Cadbury Schweppes Share Discussion Threads

[skinny] 12/10/2009 15:33

Ok - a bit more recent -

[kumala] 12/10/2009 15:21

lol......... Hey all news is good old or new, some of us might not have seen it, your penance is to find "GOOD NEWS" no older than, mmmmmmmmmmmm mm 24 hrs.
lol, Cya.
:) K

[skinny] 12/10/2009 15:14

Oops apologies - I thought I picked that up fromm today's Times - I'll get my coat.

[kumala] 12/10/2009 15:04

hey skinny: the article was dated 1st Oct, a little out of date now but still relevent, thanks, if you come accross any other snipets be sure to post.
Thanks. :)
K

[skinny] 12/10/2009 14:13

I can't remember how to post a link on here its been a while - but it looks like Kraft maybe getting close

[kumala] 10/10/2009 11:43

Not long till 9th Nov deadline.........zz zz zz
not much action going on with the share price lets hope the price does not drift to far away in the mean time.............
K

[talon13] 08/10/2009 16:31

you might be interested in the following bit of info......

ANALYSIS: Is Kraft poised to pounce?
8 October, 2009

Judging from the rhetoric from the World Business Forum at the Radio City Music Hall in New York overnight, boss Irene Rosenfeld seemed to be sending out a coded message. She told the great and the good of business world: 'Whether you're making a leadership change or integrating an acquisition...move quickly, even if it makes you feel uncomfortable, because in hindsight you will always wish you moved faster.' So Todd Stitzer beware.

[kumala] 08/10/2009 15:36

hey talon13: I didnt take up the offer although i was very tempted, im still looking for as much information on trading as possible mainly to get me out of my bad habits, and get some structure in my trading lol, i let my heart rule my trades not my head somtimes, ha. I have not heard of the online training academy but will check them out, what i liked about the last seminar i went to was that you had the oportunity to sit along side a trader and watch what goes on and why, and your told the reasons behind the trades, still a lot of wonga..........

be good
K ;)

[talon13] 08/10/2009 09:06

Many thanks for the feedback kumala....I take it you weren't interested in taking up their offer at the end of the seminar? I've had a look around at various courses for traders that are on offer and seem to like the one from the online training academy the best. They also offer taster seminars. Their courses are classroom based and last a couple of days; this is something I would be really interested to do at some point next year. Don't know if you know anything about this company or if you have an opinion on them? They seem to be proper educators/teachers and don't have a hidden agenda in trying to sell you expensive stuff that you take home. Not what I want!

CBRY: quote 'Cadbury's hope of a bidding war are fading fast'.....and there was me thinking this was going to be a 'Rowntree' all over again. Then, I didn't have the money to participate, but now I have it looks like the opportunity to make a stash of cash out of CBRY is being taken away. share price drifting down, now 789p...think some speculators are starting to get bored and taking their money off the table. Like danielsimmons I'd be more than delighted to get 850-900 but in the absence of a rival bidder I think Kraft don't even have to go as high as 850; reckon 820-830 could do it for them in a 'take it or leave it' type offer.

[danielsimmons] 07/10/2009 20:20

I mean fair enough if you want 10 quid a share, but I would be happy with the 850-900p they were talking about.

Well lets see what happens, shall hope for at least 30% profit.

[kumala] 07/10/2009 18:12

talon13: I went to the seminar in cardiff yesterday, was worth a visit and yes there was an offer to buy a product at the end of which i knew was coming, 2k plus vat for the package, the seminar was interesting and realy made you think of the way one trades, picked up a few pointers.
It got me away from my screen for the afternoon and met a few like minded people, there were about 25 people in attendance, half of which had not traded before.
Any way sorry of topic again,
Good luck all, and lets hope we get some news soon to make the share price climb higher.
K

[kumala] 07/10/2009 18:05

Cadbury's hope of a bidding war are fading fast, as key potential suitors signalled a lack of interest.
The chocolate group could do with a rival offer to drive up the £10.2bn price mooted by Kraft.
But Swiss foods giant Nestle has apparently all but ruled itself out of the running.
America's Hershey is also thought to be unlikely to bid, having been unable to raise the cash.

The lack of a bid battle is a blow to the Dairy Milk maker, which is fighting off unwanted advances from Tobleroneowner Kraft.
While Cadbury (down 51/2p to 797p) could still hold on to its independence, sources close to the confectioner have indicated that there is a strong chance it may have to cede control.
Its best hope of garnering a knockout price would be if other parties entered the fray. But Nestle, maker of Kit Kat and Smarties, is very unlikely to make a bid, sources close to the company said.
Also, its head of investor relations, Roddy Child-Villiers, was reported as telling delegates at a recent conference that the group is not interested in chocolate or gum.
In a note that was produced by Merrill Lynch following an investor conference, Child-Villiers was reported as saying that Nestle's scale is sufficient in confectionary and it is not suffering from a lack of presence in chewing gum.
Child-Villiers was also reported as saying that Nestle's low bid for Adams, the gum business bought by Cadbury three years ago, was a strong sign that it had no interest in gum.
Nestle refused to comment, perhaps keen to keep the door open in case of a last-minute change of heart.
Kraft is busy raising the finance for its cash and share offer. It is understood that HSBC, Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland are among
the British banks willing to fund the deal. Citi, Deutsche and two Japanese banks are also said to be part of the syndicate.
But analysts believe Kraft chairman Irene Rosenfeld will have to sweeten her 745p-ashare offer beyond 800p to clinch the deal in time for the November 9 deadline set by the Takeover Panel.
Cadbury chairman Roger Carr has already dismissed the proposal in a letter to Rosenfeld saying the prospect of the US company swallowing up Cadbury was 'unappealing'.
A large chunk of speculators bought into the stock recently in the hope of a deal.
With almost half Cadbury's shareholders based in America, few have sentimental ties to keeping the 200-year- old firm British.

By Rupert Steiner
Last updated at 9:59 PM on 05th October 2009

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[danielsimmons] 07/10/2009 17:19

Has nobody seen the director deals today......... I mean this is a done deal. Either Kraft come with the offer we want, or directors think it is worth buying in at this price.

[topicel] 07/10/2009 08:00

Yep Kumala, we can always live of 'sweet' dividends and know we're supporting a great British institution with social ideals. Lol.

Kraft will be back - too much face will be lost otherwise. It did get a bit terse for a while, that always means revenge is - oh, ok, I'll say it - 'sweet'!

Topicel

[kumala] 05/10/2009 15:41

still rather take the risk and be in though,,,,,
DYOR
K

[montyhedge] 05/10/2009 14:30

These boys are going to walk, Cadburys will fall 20%.

[rolobollo] 05/10/2009 14:28

I`m out- back in after some rumours emerge

g`luck

[kumala] 02/10/2009 16:44

talon13: I went to a trading seminar held by another company about 4 weeks ago, interesting and you get to meet like minded people, the last one i went on was held by "win investing" the one im attending next tuesday is held by "knowledgetoaction", both companies have web sites, will let you know how i get on.

CBRY held its ground today after a bit of a drop in the wider market which is good to see, lets hope next week we some action.

K

[talon13] 02/10/2009 14:45

Kumala, you're going to a trading seminar next week. I'd love to know how you get on and whether you learn something from it that you didn't know about previously.

I've never been on one (yet), mainly because a lot of them demand high fees which I'm reluctant to pay. I wonder how many of these seminars really are nothing more than expensive cons?

So any feedback would be really cool, and whether you'd recommend any. I'll keep an eye out for your reply in this thread (and I'll thrown in some CBRY spiel so we're not off-topic too much).

Thanks.

[kumala] 02/10/2009 08:31

OH YEA.....zz zz zz

[rolobollo] 02/10/2009 08:15

It`s certainly boring!

[kumala] 02/10/2009 08:14

The suit was filed in the district court of New Jersey. The suit alleges that the defendants failed to properly consider the premium bid by Kraft. Kraft last month unveiled a proposal to combine the two companies in a deal that valued Cadbury at GBP10.2 billion. Kraft has yet to make a formal offer.

Cadbury said it hasn't received any papers in relation to the suit and is therefore unable to comment

Is this going to have a negative impact on the share price MMMMmmm !!
looks to be getting a bit dirty.
K

[kumala] 01/10/2009 12:20

Cheers for the feed back talon13, point taken, well put. Main reasons for me looking into spread beting are, no capitol gains tax to pay, and the advantage of making money when the market falls, last year was dire for me, and if i only relied on making a living from the market at that point trading shares the old fashioned way, i would be truly stuffed. CFD'S look to be interesting where one can benefit from a rising stock as well as a falling one, however one still has to pay capitol gains i understand, just had a phone call from accendo markets, who are sending through some info, and im to recieve another call later today to discuss the amtter further.

Any way, not much we can do with CBRY for the moment, except wait, I feel we will see a higher share price than we have at the moment, just hope it doesnt take to long, have my eye on other stock that i would like to get back into.

Got a trading seminar to attend in cardiff next week, might be able to gleen some info from that.

Good luck all.
K

[talon13] 01/10/2009 11:19

STILL OFF TOPIC: bear in mind that spreadbetting is a very different animal to trading in shares, and it's very easy to lose money on margined products. As you probably know, if you buy shares in a company and the trade goes against you, you've got the option of just sitting back and hoping that at some point the price will come back round again in your favour, and in the meantime you can keep collecting the dividend payments. That doesn't happen on a spreadbet position: if it turns against you, you need to get out of the trade FAST, something many traders aren't good at because they dont use the discipline of a stop loss. I too want to move away from trading just shares, but that's mainly because I hate having to pay stamp duty on purchases, and at some point I'll have to cough up some cash to the taxman because of the capital gains I've made. Personally I want to move away mostly from shares and in to trading currencies, which is why I have those spreadbet accounts set up. The only shares I plan to trade in the future are within my ISA account, at least any profits are free of capital gains tax. Good luck if you take the plunge.

ON TOPIC: CADBURY................still really boring! Ho hum.