Royal Bank Of Scotland Share Discussion Threads

[jazza] 23/4/2013 22:53

Amazing technology, Leeds.

Graphene promises to be a wonder-material.

[leedskier] 23/4/2013 22:45

GRPH does not make mobiles, but Nokia and Samsung intend to. This is the new market Apple has to keep up with.

[jazza] 23/4/2013 22:24

Wowsers..

"Apple plans to return $100 billion of cash to shareholders by the end of 2015. It is increasing its share repurchase program to $60 billion from $10 billion and also increased its quarterly dividend by 15%."

[dope007] 23/4/2013 21:50

Big forcast downgrade from Apple. Futures still rise and Apple up nearly 5% after hours - Nuts

[leedskier] 23/4/2013 20:28

The twitter hack is unbelievable but fun ;

[leedskier] 23/4/2013 20:24

Breaking news
Tuesday April 23 2013

ENRC chairman quits embattled miner
Mehmet Dalman has resigned from the chairmanship of Eurasian Natural Resources Corp, further damaging the credibility of the embattled FTSE 100 miner, which has been hit by a string of employee exits and investor worries over its corporate governance

[whatgoesupcomesdown] 23/4/2013 19:44

Probably thishttp://reut.rs/10aErJt

[dope007] 23/4/2013 19:38

Associated Press twitter account gets hacked. Story released saying 2 explosions at White House and Obama injured. Markets went mental, DJ moved 150 in seconds

[whatgoesupcomesdown] 23/4/2013 19:37

Unlikely since the ftse and Dow were affected. It'll have to be pretty fat fingers. Some news at 6 spooked momentarily.

[fewdollarsmore] 23/4/2013 18:55

Fat finger moment at 6ish!!!

[speedy] 23/4/2013 16:55

Ireland, banks and mortgages . . .



"At the same time, the commitment to remove legal impediments to the recovery of loan collateral as a last resort will, once implemented, help to restore a properly functioning mortgage market."

First they came for the junior bondholders, then the pensioners, now the
mortgage holders, ... can it be long ere the depositors feel the scythe?

[ramco] 23/4/2013 15:29

The paywall of The New York Times (NYT +1.1%) shows a few cracks as the company announces it will offer unlimited access to video content on its website and through mobile devices regardless of the subscription status of visitors. One of the long-term plans for the company is to build franchises around brands associated with its flagship paper.

[ramco] 23/4/2013 15:28

Stocks continue higher, SPY +0.9% as Europe soars (FEZ +2%) following economic data (there, here, and in China) that on balance was pretty weak. Leading the gains in the states is the banking sector - XLF +1.3% - following a big upgrade for Bank of America (up 3%)....;

[ramco] 23/4/2013 15:27

BP says it plans to invest more than 5B rand ($540M) in South Africa and Mozambique over the next five years, with about half earmarked to upgrade the refinery it shares with Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) in Durban. BP says the investment is a sign of faith in the South African government's ability to overcome daunting challenges of unemployment (officially ~25%) and slowing economic growth.

[avatar333] 23/4/2013 15:27

Thanks, lol short killer.

[lol short killer] 23/4/2013 15:26

What happened today?

H7N9: 108 22


lol

[ramco] 23/4/2013 15:20

FedEX (FDX -0.3%) launches a new customizable delivery service which can be accessed through a variety of digital platforms. As part of the initiative, the company will charge customers $5 to reschedule a delivery date or location and tack on a $10 fee to request a 2-hour delivery window.