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Stirlingsays said:
I chose those companies because tech jobs and investment has been a main focus of the Trump administration and those two are the biggest American companies involved in chip manufacturer.

I'm sorry, but I made a contention that fits with the facts, whereas you responded in the negative. As you have chosen to do this I imagine you have a good reason for thinking that.....I'm asking you for the explanation of why both these companies have come cap in hand to Trump over his demands if it isn't what I've said.

Or are you just being contrarian?

Whether tariffs are good or bad wasn't the point.
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Surely tariffs are the driver?
 
chris123 said:
And that's why I mentioned them, also re the SEC, it has wide raging powers it terms of oversight and has been going since the 30's
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Well, I stated that Trump's policies are centred on economic protectionism and that involves keeping American companies with certain types of jobs and manufacturing in the US and investing.

That's what he's done.

You for some reason seem to think that's worth arguing over whereas I stated that both Apple and Nvidea have come to heel over Trump policies. What the SEC think about it is secondary and as nothing is being done I should imagine they are quite happy.
 
Stirlingsays said:
Well, I stated that Trump's policies are centred on economic protectionism and that involves keeping American companies with certain types of jobs and manufacturing in the US and investing.

That's what he's done.

You for some reason seem to think that's worth arguing over whereas I stated that both Apple and Nvidea have come to heel over Trump policies. What the SEC think about it is secondary and as nothing is being done I should imagine they are quite happy.
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All I said was that companies on both sides of the Atlantic fiduciary responsibility was to shareholders in the first instance
 
DanH said:
Would you be happy if your mate ‘2TK’ was doing the same to UK companies?

I’m pretty sure I know the answer.
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If it meant the uk and its population benefit then yes why not. More jobs more tax more improvements but bearing in mind even if there were money trees labour would cut them down to build more flats, it wouldn’t happen.
 
cryrst said:
I don’t know exactly but stocks I would guess. What’s your actual point as mine could be invested in apple for all I know. That’s not bad now is it ?
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Most pensions at the start asked you for your views on how risk adverse were you and invested accordingly. I remember some funds in 80s where so well funded that they took holidays without contributions for several years.
 
chris123 said:
Most pensions at the start asked you for your views on how risk adverse were you and invested accordingly. I remember some funds in 80s where so well funded that they took holidays without contributions for several years.
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I am a mix of risk and had a decent return.
Although it’s not a huge pot but better than nowt. Had a bit out 4 years ago to pay some debt which was handy.
 
cryrst said:
I may be lucky to get one as it’s 9 years away so fingers crossed.
My private one and my house are my survival though. My kids on the other hand!
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I would say your house is your asset....don't take out any shared equity loans.

Fingers crossed on your public pension but I wouldn't have any expectations. I would say forget retirement as something permanent, work on your health so you can keep 'working' to some extent.....though obviously not full time.

Yeah, I know....it's pretty grim.

That's the future....generations of politicians have spunked up the wall for us. They thought turning your towns into the third world was some kind of future.....As if the third world were going to be workaholics and form German type trade guilds or something.

Low quality and ideological elites.
 
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Stirlingsays said:
I would say your house is your asset....don't take out any shared equity loans.

Fingers crossed on your public pension but I wouldn't have any expectations. I would say forget retirement as something permanent, work on your health so you can keep 'working' to some extent.....though obviously not full time.

Yeah, I know....it's pretty grim.

That's the future generations of politicians spunked up the wall for us. They thought turning your towns into the third world was some kind of future.....As if the third world were going to be workaholics and form German type trade guilds or something.

Low quality and ideological elites.
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German type indoctrination maybe !
 
I remember my old Grandad, died in the mid 80s, he was a Labour man for most of his life....voted Thatcher in 79 because of the strikes but then regretted it as I remember. He fought in the war and was wounded in Italy (needed a hip replacement) and was of that time....I can't see him thinking well of modern day Labour, more of a Wilson, Healey and Peter Shore type.

Anyway I remember him telling me that 'if you don't work, you starve'.....It was an attitude born of his time no doubt before and after the war.

I think we are going back to that time.....I see hard times....in the relative sense....for Europe in general.

I think the hope is automation but that's most definitely a double edged sword.
 
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