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...the RNS this morning, at least we now know what to expect.
Yes, we are being hammered at the moment, as most retailers are, but the fact that the stores are still reasonably busy, at least in my area, is a good sign.
Lockdown will take a lot of business's out sadly and those who prepare best will suffer least. Although the divi was a big attraction here, a year or so without one will be bearable if it helps the company to survive. That will be the case with most others as well, even the mighty NEXT. who will suffer along with the rest of us.
We will survive and selling up now would only lock in the losses we have all suffered. I have confidence that things will eventually return to normal and although it will be a long, hard struggle, we will one day emerge once again into the sunlit uplands of profitability.

...what exactly is your interest here?
If you're not invested, perhaps you should try voluntary work to fill your time.
I believe CAB are looking for helpers.
Personally, I'm loading up and am quite happy to wait for the upturn once the panic dies down.

Wait until the sunspots knock out the terminals, you'll be raiding the kids piggy bank to buy food!

You must work at the BBC!
Wipe out humanity? It's flu - get real !

...so much 'Tosh' spoken regarding 'The Chinese Death Virus' that I'm convinced the worst is over and from here the only way is up!
I didn't get my sub £10 buy so my view is this has bottomed and I'm ploughing the remainder of my available funds in. I'll probably split between today and tomorrow, but anything below 1050 will seem like a bargain in a month pr so.

...never fails to amuse !
All doom and gloom, profit warning due etc and I went off to work fully expecting my buy order (990p) to be filled, lo and behold, SP rises !
I sometimes think the MM's wait for an excuse to tell their mates to sell, then pull the rug and drop everything, thus allowing them to buy back in at bargain prices.
Am I being paranoid?

NXT, GBG, NCC, KLR, CWK amongst others.
Still 35% up even in today's market, and good divi's along the way.
I don't chase the penny profits anymore.
Buy good stocks, when they're low, and don't panic, they'll come back.

Certainly a buying window here, but as EZJ usualy falls in Spring, due to lower Winter income, it may still go sub 1000. For sure, a good chance to get in or top up, just a matter of when to call the bottom, which I never get right!
This is one of the best stocks in my ISA, all about timing.

The question is, will the normal XD drop be exaggerated this year by the CV effect?
We could usually expect around 40-50p drop, so any big sell of after the XD may send this lower.
However, I think the idiot who suggested a drop to £1 needs treatment!

...from Italy and the rest of Europe will affect EZJ badly.
The good news is that we don't go much further East, so we should escape the worst of the downturn, but Italy is a good market for EZJ and any long term downturn will hit profits.

...a modest rise here as all is gloom elsewhere in my various accounts. All down, as is the FTSE. Blame the flu bug!

...the rise here (and most of my other 'Goldies') today, but why has this risen so much more?
Bear in mind though, SOLG has lost a lot over the last couple of years and even all the bits of good news haven't done much to get it up again (maybe NM needs to vist FUM!) so we are starting from a low base.
As we all know, the value is there, it just needs to be capitalised on.

Final Divi is paid mid May, so ex D date will be around mid April.

Having stayed with CEY through the bad times, it's good to see headway being made.
The forthcoming dividend makes holding the better option, however common sense says sell now and buy more back IF the SP tumbles.
The question in my mind is, why should it now tumble?
If £/AU stays strong, surely SP can only improve or do we have any bad news lurking in a dark corner awaiting it's chance to shock us yet again? Egypt is full of surprises.
My average here is 92p (That's how long I've been in!) so the temptation is to take a little profit. My instinct though says that this is the start of a new era for CEY and hopefully the BoD will rid us of the 'One trick pony' tag whilst providing increasing income.

Still NT to buy at HL!

Bought?

...11.5p to sell but NT to buy!

...for 11.3p,
As if you would!

...and good that the plant will soon be running 24/7 which will enable the various improvements to be built upon.
The improved cashflow should help, but a statement regarding longer term finance would be welcomed.
Still see this as a bottom drawer job.

LOL!
I could have written that myself.
I often wonder why we subject ourselves to the trials and tribulations of SOLG (and others) when more steady returns can be obtained at Easyjet, Next, GBG and the like.
Like many on here, I saw SOLG as a go ahead explorer, who would develop a world class prospect and within a reasonable timeframe, sell it on or develop it to the stage where a high bid would come from one of the majors. Still waiting.

My SIPP, where I invest in companies like the above, for income rather than capital growth, has grow by over 35% over the last 10 years, whilst providing a reasonable income. My ISA on the other hand, which is home to my speculative shares, SOLG, ANGS, IOG, and a myriad of other 'Great Prospects' has lost over 30% and given nothing back.

Is there a lesson there? I'm sure there is but sadly, we all hang on and hope.
This time next year Rodney...