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[johnwise] 25/7/2024 09:46

Lloyds Banking first-half profits decline

Lloyds Banking Group reported a drop in first-half profit on Thursday as costs rose.

In the six months to the end of June, statutory pre-tax profit fell 14% from the same period a year earlier to £3.32bn. This was due to lower net interest income and higher operating expenses, partly offset by a lower impairment charge, the bank said.

[johnwise] 25/7/2024 09:38

Israel says it’s recovered bodies of 5 hostages held in Gaza


Israel said Thursday it had recovered the bodies of five hostages killed during the October Hamas attack on Israel.

The Israeli military identified one hostage as Maya Goren, who was killed at Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel.

The other four hostages were Israeli soldiers killed in combat during the attack, the military said. They were identified as Sgt. Oren Goldin, Staff Sgt. Tomer Ahimas, Sgt. Maj. Ravid Aryeh Katz and Sgt. Kiril Brodski.

Hamas took the bodies of all five people into Gaza, where Israeli forces conducted an operation to recover them in the southern city of Khan Younis, the military said.

Hamas killed about 1,200 people and took 250 others hostage during the October 7 attack. About 110 hostages are still being held in Gaza, and Israeli authorities have said about one-third of them are believed to be dead.

[johnwise] 25/7/2024 08:48

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“Your Party Is Morally Bankrupt” |

Furious Clash Over Britain’s Migration Crisis

[portside1] 25/7/2024 08:03

Labour policies have driven over 120 rich to leave U.K. costing the U.K. over 8.7b in lost taxes and this is even before they make the crazy decisions to destroy the no doms

[johnwise] 25/7/2024 08:03

"Clear conflict of interest. Why did Charles insist on receiving rent at the higher RPI for each turbine rather than CPI that we commoners get on our pensions. We are being 'gas lighted' to poverty - without the gas - as the elites continue to profit without deprivation."


King Charles in line for a cash boost after backing Labour's new Great British Energy company

The unprecedented deal between the publicly owned firm – a key component of Labour’s election manifesto – and the Crown Estate could leverage £60billion of private investment into the UK’s energy infrastructure.

Labour said the deal is part of efforts to ‘speed up the transition away from fossil fuels and towards home-grown, clean energy’.

[johnwise] 25/7/2024 07:55

Four Candles..

Labour launches Great British Energy

GB Energy, the company “at the heart” of Labour’s clean energy plans, backed by £8.3 billion of new money over this Parliament, will own and invest in clean power projects across the UK.

Windmills are us

[johnwise] 25/7/2024 07:24

Enjoy this one term of communism and all that comes with it.


Labour could be forced to hike taxes by £25billion at the Autumn Budget, former Bank of England official warns - as Sir Keir Starmer admits public finances are 'more severe' than first feared
Daily Mail


Chancellor Rachel Reeves is warned raiding the pension savings of up to six million higher earners could trigger crippling public sector strikes and hit economic growth

Daily Mail

[johnwise] 24/7/2024 23:26

Share Repurchase Programs


Limited growth potential: A share repurchase can signal to investors that a company doesn't see many opportunities for growth, which may draw sour reactions and put downward pressure on the share price.

Mask falling income: By reducing the number of outstanding shares, a share repurchase can mask a fall in net income because the EPS will rise despite the fall in net income

[smurfy2001] 24/7/2024 22:59

Bank of America lifts dividend by 8.3%; announces $25B stock repurchase program

[johnwise] 24/7/2024 22:49

That man on the ground was lifeless. No threat.





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[johnwise] 24/7/2024 22:23

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FOX Business host Larry Kudlow discusses the Israeli prime minister's address to Congress on 'Kudlow.'

Larry Kudlow: Netanyahu gave a brilliant speech

[stonedyou] 24/7/2024 22:04

MILITARY SITUATION ON UKRAINIAN FRONTLINES ON JULY 24, 2024 (MAPS UPDATE)

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Russian strikes were reported in the Kyiv region;

Russian strikes were reported at the Mirgorod airfield in the Poltava region;

Russian strikes were reported at in the Dolgintsevo airfield near Krivy Rih;

Russian strikes destroyed targets in Izmail port in the Odessa region;

Russian strikes destroyed targets at the Voznesenk military airfield in the Mykolaiv region;

Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Kharkiv region;

Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Kherson region;

Russian Su-27 intercepted An RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft and two Typhoon fighters of the British Air Force near the Russian border in the Black Sea;

At least three Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed in the Belgorod region;

Ukrainian drone damaged a non-operating industrial facility in the Kursk region;

Two civilians were wounded as a result of Ukrainian attacks in the Donetsk urban agglomeration on July 23;

Clashes continued in Volchansk;

Russian forces reportedly took control of Novoselovka Pervaya;

Russian forces repelled the AFU from Glybokoe;

Russian forces advanced near New York;

Russian forces secured Peshchanoe;

Clashes continued in Krasnogorovka;

Russian forces eliminated 140 servicemen, three motor vehicles, one RAK-SA-12 MLRS, one D-20 howitzer in the Kharkiv region;

Russian forces eliminated 550 servicemen, two tanks, two armoured vehicles, six motor vehicles, one M198, one Msta-B, two D-20, one Gvozdika system in the Krasny Liman area;

Russian forces eliminated 700 servicemen, one armoured personnel carrier, two armoured vehicles, five motor vehicles, two FH-70, one M198, one M777 in the Chasov Yar area;

Russian forces eliminated 395 servicemen, four motor vehicles, one Msta-B howitzer, three D-30 howitzers in the Donetsk region;

Russian forces eliminated 120 servicemen, five motor vehicles, two M777 howitzers, two M198 howitzers in the Southern Donetsk area;

Russian forces eliminated 100 servicemen, three motor vehicles, one M777 howitzer, one D-20 howitzer in Kherson region;

Russian air defense forces intercepted 61 Ukrainian drones over the past day;

Russian air defense forces shot down wo Tochka-U missiles, two Hammer guided bombs, one HIMARS projectile over the past day.

Russian forces secured the village of Peschanoe;

Clashes continued near Berestove;

Russian forces entered Sinkovka;

Up to 550 servicemen, two tanks, two armoured vehicles, six motor vehicles, one M198, one Msta-B, two D-20, one Gvozdika system were destroyed in the area.

Avdeevka Pokrovsk direction;

Russian forces reportedly took control of Novoselovka Pervaya;

Russian forces advanced west of Lozovatskoe;

Russian forces advanced south of Progress;

Clashes continue near Vovche village;

Clashes continued near Vozdvyzhenka;

Clashes continue on the northern shore of the Karlovsky water reservoir;
Fighting is ongoing in Karlovka;

Up to 395 servicemen, four motor vehicles, one Msta-B howitzer, three D-30 howitzers were destroyed in the area.

Russian forces advanced towards the Ugledar-Mariinka road and captured new areas;

Clashes continued on the outskirts of Kostyantynivka;

Up to 120 servicemen, five motor vehicles, two M777 howitzers, two M198 howitzers were destroyed in the area.

Russian forces advanced in New York;

Heavy battles continue in Zalizne;

Heavy battles continue in Pivnichnoe;

Heavy battles continue in Druzhba;

Up to 395 servicemen, four motor vehicles, one Msta-B howitzer, three D-30 howitzers were destroyed in the area.





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[stonedyou] 24/7/2024 21:59

IN VIDEO: RUSSIAN MISSILE STRIKE BURNS DOWN UKRAINIAN DRONE CENTER

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The Russian military has destroyed a drone control and command center of Ukraine’s 63rd Mechanized Brigade in the Donetsk direction.

The center, located near the settlement of Krasnyi Lyman, was targeted with an Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile. Video footage of the strike surfaced online on July 24.

According to Russian media, ten fixed-wing drones, more than 300 FPV suicide drones, multiple drone control systems and several vehicles were destroyed by the pinpoint missile strike. In addition, at least 65 Ukrainian troops were killed or wounded.

The Iskander-M has a range of nearly 500 kilometers and can be armed with different conventional warheads. The highly-maneuverable missile is guided by a GLONASS-aided inertial navigation system. It can be also equipped with an optical seeker with a digitized scene-mapping area correlator system for terminal guidance.

Russia increased production of Iskander-M missiles after the start of the special military operation in Ukraine more than two years ago.

The Russian military began to rely more on the missile to quickly and accurately target high-value Ukrainian targets in recent months.




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[stonedyou] 24/7/2024 21:56

UKRAINIAN PORTS AND AIRFIELDS CAME UNDER NEW WAVE OF RUSSIAN STRIKES

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On the night of July 24, Russian forces launched another series of strikes in Ukrainian rear regions. Explosions thundered throughout Ukraine for hours. Strikes were reported in the Kyiv, Poltava, Odessa, Mykolaiv, Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kherson regions. The attack was launched in several waves of drone and missile strikes.

The night attack targeted several Ukrainian military airfields in different regions. According to preliminary reports, one of hte targets was the Mirgorod airfield in the Poltava, which is coming under Russian strikes on a regular basis. The repeated precision strikes are likely aimed to prevent the Ukrainian military from restoring the local infrastructure, which is necessary to continue operations of the Ukrainian Air Force as well as to deploy the long awaited foreign F-16 aircraft.

Another Ukrainian military airfield was reportedly attacked in the Dnepropetrovsk region. According to local reports, the Dolgintsevo airfield located on the outskirts of the city of Krivy Rih came under a series of Russian strikes, including with Iskander-M missiles. Some facilities of the military industrial complex were also reportedly damaged in the city.


More Russian strikes destroyed targets at the Voznesenk military airfield in the Mykolaiv region. A large fire was filmed in the area. According to unconfirmed reports, there were at least two aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force deployed at the airfield during the strikes. Russian reconnaissance UAV was reportedly coordinating the attack. Thus, the Russian military may soon publish the footage confirming the damage to the airfield.


Russian strikes in the city of Mykolaiv began on the evening of July 23. Then, the footage confirmed smoke rising over the city. At night, more strikes reportedly destroyed another depot with military equipment in the area of the local port. The prolonged secondary detonation was reported in the area.


The southern region of Odessa came under a wave of devastating Russian strikes. The region was reportedly targeted both by Russian drones and missiles. As a result of the attack, a large fire broke out in the port of Izmail located in the estuary of the Danube River. According to local reports, Russian forces struck the local port infrastructure, fuel tankers, the local repair plant.

The targets of the reported Russian strikes near the Ukrainian capital are yet to be revealed.

Russian forces are also pounding the Ukrainian military deployed in the war-torn regions nar the frontlines. A series of explosions thundered in the southern Kherson region. More Russian strikes targeted the Armed Forces of Ukraine across the Kharkiv region.

The constant Russian strikes in Ukrainian rear regions prevent the Ukrainian military from transfering the necessary military supplies to the frontlines, they damage the strategically important military and industrial infrastructure. As a result, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are retreating in defferent directions on the frontlines.





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[smurfy2001] 24/7/2024 21:27

Natwest share buy back is complete.

[johnwise] 24/7/2024 21:09

Farnborough Air Show Recap Day 3: A Shift in Focus for Manufacturers?




Heathrow Tries Again For 3rd Runway After Record 39.8 Million Passengers In H1

[johnwise] 24/7/2024 18:27

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Nigel Farage Exposes Joe Biden & The One World Government

[johnwise] 24/7/2024 17:04

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When other Arab states won't take in Palestinians you have to wonder why? Egypt's border with Palestine is one of the most heavily fortified in the world.

Nigel Farage: Say No To Refugees From Gaza

[portside1] 24/7/2024 16:39

Ex. Dover is a place of hell that black man who tried to kill that soldier the gov and police attempting to down play it because he is black. Shame on these scum

[extrovert] 24/7/2024 16:31

Same in most places in Britain.

[johnwise] 24/7/2024 14:49

Moody's downgrades Thames Water bonds to 'junk' in fresh blow to debt-riddled utility


Another agency highlights liquidity concerns after Ofwat bills decision

Thames Water has suffered yet another blow in its battle to avoid re-nationalisation after credit ratings agency Moody's downgraded its highest-ranked bonds to junk.

Moody's downgraded Thames Water's long-term corporate family rating to Ba2, which is considered junk, from an investment grade rating of Baa3.

The decision marks a serious blow to Thames Water, which needs to maintain two investment-grade ratings to keep its licence unless Ofwat makes an exception to allow just one.

[smurfy2001] 24/7/2024 13:00

Cash-only spending in surprise jump as people budget

[johnwise] 24/7/2024 12:08

Some Manufacturers are waking up to the fact that no-one wants an electric car and now that Sunak has gone Starmer will be forced by the unions to drop all these bans and mandates. Capitalism is the freedom to choose. Communism is not. Trump vows to remove EV mandates on day 1.


Aston Martin's losses deepen as luxury carmaker earmarks £2bn for electric cars

The luxury car-maker has delivered just 1,998 cars in the first half of 2024, nearly one-third fewer than the same period last year, while pre-tax losses widened to £216.7m