Royal Bank Of Scotland Share Discussion Threads

[leedskier] 08/5/2013 06:11

Sir Alex Ferguson's future as Manchester United manager was shrouded in doubt on Tuesday evening, with sources claiming there would be a statement about his position and that the squad had been told to expect an announcement.

Some of the United players were at a golf day on Tuesday near Altrincham, where they played against members of the coaching staff and, according to sources close to some of the players, were told to prepare to receive news about their 71-year-old manager.

The club's press department could not be reached to confirm or deny the story despite continued efforts to contact it. Ferguson, though, is expected at Chester Races on Wednesday for a planned day out with some United players.

Late on Tuesday evening no statement had been issued by United. Due to the club's flotation on the New York Stock Exchange, any uncertainty about the figure who is British football's most successful manager would have to be addressed immediately to appease investors and stave off a potential fall in valuation.

[leedskier] 08/5/2013 05:41

David Cameron will today make his most concerted effort yet to prevent a stampede of his core vote to Ukip by unveiling measures to stem the flow of EU migrants to Britain, including imposing fines on private landlords if they do not check the immigration status of their tenants.

Landlords will face fines of thousands of pounds under proposals due to be unveiled in the Queen's speech today.

The political centrepiece of Cameron's third Queen's speech will be a promise to restrict EU migrants' access to jobseeker's allowance to six months, issue new guidance to local authorities to give priority to local people in social housing, and place new responsibilities on EU member states to pay if their citizens use the NHS.

There will also be tougher fines on businesses that use illegal labour.

The six-month restriction to jobseeker's allowance will apply to all EU nationals who are not actively seeking work and cannot show that they have a genuine chance of getting work.

Cameron will introduce a new residence test requiring most individuals to be lawfully resident in the UK for at least 12 months before they gain access to civil legal aid. But the measures, designed to slow the flow of workers to the UK, come only a day before new EU commission proposals designed to make it easier for EU citizens to work anywhere in the EU.

[leedskier] 08/5/2013 05:32

Breaking news
Wednesday May 08 2013


China trade growth accelerates in April

Chinese export and import growth accelerated in April, an apparent indication of strength in the economy but one that also raises questions about the quality of the data.

Exports increased 14.7 per cent in April from a year earlier, speeding up from a 10 per cent pace in March and topping most forecasts. Imports rose 16.8 per cent in April from a year earlier, up from a 14.1 per cent rise in March and also surpassing expectations.

That left China with an $18.2bn surplus on the month, rebounding from a slight deficit in March.

[shaws37] 07/5/2013 17:39

Up tomorrow chaps ?

[shammytime] 07/5/2013 16:02

This stock stinks. If we don't hit 295 tomorrow, I will be extremely cross

[shaws37] 07/5/2013 15:47

fastest finger......

[highland terrier] 07/5/2013 15:46

AVATAR,

I beat you by a fraction, :-)

[shaws37] 07/5/2013 15:46

footsie is as bent as julian clary

[avatar333] 07/5/2013 15:44

RBS 'A NEW THREAD II' - RBS

leedskier - 30 Apr 2013 - 14:16:04 - 108947 of 109289

Which brings me nicely to an announcement ...

I was reading the BB for MML this morning and noted that chipperfrd, who has been posting on ADVFN since 2001, is taking a long summer break ... not from his shares, but from ADVFN ... beginning next week.

I also intend to take a complete break from posting and probably from this weekend.

[highland terrier] 07/5/2013 15:44

leeds is stopping posting as he feels the footsie is crooked,also he wants to get out in the sun, i don't know if he will still post first thing in the morning as he did this morning.

[fewdollarsmore] 07/5/2013 15:42

Did they hack the newsroom again...

[shaws37] 07/5/2013 15:40

Just wondering if we should call out search and rescue to look for leedskier. He's gone AWOL. ;)

[shaws37] 07/5/2013 15:34

no idea from there tbh, HT

I'm just hoping the market takes us up :)

[highland terrier] 07/5/2013 15:32

If it fills the small gap were would it head to next.

[shaws37] 07/5/2013 15:28

once share price hits 301.3p then small gap filled.

[smurfy2001] 07/5/2013 15:20

Probably the smack down from DOW 15K

[shaws37] 07/5/2013 15:14

what's spooked the market, rbs was 2p in the blue, not that + in the red

[ramco] 07/5/2013 15:07

Dope...lol...;

[gcom2] 07/5/2013 14:56

29p in old money laugable. was 55p old money 2 years after the credit crunch. will double from this price before long.

[dope007] 07/5/2013 14:48

Ramco stop it. Noone is allowed to mention France on its way down the toilet. Just talk about Germany ;) Keep the rally going

[ramco] 07/5/2013 14:24

Market preview: Stocks look to extend their rally, lifted by strong gains in Europe and Japan; S&P benchmark +0.2%. The Nikkei closed at its highest since June 2008, as trading returned after a four-day weekend. Also, Australia's central bank joined the global liquidity club after making a surprise quarter-point rate cut to its policy cash rate. Still ahead: consumer credit.