Barclays Share Discussion Threads

[gotnorolex] 14/12/2009 10:44

Tarvold "To be accurate Aborigines never believed the land belonged to them"
They believed that they belonged to the land....Unselfish in their beliefs,unlike the rest of us believing "Greed is good" in the developed world. Ah! when you're forced to reflect on life-matters it makes you realize what dung beetles we really all are! So endeth the first lesson! LOL! ;-)

[smurfy2001] 14/12/2009 10:43

Do people who post here actually read English? This thread is closed FFS!!

Go here:

[dilly4] 14/12/2009 10:01

builders all down 20% + car gaint inchape are also a good indicator to the economy..Banks down since dow peaked at 10,500..I seemed to remember the builders dropping before the banks crashed last year.Stimulus giving false hope.santa's rally will make the whole thing worse - wait til the new year.

[bobp] 14/12/2009 09:34

Good old barc, worst performer again.

Also, still in that downtrend. Still waiting to average down but 'falling knife' comes to mind.

May get a blip up soon buy not holding my breath

[smurfy2001] 14/12/2009 09:06

I think Santa is waiting for options expiry this Friday.

[capricious] 14/12/2009 09:00

Lol Tarvold

Bit deep for this time in the morning, lets consider more mundane matters, is the santa rally finally kicking in??

[newm0delarmy] 14/12/2009 08:50

300p looking resistance...looks set to drop back quick...worth a short now.

[sandbank] 14/12/2009 08:42

LUDLOW3: There are no "real owners" of any lands anywhere - and never have been. "Ownership" of land is purely human self-deception - observed by no other living creature anywhere. ....Land will still be here, long after we have all shuffled-off our respective mortal coils and become part of it.

Meanwhile BARC and the other banks seem to be plateauing out prior to a rise.

[tarvold] 14/12/2009 08:31

No it's all the Brits fault. Don't you follow history? It was the Brits who swindled the Aborigines out of their land on arrival with all those criminals.

To be accurate Aborigines never believed the land 'belonged to them' in the same sense that the developed world does.

Besides who'd work in all the pubs in London if you did?

[ludlow3] 14/12/2009 08:26

so should we hang all aussies for what you did to the real owners of aussie lands which you stole from them and murdered them

[ludlow3] 14/12/2009 08:26

so should we hang all aussies for what you did to the real owners of aussie lands which you stole from them and murdered them

[grahamite2] 14/12/2009 08:25

Tarvold LOL.

And not too strong at all.

[tarvold] 14/12/2009 08:22

Not really roadwalker, it's the least he deserves for what he's done to the country.

[roadwalker] 14/12/2009 08:20

Tarvold - a little strong there aren't we!!!!!, should be a good day for the share price

[isis] 14/12/2009 08:20

Monty's in Dubai now, pleading with the Arabs to default so he can make £200- on his short.

[tarvold] 14/12/2009 08:18

With regard to what happened to the Italian PM is there any chance of Gordon Brown visiting Italy?

[bobp] 14/12/2009 08:14

doesn't like that 299p, keeps banging its head on that ceiling
range today 294 to 299 methinks..

[newm0delarmy] 14/12/2009 08:12

Stopped out at 295...still nice profit. Rampers do you worse so that I can have another go:-)

[bobp] 14/12/2009 08:12

the only thing they'll dump is the idea of buying SBRY, no money left now :-)

[mikestamp] 14/12/2009 08:08

Hang on, I thought the Arabs were dumping !!

[jon827] 14/12/2009 08:07

Looks like a good place for the short sellers to start

[bobp] 14/12/2009 08:04

arabs covered the debt thats why.
plus no more bad news out so only way is up for all the banks (today!)

[tarvold] 14/12/2009 08:02

Up 10p on opening!

[smurfy2001] 14/12/2009 07:58

Whoohoo!!!!



Abu Dhabi's $10 Billion To Be Used For Dubai World Debt
Monday, Dec 14, 2009

DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--Dubai's government Monday said it received $10 billion in financing from Abu Dhabi, which will pay part of the debt held by conglomerate Dubai World and its property unit Nakheel.

"As a first action for the new fund, the Government of Dubai has authorized $4.1 billion to be used to pay the sukuk obligations that are due today," the Dubai government said in an emailed statement.

By Stefania Bianchi, Dow Jones Newswires; [phone]; [e-mail]

Copyright (c) 2009 Dow Jones & Co.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

14-12-09 0429GMT

[christh] 13/12/2009 20:52

Barclays predicts record Christmas spending
11 Dec 2009 10:11

Shoppers are expected to shun the economic downturn in favour of festive cheer this December with record amounts set to be spent on the UK's high streets.

Figures from Barclays predict that a record £23 billion will be spent on debit cards throughout December – a four per cent increase on the same time last year. Supermarkets will pocket £5 billion in their busiest month of the year whilst over £1 billion will be spent at petrol stations, fuelling the great Christmas getaway.

The extra bank holiday over the Christmas weekend is likely to see high streets and shopping centres across the UK heaving with shoppers keen to make the most of the annual sales and snap up a bargain. Department stores will attract £650 million of debit card spending over December whilst jewellers' tills will be ringing to the tune of £210 million. Not surprisingly with Christmas being the time to be merry, restaurants and pubs will have their busiest time of the year with debit cards settling £600 million of bills whilst £75 million will be spent in off-licences.

An equally staggering £17.8 billion of cash will be withdrawn from ATMs and banks throughout December. The busiest day for ATMs is expected to be Friday 18th December as the festive party season gets in full swing and the high street buzzes with last minute Christmas shoppers. Peak time for ATM withdrawals is likely to be 12pm to 1pm lunchtime, when over £24,000 will be withdrawn every second.

Brian Cunnington, Head of Debit Cards for Barclays, comments: "We all know Christmas is the season of goodwill but that usually means it's the season for spending as well. With so much shopping and entertaining to be done debit cards are set to be well used throughout the month. Nearly all shops, restaurants, bars and online companies accept debit cards so it is the easiest way to get your Christmas spending done quickly and securely. We would remind customers to be careful to take care of their card and their PIN, especially when using their PIN in crowded places."

Barclays is the first bank in the UK to have contactless technology available on its debit and credit cards. Since March 2009, most Barclays debit cards that have been issued or reissued have had contactless technology built in as standard, allowing customers to pay for transactions of £10 or less by holding their card up to a special reader, without the need to enter a PIN or insert the card into a terminal.