ANYONE KNOW WHY THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND IS SHOWING A SHARE PRICE AROUND THE 6.59 MARK WHEN IT WAS 18.00 OR SO THE OTHER WEEK OR AM I GOING STRANGE?????????????

where in siberia, maddoctor? its a huge area.....west siberia alone is bigger than france, spain etc put together...........if u go to surgut, u will find they have great roads which are better than anything in uk

71.7p v 71p, lol.......is that how bad this is as people quibbling over 0.7p

i agree with vince cable in that main bosses or boards should be sacked.
i'd like to see hornby put in jail for life

you r getting close.

i'd prefer andy hornby to be put in a jail similar to that where putin sent khordorovsky in russia.......that will take the stupid smile off his face after he gets his 2 million quid in shares. i think he's a rent boy anyway by the looks of him.

if we get another week of this next week in markets, then communism wont be far off........most companies aint worth much.......even so called major shares have basic sp values.

this is getting too cheap now any chance we see another Energis or marconi with RBS?

It will be sorted don't know where, don't know when (As the Vera Lynn song goes)
but fear not it will be sorted.

Everybody is worried, but I am sure we will look back and think what a fantastic buying oppertunity.

I find it hard to buy now, but I am buying because I feel as fast as some SP will go back up very fast and you could find yourself left behind.

If it is the end of the world as the media predict, you will not need your cash, so spend it now and get in on the best entry oppertunity in the last 25 years.

clubman .... you are absolutely right in principle, but whether now is the right time to buy is indeed a moot point .... i guess if you have plenty of spare funds to lock away, you could indeed be laughing in 12/18 months, and that applies to all the UK major banks, though i think i would avoid both LLOY and HBOS for the moment until it is clear(er) what is going to happen with that merger

Correct cynic. I should have included that for me financial shares are out for now.

I concentrate on Companies that have been much oversold due to the recent panic sell off. Autonomy is one I invest in a big way. Has dropped off 28% in the last few weeks, but gains large contracts monthly if not weekly in some cases.

Wednesday 15/10/08 quarter report looks like being well ahead of estimates lets hope the market starts buying.

have not followed Autonomy for several years so have completely lost trcak of it and its performance

peeyam:


yes.

I have bought 3 blue chip co's over the last 2 weeks but not the banks, I agree with posts 429 & 430, fundamentals are taking a back seat atm but when they come to the fore as they surely will, the speed of the upturn may well leave the current valuations well behind. My timescale is up to 2 to 3 years. Good luck all and don't panic.
2517

15 bills is required...


thats a ri of 25p.

Your previous prediction from can't remember how lonf ago looks on the cards here.

I also think 25p and that will be time to buy.

Britain will launch its biggest retail bank rescue on Monday when the four largest, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and Barclays, ask for a combined 35 billion pound lifeline, the Sunday Times reported.

there is a much more in the report on Reuters and it does not make comfortable reading

I agree poo bear 25p is probably the low.

Buying opportunity on Monday

Good that RBS now has funds with share holders benifiting

If 25p occurs, I'm buying in bulk

Government to announce co controlling interest tomorrow before market open.

So here is your chance to buy in bulk!

government will be taking over power companies and other industries in time to come.........this is political change about to happen un-seen for decades.
private companies in years to come will be state owned.

they should nationalise oil and gas companies too