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Wids Flu viruses in circulation in the UK winter of 2008/2009 took the lives of 13 thousand people and infected millions. Yet unlike Coronavirus and SARS these flu viruses had zero impact on UK financial markets. This suggests the current hysteria developing around coronavirus is completely irrational.

TheFarEnd, still a " storm in a teacup " however a good excuse to sell newspapers and rattle global financial markets.

Agree Wids, Telsa reminiscent of the late 90s dotcom boom, Baltimore Technologies market cap £7 Bn, Marconi market cap £35bn in the end neither company share price was worth no more than the value of a 2nd class postage stamp.

Absolutely flabbergasted in the recent soaring share price of Telsa. In market capitalization terms this company is now worth $118 Billion Dollars more than the Ford Motor Company.

Why would Russia want to in fall in line with OPEC and cut oil production, and relinquish market share to the United States and other Non - Opec producers. Only one winner here !

john Its time to go back to basics and traditional old style values and to cast of the shackles of legislative regulation for the new independant UK PLC, and become the envy of the world again.

Wids, more worried about a future shortage of clothing in Marks and Sparks, then again it maybe not such a bad thing, selling even more Far - East shoddy manufactured clothing and apparel these days, let us all hope Brexit will see the re- emergence of high quality mass produced manufactured goods, once again in the UK.

Coronavirus more like a "Black Swan" event than a global financial meltdown !

eccles04 I think people will care when it hits them in the pocket and realise there is no resale value in their once new shiny diesel cars, and fuel retailers stop selling diesel fuel simply because it is no longer economically viable to do so.

Who on earth would now invest £25000 in a brand new diesel car ? It will be customers not Goverments who will determine the speed of the changeover from fossil fuelled driven vehicles to many alternatives including electric vehicles in the not to distant future.

Damper, Agree there are still tens of thousands of shareholders holding free Halifax demutualisation shares , in many cases holding 250 shares or less, and would love to be cashed out of these shares without incurring dealing costs.

LTI 1.6 Billion shares also added to the market in the last two years.

Agree Lloyds have already informed the FCA it expects the unprecedented last - minute PPI complaints will not be settled until the end of Summer 2020.

Markets pricing in a lacklustre full - year end result reporting season for UK Banks !

Troajan, Brexit is merely a side issue for the UK. Investors must look at the " bigger picture " we are in the middle of a huge global economic power shift away from the established mature economies of North America, Western Europe and Japan , to the low cost economies of India, China and South East Asia, even these countries will begin to show signs of slowing economic growth in the not to distant future.

Africa will be the next big economic success story.

john46, The UKs shoe - box house -builders are now building poor quality and the smallest houses in Europe for the maximum amount profit they can achieve. Its not surprising well constructed ex council houses with spacious living accommodation and large gardens are now worth £1 million + in many parts of the South East and particularly in London.

Problems at Northern Rail and upgrading the rest of the existing national rail network must now take priority over HS2, if that means full re - nationalisation of the rail network, sobeit.

Wids on friday the UK will leave the EU and take a " leap into the unknown ". This is only the beginning of the story, businesses are now beginning to think hard about what comes next !

livestock, There is now a real possibility Lloyds will will disappear from the High Street and become an online digital- only Bank within the next five years.

Boomer, He has no one to blame except himself. He should not have discharged himself from hospital or missed appointments with the DWP or his GP. People need to take more responsibility for their actions and stop blaming others when situations and where they are in life go wrong.

I make damn sure banks do not receive a penny more than they are due from me. The foundation for a happy healthy less stressful life and financial freedom is to " live within your means ".

Universal 40% overdraft rate, the word " cartel pricing " comes to mind.
The FCA may have other ideas, regulatory action will almost certainly will be required.