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Of course if your an arch cynic (I used that as a defence mechanism to stop me blue sky mining) you will stay on the sidelines. On this occasion, no way. I'm def a bull at this price despite the roundophobia 300 price which guys is just a bloody number despite what dooomongers might say! It's no more a hindrance than computers replacing the human race in my lifetime.

Bunks...I'd much rather be av UP than down at this juncture, given the long view which as you know is Gas etc...the downside is imo solely the oil price & the geo politics stuff which can turn on a sixpence.....have been a constraint in the ME since Noah floated his boat. I'm a get on board passenger and to this effect have scraped up £500 to invest at c. current price....

Up 3% tomorrow...crazy bunks? The mrkt is doing its job availing buyers a cheaper price on nothing more than inter day moves. I'd settle for that everyday given the G fundamentals....would'nt you? No effn cash....goddammit!

Reduced by 0.05% at around 212-214 back in April.

187k shares short on G stock.

$74.00

A good day for UK stocks boosted by Miners (China expansion plans) and Banks on rising loan demand. The ftse hit a near 6 wk high up 53 to 7709, A/S +27 and the 250 gained 82 to 20853. Miners weighting of c.80% of the basic materials ftse 100 sector are a beneficiary of any Chinese infrastructure expansion as they are the world's bigest consumer of copper. Glencore, BHP, ANGLO, RIO all advance between 4-5%. On currencies IMF stating the $ was over valued had little effect on sterling £$1.314 & Gold $1224. US stocks cont their upward path boosted by techs (Google) as the Nsdq powered up 80 to a new intraday record (7929) but fell on a wave of selling mid morning closing just up a point. Q2 results cont to surprise on the upside the Dow ending at 25242 up 198 on the session. Trade and rates etc were not in play yesterday. Advances across Asia on back of London and N.Y gains, China expansion boosted Tokyo up116 near close on steel and autos, HK (+230) & SH up 3 were trimmed back on Dow Futures signalling a weak open for US (-40) & London down 30 on Wednesday. Morning all.

London started lower and cont that way throughout the session. Ftse(-23), 250(-155) & S/c(-21). Risers inc Ocado & WPP both (+5%) while airways went south, Ryan(20%) lower Q1 profits/pilot strikes and Easy Jet off in sympathy. Broker downgrades hit Hargreaves(-2%) and Banks were generally lower (LLOY -0.5%). Meanwhile on the trade front J-C Junker is off to Washington for trade and security talks with Trump. As of yet no full scale teade war has broken out or civil unrest! Stupid comment by Amazon....there will be plenty of unrest from the populace if their parcels don't turn up, I can tell you. TM got a politic boost from a German minister who saw Mays white paper as 'workable.' Dull session in N.Y saw S&P and Nsdq close higher, the Dow off 14. Banks along with techs supported the relevant indices. Trumps hot air tirade re Iran largely ignored as the mrkt has become inured to Chumptweets effecting traders moves (see his comments re the Fed policy helping to boost the $). Meanwhile the Fed Atlanta forecasts 2Q expansion to be over 4%. So while the economic background is positive, the mrkt stable and his Republican base supportive he looks set to carry out his trade threats. However if any of the three turn against him he will back off or so say BOA analysts. Stocks catching the eye were Tesla and Papa Johns the latter falling 10% on an ill advised racial slur from Co founder & Google jumping 5% on excellent Q1 nos. Finally chartists see the S&P breaking out and heading towards 2900 having started 2018 at 2674. Quiet session in the Far East, no lead from the 'street' saw Tokyo gaining 140 (weaker yen) (conglomerates/motors/finance), HK(+286) & SH(+38) / local factors, heading towards lunch. China large caps boosting sentiment across the region Oil was little changed $72.85 and sterling $1.3103, Gold $1223, Vix 12.62. The ftse seen up 30, the Dow (+80) early doors. Morning all.

Aint it bloody sods law as soon as I sell up they go...oh well still running some at a low 67 which i'll keep until October. IC comments on results were positive, Buy recommend. By then Brexit / trade wars, rates etc...will be clearer for equities in the run up to 2019.

Don't like using them as they can be interpreted variously. Much prefer eps as a scorecard of earnings power. G has a chequered past on this, however for non o...lies I look at the eps record over last 5 years for starters followed by ROC etc...

Concur with Hasiba post of 22.48. If I'm to lose money in the stock market I'll do it myself! I don't want some useless fund manager churning to chase blue sky mining shares in an effort to match a bog standard blue chip fund. You may not know that WB bet a group (5) of top US fund managers that he could outperform them by simply investing in a "unmanaged'' S&P index fund over a 10 year period (08-17). The 5 fund managers employing several hundred inv experts knew their way round the 'street' having access to the best brains and investments in over 200 hedge funds. They also had another advantage they could invest in new stars, dumping those who underperformed. You probably guessed the result. The 5 funds av annual gain was 2.9% (one fund managed 0.3%!) while the S&P averaged 8.5%. In only 1 year did the 5 funds beat the S&P index fund. WB won his bet of $1m and the Girls.Inc of Omaha recd over $2m.... a million more than expected.

Mixed to dull start for markets. HK & SH posting small gains near the close but Tokyo is off 1.6% (354) on a rallying yen which started on Friday and trade concerns that nothing came of the G20 meeting in Argentina. Oil is little changed ($72.97) after Trump said that all countries importing Iran oil should reduce to zero as soon as possible or face the consequences. London seen starting the week on the back foot, called down 35. Sterling $1.3142 & Gold $1232. Morning all.

Molinari overpriced this morning at 14's so had a helping....nice!

Good two way business over the week. Idea gained 12 (results), Mfocus -45 , Sage +12, tm100 -49 & 350t -8. In America the Nsdq was u/c but posting c.13% up ytd while the TM100 & 350t are respectively +4% & -22%.

Mrkts cont upwards ignoring stormy headwinds on the horizon. So beware gentlemen. To this effect I now have only G and the 'blood' thing left to worry over. Heres the rounded nos: Ftse u/c..AS u/c..250 +1%..SC u/c Aim +4%.. DJ +1%.. SP +5%.. NSD +13%..R2k +10%..£$ -3% Gold -7%.. OIL +13%.. 350OG +8% G +156%..Gkp +146%.. TUL +4% PMO +58%.. BP+9%..RDSB +8% BCON-49%..VIX+13%..TM1OO+4% TK u/c..HK-6%..SH-14%..ASX+3% Overnight at the G20 meeting Trumps tariff policy was called an act of vandalism that will damage global trade, perhaps by as much as 0.5%. Yesterday Trump said he was prepared to tax every single Chinese product entering the US this amounts to c.$500bn. There seems no consensus on how to move forward after Canada, EU, Mexico & China all retaliated with taxes on US goods. Against this background who'd wanna be in stocks? I mean by that those of you who have a substantial nos of equities in your portfolios. Oh well it will all come out in the wash. I'm rinsed and drying off already. Remember real wealth is your health so though money ain't everything it's a long way ahead of what comes next...... so get a lot and find out. Morning all.

How about that Welsh one...(58 letters?)....llanfairpw.....

Thank you gentlemen. The longest word in the English language is the one that follows the phrase: " And now a word from our worthy winner"

While we gratefully receive handouts from the KRG no one least of all me believes were dealing with the BOE when it comes to oil receipts credited to our account. Cost of doin' buizz in a fractured country I guess. Our Management tread a difficult path for sure. From the sidelines pis take a simplistic view...x barrels x by x price....give me the money. Management diplomacy (keeping the KRG sweet) will be crucial should the world economy hit any nos of headwinds or the OP goes down/up getting the 'readies' will concentrate minds given what investors suffered back in '15/'16. Whatever going with the flow has rescued a few pis here for sure..not me as prev losses are irrerecoverable. Heh ho in the pub Go Rickeeeeeiii!

Whitehat..... some of it down the back of the sofa no doubt with 3 means of calcs who can figure out what goes where? All designed to irritate and confuse us simpletons! Part of the rich tapestry of investing in Kurd o...lies.....Not! 2) Does BP trade at a discount to anything you'd like to name? No it bloody dont....well, not since I last looked. I stand to be corrected. 3) sp up -- knocking 280 so a blue finish to the week...

Trade gone missing....typical!