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expecting a drop monday.. Rya irish pilots union is balloting for strike action over working terms if no agreement is made by 24th may. Thought this had all been sorted but apparantly not according to Reuters. Come on Mikey get a grip.

before anyone else. freaky feckin friday AND SOME.

Just a quick point about Sipps. Money in there is untouchable until you are 55, but the rules are changing post 2028 (sounds a long time away but isnt really in pension terms) Change means you wont be able to get you Sipp cash till your 57, Government moving the date backwards just like the state pension. Best place for your cash is the ISA, imho.

here later part of the afternoon, was down a lot more than 7p when i checked at lunch. Shame about my other current airline donkey.

the gist of it boils down to a question. Do you think (using your numbers) its worth tying up �18k for 3 years to make an extra �1.5k over that long period? id like to think a decent saving account, and certainly trading a few shares should make that and more. Good point about the money being safe, and completely correct if the optioned shares tank - a good example being the water industry options maturing this year

one major advantage a sharesave has is that should the company you are (eventually) going to buy shares in at the end of your chosen term gets taken over midway through your term, you can exercise your option with the cash you have saved at the original price. Obviously in such circumstances the sp will rise substatially and you get the 20% discount, so any mised dividends are less important.

on the face of it sharesaves look good value, but its not quite so. normally you get a 3/5/7 year option to buy shares at a set price - typically market price minus 20%. Sounds good so far. when you pay in your each month however you dont actually buy any shares, you get them at the expiry of the 3/5/7 year term. in effect you miss out on all the dividends for the length of the term. When you factor this in you come out roughly even and are totally reliant on the share price rising to make anything. Its better (as long as you buy a good few quids worth to reduce dealing costs) to actually buy them outright each month on the market, gain if the share price does, but more importantly get the dividends on the shares you actually buy.

only thing certain with this game is they all go up and down mate - usually the latter for me though unfortunately :) As long as your winning thats the main thing.

not much of a drop though, wti down 2.7%ish at the moment, i think once the markets digest the tightening of supply over the coming days/weeks the oil price will rise past the recent highs imho.

you may just get that �17 tomorrow Riolto. gla

his twitter post says "decision" so yes am assuming thats what he'll announce, one way or the other. I too thought it interesting that Macron & Merkel have been lobbying him to keep the agreement, then good old Boris ends up going on usa television today to do the same as he couldnt get an audience with the president. Was Boris's visit a last resort attempt? was certainly very last minite. Will have to watch this space i suppose, hmmmm

FWIW im sticking, but my ass is 10p 1p 10p hold 8000 bp & 12000 rdsb for the long term. A few pfc short term. Fingers crossed

yank oil closed up 0.42% wti & 0.91% brent at the end of the day, after a quick drop when trumpies post went out.

i have no idea, but to date Trumpie has pretty much done what he's said so if i had to pick one option i recon he'll tear the agreement up, in reality im no wiser than anyone else though, but will certainly be interesting as imho oils been rising of late based partly on that outcome.

Mr T has announced he'll be giving his decision on the Iran nuclear deal tomorrow at 2pm (7pm uk). Typically outside our trading hours, but either way will make for a very interesting Wednesday open. Place your bets ladies and gents - oil up or down.

According to twitter Trumpie is announcing his decision on the Iran nuclear deal at 2pm usa (7pm uk). Typically when our markets are closed and we can do nowt but watch oil fly or freefall.

currently 2.20% up in the states, if it holds that an opening price of circ �5.70. Whats not to like :)

wonder what the news on Air France today will do to the wizz/rya/ezj share prices in the morning? would have thought possible folding = increases for the competition, but these airlines shares seem to do their own thing. Very interesting that the french government said they wont help despite owning 15% of the business.

just found it back in 2014. Rio shares at �30 then, now �40, bid price would need to be at least �50. Special divi rather than such a purchase gets my vote Ivan if your reading.

now that would be a game changer, but with a hefty price tag. Wasnt there rumours of such a plan sometime back?