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The European Parliament is said to be considering sanctions against former Fox News host Tucker Carlson over his interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, former Belgian Prime Minister and current member of the Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt, told Newsweek on Wednesday.

Verhofstadt referred to Carlson as a "mouthpiece" for both former United States President Donald Trump and the Russian president, emphasizing that as Putin is considered a "war criminal" and the European Union imposes sanctions on those aiding him, it is logical to apply the same measures to the 54-year-old journalist. The lawmaker proposed that the bloc issue a "travel ban" against the former Fox News host.

The Kremlin confirmed earlier today that the interview between Carlson and Putin was recorded yesterday, but provided no information on when it will be aired.

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Could be a blue day

2.10p now

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ANOTHER Putin buddy

RAT

1.65p

how low will it go...

Helium One Global (AIM: HE1), the primary helium explorer in Tanzania,

announces that it has raised £4.7 million (approximately $5.92 million),

before expenses, through a company led placing of 313,333,333 new ordinary

shares (the "Placing Shares") at a price of 1.5p per share (the "Placing

Price") (together the "Placing").

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American political commentator Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson confirmed Tuesday on X that he had interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin, ending days of speculation about the possible reason for his visit to Moscow.

"Two years into a war reshaping the world, most Americans are not informed. They have no real idea what is happening in this region, here in Russia or 600 miles away from Ukraine. But they should know that they are paying for much of it in ways they might not fully yet perceive," Carlson said in a video posted on the social media.

In the video, the political commentator describes the war in Ukraine as a "disaster" affecting the entire population of that country. However, according to him, the long-term effects will be even greater. He also said that he had requested an interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and is awaiting a response from his office.

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Hardup

I was replying to "The Archer"

missed earlier postings

The shares of Banco Santander, SA, and Lloyds Banking Group plc observed a decline in their share value on Monday after the Financial Times reported that Iran used the accounts of these banks to evade sanctions.

According to documents seen by FT, Lloyds and Santander UK provided accounts to British front companies secretly owned by Petrochemical Commercial Company (PCC), a sanctioned Iranian firm based in London. PCC and its British subsidiary, PCC UK, have been sanctioned by the United States since 2018 over financing the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force and other Iranian proxy militant groups. However, PPC's UK branch has continued operating using a sophisticated network of front entities in Britain and other countries, according to the media outlet.

Santander's stock plunged by 5.41% at 11:13 am CET, selling for €3.6685 apiece, while Lloyd's stock dropped by 1.82% at the same time, going for £41.55 per share.

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Analysing shares can be simple sometimes (maybe analysis is best when it’s simple?).

The investment thesis here has consisted of three simple ideas: revenues can improve, costs can stabilise, and then the operational leverage will see profits pick back up again.

First, revenues can improve cyclically when volatility picks up off its current low levels. Here is the VIX volatility sentiment, which as you can see has been quite depressed of late:

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The recent trading update hinted at sentiment recovering to some extent, with higher levels of interest in trading, even without much volatility in the market.

On the cost front, it was flagged by Lord Cruddas, and we were reminded in today’s update, that CMC’s investment cycle had “peaked” as it rolled out new products both at home and internationally.

However, I must admit that while I was optimistic that costs could be reduced, I did not expect such a radical change as a 200-person reduction in headcount. That £21m annual saving could transform results, if it’s true that this labour is surplus to requirements now that the company’s pace of product roll-out is slowing down.

Both forces (rising revenues and falling costs) appear to be moving in the right direction, so clearly I’m going to keep my positive stance on this share. Hopefully FY March 2025 will be the year when we see CMC returning back to healthy profitability as it was before.

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0.44% of the company for me :)

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Moving 🔺

2.71p

Doubt it will reach 3p

TOO much selling

TROA

Waited for results m8

Don't trust AIM

On the bright side have ITM up 12%

and

CMCX up 14%

TROAJAN

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