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@Flyingdaleflyer, thats good to learn, cheers ,, that has a been a critism of too much wind/solar in the passed :)

@noob69, @Flyingdaleflyer. I have a good chunk of FSFL - presently divi 12.44% , they have dropped from 1.20ish a share to 64p in recent yrs - Iso I'd advice you research well as to why they have dropped. I also have a few UKW (greencoat wind) - which presently pay divi 11%, again they have dropped recently too in share price - so read up on them first. I prefer Solar - since it requires less management - they only need cleaning, and replacing when broken, have a 25yr life span, and there is a second hand market for old panels. Wind turbines have a tendency to brake or worse still catch fire. Divi returns have been solid and paid every quarter for both - but their share price has dropped over time which can negate the divi :)

I fkuing oltd you. ieve just got bak in from the pub andd the sharrre price is thro9ough the ruufff. im knakard

Awoken with a sore head from yesterdays drinking, I thought I'd imagined yesterday climb - til checking just now. Anyhow Im gonna be absolutely ego-centric, and conclude my trip to the pub yesterday is what caused Rolls Royce to climb , that being the case - Im gonna take one 'for the boys' and head out to the pub again today to see if it rises further. I know , I know - its god awful work spending a day drinking , just so the share price goes up further - but gents and ladies , I'm prepared to make this sacrifice in the interest of our investment. Timmy don’t touch anything while im gone.

Think I need to go to bed - Im p1ssed. good liuck for tomorrow - When I finally get up

i just need silver to hit £55, badlands to have his ***** taken away by the rspca, retirement to crash a car, cev to correct my grammer and spelling and tims ballballs to drop and my christmas predictions will be true (lamost) lol (ref- previous thread)

Went out today at 11am - to buy some of those 5p veg from ldil,, and thought - what is the f'in point of going home so early - just to sit and sulk at the RR share price , so went to the pub - WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW just loging on now - What a day,,,,, I'll have to go out more often. Nice day - 3.81% up ! merry chirstmas

@fordm, at the time - id have prefered not to going through a mother with diemtia - but in hindsight - she made more sense than what I missed with Trump LOL :)

I missed Trumps first term of office - I was busy caring for a family member with illness and didnt take much notice of the news. BUT the more this year has progressed the more I fell Im living in the film set of Idiocracy. Well worth a watch - but unfortunatly the younger generation dont 'get it'

'It comes amid growing frustration in Washington over Britain’s Online Safety Act, which critics claim will stifle free speech and stymie American artificial intelligence companies.'

says it all really . He's such a nob. We have the electronic publications Act and telecommunications act which prevent people from posting . sending hate speach - they have been in place for years - the problem is the average UK fool on socail media doesnt know or undertand them. Trump should sod off and focus on his own country and its economic issues.

@Tim, you've asked this question all year, so as a christmas present - I asked google for you, heres the answer

Rolls-Royce sold its car division because the parent company went bankrupt in 1971, primarily due to massive cost overruns developing the RB211 jet engine, leading the British government to nationalize it and then sell off the car business (Rolls-Royce Motors) in 1973 to focus on aerospace. The car division then went through several owners, eventually being split between BMW (for Rolls-Royce) and VW (for Bentley) in 1998, with BMW taking full control of the Rolls-Royce brand in 2003.

The Initial Collapse & Government Intervention (1970s)

Financial Crisis: By the late 1960s, Rolls-Royce was a large conglomerate making aero-engines, diesel engines, and cars, but the development of the advanced RB211 jet engine led to huge financial losses and cost overruns.

Nationalization: In 1971, the company collapsed, and the British government nationalized it to save the crucial aerospace operations.

Separation: The government split the company: Rolls-Royce (1971) Ltd kept the jet engines, while the car-making part became Rolls-Royce Motors Ltd, which the government sold off in 1973.

Ownership Changes (1980s - 2000s)

Vickers Acquisition (1980): Rolls-Royce Motors was eventually bought by Vickers plc, an engineering group, but Vickers struggled with the luxury car business.

The BMW/VW Battle (1998): Vickers sold Rolls-Royce Motors to Volkswagen (VW) in 1998. However, BMW had been supplying engines and held rights to the Rolls-Royce name, giving them leverage.

Final Split (2003): A deal was struck where VW kept the Crewe factory and the Bentley brand, while BMW acquired the rights to the Rolls-Royce name, logo, and Spirit of Ecstasy, establishing Rolls-Royce Motor Cars as a separate entity under BMW ownership.

Many have been on here for years now - Watching RR slowly climb. thought I'd start a Christmas thread for people to post virtual Christmas cards or silliness ( I know , I know , its a serious forum, but sod it - its Christmas)

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I've never really made a prediction of price with RR, and often see people falling out on here about such matters.. Thinking that I've missed out on all the fun , Im gonna make a price prediction, then when it doesn’t happen - deny ever saying it, and get into constant arguments with people on here about that price prediction; (no this is not a dig at anyone, Im just feeling in a daft mood). So my prediction is , this will rise to 11.37 over the next couple of days, stall, drop back by about 12p then after two more days rise to a peak of 11:53, closing at Christmas as 11:49.

I also predict Badlands cat will get a black eye before Christmas, and that the RSPCA will call around his house and remove the little lamb to safety. Retirement will crash one of his porches – into one of the others because he gets drunk while counting his money and decides to go for a Christmas drive, CEV will return and berate all for SPAG (spelling , punctuation and grammar) , Tims smiths ballballs will drop before Christmas eve and he'll start and grow man fluff. And finally Silver will hit £55 an ounce

(don't car e - its 1 week to chirstmas close) Merry Christmas All

I should have checked with goolge :). q) does the goernment oen 51% of rolls royce

AI reply-

No, the UK government does not own 51% of Rolls-Royce. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a publicly traded company owned primarily by institutional and private investors.

The government does, however, hold a special share, often referred to as a "golden share," which gives it specific rights to protect national security interests.

Key Details about Government Involvement:

Privatisation: Rolls-Royce was nationalised in 1971 when it faced financial collapse but was returned to the private sector and privatised in 1987 by the government of Margaret Thatcher.

The "Golden Share": The government retained a special share with a nominal value of £1. The primary purpose of this share is to block any single entity or group from controlling more than 15% of the company's equity and to prevent the company from falling under foreign control.

National Security: This power is crucial for safeguarding the UK's defense interests, as Rolls-Royce is responsible for supplying the nuclear propulsion systems for the Royal Navy's submarine fleet.

Current Ownership: The largest shareholders are institutional investors like The Vanguard Group and BlackRock, none of whom own a majority stake.

The company is operationally independent and focuses on its commercial and defense businesses, including a recent £9 billion contract to build nuclear reactors for the Royal Navy's submarines.

@Sparkythecat , cheers , I wasnt sure,,, just knew that it had over all control - of a manor - to stop it from being taken over . :)

It''s an interesting article,,, while I think it would be great for the government to further its 51% stake in Rolls Royce as some kind of sovereign wealth fund esk venture,,, I always fear that a conservative party (which is what reform are) - would also have its members snouts in the troff too. then there is the question of free market economics. Overall though, campaigning British industry is a good thing – even if nothing comes of it.

A little bit of '200m share buy back' might help un-stick ir - dya think ?

'God I wish this wasn’t a day traders share now…' , I think you are 100% spot on ,, I think the easy ride is well and truly over and it will need working now as it drifts up.

@retirement 'IAG doing well :-)' If you think that is doing well,,, Don’t for god sake look at the likes of FRES, EDV - it might scare you. But alas your comment says more about you , than it does IAG , and the fact that 3 people liked your comment - I'm lost for words, sorry fella , i think you need to start and engage the brain before the keyboard springs :)

Cheers Iamhoping, thats so much nicer than what chatGPT told me - which was to f'off and smoke a spliff,,,,,,, be sp funny if it did ;)

I worry that I live in a doom loop of youtube news ; which suggests 'the markets' and 'global economy' is just in a holding pattern awaiting the trigger of the next financial crash of epic proportions , that big money is running to the hills (of gold and silver,, and miners), while us smaller folk are frantically trying to make a profit from the left over’s- before the bang occurs. Repo markets are calling on the FED for help every night, the dollar is sinking before our eyes, and the world is being carved up - multi polar between the east the west. Question) - Do i need to stop watching YouTube videos and take a chill pill?