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Even Bloomberg is bemused

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-25/hertz-s-4-2-billion-deal-generated-119-billion-in-market-value

FlagStaffIR,

Investors are curious why Directors are not buying?

Another SEDAR from Ascendant - 'Post tax NPV8% of $246 Million and Post tax IRR of 55%'

Thats $40m for MAFL's 17% on a free ride... and the resource is likely to grow significantly.

https://www.ascendantresources.com/English/Investors/press-releases/press-release-details/2021/Ascendant-Resources-Inc-Files-Technical-Report-for-Its-Lagoa-Salgada-VMS-Project-in-the-Iberian-Pyrite-Belt-in-Portugal/default.aspx

'Short selling is already illegal in Germany'

Only naked short selling of shares is banned in Germany. Occasionally a ban on an individual share is put in place; the last one was on Wirecard as far as I am aware. And that company ended bankrupt...

'fertiliser - a nice sector reading forward'

Not so sure about that... The supply chain is being squeezed, and feedstock prices are going through the roof, so the profitability of companies in the sector will depend on their input hedging and flexibility of sales contracts. Sure, some positivity in the sector can be expected by increased prices, but the positivity will be short-lived if profits do not flow through to the bottom line.

There is also a growing awareness of the damage that NPK fertilisers are doing to topsoil; there is a rapidly growing market for plant biostimulants, and the winners in that race will make fortunes.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/only-60-years-of-farming-left-if-soil-degradation-continues/
https://nautil.us/issue/34/adaptation/junk-food-is-bad-for-plants-too

Farmer Joe is fed up with buying overpriced farm inputs that help this year's crop but damage his soil and thereby the value of future plantings.

Hoyle says past chancellors would have resigned for ‘riding roughshod’ over MPs with pre-speech briefings

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/25/lindsay-hoyle-berates-rishi-sunak-leaking-budget-details

After the fires and drought, the topsoil is in no condition to absorb the deluge.

Pineapple peel used as a super food for Tilapia

https://newatlas.com/science/pineapple-peel-growth-immune-system-tilapia/

I do not eat the peel myself but eat a pineapple regularly.

The Hertz deal i for 100k cars at a total of $4.2b. They will make a few thousand on each car, but for simplicities stake call it $10k = $1b. The m/cap went up by over 100 times that... counting chickens comes to mind.

I thought it was a dead on certainty to fall at $700; and they make money from selling carbon credits not cars. Surely when others start selling EVs the game will be up?

My computer wants a software update - 12gb. Years ago that would have taken a lllooonnngggggg time to download.

I think it is actually less than £1.5b new money [circa £700m] so I am not surprised that The Short Man agreed to that figure.

Are those made by submersibles?

Maybe they will use the loose soil to grow soft fruit; in a few years there could be blueberries and raspberries to make jam with?

That 'big' miner - they encountered 'friable ground'. Mining loose soil cannot be easy or cheap even if it is possible. Great for growing potatoes and carrots though as there is plenty of space for the roots and tubers to grow.

But then again neither of you are looking to see the mine actually built; just the trade on the bounce of greed.

Robin Hood activists?

https://www.barrons.com/articles/robinhoods-has-created-a-new-online-proxy-platform-for-individual-investors-51634912806?mod=hp_LEAD_1

My le creuset cast iron stock pot is about 50 years old. It is big enough to curry a leg of lamb... but fresh ones have not been on special for a while [not keen on imported ones frozen many months ago].

mannnan,

'Fish oil supplements are a billion-dollar industry built on a foundation of purported, but not proven, health benefits. Now, new research from a team led by a University of Georgia scientist indicates that taking fish oil only provides health benefits if you have the right genetic makeup.'

I do not recomend genetic testing but:

'Determining your genotype is not as far-fetched as it sounds, thanks to direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies. Companies may not report that specific genetic variant yet, but a tech-savvy consumer should be able to download the raw data and look at the specific position to discover the genotype, according to Ye. The ID for the variant is rs112803755 (A>G).'

https://news.uga.edu/fish-oil-benefits-depend-on-genotype/

I was reminded of the importance of Vitamin D and Covid recently. People in the UK become Vitamin D deficient in winter, even with a good diet. If you are a believer, then it may be time to take a supplement. If you are unsure ask a Dr if you can see one?

https://vitamin-d-covid.shotwell.ca/
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/vitamin-d/
https://www.ocado.com/products/valupak-vitamin-d3-1000iu-tablets-391057011

The cheap ones from Ocado or similar are just fine.

Shunned and Unloved, U.K. Business Is Boxed In by Boris Johnson

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-23/brexit-clouds-boris-johnson-s-relationship-with-u-k-business?srnd=premium-europe

All hail The Dear Leader; long may he reign.