RE: Hope there is a takeover bid of £1.2b1 Sep 2022 11:46
If I have my tinfoil hat on, I would say that the current price drop and the aggressive actions today are by the funds trying to buy up the market cheap before A) new PM, B) Bank of England injects cash for energy, C) before pension funds et al make their purchases of FTSE shares as market trackers for September.
The blood bath of the market does not represent the fact that employee engagement is still high, and lots of disposal income still being spent.
The media have pumped the worry to record levels.