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BZ WBK, one of the top 20 Warsaw-listed companies, is now valued at four times its Irish owner after the recent plunge in ALBK's share price. BZ WBK deny sale rumour. http://www.rte.ie/business/2009/0121/aib.html http://www.rte.ie/business/2009/0121/anglo.html

.. you have not exchanged GLS for CAT have you ?

lol.. I'll have to remember that one , good luck today.

gave up years ago when I got my first pair of glasses and thought it would make you go blind ..

.. any chance of linking page 3?

.. if you swing both ways and like stress, could be worth looking at this one

http://www.oilvoice.com/n/Scottish_and_Southern_Receive_Development_Approval_For_Dutch_Offshore_Wind_Farm/ffcafba5.aspx

...they have a new banking facility just put into place for the next 2 years which , by the looks of it , replaces the old one but with better covenant conditions to facilitate current market. I suppose from a tax payers point of view , better to take on cheap property than throw monies at builders , but would not have thought getting rid of surplus stock at such a discount would bode well gowing forward. So looks like they are suitably wedged up for 24 months and getting rid of stock that is collecting dust could be viewed in different ways. Seems to have hold and in line ratings so no doubt Friday's trading statement will attract further broker notes. I have gone short on a March spread on the basis that their recent rally has priced in , imo , all the good news that can be made of recent events and that any bad news or general downturn within the markets after its recent rally could see these drop off. I also have a buy order in the wings should the market like Fridays statement but see these swinging around in any event.

that book on how to translate senior management lingo into real world word translation , lol , ....Happy New Year to you to you too , be healthy and prosper.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7815037.stm ...contnuing to head down a slippery slope?

David Ritchie, chief executive of Bovis Homes, said: "I can confirm that these properties have been sold at a discount to market value. It was important for us to sell surplus stock while returning a positive margin." - I wonder if they they can build a few houses for me at these prices without whinging that they are not making monies. Times must be getting harder , not that there SP has recently reflected such , maybe a shorting oportunity in the making.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6897af14-dc8f-11dd-a2a9-000077b07658.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-worst-year-ever-for-house-prices-1230051.html

bit like old gold http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxST-YyICGM&feature=related

you have pointed out the obvious not to themoneyman's too much cost I hope , humble pie and all that . I would value your opinion on a CPR and LAN deal. Spill the beans and say something upon such , please , thank you.

what do you think about CPR and LAN doing a deal , I only say this as I have been promoting it amongst the pair of them , without getting personal , difficult , but I am winning. What is your view?

... my order was not filled at 2.00 , well done and good luck. A defo wind in the air punt but I always thought that CPR might be interested in doing some strategic deal with LAN on the cheap , ie. keep the stores that CPR have no presence , throw a few carpets in the mix and have a play and add a few sofas into their other stores , cut out overlapping distribution and back office and sales and keep the best of the rest.

... sit in front of the fire and refine our wine tastings?

I use the 2 when I feel that there has been a recent rally or fall , that ould have only been for a matter of minutes , and that it could change direction so put 1 on the other way. Whilst there may be an overal trend , it is more for covering the swings that become evident whilst in trading mode. I also tend to use mini contracts that could be several in number and buy and sell a number of contracts as oposed to closing full positions if the swing is likely to catch back up in the other direction. So if you feel that the index will drop marginally but remain unsure , cover with a short and keep your long. If the trend is still on and it is not peaking and you feel that you have gone to far away from short , close the short. There is a lot of times when a particular index will swing when trying to find direction , that is the best time to apply such a method. Nothing is certain , so try to have fun with it and try mini contracts until you are confident that a trend is emerging than apply full contracts. You have to be hands on when you are doing such and after the LSE closes and B4 the exchanges close state side is good practice ground as it is less nerve racking and easier to spot the trend and practice the swing.. gl

thanks for the detail , I am taking some profits from MGCR and putting them into SNR as a small entry start and will see whether there is retained support. I like the high tech engineers as they do not fall out of a crisp packet to set up and usually attract attention when on their knees , just hope the sword treatment is not applied! I am also looking for some (Safe , lol) divi yield plays for the first period with the possible recovery of SP .. anyway , thanks again , what areas are you currently looking into?