Barclays Share Discussion Threads

[smurfy2001] 28/11/2024 19:16

Analysts are still very bullish over Barclays, putting out one of the strongest ‘buy’ ratings I can see on the FTSE 100 right now.

We’re looking at a forecast price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 7.5 this year, dropping to 5.5 by 2026 if forecasts come good. And if they do, the current price target could turn out to look somewhat unambitious.

[johnwise] 28/11/2024 16:24

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“Companies Will DIE” | Labour Policies ‘Fatal’ For British Businesses

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"Government wrecking Car industry"

[johnwise] 28/11/2024 15:58

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Big News from Reform

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[stonedyou] 28/11/2024 12:37

Russian troops wipe out US-made anti-drone system – MOD (VIDEO)

An air defense missile system mounted on a Humvee armored combat vehicle was reportedly engaged in Ukraine’s Nikolaev Region

A Russian drone attack has destroyed a Ukrainian military pickup truck carrying a US-made short-range air defense system, according to a video released on Thursday by the Defense Ministry in Moscow.

The engagement took place near the city of Ochakov in Ukraine’s southern Nikolaev Region, the ministry reported in a statement. A Russian first-person-view drone was used to strike a Humvee armored vehicle carrying an APKWS II system operated by Ukrainian special operations forces, it added.

APKWS II – which stands for AGR-20 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System – is a conversion of Hydra 70 unguided rockets which adds laser guidance to the projectiles. The rockets have a reported range of up to 14km, but the guided version is designed to be shot at targets within the 1km to 5km range.

The version destroyed in Nikolaev appears to be the Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment (VAMPIRE). The system was developed by the US defense contractor L3Harris and includes a rocket launcher with four tubes and a mast-mounted sensor ball, complete with a self-contained power source.

The kit can be mounted on a flatbed truck to turn the vehicle into a mobile platform that gives special operations and light forces the ability to engage targets beyond the normal range of their weapons, according to the producer.

The Pentagon first supplied such weapons to Ukraine as part of a $3 billion aid package announced in August 2022. The stated goal was to counter larger Russian drones.

[stonedyou] 28/11/2024 12:34

This means war with NATO: Are US Tomahawk missiles coming to Ukraine?

The NATO Parliamentary Assembly must know its call to supply Kiev with medium-range missiles would provoke a direct war with Russia

By Ilya Kramnik, military analyst, expert at the Russian International Affairs Council and researcher at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations

The NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s resolution on Wednesday calling for Ukraine to be supplied with medium-range missiles — defined by the now-defunct INF Treaty as those with ranges between 1,000 and 5,500 kilometers — is a significant development, though not a final decision by the bloc or any national government.

If such a decision is made, the options for providing these missiles to Ukraine remain limited. The only readily available medium-range missile system in the West is the US-made Tomahawk, a weapon that has already been used in various global conflicts.

Currently, the only ground-based launcher systems capable of firing these missiles are the Mk 70 and the MRC Typhon, both based on the Mk 41 shipborne launching system, with only minor operational differences between them.

But will these systems be transferred to Ukraine? The likely goal of America’s Biden administration needs careful consideration. The aim cannot be to decisively end the war in Ukraine, as the existing stock of Tomahawks is insufficient to achieve that objective.

Even with a few dozen Tomahawks potentially being transferred to Kiev, such an action would lead to a significant escalation, likely provoking a strong response from Russia — possibly bringing the US and NATO into direct confrontation with Moscow, especially given the inevitable involvement of US military personnel in deploying these weapons.

Some experts speculate that this move is part of a larger strategy by the Biden administration to “complicate matters as much as possible” in an effort to make any future peace talks — particularly those under a potential Trump administration — more difficult to pursue.

As an alternative, Washington could consider providing JASSM-ER air-launched missiles, which have a range of about 1,000 kilometers and can be deployed from F-16 fighter jets. However, this too would do little to shift the balance of the conflict. The number of available JASSM-ERs would be far too small to lead to a Ukrainian victory, and their use would again risk escalating the conflict, with unpredictable consequences. Moreover, such a transfer would be impossible without continued US technical support.

Do NATO’s leaders understand the risks of such actions? Surely they must. So why push for such a resolution? The NATO Parliamentary Assembly, though influential, is one of the least powerful branches of the alliance. Nonetheless, its actions appear to follow the larger direction set by NATO’s leadership, often without the full weight of strategic consequences being considered.

[johnwise] 28/11/2024 10:41

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TBN Israel YouTube: Yair Pinto and Mati Shoshani bring you exclusive updates and expert analysis on the Israel-Hamas and Hezbollah War.

Hezbollah's SHOCKING Rebirth Amid Ceasefire

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[johnwise] 28/11/2024 08:17

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Starmer THWARTED as Chagos Islands deal is ‘OFF THE CARDS' - 'nobody wanted it!'

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[dope007] 28/11/2024 07:49

She's both utterly useless, and pointlessly negative.

[dope007] 28/11/2024 07:49

EVs are not ready. Let others buy them until they get them properly sorted

[johnwise] 28/11/2024 07:47

What exactly does she expect? We're all tightening our belts because we don't know who's going to be next on the Rachel Reeves hit list.

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Consumer confidence in the economy dips following Budget

[johnwise] 28/11/2024 07:28

Germany goes kaput: How Net Zero is killing Europe's most efficient industrial machine


Earlier this year, an acquaintance was encouraged to purchase an electric vehicle (EV) as his company car.

He chose a top-of-the-range BMW iX people-carrier with trimmings.

All went well until the expensive, fully charged EV – loaded with family – stopped dead on a busy suburban street.

Emergency services were called but no one could cajole the vehicle into starting.

Eventually it was towed to the BMW dealer where it remained for two months as the mechanics, and diagnostic equipment, sought with great difficulty to trace and correct the fault.

The engineering meltdown of one of Germany’s most admired marques offers a metaphor for the rushed transformation in car making.

The global switch from the internal combustion engine to electric vehicles, sped up by climate change targets, is wreaking havoc for car making across Europe.

[johnwise] 28/11/2024 07:07

Britain's sell-out of essential Public Services continues. One would have thought Britain has learned from their private water (sewage) fiasco.

Still left to privatise: the NHS, the army, the police, the judiciary, prisons, every school and university (halfway there), the Parliament and political parties (basically halfway there as well), every last bit of land and property.


Czech billionaire set to clinch deal to buy Royal Mail


The sale of Royal Mail to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky's EP Group is close to being finalised and could be confirmed in the next two weeks, according to sources close to the deal.

[johnwise] 28/11/2024 06:48

The best advice I can give to EV drivers, aside from not buying one, is to tow a diesel generator. Follow me for more practical, sensible, advice.


UK Government May Relax Rules On EV Targets


Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is expected to announce the consultation at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ annual dinner on Tuesday.

Under existing rules, EVs must account for 22% of car sales and 10% of van sales this year, with non-compliance resulting in £15,000 fines per vehicle. Manufacturers can offset shortfalls by purchasing credits from EV-focused firms like Tesla or BYD, which critics say disadvantages UK-based manufacturers.

[johnwise] 27/11/2024 21:14

'Rachel Reeves is in cahoots with her Bank of England pals - and we'll all pay the price’

EXCLUSIVE: The Chancellor has been accused of bending the fiscal rules to suit her agenda and create £50billion in "headroom" for borrowing.


Tax consultant Bob Lyddon has outlined his concerns about the Chancellor in a blog uploaded to his website a month after her controversial Budget, in which she unveiled plans to tax farming assets over £1 million, and increases to Employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs).

[johnwise] 27/11/2024 20:37

I have read every detail of this trial I could find, unbelievable whole life sentence on such circumstantial evidence

She's innocent. This is one BIG miscarriage of justice.


“You’re Saying She ISN'T Guilty” Dr David Bull Challenges Barrister on Lucy Letby

[johnwise] 27/11/2024 16:45

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Are Progressives really Regressives?

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