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Hitman1a, do you really think it is buybacks driving the SP up? Maybe you are right but in 30 years of investing, I have never seen buybacks influence the SP positively in any share I've been invested in. For me, I think market sentiment is the driver and I cannot explain that!

Well I'm surprised at the share price growth of 20%+ over the last year + 9% dividend. It was a lucky choice for me. It's done better than my Mag7 investments in the Nasdaq. What is propelling the SP growth, though?

It is like a ten-year-old boy has been put in charge of the USA and wakes up with a different exciting idea every day. What is worse is those who say that his ideas are part of a grand strategy. The latter are the five-year-olds. As a private investor, I have never witnessed irrational stock market turbulence like this. 2001 internet bubble, 2008 financial crash, 2021 COVID crash - at least there was logic to each. This man is a clown.

Assets under Management value is going to fall as US investments fall. Would be interesting to see AUM geographical spread.

That is a lot of money. A substantial buy. A big vote of confidence in anyone's language. What does the CFO know that we don't see?

Bob6, we know that. Are you trying to ramp the shares or something? It doesn't work for one of the big megacaps of the FTSE 100. Individual investors' opinions don't count here and have no influence on the share price. Try your luck influencing the price of penny shares instead!

Nobody can recognise a 'dead cat bounce' or can tell the landing point of a 'falling knife'. My pension fund is down about 25% in the last 4 weeks. I've learned to sit and do nothing. Anyone who tells you to 'rebalance your portfolio' under these dire circumstances is ultimately telling you to sell some current holdings at a loss and buy others which may also drop in the short term. I'll hold for the rest of the year and see what happens.

What new caused this morning's 3.5% rise?. Tariffs have not changed in the last 5 days.

What new caused this morning's 3.5% rise?. Tariffs have not changed in the last 5 days.

Tichtich, maybe just a tiny bit cynical of you! This is a dreadful scenario for anyone holding stocks; hedge-funds, ordinary pension holders. He just cannot be allowed to set the markets on fire like this. Those who 'matter' financially are piling huge pressure on him behind the scenes. He's too macho to capitulate but the pressure is such that he will have to make some significant concessions to recussitate the markets - if not, he is as good as finished. Give him another 24 hours and let's see what happens! But more funsdamentally he has done some irreversible damage to markets because as long as he remains president, those who matter will never trust him again.

Greygeorge, completely pointless to throw insults at another poster here. Let's keep everything respectful.

Market-Dealer, why did you add so many shares?

Luckybear you can find info for dividends of any company at dividendmax.com

Market-Dealer, you will find all divi info on dividendmax.com.

Botbot and SoloInvestor; you are at variance in your analysis. Who is right? Other commentators please see below. It's hard to make sense of this difference of opinion.

Sparhawk, yes that makes sense. What do you make of Solo's comment that div payout is 3 x Income?

Manunited, maybe deal with hard data from Solo. Is payout ratio 3 x Income or not? And if it is, to what extent is it an issue?

Thanks Solo, yes I didn't see that. Strangely, despite capital outflow of 1.9bn., AUM appears to have increased since the prior year. That makes no sense to me.

Thefall may be a delayed reaction to the 1.9 bn capital outflows....?

Doesn't 20 million shares added Monday on top of 80 million in existence not imply a 25% drop in the share price on Monday or am I not thinking straight?