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This was the first time Colombians voted for their leader since the signing of a historic peace deal with Marxist guerrillas from the FARC that brought to an end over half-a century of armed conflict. �Lot of people are voting because we�re very worried about this country, worried about the future of democracy here,� said Rafael C�rdoba, a 68-year-old economist, as he waited in line with hundreds of people at a polling station in a relatively prosperous northern suburb of Bogot�. FT on elections in Colombia. �I�ll vote for the guy who can beat Petro, and that�s Duque,� he said. �It�s a tactical vote. I would have voted for Vargas but he doesn�t have the support needed to beat Petro. I�m voting to keep Petro out.� Markets are likely to react favourably to Sunday�s results. Mr Duque, a Georgetown-educated lawyer, is widely seen as market-friendly. He has vowed to cut business taxes and support private enterprise.

"Colombia has been invited to join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) despite serious objections from the US about its commitment to protect copyright and intellectual property. President Juan Manuel Santos said he received a phone call from OECD headquarters in Paris on Friday morning confirming the move, which will make Colombia the 37th OECD member and the third in Latin America alongside Mexico and Chile." As Colombia normalises more investors will consider investing in companies like amer. Essentially the geo political risk factor decreasing.

"The North Sea �is back� after a �transformational� licensing round in which more than 60 companies secured rights to explore for oil and gas in one of the world�s most mature basins, the UK industry regulator said on Wednesday. A total of 123 licences were offered to 61 companies in the regulator�s 30th offshore round to a range of companies including Royal Dutch Shell, BP, France�s Total and several smaller groups. �The UK continental shelf is back,� said Andy Samuel, chief executive of the Oil and Gas Authority. �Big questions facing the basin have been answered in this round. Exploration is very much alive, with lots of prospects generated and new wells to be drilled.� The North Sea was hit hard by the oil price crash that began in mid-2014 because it has been one of the most expensive places in the world from which to extract oil and gas. But the basin is rebounding as prices have recovered" Only a matter of time before Plexus enjoys a re rating or bid imo.

The North Sea �is back� after a �transformational� licensing round in which more than 60 companies secured rights to explore for oil and gas in one of the world�s most mature basins, the UK industry regulator said on Wednesday. A total of 123 licences were offered to 61 companies in the regulator�s 30th offshore round to a range of companies including Royal Dutch Shell, BP, France�s Total and several smaller groups. �The UK continental shelf is back,� said Andy Samuel, chief executive of the Oil and Gas Authority. �Big questions facing the basin have been answered in this round. Exploration is very much alive, with lots of prospects generated and new wells to be drilled.�

According to the FT 888 was downgraded by Investec. Cannot see why and content to hold or buy more if there were further falls on the basis that the USA will be the next big thing for 888.

Agreed and the news re sports betting from the USA has lifted the sector so happy to be on board via Ladbrokes.

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4176002-sugar-trying-recover Tate & Lyle one of my dull but worthy shares, only recently purchased so up a little.

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS-Japanese-utility-seeks-to-start-up-new-reactor-2205184.html Trickle of good news from Japan.

I added a few more this morning to average down as I am sat at -19%. Is this good money after bad? On the basis that uranium prices are turning and that I believe political negativity about nuclear is going to change in Europe I think BKY a good bet over the next 2-3 years. Germany and Japan the places to watch, Asia has already learned that low carbon base load provision = nuclear power.

Not much to report, ex divi tomorrow and sp holding up ok. See this as a good investment over 2-3 years because silver under valued imo. DYOR and share your thoughts here.

Just purchased 5000 more, still down on original investment but content to wait for news flow.

http://www.lse.co.uk/sharecast-news-article.asp?ArticleCode=27483114&ArticleHeadline=Friday_preview_All_attention_on_AstraZeneca_and_Hikma_numbers Remain a watcher but not invested. My money has gone further with OXB this year but remain a fan of the AZN dividend and possibilities.

Cameco (CCJ) Investor Presentation - Slideshow https://seekingalpha.com/article/4175129?source=ansh $CCJ Cautiously optimistic for uranium, I hold CCJ and UUUU as well as Berkeley.

"The spread of air-conditioning in hot countries is set to create a huge increase in demand for electricity, threatening efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, according to the International Energy Agency, the watchdog backed by consuming countries. Over the next 30 years, air-conditioning could increase global demand for electricity by the entire capacity of the US, the EU and Japan combined, unless there are significant improvements in the efficiency of the equipment, the IEA warned. In a report released on Tuesday, the agency urged governments to use regulations and incentives to improve the efficiency of air-conditioning units, to avoid a surge in demand that could put strains on energy supplies and increase greenhouse gas emissions."� Hence the large nuclear power plant building programme in Asia.

Just purchased 3000 more. Quietly topping up in expectation of better news and cash flow.

And when it dropped 18% I bought back in and said this was overdone because of my reading/research surrounding WMH. Interested that bibby claims they knew the �2 limit would be introduced, how? I best guessed a higher figure but was waiting for better news from the USA and in a stroke of luck it came sooner rather than later. Glad to be holding WMH. Would I advise buying now? If willing to invest for the longer run then yes because people gamble through recessions.

The ethical argument over gambling is one people will have a fixed view on and i have no wish to argue the toss. The financial argument that the markets had priced WMH assuming worse case FOBT �2 is proven by this mornings modest drop. I remain a long term fan of this company and 888.

http://www.lse.co.uk/AllNews.asp?code=bnm4gnel&headline=Amerisur_Says_Revenue_And_Profitability_Are_Ahead_Of_Internal_Budgets While I am having a good investing year thus far this share dogs me. I see news like the above and expect to see a double digit share price spike. What I see is -2.52% which begs the question of why the disconnect between rising oil prices, apparently good news yet a falling sp? Frankly, I do not know and therefore will not be putting any more money into this Columbian sink hole.

http://www.hl.co.uk/news/2018/5/15/uk-bookmaker-values-rise-by-over-1.5bn-as-sports-betting-to-be-legal-in-us 888 imo, a buy for their technical expertise, a strong US presence and potential for a bid

http://www.hl.co.uk/news/2018/5/15/uk-bookmaker-values-rise-by-over-1.5bn-as-sports-betting-to-be-legal-in-us It's the US presence and technical expertise that make WMH a potential bid target.