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Hey nom,

Well done with MAFL :)

GEX, small number of buys have gone through sub 5p.

Brilliant Trek :)

Has really made me smile, well done!

nom, agree that Maplin's prices seemed detached from reality, lol.

Get electrical bits n bobs from a tiny electrical hardware store, one-man band, can advise on anything electrical / DIY related, great prices and helps people fix things themselves.

Me too Trek,

Good for you.

Spending in the local economy, boost that local economy directly, gradually improving the area one lives in - easy win for everyone.

"China’s economy hit the government’s growth goal last year after an 11th hour stimulus blitz and export boom turbocharged activity, although looming US tariffs threaten to take away a key driver of expansion.

Gross domestic product rose 5% in the world’s second-largest economy, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday showed, slightly exceeding the median estimate of 4.9% in a Bloomberg survey. President Xi Jinping said on New Year’s Eve the country was expected to meet the goal of around 5%."

"The value of the pound has dropped after official figures showed retail sales fell unexpectedly in December, raising doubts about the Chancellor’s plans for growth.

Sterling was down 0.5pc against the dollar to $1.218 and fell 0.4pc versus the euro, which is worth 84.5p.

Nicholas Found of Retail Economics said: “With retailers typically operating on low single-digit margins, weak growth leaves little room for manoeuvre as employer tax increases loom.

“This will inevitably widen the gap between retailers who can invest in operational resilience and those that cannot afford to – risking higher prices, hiring freezes and store closures.”

Hi Barnsley Bitter,

As long as any placing is value accretive, the event is just an annoying temporary dip. The team are good, and have sought to avoid dilution thus far, so im reasonably confident that if a placing is required it's likely to be a gateway to a higher SP.

However, like Tro - im thinking they may need cash soon.

Hey nom,

For clarity, im not advocating a return dysentery and taking a sledgehammer to ones washing machine, lol.

Tro,

With what they have going on, and with the region they are operating in, the stocks already very cheap, so i would be surprised if any placing necessitated a huge discount.

I've a reduced position now though, so would be buying the dip if they did.

Trek bought at the right time and held. I was fiddling around trading for a penny gain, and managed to dodge the main rise, lol. Doh!

Tro Trek,

Helix, another good update, nothing wrong with the stock other than the SP imo.

Think punters are likely nervous about a placing, and waiting around while they get into production.

Imo, even if they do raise, the discount needn't be that significant, it wouldn't surprise me if there wasn't a notable discount at all tbh.

SP sucks, but should only be a temporary problem.

Tro, Trek,

There are dangers, there are always dangers, but media working people into a frenzy too imo.

Press sometimes forgets who the real enemy is.

Oh, and ignore Musk as best you can, lol.

Hi Trek, Tro,

AI is going to have some huge benefits, but reducing human interaction isn't one of them imo.

Tech is putting distance between people, reducing physical and face to face interaction.

This is in part to blame for a nervous generation, beset with mental health issues and social anxiety.

Washing clothes in the river together as a community has its benefits, if you get my drift.

Hey Trek,

That sounds good yeah, lol, though i would be uncomfortable with the number of 6s involved personally.

Hi guys,

Hope you are all winning?

"Britain's gas storage levels 'concerningly low' after cold snap, says owner of British Gas.

Britain's gas storage levels are "concerningly low" with less than a week of demand in store, the operator of the country's largest gas storage site has warned.

Plunging temperatures and high demand for gas-fired power stations are the main factors behind the low levels, Centrica said."

PRD, mostly buying - apart from lots of trades of 16 shares- and i do mean lots.

10-year gilt - 4.83pc.

30-year gilts - 5.39pc, up nearly two basis points.

Tro, lols :)

Hi guys,

Only just logged on.

Thanks Trek.

Rail staff refusing overtime over Christmas causing travel disruption - they dont need the extra cash, lol.

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/transport/article/labour-pay-rise-train-drivers-rail-travel-qkzmgx2nb

Telegraph reports - Union bosses urging drivers not to work if it involves walking on snow!

1970's style, lol.