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Since I last looked neither Hungary nor Latvia were in the G7 and as the Figure for the EU is an average then the poor individual showing of two tint nations lying next door to a warzone is hardly a surprise and must be weighing on said average. You must do better than that. Clearly the UK is lagging badly behind in the post Covid recovery stakes. The consensus amongst economists is that higher UK inflation will be very slow to shake off due to spiraling wage costs, a secondary consequence of a tight labour market post Brexit. Interst rates are heading up in the short term = more misery. Except of course for the average geriatric, mortgage and (now) child free middle class Tory voter. LOL

Baggs. Just filter the bore zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

"Disgusting for a Tory gov to allow such, God only knows how much worse it will be when Labour take over." Hopefully much much "worse" LOL. You never know the Tories might dream about getting back into power by, lets say .....2032?

Shell as a successful buyback strategy I will concede. Possibly also the recent Aviva buyback but any others in the financial sector? The lloyds buyback is certainly not doing much for the SP thus far though is it?

Can anyone give an example of a buyback scheme that actually led to an increase in a given share price rather than simply supporting it?

Conspiracy theorists = Nutters….. FACT

Same old same old the anti vax crew go together with the following:
1. Climate change denial
2. The idea that Donald Trump is the saviour of the western world
3. A perverse admiration for Putin
My advice is next time there is a pandemic refuse to be vaccinated and take bleach instead it's bound to work because Donald said so.................Nutters

Nutters they only post here on a Friday in the hope that their drivel will remain up over the weekend until removed by the moderators. Just use the filter it works a treat.

I have held these for 5 years now and re-invested all of the dividends along the way. I am currently marginally (0.51%) down and basically nothing seems to be happening to give any indication that the SP will shift up a gear (despite the buybacks). Bailey's comments and the pretty clear indications the the UK economy will flat-line for at least another 12 months do not increase my enthusiasm to hold. So like RR. last month this is a sell and I am re-investing the proceeds into something with at least a prospect of capital growth and a decent dividend yield. As the Dragons den panel says "I'm out"

No they are not but the OBR puts the benefit to the UK economy at just +0.08%...............but it will take a decade to reach that exalted figure! Furthermore there is only one country (Malaysia) within the Indo-Pacific pact that we do not already have a separate trade agreement with. Another example of the Tories trying to pull the wool over peoples eyes with spin and headlines that have little or no underlying substance LOL

I was responding to your intimation that being a full-time postgraduate student is somehow "quite lucrative". You give the example of someone with a 2:2 taking a postgraduate course. With a relatively poor grade like that it is most likely a taught masters degree lasting one year. If you are lucky you might get a postgraduate loan (to be repaid) for £12,167 if your course starts in 2023, but this has to cover both the course fees and living costs. You must have a very odd definition of lucrative.

TFE "It can be quite lucrative being a full time student, some make a living out of it." That sounds like typical right-wing dog whistle c**p to me. What exactly are the numbers then to back up your assertion?

Tfe and yours never really made any point at all did it Tory boy? Never mind LOL

My advice to anyone over 50 is simple. if you can afford to retire and are not completely in love with the world of work then go and do not look back. I can guarantee that in the majority of cases that after six months you will wonder how you found the time to go to work! As for that rank FCA failure Bailey and his Tory cronies they can go f**k themselves, end of.

"Ppet, perhaps it depends what one’s entry point is?" Hit the nail on the head! If you bought back in the low 30's, weathered the fallout from the failed £55 Pfizer bid (nice one Pascal), and have reinvested all of your dividends who cares if it fluctuates between £100 and £115 per share? As for "I thought AZN was supposed to have become a household name" It has in my household LOL

Bhants "Like many, I have got to hang in there." I sympathise with your position, but SEC filing or no, sentiment is all where markets are concerned and CCL continues to suffer (like many other shares) in the current uncertain climate.

Apologies. What I should have said (and a better analogy with CCL) is "and wonder why the SP has failed to regain its former highs "The pub chain edged back into the black, posting half-year pre-tax profits of £4.6mn, down 90% compared with the equivalent period in 2019 but up from a loss of £26.1mn in the first half of last year."

As I have said before, towing the huge debt barge is the reason for the market being averse regarding CCL, particularly now we seem to be in the midst of US banking jitters. Those who bang on about fuel costs declining and bookings increasing are deluded (or just stuck here). They remind me of the Wetherspoon's crowd who fill up the boards with "I was in the Spoons in Newcastle the other night and it was rammed" and wonder why the SP continues to fall! DOH

Rated a strong buy in the Times based on very high and rising dividend and well covered by earnings. Current downtrend represents an excellent buying opportunity

This massive debt barge is taking on water fast!