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Many years ago (when in my 20s) I'd a friend who sold cars for VW. I had a conversation with him about a car I was buying on finance, which Im probably not recalling exactly correctly but its more the principle. I'm fairly sure, even with a percentage added, the rate was still lower than anything else I could get, e.g car finance 2.9%, 4.9% to me, however, if i had a bank loan it would have been 6.9% or higher with a 'dodgy' lender! It was therefore worth paying the 2% extra (assuming how the interest was calculated and applied was on a 'like for like' basis)
Am with Lloyds too and really stuggled...
Nothing showing online / in app so phone them earlier. Lady who took call spoke to corporate actions team and I was told there was nothing to vote on
Referred her to the last 2x RNSs and that other nominee providers had issued something / took telephone instructions. Also referred back to barbelfisher's Friday 12.47 post on here as they have a Halifax account and had received something
After going away again I was asked what resolution I wished to vote on, whether I approving or not and then had it verbally confirmed as registered
Interestingly, at the end of the call I was asked if I wished to received details of corporate actions in the future and it was confirmed that this would be the case!
Bit of a recovery in the latter part of the day:
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/djia
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/lyg
Someone mentioned on here recently about 'triigger points'. Putin reacts to Biden's earlier comments and this happens:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/16/europe/ukraine-mariupol-bombing-theater-intl/index.html
ADR followed a similar pattern
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/lyg
Speaking of trigger points:
https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/03/11/russia-bombs-belarus/
Interesting comment by Putin given the renewed push on Kyiv, recent worries over use of chemicals, reports of new bombings on other major cities and talk of 16000 middle east 'volunteer fighters' joining Russian soldiers
China now acknowledges it's a war:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/chinas-war-remark-hints-at-shift-in-policy-on-russian-invasion-26qrp8slb
"Dow Jones gave up a 500 point gain to end about 200 points down the Dow Jones cannot post a decent rise for love or money"
At least we managed to gain >5% and another couple after hours:
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/lyg
wtf..... fire at nuclear power plant
https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-invasion-europes-biggest-nuclear-power-plant-on-fire-after-coming-under-attack-from-russian-troops-12556976
Other half tested +ve for 6 days and was in bed for the first couple. Thankfully not too serious - flu like symptoms at start then heavy cold. Was all good after a couple of weeks. I'd pretty much resigned to getting it so we didn't keep apart but remained negative on daily tests with no symptoms. At the time we were both double jabbed but it was pre the booster.