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No, I have never visited Kazakhstan not the immediate area. I do know that many companies and people, including many Kazakh government officials and businessmen, are robbing the country, and, like the Russians, they take the money and put it in London or Swiss, and so that country can not develop properly. The same goes with the Middle East like the Emirates, who invest so much of thier money in Europe and the USA and not in Arab countries As long as this goes on, there is always a lot of risk. You need protection from powerful people to run a good business there. - Now, if you feel I offended you or your country, well, it is not my purpose. But I don't like people to insult me either. I was just using short hand 'jargon' language o explain that these companies in these countries need the protection of powerful people. This is a fact. And maybe there are ot many Kazakhs here in the UK, but you can be absolutely sure that billions and billlions of dollars of kazakh money is here in the UK instead of being invested in Kazakhstan. This was my point.

I am double your age, 10 days old.

The recent very large purchase of stock by the American institutions is worthy of note. I wonder what price they paid for these shares? My guess is that they were discounted, and I would like to know the size of that discount as this would indicate some level at which these institutions would come back into the over-the-counter market in a big way, and start topping up. Any ideas very welcome?

Greetings. I look at charts myself but not to study them. I take overviews of a company, it's position, its people, what it offers and, more importantly, the times in which we live. - I believe Barak Obama and Gordon Brown when they say they intend to reduce system risk in the system, and that risk derives principally from once source - the banks. That is why I think they will be broken up into smaller units. Given this changing landscape, who will gain? Barclays and Solomon Brother, for example, both are strong because of their size. As smaller players, I don't see them being proportionalely as successful. That is where I feel this bank will come to favour (When???). Basically, it is not any moving average that will kick it up, or down, but legislation that creates new opportunities for it. - In the short/medium term, I am not sure when its stock price will go. That is what I watching out for, where the nadir is. To ponder this, I am having a peach today with some yogurt.

People are edgy, rightly or wrongly, because so much to do with shipping depends on China. If that country should falter (unlikely in my view) or pause for a while to reallocate resources (perhaps) or should there be some major hippup with property bubbles (...?) then the great many ships risk being idle for a while yet. What we really need is a broaded global recovery. Relying too much on China is no good for anyone. And that country is blinding invesors. This stock is a good buy, in my view. That doesn't mean speculators looking short term won't let their holdings go, but I think it will go back to its pence level soon or later, China or no China. Because the world needs trade, and no ships, no trade.

Events still feel like a puzzle to me, and companies across the board will get caught up in any swell. I can't see the wood for the tress at present, so need to clear my mind a bit. The share price rose today, trading was pretty light, and investors are in two minds, methinks. I think the unfolding Greek drama is more a distraction than anything else. Ditto the general election. And the currency markets are foiling all logic. At present, it really does seem to be a speculators world, with investors wondering what to do next. If prices go down, they will bounce back up. If they go up, they will bouce back down, and so on. Like a say, it's a good time for a kit kat and a cup of tea.

Thanks for your feedback. In any case, the exchange of shares, buy or sell, would seem to suggest something is stirring, and can this be a signal for some broader movement in this general sector? We will see what happens over the weekend, and into next week when the US results season kicks off with Alcoa's first quarter numbers.

Given the ultra-light volumes in the market overall, there is a lot of caution and treading of water occuring. Everyone is waiting for everyone else o make the first move - buy or sell. The longer we wait, the smaller the spart needed to provoke a reaction either way. As for QQ, it has internal issues it needs to deal with, and the management is creating ruptions in staff morale. It has little choice but to force change to steer the company to a sound future, but this is a people business first and foremost, and I hope the management is sending out meaningful signals of reassurance to its most capable staff that they have a good future with QQ. Otherwise, we are in for a bumpy ride.

Given the ultra low volumes and ultra cautiou embracing the stock market today, there is a rather incredible sell-off of shares occuring here. Quite out of sync with the market in general. Any reasons proposed for this....?

Your country IS a banana republic, and clearly you have the mind of a rotten backward banana. I am loyal to no land and look for opportunity and truth, however bitter it may be. You, on the other hand, are the banana type of loser that would happily rot in the sewer of a banana replublic while that same banana republic would **** on you without a second thought. Bananas clearly belong together. Schmuck!

Here is an article on Dubai. Once you get past the mundane facts at the close of the article the 'subtlies' emerge of what is a cardboard state with Abu Dhabi striving for normalcy while Dubai clings on to its illusions on gandeur. Time will tell what eventually emerges. --- http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62P2R220100326

I forgot to say, the slide today in QQ. seems to be speculators cashing in. It is the first quarter end, so such moves are unexpected. I will watch and see what happens.

The saturated coverage on Greece and the Euro is swamping the more meaningful indicators of abnornal currercny movements, and the two great pincer movements waiting to launch themsleves - US unemployment, and US housing delinquencies. Offsetting this is the zero-interest capacitance of easy money that is inflating stock markets. The FEd have boxed themselves in. Easy money has found its way into the stock market. We needed more time to heal the economy, bot boost it with steroids. I am reminded on the Asian financial mess we had about a decade ago where cheap loans led to exacerbated and reckless spending. The bubble is here in the west, not the east. Something has to pop, you would think. The only alternative is the slow release of liquidity from the system, which means slower growth, so we will have to adjust. Absent the period trauma of Dubai default threats, we must be looking at some sectors being trummeled in a rotating fashion. You get the miners hammered one time, then the financials, then the banks, then media or retail, then property etc... So long as these events do not arise simultaneously in a broader market sweep, the excess can be contained. Events like the Dubai default will exacerate matters. But as for seeking something to circle, I recently bought in to Ladbrooks at 147 and sold out for a profit at 154 (day trading). Another company I am watching for odd movement is Aviva, which looks strangely volatile. Some traders are looking for it to fall to say 350 and to buy back in, secure in the fact that any further drop is shortlived wiith fundamentals buoying the stock. If this turns out to be like Barclay's recently hovering in a range 250 - 280, you can make a good trade on this one by day trading. Underpinning all of this is the fact that Bernanke and his peers at the FEd have unnerved me of late with their soundings, and the Gulf Arabs are not sane people in any proper sense, and what they say is seldom causally connected with what they actually do. Finally, I would not be surprised if governments used the easter break to leak news while the markets are closed, and also bear in mind we are closing out the first quarter,and so some make be seeking to unwind their positions and take profits. Have a nice easter break. I am off to Portugal for a week.

Dubai seems to have settled with its creditors, but details remain to be fleshed out and, most importantly, the government of Dubai will stop underwriting its various companies at some point, therefore placing more risk onto private entities. These people, the Gulf Arabs, are particularly mischievous, so I wait for the facts before I believe this outcome. - Second, Bernanke in his oft repeated refain of keeping interest rates low for an 'extended period' is creating bubbles here in western stockmarkets. I would much rather he kept his trap shut and let the market find its own natural level than feeding a speculative mania that only creates volatility down the road. This quantitiative easing program has worked, it seems, but can turn out all too eaily toxic.

I didn't quite comprehend what you said. No matter. But if you want some advice, if you want to trade, always look at hard facts, not what you want to see. - That has damaged me in the past, and I won't let that happen again. If I see any promise in this stock, I will buy. I may be wrong,and am missing a great opportunity, but I prefer hard facts over anything else. Good luck to you.

Simple really, it's a good stock to own, good P/E ratio, and steady performer with prospects. I guess people started doing their homework. This is just my opinion, though it seems at times the stock market has a mind of its own.

I've not posted anything here for a while. I accept all my doomsayer assumption were wrong. Good on those who held on here. I cashed in earlier for a profit. I should have held on longer, but never mind, any plus is a positive, as we say. - I don't see the market tanking. it's proved it has stablized, principally courtesy of the FED which is keep money at zero rates of interests, so that is keeping the market ticking over. Greece and Portugal are not that significant, in my opinion. The only drama I can see unfolding in an ugly way is the Dubai saga. That's the one I am keeping an eye on. I leave the Greeks to watch themselves. And the Portuguese to sing fado and lament their downgrade. And when/if QQ turns up in a nice price range, I will buy again. Good luck everyone.

I have been keeping a keen eye on this stock. I bought in today for 10K. I don't see it reaching 5 quid or any such dizzy height, but 225pence is a distinct possibility. This is just my opinion, and so I am holding on to this one. Good luck everyone.

This company looks good on paper, but it is based in a banana republic with militant workers who, justifiably, want more of the pie for themselves and their families. Look at this stock in relation to where you think the oil price will go. It will be driven and moved around by events, not by company fundamentals per se.

The stock market does not reflect, or even track, the real economy, but is driven by expectations and speculation. Were it to mirror the real economy then we would have to expect an almighty crash at some point (unfortunately). The whole system is currently underpinned by excessive amounts of cheap (zero interest) money. No doubt, if we had access to this capital as the banks and hedge funds seem to do, then we would all be playing the same game, because it is a no-brainer.