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Ha brilliant Gazzleberry 'just to annoy this board'!
You're doing everything to not only protect your health as a vulnerable person but also enhance it. I've been qualified as a Doc for 23 years now and my summary on how to have good health is 'Prevention'. Doesnt take a genius to realise this, i know.
What most may not know is the role of infection and the immune system in most chronic illness. It's now thought even cancer originates through infection (probably viral) causing multiple secondary effects activating the immune system creating an aberrant cell that multiplies causing unwanted cell mass (ie cancer).
So preventing infection (where possible) within reason for adults - ie cleanliness/washing hands/clean air etc - is definitely a brilliant way to avoid ill-health (maybe even improve it).
Ha true Antony901 - not sure why we are all still testing unless its to get time off work.
The virus is pretty much everywhere, most are immune now to the basic type altho aggressive variants will emerge, and unfortunately its killed those who were most susceptible (horrible to say that i know...). When people ask if they have COVID , my brother (a Consultant Physician) says 'Yes you prob have - dont bother testing - the test doesnt pick up the latest strains'.
Stockready1 - its good to be optimistic and i want the same but unfortunately the year since Ukraine, then the past 2 years since pandemic, then the past 6 years since Brexit, then the past 13 years since 1st financial crisis arent really reflective of this share rising to those levels. The dilution of shares by approx 10 times makes the price of this share maximal at approx 74p from its high point in 90's.
Just reflect on all of our feelings on this share - its traumatic looking at the price daily and hoping its green rather than red. When its rising, everyone of us feels its going to fall later in the day. This is despite making more profit than ever, interest rates rising at their highest rate in 20 years, an end of a global pandemic, progress on a Brexit deal (debatable i know) and 1 year of Ukraine where they might have a stalemate (ie stability for world markets jittered by instability).
I think you're trying to convince yourself its going to rise. It will. But i'd say 75p is a good target. Unless Qatar and the Saudis realise banks are cheap here and launch a takeover... which is very possible.
Im not sure this statistic is Brexit related. You are surely just picking a Year - you could also say the same about my birthday in 2016 which im certain had no influence on the FTSE 100.
Its ok to believe in your mind Brexit was positive for stocks but lets look at the facts on what happened on the Friday as vote results emerged: US Stocks crashed with the worst drop in 10 months, the Pound and FTSE fell to a 31-year low, EU stock markets crashed - Germany down 7% & France 8%, Japan 7%. Overall, $2 trillion wiped off equity value globally.
Its good to pretend but also good to look at evidence. Whether things have improved is irrelevant as there is no positive of negative evidence except on that day, whether Brexit was or is the cause.
Chaps - Having been with this stock for 14 years, i'm concerned about a big fall on results day... the only time i can remember this not happening was 2015 when it rose 5p to approx 89p. I'm still gonna hold no matter what, as it will always recover, but i wonder what your thoughts are?
Stockready! Easily the most honest and common sense post ive read here in ages. Usually seems like a school playground with squabbles and accusations.
My simple analysis: This share might go up or down but made lots of profit yesterday so more likely upwards...
Covid: Final decision on 21 June easing not taken yet, Boris Johnson says
Its looking more and more like a delay... this can only mean a drop in share price. Or was lasts weeks drop from 50 the predictive reaction by the City and its not gonna go lower...?
John - thats superb - thanks so much. I think it will go up eventually but might have to wait a while...
Chaps - i cant find this answer anywhere. I was gonna ask if i buy PMO today, will i still qualify for the combined group shares or am i too late? thanks in advance and obviously completely understand its my risk etc etc
Whiteghost you're approach is sensible - prob based on making a few losses i expect. You should also do well on dividends.
Interested on how you manage to that much in tax free bundles. I struggle with this now the brokers all insist on asking for your HMRC details...
Maffa! Too many questions! Come on give us some answers!
I think more optimistically. These companies were profit making only 2 months ago, so they'll be profit making again. Ok It might take 6 months. Nothing has inherently changed - people still need food, clothes, other things. Someone has to make those, and someone has to provide money for them.
In terms of Barclays, the banks have a large cash reserve, so they're safe. But profits will be less, hence the reduced price.
I think thats why they're always arguing in here - cos Lloyds is performing so badly. Just as it hits 67, it then falls 1.5p in 2 days... But the universal fear is that the day you sell, will be the one day a merger is announced and lloyds goes upto 91p...
Nobody leave's chat sites, its too addictive. They always come back, sometimes under a different name, sometimes just convincing themselves they wanna see what's changed... Brexit might be a sinking ship, but it looks like its happening in one form or another. Isnt there profit in uncertainty sometimes?
Yes but rental just means you pay someone elses mortgage off, surely. At least if you pay your own mortgage, you might get either make some money if prices go up or at least have somewhere to live in 25 years time....
Wow it looks as if it all kicked off in here and you're all fighting again like little petulant teenagers. Remember its Lloyds dividend payout day in 2 days time so something to look forward to.... Also, does anyone actually know what 'petulant' means?
Yeh - seems like he wants a War. Problem is that the UK will be dragged in.. UK cant afford another war purely on economic terms. We cant afford another war, given how much these shares will fall.... (the mass slaughter for economic and political gains and the deaths of innocent kids will ofcourse be disguised by brilliant media manipulation as its always been...)