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[ianwwwhite] 28/1/2019 10:27

Good morning DD,

I don't think it was all about the wall, despite what they say, there are wider considerations, not least the eroding/chipping away of Trump's support base by the Democrats, and effectively a power struggle between the Demo and Rep parties.

Next years election preliminaries have already started ... more to come?

[discodave4] 28/1/2019 09:30

Good morning bracke.The US shutdown allegedly cost $6bn, the Tango man wants $5.7bn funding for his wall........go figure!, lol.

[bracke] 27/1/2019 13:19

Good day Disco

Whether he gets the $ or not he will declare it a victory!

It's ironic that as the chances of a Brexit deal appear to be increasing the £/$ rises, which lowers the FTSE. From an AHT perspective it depends which of the event outcomes it deems are the most important....even if it isn't!

[discodave4] 25/1/2019 20:37

Good evening bracke,The Tango man may not get his wall funds though.

[bracke] 25/1/2019 17:13

Good day disco

You may be lucky and Mr Trump may come to an agreement with the Chinese this weekend but then there is Brexit........groan.

[discodave4] 25/1/2019 16:17

Hi bracke,Naaa, can't do that, next stop £20+.......can taste it now! :)

[bracke] 25/1/2019 15:16

Gap to the upside filled. Just has to drop back to fill the gap at 1870.

[ianwwwhite] 25/1/2019 13:31

Good luck with that one! :-)

[discodave4] 25/1/2019 12:01

Hi Ian,It has to break £20 as bracke then buys me a pint!.....so needs to get a move on.DD

[ianwwwhite] 25/1/2019 09:32

Hi DD,

From a brokers market roundup yesterday:
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'Equipment rental firm Ashtead gained following well-received earnings from US peer United Rentals overnight'
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Give it time?

[discodave4] 24/1/2019 18:59

Perhaps nothing then!

[discodave4] 24/1/2019 14:27

Bloody gaps!. ?Let's see what those across the pond do for us today following the URI rise.

[bracke] 24/1/2019 13:05

Yesterday filled one gap but opened up another....such is life.

[discodave4] 23/1/2019 23:07

Thanks SMCN.

[smcni1968] 23/1/2019 22:48

• United Rentals (NYSE:URI): Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $4.85 beats by $0.01; GAAP EPS of $3.80 misses by $0.52.• Revenue of $2.31B (+20.3% Y/Y) beats by $90M.

[discodave4] 23/1/2019 22:12

Ian / Smcn Beat me to it, URI down 1.9% in normal hours but up 6.1% after hours. HTTPS://seekingalpha.com/news/3425358-united-rentals-rides-higher-earningsSo a beat on revenue but not too certain on eps as cannot remember the forecast.Could do with a bounce back tomorrow.

[smcni1968] 23/1/2019 21:36

up 6% in aftermarket

[smcni1968] 23/1/2019 21:35

URI reaffirmed their guidance

[ianwwwhite] 23/1/2019 18:03

Whoops another minor palindrome captured, 56365!

[ianwwwhite] 23/1/2019 17:40

Evening bracke, I see that after a scramble, we finished at 1870 - well done e_guru!

In the meantime, URI is down a further 2.7% at 115 as I type, it will be interesting to see what impact tonight's URI results have tomorrow.

It seems like we are swimming against the tide at present..

In the meantime I notice that the pound has strengthened significantly, currently US$1.3066, Euro 1.1469 - have the odds shortened on a brexit deal?

[bracke] 23/1/2019 11:04

Good day ian

There was previously strong support at 1885 but it may go to 1870.

[ianwwwhite] 22/1/2019 18:22

Hi bracke,

Yes I noticed the omission as well, not sure what criteria they are using.

I suspect the DOW will continue to bear down on URI (currently down 4% @ 118.44) and AHT will follow suit irrespective of the results. (IMHO).

Nevertheless, we have made substantial progress since the lows of December, so if we can continue to hold above 1900 for the time being,I would be quite happy. Next AHT results (Q3) are due early March.

[bracke] 22/1/2019 17:16

Good day ian

In the final paragraph of the second link URI competitors were named, Sunbelt not included?

In the meantime the DOW is having a down day. If the fall remains it will be interesting to see which has the greater affect on AHT; fallen DOW or URI results.

[ianwwwhite] 22/1/2019 17:04

Good afternoon bracke,

Thanks for the links, most interesting..