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It may not see so, however IAG has come out much stronger through the Middle East conflict (the one that started with Israel and US attack on Iran).

Gulf airlines are battered and the Middle East transport hub is seen as unsafe and vulnerable. Meanwhile the World Cup in North America and more European holiday makers for Spain and Italy, served by the IA Group has been great for business.

Given the share Issue and the debts accrued during Covid, IAG has shown recovery and provided assurance to both investors and loyal customer base of its resilience. I’m sticking with IAG for the long term.

It’s not a peace agreement, just an elaborate understanding (MoU) on how the parties should conduct themselves during the ceasefire, staging post towards an end agreement (which will most likely fizzle out and then forgotten) Ie the American regime can’t randomly attack Iran under the guise of ‘self-defence’.

As Russia met its match in Ukraine, the world saw the US military limitations. The US regime has played its hand and China has taken note.

In the end the solution all comes back to diplomacy.

However just in relation to oil prices, the restructure of oil and gas facilities in the Gulf Council Countries will take time and Ukraine is now targeting Russian oil facilities and Russian vessels. We can anticipate oil prices to remain high in the short term.

If you melt…you’ll be liquidated.

This prediction fell flat on it’s face…

‘…If they close the spread on Monday, then this could trade up significantly as the traders will latch on to today’s [Friday] rise. Peter Presland has also been around the block, so wouldn’t surprise if he’s about utilise some of his industry chums. Could be interesting next week…’

‘There is no other comprehensive income.’

That’s all you need to know.

I know tuck-shops in schools and old people’s homes that turn over more than this outfit.

No income and nothing substantive on the horizon. Don't get spiked on this one, on the face of it, seems to be a tax-acrobatic shell:

Ashington Innovation PLC - special purpose acquisition company - Pretax loss narrows to GBP199,094 in 2025 from GBP268,558 in 2024. There is no other comprehensive income. During the year under review, despite reviewing many potential opportunities, both in the UK and overseas, and entering initial discussions with several of them, says it has not identified any specific acquisition targets into which more detailed negotiations have been entered. Initial discussions continue as the company continues to actively seek a suitable acquisition target, and the intention remains to acquire a controlling interest in target business(es) or company(ies).

A note of caution if required. If agreed, this would be an extension of a ceasefire, rather than a ‘peace deal’.

Despite the ‘ceasefire’ in Lebanon, Israel continues to attack Lebanon. The new Iran-USA ceasefire extension doesn’t seem to cover Lebanon…it which case it doesn’t cover the UAE either.

This is not a peace Agreement, it’s a ceasefire extension deal… over the World Cup period.

Lebanon might not be part of the deal…but neither is the UAE…if Lebanon is still a target, I suppose UAE will be too!

"I had no interest in having a dedicated chauffeur-driven limousine at my beck and call on the occasions that I was in London," he insisted.

"I had no interest in taking private aviation nor in availing myself of corporate tickets for sports events. I made my own coffee, bought my lunch in the local cafe. I sat in a small office, eschewing the grand corner-office privilege of previous chairmen."

…price of Oil goes up, yet BP share price isn’t shifting today .

It’s a sign BP is in an existential crisis. It seems another golden opportunity and period for BP to pay off its long term debts at the back of this oil income boom will pass it by. BP remains rudderless. It lost its steer and long time ago. The government enjoys the tax revenue, the board enjoys the pay, however BP resembles a vestige of empire, it’s now run by a ‘B’ team. It should put itself up for sale.

Sold most (but not all) of the holding at 72.2 on 22 April 2026.

After previous experiences (since 2021), I knew what was coming.

Last bought these at 9.041 on 12 Jan 2026 (to average down the previous holding bought at 48.397 on 21 June 2021).

After the dilution, they're not even worth 9.041.

In a couple of years, IQE will have built up more debt and will issue even more shares...and the rinsing cycle continues.

Proactive Investor issuing hourly articles on hVIVO, makes me think they are pumping, knowing another fund raiser is coming.

Always suspicious when Proactive Investor desperately churns. There's no need for it!

Proactive are putting out almost daily article on Ilika, which often mean one thing...a fund raise.

The old Orange man driving up the price of gold and Silver. Trump the Tariffist strikes again.

The old Orange man driving up the price of gold.

… the Iranians will take out the American leadership (and then everyone can cry terrorism)

It seems Gold is the king after all and Bitcoin was the pretender to the throne and a passing phase.

When the dollar is undermined as the preeminent currency and confidence is lost, rational people would never seek safety in a virtual currency traded…for other currency! Three more years of this President and we’ll seem the collapse of the dollar.

Last weeks big risers...are this weeks big fallers.

It was ever thus.

Let's see where this ends up when Trump wakes up and starts rattling the sabre and who he threatens next. A new week and a new front opened by the dictator.

There are many avoiding travel to the US following Venezuela, Nigeria, threats to Cuba, Mexico, Canada, ICE activity of deportations and murder, Greenland threats, Ukraine policy, Interest rate manipulation...even the nationalists in Europe are a bit unsure about their support for Trump! (European appeasement no longer a foreign policy approach).

We'll see if people will boycott the World Cup in July and all travel to the US. My sentiment has turned and I'm now out of IAG. I definitely won't be travelling to the States as long as that dictator is around.