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Won't a decrease in interest rates or expectation of them in May, raise not lower the SP? Thus I can't see why this would dip to the low levels mentioned although I'd gladly scoop some up at sub 130, although unlikely?

If you wait for ex div (7/03), you may well get sub 50, just a question of whether it drops by more than the coupon for me. Do I go in now or not?

Well, the bid is likely to come when they trash the dividend and we drop to 50p range!

How do you think HB's will do under labour? The manifesto looks promising but we have heard it all before of course?

Lower until an interest rate cut I suspect. Shock needs to be absorbed to see direction and if it's thought a good strategy, as another poster mentioned, I'd rather have TW.

Placed a speculative trade to try and make a small cap gain of a few hundred to offset dividend loss, would need 500p to make worthwhile. Otherwise will hang until the market improves.

If they have cut the interim, it's a cert the final will also be lopped, 10p my guess!!

Just hope PSN, TW etc don't follow suit.

Results of the vote determine should be out soon?

Well I have a long way to go having got caught in the enthusiasm a year or two ago at about £29 a share. There was of course the big divvy which has now been shaved to an inch of it's former self. Wondering if best course is to dump the lot and roll into TW which seems a better run outfit??

Ditto, £300 gain here but where to take profits, 195p or wait for 200p?

Funny that he won the Brexit argument, meaning a considerable portion of the electorate did care what he did or thought.

I think most people on here know the modern usage of the term as opposed to it's origin and understand it's use in this context on the board. If your struggling to keep up, try google or Chat GPT.

Perhaps he should be invited to be CEO. Might actually bring some focus on the job in hand rather than the woke agendas.

You think the Europe economies are any better? We were never a power in the EU, that crown belonged to Germany and France. What we were however, was a major contributor to the funds. My view is, sadly humans are not developed enough for altruism, people always fight tooth and nail for their own interests, that leads to wrangling and treacle like decision making at a time when Asia is running rings around all of us.

We approach an election that possibly heralds Labour or Lib/Lab. What will their view be on Wind Farms and energy in general? I'm worried they may see shareholders as rich pickings.

And in profit already this morning after entry at 134p

130p seems a bargain to me for long term hold. Might review after Lloyds/NatW results, plus the Middle East not going to be helping. Meantime I'm tucking a few away for income.

Rude comment Effluent.

Progressive dividend gone backwards, 80cent vs 109 cent?

I like the dividend here, it seems well run, but I'm pretty sure we are all in for some tough times, particularly on taxation and rising living costs. It definitely won't get better under labour or a Lib/Lab coalition, people will be drawing in their spending, less boxes shipped I suspect?

Well capitalised but free cash flow down, volumes down, debt up, CEO says tough markets ahead.

I'm in at an average of £3, showing a slight loss. Just picked up a few at £2.80p, wondering if I will get my alert for £2.70p soon or wait for lower still?

I say hospitable, I should really say, the US is far more geared to traders and their customers expect great deals and service. It's not hospitable, it's good and repeat business against competition.

Yes, I found this problem, the charges are outrageous. I took it up with them and was simply told, that's the way it is, it's policy. I paid something like £150 plus costs for a $10,000 trade. I also have a Schwab account, where there are zero trading costs and FX is ultra competitive probably because the US is far more hospitable to it's trading citizens.