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Possibly why he’s only an Ind. Non Exec. Dir. so arms length from the Company eg. not employed by them just on a Fee ( & like many INED’s a fat one at that, for only a few days work a year ! )

Happy with “steady” as this is quietly solid progress, with improving Div. A good one to lock away.

“ASSETS sale will return multiple of current share price.” …best to first check what valve the BoD have placed on the assets …..it’s there if you look !

or could be a simple case of Auditors having hit a snag ( sanctions ) and unable to sign off YE accounts now due in just over 5 weeks. Normally shouldn’t be a problem and must be fairly straightforward…..let’s face it a complex giant like BP with same YE, issued theirs mid March, so what’s the hold up ?

no follow up announcement yet. If the Bank told me I couldn’t access my money I’ll certainly expect to be told why. You don’t need rules to guide what is morally right but unfortunately this episode merely shows the contempt many Companies hold towards their Shareholders. Once dealing is suspended there can be no harm in providing a Headline reason for its enactment, especially if it could be beneficial for investors ! Not impressed.

Absolutely no reason not to provide an outline reason for the Suspension, thus suspect you’ll be put out of your misery tomorrow, albeit may not be able to trade yet for a while !

Puzzled why no brief explanation as to why suspension triggered, without need for any detail, to at least provide Shareholders with some comfort. The minimum you deserve !

Seems something caught them off guard !

The Sanctions Damocles still hangs here, given the Russia State will be financially benefitting from Poly’s presence to some degree, either directly or indirectly via taxes/ fees/ employees/ consumable etc. Remove that and all’s well but matters only seem to be getting tougher ie. see the problem that new” Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022 “ places on Company dividend payments . Markets never like uncertainty !

Within article just thought it a bit rich of Tesco’s chairman, saying there was an overwhelming argument for one, given the genuine hardship he was seeing reflected in his own Stores. Maybe he’ll like to chip in from the £2bn pre-tax profit they made last year from increased pricing !

FYI: When does US aid become US attack?
From day one ! . This is the collective West’s war against Putin so that doesn’t just include the supply of hardware. Intel. of which the US/UK will be at the forefront in supplying is arguably more important in destabilising Russia’ campaign, and its proving quite effective !

Nowt in the Energy Security Bill ( Queens Speech ) about a Windfall Tax, not that it may have an impact on Enquest anyway !

Happy Monday could turn into Depressing Tuesday, the way US Markets are currently going. Those holding defensive stocks may not be too concerned as inflation bites , given discretionary spending gets squeezed first . That Q1 Trading Update should prove interesting !

Can live with the AGM being pushed back, albeit accept its inconvenient for some, but hopefully we’ll still get an Ops update to end April ( was 12/5 last Yr ) within the next few days.

“Are we falling out of love with buying online”…that’s the headline in todays Times Business section. An interesting question without any clear answer other than Investors in the Sector have. Seems post pandemic retail stores are finding customers once again enjoying the social experience of shopping and no doubt impulse buying prior to stopping for coffees etc, something you don’t get online.
BOO have competition !

Yes Putin’s VD speech was just another ‘damp squid’ , exactly what we’ve all come to expect from unstable despots !

Wouldn’t worry about it. Every Share at some point gets accused of being manipulated, generally by those on the wrong side !

Granted Debenhams is widely known but so it should be, having been around since 1778 with some 90% of its UK Stores still lying empty !. Why BOO thought it’s name was worth £55m as a failed business, & would resonate with its target market is anyones guess but still this Company never ceases to surprise.

“and Gold goes back to $2000 range “ hmm…. Yes Gold rose on Friday but fell for the 3rd straight week ,why….well it’s a non-yielding bullion and historically partly relied on increased Interest Rates to propel the Dollar higher and thus the Gold price, in which its priced. Problem for Gold is that there are far more sophisticated investment plays around than just buying yo-yo gold these days. It competes with the likes of 10-year US Treasury ‘Inflation-Protected’ / Interest Paying Notes. So for Institutional Investors, who need to tuck away a few Billion of investors cash that demand a regular fixed dividend, gold doesn’t do it. Higher US Treasury Rates now tend to drive money elsewhere, that’s not to say Gold isn’t attraction, just lost some of its shine from its dominant ‘safe haven’ status held years ago !

A nice day on which to blow that sparkling new Crimea Bridge, 19km long & costing 228bn RUB ! Must be an awfully tempting target should Putin announce he’s achieved a land corridor to the Crimea. Latest weaponry gifted will provide the means. That garrotte around Putin’s neck must be getting rather tight by now .