Olympic will help also UK econmey.

I don't think so , we will be lucky to break even with the cost of the Olympics

Insn't this sp alread got the bad-news factored-in . . . . It's close to the price of many lesser co's who have almost zero chance of making it Big.

I bought a few at sub-30p - I expect in 2-3 yrs it will be higher, with decent Management (ie when this clutch of Josking Jokers are Disposed).

Wash my Mouth!

Olympic may break even or be positive, but the growth will be stimulated as a result and also foreign money starts to come.

So far was only expenditure by the UK.

are you posting about the druggie olympics beause that is what it is

at 8.10 i added 28840 more shares now have 690.000

the reason i have added to lots now .

is that my info has told me that they are going to solve the euproblems once and for
all and the uk will be putting money into it .
IT IS TIME TO BUY STOCKS .
big rise coming you have now been told

funds are going to move in and buy banks

the uk to agree to putting billions in to rescue.
its a done deal

i am going to sell alot before close

done sold over 300000.

I will hold for long term. The situation in the US and Asia is good. EU will stay the same, but UK will improve IMO.

I have some bought 50+p

Why has it taken so long!

Lloyds bank 'may claw back former boss's 1.4m bonus'

Lloyds Banking Group is looking to "claw back" up to half of the 1.45m bonus it awarded to its former chief executive, it has been reported.

The Telegraph says lawyers have told Eric Daniels and other senior executives that it is considering withholding part of their bonuses.

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200 billion to be pumped in to eu banks from imf

not a sign of the useless ceo but he is still fit to sell stocks filling is pockets .
the latest news lloks like lloys needs every penny it can get

Broker note from Macquarie:
Lloyds (Upgrade to Outperform from Neutral; reduce TP to 39p from 44p)
The exposure to high-risk property is well documented and knocks 19p off the target price in this review. However with (i) the shares down over 60% year-to date; (ii) the shares trading on only 0.4x 2011 tangible book; and (iii) substantial super normal provisions already forecast for 2011-13, we think that Lloyds price more than reflects the current risks. We upgrade the shares to Outperform and add the shares to our Banks Conviction Outperform list.

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Lloyds decision on Antonio Horta-Osorio next week



{ Harry Wilson, 18:36, Thursday 8 December 2011

Lloyds Banking Group (LSE: LLOY.L - news) will decide next week whether its chief executive is well enough to return to work after stepping down from the job last month due to "extreme fatigue".

Antonio Horta-Osorio, the bank's Portuguese chief executive, has been meeting one-to-one with board members to make clear his desire to return ahead of the board meeting next Thursday.

An independent medical expert has been engaged by the bank to monitor Mr Horta-Osorio's progress since he took a temporary leave of absence and will produce a report for the board outlining whether the 47 year-old banker is well enough to continue in the job.

Those to have met with Mr Horta-Osorio include the bank's acting chief executive Tim Tookey who is set to leave in February, as well as senior non-executive directors such as former Barclays (LSE: BARC.L - news) banker David Roberts, who will take over as acting chief executive if the board decides that Mr Horta-Osorio is not well enough to return.

Representatives of UK Financial Investments, which holds the taxpayers' 41pc stake in Lloyds, have been asked for their views on Mr Horta-Osorio's fitness to run the bank, along with other major investors in the bank and senior Treasury officials.

The Thursday board meeting will also see Lloyds make a decision on whether to push ahead with the sale of 632 branches to the Co-operative Group or new banking start up NBNK, or to pursue a flotation of the business.

Mr Horta-Osorio was understood to have favoured a private sale of the business against opposition from some of his senior executives. The Government is keen to off-load its exposure to the banking sector as quickly as possible.

Reputable international banks like Lloyds win the market from weaker banks in Europe.

23 out of 27 agree, who are the four?

UK & ????