TiBB Financial News

[GiRTh]

Thought I'd start this to give the forum the latest financial market news in these strange financial times for all us investors. Unemployment is up both sides of the Atlantic yet both UK and US stock are doing surprisingly well and almost at their highest since pre lockdown.

FTSE 100 - DOWN 6,169.74 -56.03 (-0.90%)

Bad day for all you UK investors. The Footsies like a yo-yo at the moment.

S&P 500 - UP 3,081.41 UP +28.17 (+0.92%) **Latest Price**

After a mini crash last week, the S&P has rallied. The USA stock market is bullet proof, even with that imbecile Trump in the Oval office. All we need now is for him to say something stupid like - he wants to slow down Coronavirus testing - for the markets to tumble again. It’ll happen either tomorrow or Thursday :facepalm:

Dow Jones Industrial Average - UP 25,669.88+74.08 (+0.29%) **Latest Price**

US Markets close at 9.00pm GMT so tune in for closing prices

Nikkei 225 UP 22,288.14+293.10 (+1.33%)

Far East is up too.

[GiRTh]

S&P 500 - UP 3,100.14 +46.90 (+1.54%)

Incredible rally by the S&P. It closed at 3,018.59 on 29th June. Up 82 points in a day.

DOW JONES IA - UP 25,812.88 +217.08 +0.85%

NASDAQ UP 10,058.77 +184.61 +1.87%

Those bullet proof USA Indices come through on the last day of the quarter..

USA Markets closed.

[Beso]

I'm sure many will be pleased.

But me, I've had a hard life..yet I've still got a tenner in my pocket and a smile on my face on pay day, and a nice wee pension to look forward to.


Nearly as much as I'm looking forward to your updates on the day my pension hits in 2040, or thereabouts.


Probably the day I get covid22, knowing my luck..

[GiRTh]

I'm sure many will be pleased.

But me, I've had a hard life..yet I've still got a tenner in my pocket and a smile on my face on pay day, and a nice wee pension to look forward to.


Nearly as much as I'm looking forward to your updates on the day my pension hits in 2040, or thereabouts.


Probably the day I get covid22, knowing my luck..
I've got a decent chunk of my pension invested so its why I've been watching this stuff like a hawk for about a year. :joker:

May as well take advantage of the current market uncertainty. :shrug:

[Crimson Dynamo]

We sold some Tesco shares yesterday as it goes

[GiRTh]

We sold some Tesco shares yesterday as it goesGood time to sell. Do you think they've peaked?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Good time to sell. Do you think they've peaked?

Yes, went down today. To ge TL has a good amount of Amazon shares and they have done very well

[GiRTh]

Yes, went down today. To ge TL has a good amount of Amazon shares and they have done very well:thumbs:

Just like Warren Buffet always says, cant go wrong with big USA companies,.

[user104658]

All we need now is for him to say something stupid like - he wants to slow down Coronavirus testing - for the markets to tumble again. It’ll happen either tomorrow or Thursday :facepalm:

Probably doing it on purpose and tipping off his pals on Discord.

[GiRTh]

HE's like an untrained dog who keeps ****ting on the carpet but no one can get him to stop. All those stupid comments lead to market uncertainty yet Trump thinks a thriving market is his ticket to re-election. Ok then shut your damn mouth, Donnie.

[Cherie]

Oh good thread, I have a stocks and shares ISA I drip feed a small amount into every month, I nearly caved during early Covid as it dropped like a stone but it’s bounced back and it’s back to + 11% .:eyes:

[GiRTh]

Oh good thread, I have a stocks and shares ISA I drip feed a small amount into every month, I nearly caved during early Covid as it dropped like a stone but it’s bounced back and it’s back to + 11% .:eyes:Wow. Drinks are on Cherie. 11% :flutter: :flutter:

[Cherie]

Wow. Drinks are on Cherie. 11% :flutter: :flutter:

i don’t do anything it’s all in the hands of Nutmeg
.

[GiRTh]

i don’t do anything it’s all in the hands of Nutmeg
.They're really good. I was with them for a while but I wanted more control over the funds so ditched all the robo platforms. I'm with Vanguard. They're fees are the cheapest and their funds are used by Plum (definitely) and; (I think) Nutmeg use their funds too, but dont quote me on that :laugh:.

You should take a look at them.

https://www.vanguardinvestor.co.uk/

[Cherie]

They're really good. I was with them for a while but I wanted more control over the funds so ditched all the robo platforms. I'm with Vanguard. They're fees are the cheapest and their funds are used by Plum (definitely) and; (I think) Nutmeg use their funds too, but dont quote me on that :laugh:.

You should take a look at them.

https://www.vanguardinvestor.co.uk/


Will have a read tomorrow thanks!

[arista]

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[Mystic Mock]

Oh good thread, I have a stocks and shares ISA I drip feed a small amount into every month, I nearly caved during early Covid as it dropped like a stone but it’s bounced back and it’s back to + 11% .:eyes:

Well it's good news that it's bouncing back Cherie.:)

[GiRTh]

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/6B91/production/_113173572_ft.pngChinas control of the East Asian markets has always been troubling for investors.

[arista]

Chinas control of the East Asian markets has always been troubling for investors.


For sure
Girth.

[Cherie]

They're really good. I was with them for a while but I wanted more control over the funds so ditched all the robo platforms. I'm with Vanguard. They're fees are the cheapest and their funds are used by Plum (definitely) and; (I think) Nutmeg use their funds too, but dont quote me on that :laugh:.

You should take a look at them.

https://www.vanguardinvestor.co.uk/

I have had a read of this now, I would to pick my own funds D: not sure I would be up to it tbh :laugh:

I set my risk level at 7/10 and I was :omgno:

[Crimson Dynamo]

I have had a read of this now, I would to pick my own funds D: not sure I would be up to it tbh :laugh:



"The trick is not to learn to trust your gut feelings, but rather to discipline yourself to ignore them. Stand by your stocks as long as the fundamental story of the company hasn’t changed."

Peter Lynch, One Up On Wall Street: How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In

[Cherie]

"The trick is not to learn to trust your gut feelings, but rather to discipline yourself to ignore them. Stand by your stocks as long as the fundamental story of the company hasn’t changed."

Peter Lynch, One Up On Wall Street: How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In

That is very true actually

[GiRTh]

FTSE 100 Down 6,154.73-15.01 (-0.24%) **Latest price**

Poor start for the footsie. Whats going on with the UK markets?

[GiRTh]

I have had a read of this now, I would to pick my own funds D: not sure I would be up to it tbh :laugh:

I set my risk level at 7/10 and I was :omgno:LT's advise is pretty good.

[user104658]

FTSE 100 Down 6,154.73-15.01 (-0.24%) **Latest price**

Poor start for the footsie. Whats going on with the UK markets?

...36 areas are being considered ‘at risk’ and possibly days away from local lockdowns...

Havering

Wiltshire

Wandsworth

Gloucestershire

Ealing

Hammersmith and Fulham

Doncaster

Plymouth

Barking and Dagenham

Westminster

Milton Keynes

Wakefield

Haringey

Medway

Hounslow

Brent

Harrow

Kensington and Chelsea

Slough

Suffolk

Redbridge

Sandwell

Enfield

Tower Hamlets

York

Sunderland

Wigan

Windsor and Maidenhead

Leicester

Gateshead

Isle of Wight

Richmond upon Thames

Portsmouth

Redcar and Cleveland

Derbyshire

Walsall



...(...my own area in Suffolk being one of them...)...

Uncertainty, in short.

[GiRTh]

Well, yeah. When this is under control we have the small tiny matter of Brexit to think about. Now is not a good time to invest in the Uk. All indices were up yesterday except the footsie

[Nicky91]

i'd recommend you also following the CNN segment ''Quest means Business''

yes despite covid, he's still very much active there, but now more working from home

[GiRTh]

FTSE 100 - 6,186.00 +19.38 (+0.31%) **Latest Price**

Footies yo-yo-ing. From a fall of 40 points its finally climbing out of the cellar.

Next update at UK Market close 16.30 GMT

[GiRTh]

FTSE 100 - 6,157.96 −11.78 (-0.19%)

Good grief.

FTSE 250 - 17,189.43 +70.27 (+0.41%)

The next top 250 UK companies are dong fine.

UK markets closed

[arista]

i'd recommend you also following the CNN segment ''Quest means Business''

yes despite covid, he's still very much active there, but now more working from home


Also Live CNN HD Business 2PM (UK time)Mon-Fri

[GiRTh]

S&P 500 - 3,115.86+15.57 (+0.50%)

S&P up.

US Markets closed.

[arista]

USA Economy Created 4.8million Jobs in June.
Meanwhile, the massive USA Unemployed
are still getting their checks.

CNN HD Business Live

[The Slim Reaper]

USA Economy Created 4.8million Jobs in June.
Meanwhile, the massive USA Unemployed
are still getting their checks.

CNN HD Business Live

Aren't they people going back to work though? Pretty sure the average month growth is around 150-250k jobs, and that was the growth started by Obama that Trump has benefitted from.

[arista]

Trump is Live
Bigging up the Stock Market

[arista]

Aren't they people going back to work though? Pretty sure the average month growth is around 150-250k jobs, and that was the growth started by Obama that Trump has benefitted from.


Still, around 20million
being helped by Gov. funding

[Cherie]

Trump is Live
Bigging up the Stock Market

Girth will be delighted :laugh:

[James]

Has anyone ever dealt with American shares?

[GiRTh]

Has anyone ever dealt with American shares?Not much I mainly deal in indices.

[GiRTh]

FTSE 100 - 6,212.01 +53.23 (+0.86%)

Not quite closing price. Nice to see a good day for the footsie

[GiRTh]

Girth will be delighted :laugh:I watched it. lying thru his teeth about new jobs. Who cares though when its been a good day for all markets. :hee:

[GiRTh]

NASDAQ 10,207.63+53.00 (+0.52%)

Nas closes at a record high. :dance:

S&P 500 - 3,130.01+14.15 (+0.45%)

S&P looked like it was going to break out like the Nas. The rally slowed over the day.

Its been a good day boys and girls. :dance:

USA Markets closed

[arista]

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[GiRTh]

FTSE 100 - 6,157.30-83.06 (-1.33%)

:facepalm: We cant two decent days in a row. Looking for an uptick next week now pubs are open

[GiRTh]

S&P 500 - 3,130.01+14.15 (+0.45%)

Break even kind of day for USA markets.

USA markets closed

[GiRTh]

FTSE 100 - 6,275.72 +118.42 (+1.92%) *Latest*

Great start from the footsie. The uptick we expected by pubs opening ? :think:

[GiRTh]

FTSE 100 - 6,285.94 +128.64 (+2.09%)

Great day for the FTSE. Up a staggering 128 points in just one day. So crash coming soon eh?

[Cherie]

FTSE 100 - 6,285.94 +128.64 (+2.09%)

Great day for the FTSE. Up a staggering 128 points in just one day. So crash coming soon eh?

No movement in mine :oh:

So do you buy and sell your own?

[GiRTh]

No movement in mine :oh:

So do you buy and sell your own?Yes. Mine dont update tll about 11pm and the actual value doesnt change till gone midnight.

Its been good day all round, even far east is up.

[GiRTh]

S&P 500 Index, +3,179.71 +49.70 (1.59%)

Good day all round.

[Cherie]

Yes. Mine dont update tll about 11pm and the actual value doesnt change till gone midnight.

Its been good day all round, even far east is up.

That’s great :love:

[GiRTh]

Amazon stock over 3K a stock for the first time ever. LT will be happy.

[arista]

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[GiRTh]

FTSE 100 6193.65 -92.290 (-1.47%)

Basically lost everything it gained yesterday. :facepalm:

[GiRTh]

S&P 500 Index, 3,145.32 -34.40 (-1.08%)

See above.

[GiRTh]

FTSE 100 Index 6,156.16 −33.74 (-0.55%)

S&P 500 Index 3,169.96 +24.64 (+0.78%)

Nasdaq Composite 10,492.50 +148.61 (+1.44%)

Strange day. FTSE down, S&P up - Nothing new there but the Nasdaq closed at a record high.

[GiRTh]

0nLbjBfDY0MIf he's right then we're gonna be :dance:

[GiRTh]

S&P 500 Index, 3,169.94 +24.62 (+0.78%)

FTSE 100 Index 6,049.62 −106.54 (-1.73%)

Nasdaq Composite 10,547.75 +55.25 (+0.53%)

Very weird day, week so far in fact. FTSE down, S&P up and Nasdaq breaking records. Looks like the chancellors mini budget hasn't done jack to reassure the markets.

[GiRTh]

FTSE 100 posts triple digit loss as pandemic fears weigh (https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/923775/ftse-100-slowly-recovering-nasdaq-composite-hits-new-high-923775.html)

[GiRTh]

FTSE 100 Index - 6,095.41+45.79 (+0.76%) At close: 4:35PM BST

S&P 500 Index - 3,185.04+32.99 (+1.05%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

A roller coaster weeks ends with an uptick on both sides of the Atlantic

[GiRTh]

Coronavirus: Primark to reject £30m for returning furloughed staff to work (https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-primark-to-reject-30-m-in-bonuses-for-putting-furloughed-staff-back-to-work-140803539.html)

[GiRTh]

FTSE 100 6,176.19 +80.78 (+1.33%) At close: 4:35PM BST

S&P 500 3,155.22-29.82 (-0.94%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

A strange Monday for what we think is going to be a strange week.

[GiRTh]

S&P 500 - 3,197.52+42.30 (+1.34%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

FTSE 100 - 6,179.75+3.56 (+0.06%) At close: 4:35PM BST

Thought it was going to be a disaster today. I'll take the FTSE breaking even over the large losses any day.

[GiRTh]

S&P 500 - 3,226.56+29.04 (+0.91%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

FTSE 100 - 6,292.65+112.90 (+1.83%) At close: 4:35PM BST

Incredible day for the FTSE. Markets were optimistic after Moderna and Astra Zeneca announced progress in finding a Coronavirus vaccine.

FTSE 100 jumps amid hopes of a breakthrough covid vaccine from Oxford Uni and AstraZeneca (https://www.standard.co.uk/business/ftse-shares-huawei-covid-trump-astra-zeneca-a4498461.html)

Moderna Fires Up Covid Vaccine Race With Promising Early Results (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-14/moderna-vaccine-produced-antibodies-in-all-patients-tested)

[arista]

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[GiRTh]

FTSE 100 - 6,250.69-41.96 (-0.67%) At close: 4:35PM BST

S&P 500 - 3,215.57-10.99 (-0.34%) At close: 5:10PM EDT

Middling day. Down on both sides of the Atlantic after yesterdays amaxing gains. ITs a roller coaster.

[Cherie]

Slipped a bit 9.83%

[GiRTh]

FTSE 100 - 6,290.30+39.61 (+0.63%) At close: 4:35PM BST

S&P 500 - 3,224.73+9.16 (+0.28%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

What I thought was going to be a strange week and a possible crash has turned out with gains over the past two day. Theres usually a an uptick Monday morning anyway so things are looking up. Maybe the second crash everyone was predicting wont happen

[GiRTh]

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[GiRTh]

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Great vid. Warning - 40 minute video - Bill Ackman is one of the leading hedge fund managers in the world. Just prior to lock down he predicted the impact in a deal that turned $27 million in to $2.6 billion. If he's giving free advice people should listen

Billionaire Bill Ackman explains how he pulled off a deal described as 'the single best trade of all time' (https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/bill-ackman-explains-coronavirus-trade-single-best-all-time-podcast-2020-5-1029155100#)

EDIT: Just noticed this great breakdown in the comment

0:12 Bill Ackman
0:23 Lemonade Stand Example

Starting A Business (1:03)
1:17 Form A Corporation
• 1,000 shares of stock, Investor invests for 500 shares

2:18 The Balance Sheet
Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders Equity

3:08 Fixed Assets and Inventory

4:19 The Income Statement 4:38

5:49 Growing The Business

8:05 The Statement of Cash Flows (SOCF)

9:05 Evalutating Value
10:26 Equity Investor took more risk, e.g. Equity Investor made more returns on investment

11:08 Debt and Equity 11:58

13:06 Assessing Risk
13:40 Government Bonds (Low Risk investment)

14:53 Profiting As An Entrepreneur

17:34, 17:50 Valuation: Determining A Company’s Worth

19:33 Selling Shares, Board Of Directors
20:36 Benefit of IPO

21:03

21:39 Investing
22:59 Interest Returns
24:00 The Importance of Not Losing Investment Money (Avoid Losses)

24:53 Keys To Successful Investing

- Don’t Invest In Startups
+ Invest In Public Companies
+ Invest In businesses you understand how they make money
+ Invest at a reasonable price
+ Invest In a company that you can own forever

27:26 A business you can own forever
Coca Cola, McDonalds
28:58
• A product people need
• Unique
• Brand Loyalty
29:48
30:23 High barriers to entry
31:57 Low Reinvestment Cost

Controlled Company

33:26 Investing

34:41 The Psychology of Investing
35:45
1. Be Financially Secure
2. Don’t get spooked by short term fluctuation
3. Do your own work
4. Invest at a reasonable price

36:38
• Mutual Fund
38:05
• A Good Money Manager Can Explain What/Why They Invest In
+ Good Reputation
+ Value Approach
+ 5 Year Track Record
+ Consistent Approach
• Hedge Fund

40:25 Recapping

41:20 This is just an Introduction
42:27 Invest In Your Future

[arista]

Yes Girth He knows his stuff
but no he ain't getting 10 bucks a month
from me.

[GiRTh]

Yes Girth He knows his stuff
but no he ain't getting 10 bucks a month
from me.:joker:

Agree all those courses are a rip off. The vid is quite basic but for anyone who is completely clueless about finance its a great starting point.

[GiRTh]

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brilliant. He explains risk using the characters in Scooby Doo. Another great starter vid.

[GiRTh]

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The G.O.A.T. :worship:

[GiRTh]

S&p 500 - 3,251.84+27.11 (+0.84%) At close: 5:09PM EDT

FTSE 100 - 6,261.52-28.78 (-0.46%) At close: 4:35PM BST

[GiRTh]

FTSE 100 - 6,269.73+8.21 (+0.13%) At close: 4:35PM BST

S&P 500 - 3,257.30+5.46 (+0.17%) At close: 4:12PM EDT

Break even day.

[GiRTh]

S&P 500 - 3,276.02+18.72 (+0.57%) At close: 5:16PM EDT

FTSE 100 - 6,207.10-62.63 (-1.00%) At close: 4:35PM BST

Both indices yoyo-ing ATM

[James]

Since March, the share price of Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla has more than quadrupled to a market value of $290 billion.

Article about Tesla's stock price and the current state of the market -

'Tesla’s insane stock price makes sense in a market gone mad'
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-22/why-the-stock-market-is-so-high-and-tesla-even-higher

[Cherie]

Since March, the share price of Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla has more than quadrupled to a market value of $290 billion.

Article about Tesla's stock price and the current state of the market -

'Tesla’s insane stock price makes sense in a market gone mad'
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-22/why-the-stock-market-is-so-high-and-tesla-even-higher

wow

[The Slim Reaper]

Jeff Bezos' wealth increased by the largest single amount in history, when he got an extra $12.5 billion in a 24hr period.

[GiRTh]

S&P 500 - 3,235.66 -40.36 (-1.23%) As of 4:19PM EDT. Market open.

FTSE 100 - 6,211.44 +4.34 (+0.07%) At close: 4:35PM BST

Awful week. Marginal gains at most but not a crash by any means

[GiRTh]

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Boosts Bank of America Stake by About $813 Million (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/warren-buffett-berkshire-boosts-bank-124526217.html)

What is he up to?

Famously made the comment, that he's cautious when everyone is aggressive yet aggressive when everyone is cautious. His moves in the market since lockdown have most people curious.

[GiRTh]

Since March, the share price of Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla has more than quadrupled to a market value of $290 billion.

Article about Tesla's stock price and the current state of the market -

'Tesla’s insane stock price makes sense in a market gone mad'
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-22/why-the-stock-market-is-so-high-and-tesla-even-higher
Jeff Bezos' wealth increased by the largest single amount in history, when he got an extra $12.5 billion in a 24hr period.American billionaires got $434 billion richer during the pandemic (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/21/american-billionaires-got-434-billion-richer-during-the-pandemic.html)

[GiRTh]

DAX - 13,103.39 −0.86 (0.0066%)

Gonna start including the DAX in the nightly round up. Its nots the best gauge of the European markets but the FTSE plus the DAX is a reasonable gauge of the European markets overall trend. UK with the Germans. :joker:

[Cherie]

+ 10.35% is my financial news :dance:

[GiRTh]

Coronavirus: £421bn tax on property prices could fix UK budget hole (https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-treasury-capital-gains-tax-on-rising-house-prices-213030383.html)

[GiRTh]

Stocks sink amid rising US-China tensions (https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/stocks-european-markets-coronavirus-rising-us-china-tensions-ftse-dax-cac-080011145.html)

What is this idiot doing? All this crap affects the markets.

[Cherie]

Coronavirus: £421bn tax on property prices could fix UK budget hole (https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-treasury-capital-gains-tax-on-rising-house-prices-213030383.html)

This was suggested a few years back...it would stunt the market of moving up the ladder and downsizing, people would stay put

[GiRTh]

This was suggested a few years back...it would stunt the market of moving up the ladder and downsizing, people would stay putAgreed. It would only be something of a temporary fix and the long term cost would outweigh the short term gain.

[GiRTh]

FTSE 100 - 6,123.82 -87.62 (-1.41%) At close: 4:45PM BST

S&P 500 - 3,215.63 -20.03 (-0.62%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

DAX - 12,838.06 -265.33 (-2.02%) At close: 5:44PM CEST ***Main German index***

STOXX 600 - 367.29 -6.36 (-1.70%) At close: 5:50PM CEST ***Main European Index***

Horrible week that now makes me feel a crash is imminent. All four major US and Euro indices down at the same time. :sad:

EDIT:
IBEX 35 - 7,294.70 -90.20 (-1.22%) At close: 5:38PM CEST

CAC 40 - 4,956.43 -77.32 (-1.54%) At close: 6:05PM CEST

Major French and Spanish indices also down.

[arista]

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[GiRTh]

Which FTSE 100 firms have best withstood the coronavirus crisis? (https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2020/jul/24/ftse-100-best-withstood-coronavirus-crisis)

[GiRTh]

Martin Lewis' warning to everyone with a bank account in the UK (https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/martin-lewis-money-overdraft-warning-4362264)

[GiRTh]

UK on course for a V-shaped recovery, says Bank of England (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jun/30/uk-on-course-for-a-v-shaped-recovery-says-bank-of-england)

[GiRTh]

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[GiRTh]

My understanding of the credit score:

10% - Electoral role. Register to vote , it gives you stability and the credit scoring companies love stability.

15% - Recent hard searches. Avoid applying for too many accounts or credit in a short space of time. Don't upgrade your mobile phone then change your fuel supplier in the same month. Both count as hard searches, avoid too many hard searches

10% - Open accounts. Credit scorers like you to have accounts that have been open for years.

The two big ones:

30% - Past history. Get rid of every single bad debt you ever had and do it now. Greatly impacts the overall score. Also look for old associates or previous addresses that might be affecting your score.

35% - Credit Utilisation. The biggest one and there is still discussion as to how to work it. This where it like giving someone the keys to a big safe of money. Dont blame me if you go down the wrong road.

Basically, get as much credit as you can and hardly ever use it. Martin Lewis alluded to it in his vid but that is the perverse strategy. There are youtubers who boast they have tier 4 credit cards with 20- 30k limits but only ever use them for a couple of family lunches a month. Its very weird, quite dangerous imo but its how the system works. :shrug:

[GiRTh]

Economic fallout from pandemic will hit women hardest (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/24/economic-fallout-from-pandemic-will-hit-women-hardest)

[Ammi]

Economic fallout from pandemic will hit women hardest (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/24/economic-fallout-from-pandemic-will-hit-women-hardest)

...ughh you have to subscribe to read that article ...I was interested in why it would hit women harder...

[arista]

...ughh you have to subscribe to read that article ...I was interested in why it would hit women harder...


Next to Subscribe
Click "I'll Do It Later"

Then you can view the Guardian
for now

[Ammi]

Next to Subscribe
Click "I'll Do It Later"

Then you can view the Guardian
for now

...oh thank you, Arista, I didn’t know that...I’ll read the article now...:hug:..

[Ammi]

...mine doesn’t have ‘I’ll do it later’ option, it has ‘contribute’...

[Cherie]

I can't read it either but I would imagine it is due to women having more part time roles and working in the hospitality and tourism industry than men maybe?

[The Slim Reaper]

Ammi getting to grips with websites.

[The Slim Reaper]

Economic fallout from pandemic will hit women hardest


Even before the coronavirus pandemic, there were vast inequalities between men and women in the world of work. Despite chipping away at the glass ceiling over recent decades, in 2020 the gender pay gap still remains stubbornly high, while more men called Steve and Dave run FTSE 100 companies than women.

Four months from the launch of lockdown, and as Britain slips into the deepest recession for three centuries, it is increasingly clear the economic fallout from the pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on women.

Decades of progress – although very much incomplete – risk being unwound, in a crisis that has shone a light on a myriad of social and economic issues. Earlier this week the International Monetary Fund warned that if left unchecked, 30 years of gains for women’s economic opportunities could be erased, and called for governments around the world to take immediate action to prevent longer-term damage.


Business Today: sign up for a morning shot of financial news
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Working mothers in particular are bearing the brunt. Centuries of structural social convention have ensured the tasks of childcare and homeschooling are more likely to fall on their shoulders, while the demographics of employment in the worst hit sectors of the economy – such as hospitality and retail – mean women are more likely to lose their jobs.

Given the scale of the economic shock, the government’s economics forecaster, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), estimates that unemployment for both men and women will more than double by the end of this year to the highest levels since the 1980s.

The government is, however, preparing to scale back its emergency response to the economic shock from next month, as Boris Johnson attempts to secure a return to normality in time for Christmas, despite warnings over a second wave of Covid-19 infections and more job losses this winter.

To kickstart the recovery, billions of pounds in tax cuts and spending measures have been promised by the chancellor, Rishi Sunak. But experts say much of the money will miss the mark. The Women’s Budget Group argues much more investment in social infrastructure – including childcare and social care – is also required to stimulate growth.

Since the onset of the pandemic, as many as 9.5m jobs at 1.2m companies have been furloughed on the Treasury’s furlough scheme, which pays 80% of workers’ wages, up to £2,500 per month. A further 2.7 million claims have been made by the self-employed. Both schemes will, however, be closed by the end of October, with at least 10% of furloughed jobs expected to be made redundant.

Official figures show men are more likely to be furloughed, in part because women have typically continued working through the crisis in education, health and social care jobs – sectors where they are over represented. The TUC estimates that out of 9.8 million key workers putting their health at risk on the frontline, nearly two-thirds are women. However, as many as 2.6 million female key workers earn less than £10 an hour.

Before Covid-19, there were signs of progress towards a more balanced, modern workplace as the number of women in work surged to a record high, including record numbers of working mothers. Despite this, official figures show men still earn 17.8% more than women on average across the whole economy. The Fawcett Society estimates it would take 60 years to eradicate the gender pay gap on pre-crisis trends. But given the scale of the economic shock for women currently unfolding, it expects parity to be delayed by three decades until the year 2110.

As unemployment begins to rise, experts warn job losses are likely to be disproportionately felt by women, given their prominence in sectors hardest hit by the crisis – such as hospitality, leisure and retail. Globally, the International Labour Organization estimates that almost 510 million, or 40% of all employed women, work in the four most affected sectors, compared to 36.6% of men.

In Britain, young women in particular are overrepresented in these sectors: 36% compared with 25% of young men. Overall, 17% of women compared with 13% of men work in hospitality, leisure and retail, at a time when barely a week goes by without a big high street name announcing redundancies.

Combining these workforce demographics with longstanding social norms, experts believe mothers are one-and-a-half times more likely than fathers to have either lost their job or quit since lockdown began.


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Working mothers in traditional nuclear families have taken up a greater share of domestic work and childcare in the hours usually occupied by employment. What with juggling Zoom meetings, home-schooling and lunch times, mothers in two-parent households have been doing a third of the uninterrupted paid-work of fathers on average, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies. Mothers are doing two fewer hours of paid work each day than fathers, but two more hours of childcare and housework.

The closure of schools and nurseries further exacerbated the unequal distribution of unpaid care work before the pandemic. But experts warn these trends will persist when offices begin to reopen from 1 August, worsened by the anticipated closure of 10,000 childcare providers crushed by the coronavirus crisis.

“This will inevitably create a two-tier recovery with men getting back in to the labour market at a faster rate than women,” said Mary-Ann Stephenson, director of Women’s Budget Group. “If the government is committed to getting the workforce up and running, then care and women must be at the centre of any economic recovery plan.”

[Ammi]

....haha, I’ve actually got it up...I’m reading it now...(...I just need to get to grips with the reading thing...)...

[Ammi]

Economic fallout from pandemic will hit women hardest


Even before the coronavirus pandemic, there were vast inequalities between men and women in the world of work. Despite chipping away at the glass ceiling over recent decades, in 2020 the gender pay gap still remains stubbornly high, while more men called Steve and Dave run FTSE 100 companies than women.

Four months from the launch of lockdown, and as Britain slips into the deepest recession for three centuries, it is increasingly clear the economic fallout from the pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on women.

Decades of progress – although very much incomplete – risk being unwound, in a crisis that has shone a light on a myriad of social and economic issues. Earlier this week the International Monetary Fund warned that if left unchecked, 30 years of gains for women’s economic opportunities could be erased, and called for governments around the world to take immediate action to prevent longer-term damage.


Business Today: sign up for a morning shot of financial news
Read more
Working mothers in particular are bearing the brunt. Centuries of structural social convention have ensured the tasks of childcare and homeschooling are more likely to fall on their shoulders, while the demographics of employment in the worst hit sectors of the economy – such as hospitality and retail – mean women are more likely to lose their jobs.

Given the scale of the economic shock, the government’s economics forecaster, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), estimates that unemployment for both men and women will more than double by the end of this year to the highest levels since the 1980s.

The government is, however, preparing to scale back its emergency response to the economic shock from next month, as Boris Johnson attempts to secure a return to normality in time for Christmas, despite warnings over a second wave of Covid-19 infections and more job losses this winter.

To kickstart the recovery, billions of pounds in tax cuts and spending measures have been promised by the chancellor, Rishi Sunak. But experts say much of the money will miss the mark. The Women’s Budget Group argues much more investment in social infrastructure – including childcare and social care – is also required to stimulate growth.

Since the onset of the pandemic, as many as 9.5m jobs at 1.2m companies have been furloughed on the Treasury’s furlough scheme, which pays 80% of workers’ wages, up to £2,500 per month. A further 2.7 million claims have been made by the self-employed. Both schemes will, however, be closed by the end of October, with at least 10% of furloughed jobs expected to be made redundant.

Official figures show men are more likely to be furloughed, in part because women have typically continued working through the crisis in education, health and social care jobs – sectors where they are over represented. The TUC estimates that out of 9.8 million key workers putting their health at risk on the frontline, nearly two-thirds are women. However, as many as 2.6 million female key workers earn less than £10 an hour.

Before Covid-19, there were signs of progress towards a more balanced, modern workplace as the number of women in work surged to a record high, including record numbers of working mothers. Despite this, official figures show men still earn 17.8% more than women on average across the whole economy. The Fawcett Society estimates it would take 60 years to eradicate the gender pay gap on pre-crisis trends. But given the scale of the economic shock for women currently unfolding, it expects parity to be delayed by three decades until the year 2110.

As unemployment begins to rise, experts warn job losses are likely to be disproportionately felt by women, given their prominence in sectors hardest hit by the crisis – such as hospitality, leisure and retail. Globally, the International Labour Organization estimates that almost 510 million, or 40% of all employed women, work in the four most affected sectors, compared to 36.6% of men.

In Britain, young women in particular are overrepresented in these sectors: 36% compared with 25% of young men. Overall, 17% of women compared with 13% of men work in hospitality, leisure and retail, at a time when barely a week goes by without a big high street name announcing redundancies.

Combining these workforce demographics with longstanding social norms, experts believe mothers are one-and-a-half times more likely than fathers to have either lost their job or quit since lockdown began.


Sign up to the daily Business Today email or follow Guardian Business on Twitter at @BusinessDesk
Working mothers in traditional nuclear families have taken up a greater share of domestic work and childcare in the hours usually occupied by employment. What with juggling Zoom meetings, home-schooling and lunch times, mothers in two-parent households have been doing a third of the uninterrupted paid-work of fathers on average, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies. Mothers are doing two fewer hours of paid work each day than fathers, but two more hours of childcare and housework.

The closure of schools and nurseries further exacerbated the unequal distribution of unpaid care work before the pandemic. But experts warn these trends will persist when offices begin to reopen from 1 August, worsened by the anticipated closure of 10,000 childcare providers crushed by the coronavirus crisis.

“This will inevitably create a two-tier recovery with men getting back in to the labour market at a faster rate than women,” said Mary-Ann Stephenson, director of Women’s Budget Group. “If the government is committed to getting the workforce up and running, then care and women must be at the centre of any economic recovery plan.”

...oh, now It looks as though I didn’t get it up but I really did...I’ll read yours instead though as you’ve been so kind...:love:..

[Cherie]

I can't read it either but I would imagine it is due to women having more part time roles and working in the hospitality and tourism industry than men maybe?

I see I wasn't far off :hee:

[arista]

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[GiRTh]

FTSE 100 - 6,104.88 -18.94 (-0.31%) At close: 4:46PM BST

S&P 500 - 3,239.41 +23.78 (+0.74%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

STOXX 600 - 366.15 -1.14 (-0.31%) At close: 5:50PM CEST

Dax - 12,838.66 +0.60 (+0.00%) At close: 5:44PM CEST

Not a great start to the week. Only S&P and Dax risisng

[GiRTh]

Google to keep staff working from home until at least July 2021 (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/07/27/google-keep-staff-working-home-least-july-2021/)

[GiRTh]

Germany tops global leadership poll for third year in a row (https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/germany-tops-gallup-global-leadership-poll-third-year-140515418.html)

[GiRTh]

Coronavirus: UK economy 'might not recover until 2024 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53552494)

[GiRTh]

Firms with more female executives 'perform better' (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53548704)

[GiRTh]

Market Data (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/market-data)

[GiRTh]

o3tbZ5MbZwo

[arista]

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[GiRTh]

FTSE 100 - 6,129.26 +24.38 (+0.40%) At close: 4:35PM BST

DAX - 12,835.28 -3.38 (-0.03%) At close: 5:45PM CEST

STOXX 600 - 367.68 +1.53 (+0.42%) At close: 5:50PM CEST

S&P 500 - 3,218.44 -20.97 (-0.65%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

[GiRTh]

BBC Market Data (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/market-data)

[GiRTh]

Dax - 12,822.26 -13.02 (-0.10%) At close: 5:45PM CEST

STOXX 600 - 367.45 -0.23 (-0.06%) At close: 5:50PM CEST

S&P 500 - 3,258. 44+40.00 (+1.24%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

FTSE 100 - 6,131.46 +2.20 (+0.04%) At close: 4:35PM BST

[GiRTh]

vzCl3vE8HrA

This idiots gonna crash the markets. Been a horrific day so far, I barely want to look.

[GiRTh]

DAX - 12,379.65 -442.61 (-3.45%) At close: 5:44PM CEST

STOXX 600 - 359.52 -7.93 (-2.16%) At close: 5:50PM CEST

S&P 500 - 3,246.22 -12.22 (-0.38%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

FTSE 100 - 5,989.99 -141.47 (-2.31%) At close: 4:35PM BST

A horror show of a day. Can we call this a crash? Not quite March or mid June but Mini-crash definitely.

THE FTSE at under 6000 for 1st time since May.

[GiRTh]

BBC Market data (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/market-data)

The easiest summary ever - everything's down. :facepalm:

[arista]

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[GiRTh]

S&P 500 - 3,271.12 +24.90 (+0.77%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

DAX - 12,313.36 -66.29 (-0.54%) At close: 5:45PM CEST

STOXX 600 - 356.33 -3.19 (-0.89%) At close: 5:50PM CEST

FTSE 100 - 5,897.76 -92.23 (-1.54%) At close: 4:45PM BST

Another horrible day. Only the S&P showing any life. FTSE lost almost 200 points in two days. It's going to take ages to get back to where it was. This happened in May so hopefully the bounce back will be a strong as in May too.

[GiRTh]

NatWest 'completely prepared' for no deal Brexit (https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/natwest-brexit-no-deal-hard-brexit-alison-rose-101828562.html)

Alot more companies will have to adopt this attitude.

Awful bank. Out of all of them I rate them the worst. Setting up payments is just too difficult. I wouldnt recommend them.

[GiRTh]

DAX - 12,646.98 +333.62 (+2.71%) At close: 5:44PM CEST

STOXX 600 - 363.64 +7.31 (+2.05%) At close: 5:50PM CEST

S&P 500 - 3,294.61 +23.49 (+0.72%) At close: 4:54PM EDT

FTSE 100 - 6,032.85 +135.09 (+2.29%) At close: 4:35PM BST
After last weeks mini crash we'r back to where we were. Incredible day for the FTSE, +2.29% increase in one day is amazing

[GiRTh]

DAX - 12,600.87 -46.11 (-0.36%) At close: 5:44PM CEST

STOXX 600 - 363.39 -0.25 (-0.07%) At close: 5:50PM CEST

S&P 500 - 3,306.51 +11.90 (+0.36%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

FTSE 100 - 6,036.00 +3.15 (+0.05%) At close: 4:35PM BST

Slight gains overall

[GiRTh]

BBC Market data (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/market-data)
Haven't been able to update recently , work is getting busy. Yo-yo-ing at the moments in all markets over the globe

[GiRTh]

BBC Market data (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/market-data):fist:

[GiRTh]

BBC Market data (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/market-data)
Haven't been able to update recently , work is getting busy. Yo-yo-ing at the moments in all markets over the globe

[GiRTh]

DAX - 12,687.53 +12.65 (+0.10%) At close: 5:44PM CEST

S&P 500 - 3,360.47 +9.19 (+0.27%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

STOXX 600 -364.65 +1.10 (+0.30%) At close: 5:50PM CEST

FTSE 100 - 6,050.59 +18.41 (+0.31%) At close: 4:35PM BST

Margin gains for Monday

[arista]

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[arista]

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[GiRTh]

DAX - 12,946.89 +259.36 (+2.04%) At close: 5:44PM CEST

STOXX 600 - 370.76 +6.11 (+1.68%) At close: 5:50PM CEST

S&P 500 - 3,333.69 -26.78 (-0.80%) At close: 5:08PM EDT

FTSE 100 - 6,154.34 +103.75 (+1.71%) At close: 4:35PM BST

ALl major euro indices with big gains. FTSE was +153 points at one point. USA markets holding.

[arista]

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[Cherie]

my update 10.40% :dance:

[GiRTh]

DAX - 13,058.63 +111.74 (+0.86%) At close: 5:44PM CEST

STOXX 600 -374.88 +4.12 (+1.11%) At close: 5:50PM CEST

S&P 500 - 3,380.35 +46.66 (+1.40%) At close: 5:10PM EDT

FTSE 100 -6,280.12 +125.78 (+2.04%) At close: 4:45PM BST

Second good day in a row. FTSE up 2% in one day :dance:

[GiRTh]

DAX 12,993.71 -64.92 (-0.50%) At close: 5:44PM CEST

STOXX 600 372.53 -2.35 (-0.63%) At close: 5:50PM CEST

S&P 500 3,373.43 -6.92 (-0.20%) At close: 4:20PM EDT

FTSE 100 6,185.62 -94.50 (-1.50%) At close: 4:35PM BST

[GiRTh]

DAX - 12,920.66 +19.32 (+0.15%) At close: 5:45PM CEST

STOXX 600 - 369.26 +1.19 (+0.32%) At close: 5:50PM CEST

S&P 500 - 3,385.69 +12.84 (+0.38%) As of 2:24PM EDT.

FTSE 100 - 6,127.44 +37.40 (+0.61%) At close: 4:35PM BST

Up tick on a Monday

[Cherie]

Holding at 10.42%

[GiRTh]

Havent posted in ages but had to today. Theres been a crash. No one knows why on a random Thursday in September there's been huge sell off.

Market Data (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/market-data)

Everything is down across the globe.

[GiRTh]

Sell-off on Wall Street hits European stocks (https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-report-3-september-ftse-cac-40-dax-sp-500-dow-jones-nasdaq-073603564.html)

[Cherie]

Holding at 10.71 despite that massive correction earlier in the week

How are you getting on Girth?

[GiRTh]

Mines holding at the same rate it was about two weeks ago. The sudden crashes and sell off havent affected me much. I'll be happier when Donnies gone and theres more stability in the US and of course BRexit is always going to be a problem but at the moment I cant complain.

[Cherie]

Mines holding at the same rate it was about two weeks ago. The sudden crashes and sell off havent affected me much. I'll be happier when Donnies gone and theres more stability in the US and of course BRexit is always going to be a problem but at the moment I cant complain.

super

[GiRTh]

DAX - 13,217.67 +24.01 (+0.18%) At close: 5:44PM CEST

STOXX 600 - 370.96 +2.45 (+0.66%) At close: 5:50PM CEST

S&P 500 - 3,401.20 +17.66 (+0.52%) At close: 5:06PM EDT

FTSE 100 - 6,105.54 +79.29 (+1.32%) At close: 4:35PM BST

Since the last update markets are still doing well. How?

[GiRTh]

UK economic recovery 'fading' even before new coronavirus restrictions (https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-pmi-manufacturing-services-uk-economy-084515393.html)

[arista]

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[arista]

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[arista]

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[Cherie]

11.4% :dance:

[arista]

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[arista]

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[GiRTh]

Market Data (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/market-data)

Unbelievable day in the markets. Cant wait to take a look tonight

[arista]

Yes the Vaccine (USA one)changed it all.

[Cherie]

13.58% today thank you vaccine :laugh:

[arista]

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[GiRTh]

Market data (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/market-data)

Another great day. It was even better at one point with the FTSE up over 160 at about 2 in the afternoon. Cant wait to take a look tonight. I was getting 12.2 percent this morning and surely that going to go up.

[arista]

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[Cherie]

14.68% :dance:

[arista]

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[arista]

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[arista]

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[arista]

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[bots]

i think we witnessed a Biden bounce today

[arista]

i think we witnessed a Biden bounce today


No, its the Vaccines all 3 of them.

[Cherie]

15% :shocked:

how are you getting on Girth

[arista]

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[arista]

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Very Large FT

VAT for UBER?

[arista]

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[Cherie]

17.78% ..market jump due to EU deal

[Alf]

Invest in Gold.

[arista]

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[GiRTh]

Market data (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/market-data)

What a day. FTSE up by 3.47% in ONE DAY. Crash coming, of course, but I'll be looking at my investments at 1am with a big **** eating grin on my face. Its been a great day for some of us :laugh:

[GiRTh]

15% :shocked:

how are you getting on GirthSorry Cherie, didn't see this.

Currently getting 16.11% on my investment ISA and 11.03% on my pension and, hopefully, thru the 1st quarter..:dance::dance::dance:

[Cherie]

Sorry Cherie, didn't see this.

Currently getting 16.11% on my investment ISA and 11.03% on my pension and, hopefully, thru the 1st quarter..:dance::dance::dance:

amazing, well done!

[Cherie]

18.7% today

[arista]

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[arista]

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[GiRTh]

Tech sell-off on Wall Street unsettles European markets (https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-report-25-february-ftse-cac-dax-sp500-dow-jones-nasdaq-082752202.html)

[Cherie]

Tech sell-off on Wall Street unsettles European markets (https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-report-25-february-ftse-cac-dax-sp500-dow-jones-nasdaq-082752202.html)

Is this bad for us Girth :worry: - checks Nutmeg

[GiRTh]

Is this bad for us Girth :worry: - checks NutmegI hope not but I think its cause for concern.

Since Biden was elected there have been peaks and troughs but still an underlying trend up. Boris' announcement the other day did little for the markets. I want to get to shops opening for the inevitable uptick in the markets. I'm very dubious about night clubs opening and general hospitality going back to normal but if that happens then we're in for a good year.

[arista]

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[Cherie]

18.7% today

0.27% return today :laugh:

I mean...