tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post6509124101493574344..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: The people who run our country don't know what "investment" means.Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-10860131801275654702019-10-24T09:38:49.496+01:002019-10-24T09:38:49.496+01:00MW. Nope. But it annoys them as they know they...MW. Nope. But it annoys them as they know they've been found out by someone, especially when there are witnesses. Same as with the 'I'm a bureaucrat and I pay tax same as you' argument. Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-56752173133747136902019-10-23T21:34:49.784+01:002019-10-23T21:34:49.784+01:00L, and does anybody ever take heed?L, and does anybody ever take heed?Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-66096426080889701872019-10-23T21:32:11.065+01:002019-10-23T21:32:11.065+01:00B, there's no harm in people speculating as lo...B, there's no harm in people speculating as long as the markets aren't rigged, and as long as people aren't leveraging up using public money.<br /><br />Din, only new businesses that want to expand faster than normal profits allow need to raise money. Oil companies are old, mature businesses, they keep ticking over nicely with existing assets. Companies like BP or Texaco haven't issued new shares for decades.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-33150454264620621732019-10-23T11:29:28.032+01:002019-10-23T11:29:28.032+01:00I see your scrutiny of cash flow is yes, correct, ...I see your scrutiny of cash flow is yes, correct, but there is another aspect. A high share price helps a firm raise cash from new share sales at that price due to "market sentiment" or contributing to its credit eligibility for bond issues or bank loans .Dinerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632385731642361211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-76083191636329378572019-10-22T19:31:36.983+01:002019-10-22T19:31:36.983+01:00L, yes, the correct term for a lot of "invest...L, yes, the correct term for a lot of "investing", speculation, doesn't have the right connotations.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-71131088715792292102019-10-22T15:12:38.721+01:002019-10-22T15:12:38.721+01:00It's deliberate language mangling. They think...It's deliberate language mangling. They think Nineteen Eighty-Four is a manual not a caution. Whenever one of them says that in my hearing I correct them. sSame applies to bureaucrats.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.com