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southcoastbather,
have not seen you posting on the Lloyds BB for a few months now? Have you sold all of your Lloyds shares?

"Seeing you could buy this 2018 for 51p, not sure what all the fuss is about..."
There were 2 issues which were detrimental to Lloyds SP at that time:
1. Brexit uncertainty.
2. PPI claims.
Both of these issues now of the table, so every chance for SP to go significantly higher than current level in the medium to long term assuming no other gremlins along the road.

China Developer Shimao Group Seeks ABS Extensions; Shares, Bonds Sell Off.
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese developer Shimao Group Holdings' default on a trust loan payment and efforts to delay payments on asset-backed securities sent its shares and bonds tumbling on Friday, underscoring the continued stress in China's property sector.
https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2022-01-06/shimao-group-unit-in-talks-with-lender-on-missed-trust-loan-payment

It would be nice to think that in 6 months time a sub 50p SP will be no more than a distant memory!

Withholding Tax is not charged on UK dividends for UK residents? Only tax liability is income tax depending on your own tax rate if the amount of dividend + wages/salary if working are above annual tax free allowance.

The SP breached 50p on numerous occasions in 2021; we need it to not only breach 50p, we want it to stay above 50p and more!

Fair enough.

"Hopefully a red open on morning"
Why? All US Indices currently up today.

SUFC
I guess your post was meant for the Boohoo board, I see you have bought in there at 106p so looking good for you with that one, well done. Interesting reading on the Boohoo BB, I see two former members of the Lloyds BB, nuri123a and SouthCoastBather have not been so lucky with their investment with Boohoo.

I wonder if this will have any bearing on UK market when it opens tomorrow? Doe's not look as though Asian markets have been to worried about it today.
https://fulltipshere.com/evergrande-shares-suspended-after-report-told-to-destroy-buildings/

The amount of office space in England has plummeted by millions of square feet during the pandemic and is expected to continue to decline, with workplaces languishing empty and questions about the future of work still unresolved.

The shrinkage is part of a major reorganization of English offices, which developers are under pressure to make more flexible and greener in response to changing work patterns and a rising tide of environmental regulation.

https://fulltipshere.com/england-office-space-shrinks-by-millions-of-square-feet/

SUFC
I admire your ballsy spirit!

The European Commission confirmed that, from late 2022, the UK will be part of ETIAS, meaning that Brits will have to pre-register their details before any trip, as well as pay the €7 levy.
https://www.cityam.com/brits-will-have-to-pay-for-entry-into-eu-as-bloc-demands-cash-and-pre-approval-for-post-brexit-trips-to-europe-from-2022/

"Given all the junk in the FTSE, from ancient banks to ancient oil, it's hard to see much upside there at all."
A bit rich coming from the "expert" who predicted on 26th November that the DOW would fall -10,000 pts by XMAS! It has risen +1,489 pts since then! LOL

City analysts are predicting that the FTSE 100 will build on its strong finish to 2021 by rising above 8,000 this year — but some remain cautious about the impact of Brexit and higher returns on bonds.
Analysts at Morgan Stanley are now targeting 8,100 for the index by the end of the year. The FTSE is one of its top global recommendations for investors. Morgan Stanley predicted that share prices in the index would jump because they currently sit at a steep discount — about 30 per cent — to those on the Continent. That discount, which is largely due to concerns about the impact of Brexit, compares with a long-run median UK discount of 3 per cent.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/city-bets-on-ftse-surge-through-8000-in-2022-fx0wbm5zm

Jubilant South Africa lifts curfew as Omicron wave subsides rapidly with minimal Covid hospital admissions and Delta killed off: ‘Expect the same in other countries’
https://www.cityam.com/south-africa-jubilant-as-omicron-wave-subsides-as-quickly-as-it-came-with-minimal-hospital-admissions-and-deadly-delta-killed-off/

Worth a read.
https://www.ft.com/content/9444643e-9d43-4e5f-92d8-78c64c9414db?desktop=true&segmentId=7c8f09b9-9b61-4fbb-9430-9208a9e233c8#myft:notification:daily-email:content

And the bad news is?

A booster vaccine is 88% effective at preventing people ending up in hospital with Covid-19, new data from the UK Health Security Agency suggests.
The UKHSA analysed more than 600,000 confirmed and suspected cases of the Omicron variant up to 29 December in England. It found that a single vaccine dose reduced the risk of needing hospital treatment by 52%. Adding the second dose increased the protection to 72%, although after 25 weeks that protection had faded to 52%. And two weeks after getting a third dose, that protection against hospitalisation was boosted to 88%.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59840524

The Fat Cats already making plans to line their own pockets again! And what is the benchmark for which bonuses are awarded, increase in profits or SP? IMO any rise in bankers bonuses should only be linked to a commensurate rise in returns of profits to share holders such as increase dividend by same percentage!