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Yep , just beat you to it...lol

Looks like its gonna get interesting

MINNEAPOLIS, May 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Castlelake, L.P. ("Castlelake") notes the recent speculation regarding easyJet. Castlelake confirms that it is in the early stages of considering a possible offer for the Company.

No approach has been made to the Board of easyJet.

There can be no certainty that any offer will be made, nor as to the terms of any offer.

In accordance with Rule 2.6(a) of the Code, Castlelake must, by not later than 5.00 p.m. on 26 June 2026, either announce a firm intention to make an offer for the Company in accordance with Rule 2.7 of the Code or announce that it does not intend to make an offer, in which case the announcement will be treated as a statement to which Rule 2.8 of the Code applies. This deadline will only be extended with the consent of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers in accordance with Rule 2.6(c) of the Code.

A further announcement will be made as and when appropriate.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/possible-offer-for-easyjet-plc-the-company-or-easyjet-302785993.html

Proactive investors write up actually sounded positive

JD Sports Fashion PLC (LSE:JD., OTC:JDSPY) has reported stronger sales and profits roughly in line with expectations, but hiked its dividend 20% and launched a £200 million buyback as cash flow was strong despite tough trading conditions.

Revenue for the sportswear retailer rose 10.5% to £12.7 billion in the 52 weeks to end-January, helped by acquisitions. Like-for-like sales fell 2.1%, bang in line with analyst forecasts, as weakness in the UK was offset by growth elsewhere.

Footwear sales were flat, though apparel rose about 5%.

Profit before tax and adjusting items fell 7.7% to £852 million, versus the £850 million average City estimate. Statutory profit before tax dropped 12% to £629 million.

Free cash flow increased 36% to £462 million, well ahead of the £360 million consensus, with the year ending with £311 million of net cash before lease liabilities.

A dividend of 1.20p per share was proposed, up 20%, along with the new share buyback.

Interesting from "Pinterest Inc NYSE: PINS up 16% in the pre-market after reporting very strong AI ad revenue

"AI-driven platform improvements, including bidding optimizations we delivered for these advertisers, began to offset some of this headwind later in the quarter,” Pinterest finance chief Julia Donnelly said during the first-quarter earnings call"

@EmeraldCarrots

Wizz up 11% and 9 posts by the resident shorter, your starting to sound desperate.....the tide is turning

@CrudeTrader

As a matter of interest do you really think your Shorter comments have any effect?

The "orange man" didn't even wait till the weekend Bloomberg is showing he considering taking over Kharg Island. Brent nearly 111

Brent crude at around 109 and positive on the day.

Agreed I`d rather be in it over the weekend as with the "orange man and Mullahs" involved somebody is bound to do something stupid

As the oil futures contracts just turned green at 103.52 bought some shares on this dip, thanks MMs

Yes very solid update should rise on this

""The Group delivered a robust trading performance, in line with previously raised expectations. Revenue growth was at the upper end of guidance and we expect a double-digit percentage increase in adjusted EBITDA with strong cash generation, underpinned by cost discipline and operating leverage"

Betterlife20 appears to be little more than antisemitic , so no real point in engaging with it

@Swalozie

In answer to your question Three shorts appear to have increased according to this site yesterday by a total c.1.8m

This was probably to try to reverse the tide and get some control over the price in the morning when it dropped back for a short while. Their problem is that the volume on Thursday was c. 37m and Friday was c,11m so c.1.8m short is not going to cut it. I should imagine that Thursday afternoon and today some of the shorts started to unwind a bit , we will see next week

London stock exchange had the UT at 30.22

Nice that it held above 30, Bodes well for tomorrow

I read it as they have stopped the decline and are taking positive steps to reverse and increase profitability

"The renewal of customer framework agreements for the 2026 calendar year is well-advanced. With our number one priority returning the business to top-line growth, we have selectively chosen to invest to drive volume* and revenue growth"

"US$200m productivity programme remains on-track with further savings delivered during the quarter"

"Under the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, any person (or group acting in concert) who acquires shares carrying 30% or more of the voting rights in a target company is required to make a mandatory cash offer for all remaining shares. This 30% threshold triggers a mandatory bid, which must be at the highest price paid by the bidder in the 12 months preceding the offer."

1 year high price is ...... 52.55 .............so not great

The rns`s are slow this morning so here are the highlights of todays trading update

The Group expects to report revenue of approximately £223 – £224 million (FY24: £183.2 million), representing growth of approximately 22% on a reported basis and 24% at constant currency, slightly ahead of the Group’s guidance range of 20-23% constant currency growth.

Across customer end markets, Clinical revenue grew by approximately 60% on a reported basis, BioPharma by approximately 30% and Applied Industrial by approximately 27%. Research revenue grew by approximately 15% during the period despite end-market funding pressures.

Oxford Nanopore ended the year with approximately £302 million in cash, cash equivalents and other liquid investments as at 31 December 2025 (FY24: £403.8 million), ahead of consensus expectations helped by improving working capital, providing continued balance sheet strength to support execution of the Group’s strategy.

Historically low price and valuation multiples was bound to rise all it took was an article pointing this out.

The short FUD spreaders have started to worry and come out. Wildtiger nobody believes you have ever owned a share

"I can’t find anything regarding their attendance at the JPM and Jeffries investor conferences! Many times with biotechs this suggests something is afoot"

They also canceled their planned investor virtual investor conference on the 14th of November but stated..... "The Company expects full-year 2025 constant currency revenue growth to be at the top end of its previously stated guidance range of 20-23%, with all other financial metrics tracking in line with expectations"

So if it wasnt cancelled due to poor numbers, why was it? It appears that there are several indicators pointing to something happening in the background

Maybe something to do with Ukraine, Ferrexpo spiked at the same time

Travesties said "BREAKING MEWS: Rachel Reeves imposes 75% Rant Tax on staleyb."

You must be joking Reeves would never put a 75% tax on, Its not Enough!!!.

"Rachel Reeves imposes 150% Rant Tax on staleyb." is more accurate.