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I've been think on and off about the Gallego /Air Europa deal for a while now.

The constant push back from the EU and the insistence by the CEO to move forward is troubling me.

I get an 'itchy' feeling that something is off.

I keep coming back to there must be some financial benefit to Gallego personally. I see no other reasonable explanation.

The numbers don't make sense to keep pursuing the deal, it's not a bargain, even with it's revised low number, which means it was way over inflated in the first place.

Something smells about all this.

And knowing what we know about the EU regulators, some one wants their brown envelope to allow this deal to go through.

Sund, I agree that the wars stopping will not affect the sentiment. Unfortunately Satanyahoo will not be locked up, as much as I would like to see him in the Hague, his besty is Biden, they have been besty's since 1972, perhaps the Hague can do a 2-4-1 deal?

Dear bobbins, what you have experienced is a 'reward for loyalty for investing in our company and in return for that faith placed in us, we will return a small percentage, once, twice, even four times per year for that loyalty in a form of cash', or 'dividend' as it is more commonly known.

Others do it too, BP, Shell, LGEN Halfords. There was once a time most gave this 'dividend' for you hard earned cash, now, it seems it's a bit of a rarity and those that took it away, seem even more reluctant to reinstate that, choosing instead in rewarding poor performing CEO's with larger bonuses.

Champers on you then?

MaryBr190, yep, that ship sailed long ago.

If it's not 'leaked' it's sold anyway. The difference is someone gets paid and someone does not.

I wish I went ahead about bought BRK.A in 2010 when I had the chance, but fear gripped me. Such is life. It was 114, now 628.

So no rate cut by the idiots at BoE.

Late as always.

Swiss National Bank have cut today. 0.25% Other Euro banks ar looking to do the same, but numbnutz at the BoE has to wait until the Fed tell him he can.

Who does he work for exactly?

Desertsands, congrats.

The eternal greed/fear dilemma.

I've been watching my other 'runaway' stock, RR, just fly this morning. I'm 82% up on that. So all round a decent start.

GLA all.

Sund, your faith may be paying off, certainly hope not for the shorters.

That was a good start.

Most of the US carriers are over 4% up in trading today.

May carry over to us in the morning, but unlikely, which is normally the case.

Have a nice evening chaps.

So Teddy, what did you have for breakfast? And how's your family?

As you seem to think people on this forum would be interested in your daily life goings on. Perhaps you should be posting on some TikTok somewhere?

Just saying.

Do tell us why you think this will be going to 1.48, a very exact figure. I'll just grab a coffee.

Me this morning: " whoopee, I'm up £5k!"

Me this afternoon: " f***k--g hell, I'm down £5k!!!FFS!"

Desertsands, I fear you are channelling bobbins.

But agree, that lure of riches beyond your wildest dreams, only to be scuppered at the last hurdle.

Skindle, not yet, give it time. Also, why kill the opposition when both sides of the same coin?

At least Putin is honest enough to say he has/had opposition and that they like taking midnight strolls out of windows..

Tricky, morning bud!

The nice thing (?) about Russia is that we all know only one dictator is in the running, with the US and UK, there are two, so it's a toss up between two morons that are puppets.

Onwards and upwards.

GLA

Skindle, bobbins has been MIA since he got call from Kylie yesterday. I would hold off on the hailing for the moment.

Thanks Sund.

Mararab, only £500.00? Or £500k? One makes no difference, the other, well, life changing even at today's rise..

I'm feeling more relaxed now that I have spread my money over more stocks. Sure not getting that £2k per penny rise stings a little, but at least getting £1k rise per pence now is not bad.

Hello tricky,

I heard something on the radio this morning about the Russian elections. At least we know what you get with good old Vlad.

Also heard the Ukraine elections were not on the 'up and up' by none other than Ursula von der Lyin!!

Glad you are back in the fold here, bobbins is MIA with Kylie in some dark corner of a pub somewhere...

I'm hoping for a decent Spring as I was cleaning the pool and prep'ing it yesterday.

Have a good weekend and hopefully IAG keeps this gain going into the close.

ATB

Sund, buddy, calm down, it's only up 0.5% YTD. No one is buying a beach front property just yet.

I think last seen speaking to Kylie...