed down . Time Siemens or somebody stepped in and paid £3 per share but that in this climate is probably wishful thinking! My feeling is that Invensys is headed in the right direction so hopefully the sp will follow. Nevertheless 2 spikes in a week is strange!

Profit-taking or rumours subsiding? Let's hope the first is true. Thanks Chubb1 - keeping my fingers crossed here. 2nd purchase was of fewer shares than first so lower potential profit but never mind a profit is always a profit whatever the size.

see http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/business/business-news/market-round-up-punters-pile-in-as-takeover-rumours-stick-to-invensys-7722642.html Could be interesting. Now in for second time at about 200p so well pleased - makes a change from some of my other investments!

Many thanks for your helpful post. I had not heard about the Chinese element. Saw the Independent this morning mentioning both Siemens and a Chinese bidder . Volumes up in last 3 days - who knows? These rumours have been around before. I have actually taken a profit but will wait a bit before going back in..

Like you I have found nothing on the internet. I asked around a bit and there is talk of rumours of a bid. That happened before and Siemens were alleged to be interested. I bought below 200p and have taken my profit. You never know with these things. Could buy in again if the price comes back as I think that this is a good company and operating in the right areas. Good luck for the future.

Anybody know what is going on?

What did you think of CW 38p? CWC have drifted uop a bit since the paltry offer to CW so if things hot up there perhaps this one will accelerate too. Are you sure john_gold that div will only be cut by 4p? My ttoughts are that the share price having come down so far the div should be cut by 50% which would stll give about an 8% return which is respectable.

6 June 2012 and record date 8 June 2012 It's on Cineworeld website under Investors.

Why does the company not accept that buying this outfit was a mistake, cut their losses and sell it and get on with what they do best, providing pest control and other services excluding haulage by another name.

Disappointing statement but more good than bad I would have thought.. Not sure about CWW - they went down enormously after profits warning and although they recently leapt up a third some of that has been lost. I took a profit there and am hoping CWC will come good and maintain their div. having just topped up today. They seem to have adquate cash or cash facility for at least 2 years and places like Macau and Monaco must be good news. I think that they are selling their 49% of the Fiji operation which should produce more cash. GLA

I remember buying a particular coffee making machine at Argos in the London area and having to find out which branches stocked it. I think I did this at one of the branches or it may have been on the phone but I did get a swift and correct reply and was able to pick it up at a branch near Victoria Station. Bearing in mind the size of the catalogue one cannot expect every branch to have every item in stock. Argos sell goods right across the spectrum unlike Dixons and Currys etc who are much more limited. Argos try to combine the advantages of online shopping and buying in store but without any frills. Comparing Argos with Currys is unrealistic because the concepts are different. Argos like Amazon sell as cheaply as possible and that is the reason for shopping with them. As Wobbs says disposable incomes are going down which means that the cheapest kettle of a particular brand is the one that one buys hopefully at Argos.