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Hi ToffAppleton1 A few members of my family and myself worked for Barclays in the 80s,90s, and 2000s. The one thing I would say from those times is that Barclays always wanted their pound of flesh from their staff. Fantastic grounding for anyone that worked there. We too have a shed load of shares that are disappointing to say the least. Brokers continue to spout fantastical forecasts for the share price in excess of £2/£250+. Been spouting this stuff for years now. Not sure why because it is a total pipedream. There are forces at work here that are far beyond the simple investor and unless the dividends step up, we would all be better off in a regular savings account. I don't post very often as there is nothing new to say. It's the same old rhetoric and whilst I pop onto the Board now and then to see what Wolfey and Co have to say, I continue with the waiting game, just watching hard earned money going further down the drain.
Good morning Mr Wolf. Whilst not posting for some time, I have been watching activity on the board with interest. Smart Investor appears to have paid out the cash dividend in a timely manner on this occasion. Let's hope that the quarterly figures are positive and help the momentum of the upward share trend so that new and long suffering investors see their patience rewarded. GLA
My sentiments exactly Mr Wolf. I have given up on the frustrations of the share and how it has been manipulated. The profits keep coming even when the market analysts predict doom and gloom. Not sure at what point the institution can prove its future growth. It was said that we only needed to see interest rates rise; but when they do, it's dragged down by the forecast of future debt provision. It's almost as though they are damned if they do and damned if they don't. Fingers crossed for some stability for even a couple of months so we can see the share reach something like its true value.
LONDON — Barclays on Wednesday reported an unexpected rise in third-quarter earnings on the back of strong trading revenues, despite a continued drag from a costly U.S. trading error.
The British lender posted a net profit attributable to shareholders of £1.512 billion ($1.73 billion), above consensus analyst expectations of £1.152 billion and marking an increase from a restated £1.374 billion for the same period last year.
Source CBS News
Surely this will bring confidence to Barclays as a great investment. Year on year profits in these difficult times and a superb third quarter.
You can all says what you feel but Barclays makes money and always has done. Being a former member of staff I have followed the organisation with interest for more years than I care to recall. The people that make money on the stock market are those who manipulate the shares. Profits were announced for this half year (not tiny profits either) and the shares fall! There was a 2.25p dividend announced and the week before they go ex divi the shares rise 20p! Most thry have been in thr past few months. People on here declare their charts that forecast the future direction; brokers tell us that they see the shares rising to £2/£3. What is the point? If they were right they would be millionaires and not stuck with shares that have yet to prove their worth. We are in the hands of the big boys and just have to bide our time and wait for our day to come. Rant over.
Jul 20, 2022Carnival to Issue $1 Billion of New Stock
Carnival Corporation announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $1,000,000,000 of shares of common stock of the company. according to a press release.
Carnival said in a statement it intends to grant the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to $150,000,000 of additional shares of common stock of the company. The company expects to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which could include addressing 2023 debt maturities.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is acting as sole bookrunner and underwriter for the proposed public offering.
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Carnival Corporation announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $1,000,000,000 of shares of common stock of the company. according to a press release.
Carnival said in a statement it intends to grant the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to $150,000,000 of additional shares of common stock of the company. The company expects to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which could include addressing 2023 debt maturities.
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Yes but we have been here before. Carnival reached the sane lows as we have now in 2020 but picked up fairly quickly to around £17. The ramping and deramping isn't particularly helpful. The ships are filling up and forward bookings are good. Just look at the cruise face book pages and you will see the appetite for cruising at all levels. All sectors are suffering at the moment and we are in unchartered territory globally so we can expect turbulence in all areas of business. I have heard all the protestations re fuel prices and Covid but it's par for the course in the travel industry per se so glass half full folks! GLA
TheReducer how true your comments are. The only people making money from these shares are those who buy on the dip and sell on the way up. Those of us who have held the shares for many years may get the small dividend you alluded to but in real terms our investments haven't yet reached our purchase price. The way the shares have performed does not inspire confidence in the investment and certainly questions may be asked as to whether this will ever be a worthwhile investment. Still missing the 2020 dividend and it's shameless that we have not been compensated for that; bearing in mind that company bonuses were paid. Certainly I will be looking to dump my shares when they reach the acceptable sell price and will not buy back into Barclays. Currently 20% down on my original investment excluding the £1000 dividend I didn't receive. I do hope that someone from Barclays reads this board and senses the disgruntlement of investors. I believe the apathy reflected in the lack of posts on this board says it all!
As I said Kenswayken it was just an example. Quite a few more good deals in the next 2 months. Maybe more good deals to follow as time goes on. Booking for November is pretty long term at the moment and the cruise lines do want to get their money back, as you would expect.
There are some crazy low prices if you want to travel in the next 2 months. For example 13 nights on Azura from Barbados to Malta on 18th March in a balcony for less than £750 including flights. Bargain or what?