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ThinkingOfTheOldDays

Iran sanctioned US & UK over support for Israel... 

ShadowLiberal

More like a lot of people in this sub know to stay away from COIN because they do understand just how awful and useless Crypto is. A lot of investors stay away from what they do know precisely because they know just how bad it is. Terry Smith is the best example of this, he's known by many as the Warren Buffett of the UK. Before he started his very successful fund he worked for a few decades in the banking sector, which is the one sector that his fund has never invested a cent into. He's stated plenty of times that he avoids that sector precisely because he knows everything about it and just how bad all the banks really are.

DTxTblMkr

Just look at the forex market. Many a moves happen when the UK market opens at 2am. There’s no manual trading strategy that’s short term going to save you.

stvaccount

Well if your father contributes or gifts you some money for this, I would do it. UK is in a recession and the housing market could go bad, but free money from your bad makes this deal good. Without free money and if the interest is high, it is less attractive

chewingcharacter1234

If you are in the UK, you can take advantage of a stocks and shares ISA. This allows you to put in up to £20000 per financial year(April-April) and any gains are tax-free. This link explains it better https://ukpersonal.finance/isa/#Stocks_Shares_S_S_ISA_%F0%9F%93%88

ear2win

I use IG for spreads and I think it’s a good platform. Plus UK resi so like said above tax free baby

Tommy_Geometry

I’ve just seen that RobinHood is now available in the UK. How does it compare to other UK based platforms?

AccessPrestigious802

You should try using quotation marks around the search term ["consolidated medical industries"](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22consolidated+medical+industries%22&oq=%22consolidated+medical+industries%22&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQABiABDIICAIQABgWGB4yDQgDEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgEEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgFEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgGEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyCggHEAAYogQYiQUyCggIEAAYgAQYogQyCggJEAAYgAQYogQyCggKEAAYgAQYogTSAQkyMDcyOWowajeoAhSwAgE&client=ms-android-verizon&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8&zx=1714616246316&no_sw_cr=1) and it comes up as a company in the UK and if you search it with stock [stock price](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22consolidated+medical+industries%22+stock+price&client=ms-android-verizon&sca_esv=782705a13c1e22f4&sxsrf=ACQVn0_EurjC5Snw-ljwHDxYCEl-Omf3Jw%3A1714616283318&ei=2_cyZo39Ermo5NoPqOucwAs&udm=&oq=%22consolidated+medical+industries%22+stock+price&gs_lp=EhNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwIi0iY29uc29saWRhdGVkIG1lZGljYWwgaW5kdXN0cmllcyIgc3RvY2sgcHJpY2UyBBAjGCcyCBAhGKABGMMEMggQIRigARjDBDIIECEYoAEYwwQyCBAhGKABGMMESPQuUKQTWOwocAF4AJABAJgBe6ABiwSqAQMxLjS4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgWgAs0DwgIKEAAYsAMY1gQYR8ICCBAAGIAEGKIEwgIIEAAYogQYiQXCAgcQIxiwAhgnmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcDMS40oAfRHg&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp)price after with the quotation marks it brought up a few results including documents from the 70's.

Dougnifico

I do 80-20. The biggest international markets just aren't amazing to me so I underweight them. Japan is running out of people and their economy is moving for the first time in decades. The UK still can't figure out its Brexit situation. France is okay but has been a pretty slow grower and seems content with that. China can eat shit and Pooh wont get a dime from me. Germany is pretty great though.

Malamonga1

they don't have a choice because they're trying to prevent a financial accident, similar to what happened to UK in 2022. If that happened, they'd have to cut rates and cancel QT even if inflation is not at 2% yet.

TylerDurden-420

I was made to sell mine due to UK ISA regulations, so lost the lot. Hope you’re not done too much

TotalMegaCool

Here in the UK our local Fish'n'Chip shop was getting massive heat on the village facebook page for charging £14 for a single Fish and Chips. It was not helped by the Chippies comments that we are all skint tight-arse's and the reason its so expensive is because we keep trying to feed our whole family on single portion of chips and complain when they are not big enough. The Chippy ended up calling the regular Fish & Chips a Large and the small got renamed the Regular. Everyone was full of praize at how much cheaper the chippy is now, I give up.

IanFeelKeepinItReel

In the UK, Dominos is one of the most expensive pizza chains and it's by far the worst.

GoldRobin17

Is that an actual meal in America? Costs less to buy them separately in the UK

Present_Bill5971

Middle east history post WW1 involves a lot of US, UK, Russia and friends

BorisMalden

I'm setting up a new portfolio for my self-invested pension here in the UK, through my provider Charles Stanley Direct. I've got a relatively long-term investment window, at least 20 to 30 years. I was thinking of an allocation of something like: * 50% global index tracker * 40% gold * 10% something slightly riskier (not sure what yet) Firstly, does that allocation look ok for the portfolio? Secondly, there's a pretty overwhelming amount of choices within Charles Stanley when I search for things like "Vanguard global" for my index tracker and "gold" for a fund which invests in gold. Will these tend to be relatively similar? If so, should I just pick the one with the lowest ongoing management charge, or is there anything else I should take into account too? Finally, does anyone have any advice on the types of funds I might want to look into for my 10% allocation? I don't want anything too out there, but rather a diversified portfolio within an industry, sector, and/or geographical area with a higher potential for growth - something like that.

sherperion45

Idk anyone who eats at these places, they thrive in the UK but they’ve always been shit

Caesars_Palace321

There are companies working on both fission and fusion SMR's. A commercially viable fusion reactor isn't that far off. People are producing more energy now than being used to generate the reaction. US/ UK have signed a deal to collaborate on it too. Might actually be getting somewhere with it. But in the mean time it is push ahead with fission.

nova_uk

Here in the UK prices for Pizza Hut, Dominos, Papa Johns etc are insanely expensive, cheaper to go to Marks and Spencer’s which is a middle/upper class supermarket and buy their pizza.

Disciplined_20-04-15

Not sure about the USA but the UK had record wage growth since Covid, started to cool off now though.

Almost_a_Noob

In the US you can lock in a 15 year or 30 year fixed rate (wohoo). In other countries like Canada or the UK it is like 5 years or so.

stvaccount

Bank in the UK pay 5% interest, change your bank. Invest more if you lost the month before, and less if you made money the month before. Never 200 every month.

Kee2good4u

> When you’re a college grad making 20k pounds in the uk I assume you just plucked that number out of thin air as an exaggeration, since full time on 20k would be below UK minimum wage.

Risspartan117

I apologize as well. I pretty much agree with everything you said. I did my undergrad in the UK and masters at McGill in Canada. You’re right that my experiences are not exactly transferable to Americans. That being said, I extensively researched American universities for both my degrees. McGill is particularly cheap for what it is. If you look at university of Toronto or BC, the tuition is very close to american schools. The point is there are so many ways to secure an above average pay in the U.S.. Go to r/learnprogramming. There are so many examples of people with no programming background learning it and making way more money than an engineer. And guess how much that costs? An Internet connection. As a professional in this field, I will always want people to study engineering, but there is a price beyond which it does not make sense. I would much rather go to a low tier university than pay $70k for the same degree. Check this out, University of Washington seems to offer a masters degree for $30k for Washington residents. I might be missing something, got this from a quick google search. https://www.me.washington.edu/students/grad/ms-tuition You can also do an online Master of Applied Science degree from University of Michigan (through coursera) for $50k. https://www.coursera.org/degrees/master-of-applied-data-science-umich/tuition-financing If you want an engineering degree for cheap, there are options. If you want a high paying profession for cheap, there are options. If you really must go for a top tier school, you should aim to land a scholarship. Isn’t that the financially responsible thing to do?

aidang95

I’m in the UK, I have £2k in a 4% savings account and now I’d like it start investing. I put £200 a month into my savings, now I’d like to invest £200 a month instead, I’m not expecting to get rich, I just want to grow my money over the years and continue to invest £200 a month. (More if/when I get a higher paying job) Should I be looking at a stocks and shares isa or Bitcoin?

holololololden

Art doesn't have competition. If it were you'd be able to tell your date you were watching the Office UK instead of the Office US because they serve the same purpose. As long as art is IP you'll always been drawn and quartered by little monopolies.

Excellent_Jeweler_43

Mcdonalds in the UK is trash aswell, soggy fries and dry af burgers that are served basically deconstructed and you have to put them back together yourself

zookeepier

[OP posted a screen shot of the membership info](https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/1cgpfy4/netflix_per_capita_revenue_only_increases_in/l1xjwwt/) [The Netflix password-sharing crackdown went into effect in May 2023 in the US, UK and Australia](https://www.techradar.com/news/netflix-password-sharing). As shown in the screenshot, Average Paying Memberships in the United States and Canada went from 74,985 at the end of June 2023 to 81,313 at the end of March 2024. That means that even though Netflix banned password sharing and raised prices, subscriptions went up by 9,000. If you look at the 5 quarters before June 2023, membership was fairly stead at around 75k. That leads to the obvious conclusion that although prices went up, number of paying subscribers increased because they banned password sharing. Therefore, everything you said is incorrect. Numbers did not fall in North America; subscribers actually went up in all markets. They did not stop reporting subscribers; it is right there in the report. Netflix apparently had not plateaued yet; they spurned large growth by banning password sharing, even though they simultaneously increased their prices.

ShainDE

"Netflix has now rolled out its password-sharing crackdown across most of the regions where its streaming service is available.  The policy initially started in the likes of Canada and South America, **but Netflix now enforces the account-sharing policy in 103 countries**, including the US, UK and Australia." - [Techradar](https://www.techradar.com/news/netflix-password-sharing)

ACiD_80

Ireland is about to get overloaded with mygrants leaving the UK *

Valianne11111

I feel that way about the UK

-boatsNhoes

No lie, chicken wings are priced like steak in most EU countries. USA 16 chicken wings = 15$ raw at the supermarket. UK prime cut ribeye X2 = 15£

Chester-Ming

You know when people say that options is gambling? Spread betting is *actual* gambling. So much so that in the UK spread betting is tax-free becuase it's classed as gambling, like sports betting. It's super simple - you just bet in either direction, it's soley based on share price. For every point the share price moves in your favor, you make profit. It's like options but without all the greeks and IV...it's literally just betting if the share price will go up or down.

NoIntroduction8128

This has to be satire.... 1) Celsius is, in multiple ways, healthier than Monster. (I know it's just a lesser evil but if you frequently consume energy drinks, you'll likely opt for the healthier and more natural alternative) 2) They have dozens of flavours unlike monster and from what I've heard + my own experience, most of them taste amazing 3) I can't speak for Europe but I doubt they're at the dollar store because in North America they're selling like hot cakes and making their way to becoming the #1 energy drink overall. I've also heard it was successful in Australia and UK

McKoijion

Robinhood is in the UK now, but I don’t think they have options yet. Options are highly regulated in the UK, but contracts for difference are allowed. Go figure.

goldensunfelix

E*TRADE is my primary taxable account. Use it for paycheck and bill management been doing so since 2016 never had a problem with it. Direct deposit/debit work the exact same as bank account no intermediary. Decent (won’t say great because can’t do it for stock) dollar cost averaging for ETF’s/MF’s through their Automatic Investing Program. IBKR is hands down more powerful trading platform. You do however pay for that power. Also decent recurring investment tool but you pay for it even if you are on lite. DRIP did start allowing fractional share reinvestment but charges for DRIP. Best for international securities buying them on home market in UK, EU, SG, JP, CAN etc. dislike their cash management features but they don’t care about that because it’s not their focus, thus the debit cards getting cancelled. Have Fidelity for 401(k), HSA, and RSU from employer. Good but hate the interfaces and don’t feel like there is anything substantially better with them over E*TRADE to move my primary out of there. Have MS account for shits and giggles but after 2024 depending on Roth IRA Performance may roll it to IBKR where I have the rest of the Roth money.

Old_Potential5646

We can't do calls or puts here in the UK :(

Oran0s

Dude, you cite a 2012 article for treatment options? Antiquated paper from over 10yrs ago. At least cite the latest NCCN. And it is a unique agent, other forms of IL-15 have had mixed success, with the modification to this superagonist it mimics endogenous IL-15 signaling in trans with enhanced binding affinity. Compared to other common gamma chain cytokines, IL-2 being the most ubiquitous, you don't have Treg proliferation. Here they were approved for BCG resistant/refractory NMIBC. The options in this space are: 1. Cystectomy 2. Intravesicular chemos like Valrubicin (approved for BCG-refractory CIS) 3. Pembrolizumab (for BCG-unresponsive, high-risk NMIBC with Tis (with or without papillary) tumors or with BCG- unresponsive, high-risk NMIBC with high-grade papillary Ta/T1 only tumors without Tis who are ineligible for or have elected not to undergo cystectomy) 4. And Nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg (for BCG-unresponsive, high-risk, NMIBC with CIS (with or without papillary) or with BCG-unresponsive, high-risk, NMIBC with high-grade papillary Ta/T1 only tumors without CIS In terms of comparisons, very generally: Pembro's 12 months, the disease-free survival (DFS) rate was 43.5% (95% CI, 34.9%-51.9%) and the median DFS was 7.7 months (95% CI, 5.5-13.6). With a CR rate at 3 months of 41% in Keynote-057. Nado had a CR of 51% (95% CI, 41%-61%). Compared to N-803's estimated 12-month DFS rate of 55.4% (95% CI, 42.0%-66.8%). The median DFS was 19.3 months (95% CI, 7.4-not reached). And an initial CR rate of 71%. It's not a systemic therapy like Pembro and has better comparative data than Nado. I would anticipate it becoming the main player for BCG-resistant/refractory NMIBC. Which has an incidence of 50-60k/yr in the US alone, approximately 30% of those will be BCG-resistant/refractory after 12 months. They're submitting approvals for 6 other countries upfront (UK, Canada, Italy, etc) and are evaluating the agent as a first line tx for NMIBC as well as studies as salvage for Lung and CRC. They're also using the agent in some of their other NK-based portfolio. I think they've got some genuine upside potential with this agent, let alone the rest of their pipeline.

strolls

> 2\. What is the real proof of me having these stocks and being an owner of those companies? I know people buy stocks and see them on their screens on brokerage platforms digitally but that's just doesn't seem convincing enough for him of truly having them and being an owner of companies (or is it convincing enough?) . In the old days I believe stocks were represented on paper and person who had them was the owner of a company and that was the proof. One could respond to this by saying that just because someone sends you a paper stock certificate, what does that mean? It's just a piece of paper, although historically stock certificates tended to be quite *fancy* pieces of paper. Realistically, most people today would hate that, having to wait to receive the stock certificate in the mail or to send it into a broker when you want to sell. Stock registration has become electronic because that's what everybody wants, same as nobody uses cheques anymore (at least not in UK and EU) and young people choose the bank with the most convenient app. People want their stocks registered electronically because they want to be able to invest $100 now and sell them whenever they want - they don't want to have to wait a week for the sale to take place. It's in nobody's interest to see you defrauded of your shareholding - yes, your ownership of the shares is enforced by the government, but this goes back literally hundreds of years to the stockmarkets in London and Amsterdam (and even before that). The corporate structure exists because it suits everybody for it to be that way - the owner of the company doesn't want to steal your shares off you, because you are a partial owner of the company, and all the other owners of the company are shareholders just like you; it's the trustworthiness of the share register that legitimises everybody's ownership, yours, Jeff Bezos's, the CEO's, everybody the same. Asking "how do I really know I'm the owner" - well, you could say the same thing about your car, your dog or your kayak; the legal structures and protections for owners are more sophisticated the more complex and valuable your property. You don't say "I'm not gonna buy a kayak because how will anybody know it's mine?"- you just buy it and use it, and it's yours.

Front_Expression_892

Business as usual. Even if EU cuts rates, it is still much better to do business in the US, compared to the EU. Post-prexit UK is a joke. Kiwis are a small market. Developing markets are crazy. So people will bite the bullet and do businesses in the US and people from other places will try to migrate to the US and expose their markets to the US, even if the rates will be increased. The only thing that we should fear is Trump, if he really goes with the "tariff wars YOLO" plan. It does not mean that SPY will always go up. But it means that even with increased rates in the US and decreased rates in the EU, the US is still the better place for doing business.

avl0

Problem is social security spend vs. public sector investment spend. In UK social security has increased from 13% in post ww2 & 60's to 26% of government spending (at a significantly higher % overall tax burden). Meanwhile public sector investment has gone from 15% post ww2 & 60's of spending to less than 5%. Basically we are giving too much money to people who are economically speaking unfortunately not really worth the investment and not building infrastructure to actually help the people who economically speaking are worth it. The result is poor economic growth and productivity growth and a tax take deficit despite record tax burden levels. The reality is that we need to let more people start fending for themselves again, note this is nothing to do with defence, school, police, NHS spending which have all remained pretty consistent at about 60% of gov spending). It's purely the cost of caring for people who can't or won't work that has skyrocketed.

CalottoFantasy5

Since some comments are actually mentioning owing shares if stock,  then strongly consider RYCEY ... aerospace defense company backed by the UK govt, this sucker will it $15 by 2027 to 2030.

jelhmb48

Yeah this... Russia can't even win a war using their full military power against the poorest country in Europe, not even a NATO member, equipped with second grade and old weaponry. How do they ever expect to win any fight against NATO. The army of France alone is already stronger than Russia and France is not even in the top 3 of NATO (which is US, UK, Turkey).

TheYoungLung

The UK is hilariously incompetent

Thanus-

UK is transforming to a defense economy o

Bone_errr

UK bullshit

Practical-Ad-2764

its still a good buy. I think. I bought it at 850., in March. I am green. I bought it because they invented AI, in essence, by accident run perfecting the chips it made for gamers. Like billions of dollars worth of research dollars. Too far ahead just in research, for Intel or Google or even Meta to catch up. Once they invented it, and some chat bot I'd never use, the rest of the world took notice about its possible industrial applications. But meanwhile Nividia was inventing whole new industries like GPU Centers. And creating robotics. And buying into things like the self-driving car industry, that it's poised to earn earn.earn no matter what. The largest super computer in the world being built in the UK, relies on NVDA chips. All companies doing serious AI are using NVDA. They have to and they cannot hope to reinvent it. But that's only my thought process on the thing. If you follow the charts they score well in every area such as P/E ratio.

Potential-Dish6119

I'm 37 and just started in January this year. I only have around £100 a month. I've spent nearly 5 months constantly checking stocks, info, ETF funds etc. I'm now at a stage where I understand my own strategy and comfortable style. I have 5 ETFs: $EMIM (Emerging markets), UK, Europe, $FRIN and a clean energy fund too. I then went from having 50 stocks (FAR too many) to around 10,Nestle, Pepsi for the large co.panies and then smaller ones I liked the growth of such as Brazillian energy company $EBRB. The point is that as someone who has no pensions or retirement money, I made it a priority to find out about how I want my money to work. Funds are easier, but still carry risks. Yoy don't want all USA or all food businesses, you don't want all Tech firms. Stocks are harder to understand, they have complex PE ratios, CAGR, dividend yields etc etc. However if yoy find a business yoy understand and like the sector they are in. Then go for a couple of stocks. It's all about your comfort with risk. Having just 1 fund is not great, get a few but not loads! Having stocks can help, but it take s time to manage. As a parent myself, I need less time on my investments, and more time on my family. Good luck, Well done for starting! It's a lot of fun, it's terrifying to think we've missed so much time in the markets...but we are trying now! Just my own opinions, do your own research, make sure you are diligent on your choices. AVOID PENNY and MEME STOCKS...thats obvious.

Khelthuzaad

it's not 90% of all I have is being invested in the US the other ones are Canada and UK

Ok-Deer8144

This depends on what your belief of how strong America is. i truely believe the US/dollar is #1 superpower on the world. And believe if worst case scenario drops like 40%~ like 2008 again, it will eventually recover. Too many countries are dependent on us. Also if VTI does 40% drop, there’s no way China/canada/UK whoever is suppose to be the US rivals stock market will also not be trailing a big loss along with it. I don’t believe theres a world where if VTI is down -40%, china will somehow be like +20% in that same timeframe. What will happen realistically is China/whoever you think the US top rival VTI equivalent is will be lucky be down only like -20%. We will make the right moves to eventually recover.

Potential-Dish6119

Hahaha I love the point about them being smarter than you. EM is predicted to out shine US, I hold EMIM, a EU ishares and a UK fund too. Also hold $FRIN

BigBoobsAreDahhBest

VTI: Total US Market (basically this ETF invests in every single public company in the US) VOO: Invests in the top 500 companies in the US SCHG: Invests in 200 growth companies in the US. VOO and SCHG is a subset of VTI. We don’t have a S&S ISA in the US, but just reading up on it, I would personally contribute the maximum amount to it with the intention that you won’t need the money for the next 10 to 20 years. Seems like a pretty sweet account you have there in the UK. I would also open a taxable account to invest your remaining cash after you have maxed out your retirement and ISA.

connorcourtenay

Thanks for the advice! Those letters don’t mean much to me so I’m going to have to do some research. I also live in the UK so we don’t have stuff like 401ks but my workplace pension is very good 13.25% of 40k a year salary contributed every month (7% by me and 6.25% by work) What is VTI and SCHG and what differentiates it from the S&P 500?

connorcourtenay

I’ve bought a house recently and have a mortgage that I’ve had to start to pay so have to be careful. I have 10k savings separate for stuff like that but want to build my wealth asap and potentially buy another property to let out. I’m based in the UK.

Beginning_Machine_19

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong did indeed loan his private jet to Prince Harry and Meghan so they could travel to England to see Harry's dad, King Charles. Connect those dots... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12050097/Prince-Harry-lands-UK-fathers-Coronation-private-jet.html

Beginning_Machine_19

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12050097/Prince-Harry-lands-UK-fathers-Coronation-private-jet.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton

dvdmovie1

I don't see people "hating" emerging markets. There is too much of this thing that if someone isn't interested in investing in something they "hate" it. "I know past performance is not good" When something underperforms for 5-10 years, imo it becomes a "show me" story for a lot of people, especially when there are so many other alternatives. "investors, shouldn't we be forward looking" Forward looking imo is having a thesis why something will change. Buying it because it's underperformed for 5-10 years with no thesis on why the next 5-10 years are going to be any different isn't forward looking to me. "If my horizon is 30 years, isn't it unwise to not put money in Emerging Markets?" People really don't have clarity beyond maybe 3-5 years and the reality for most people is that they aren't going to tolerate underperforming for even a few months. Look on r/stocks and sometimes it seems like people are not willing to tolerate underperformance in individual names for a week. There's a lot of other issues, as well. I don't dislike EM but for me it has always felt like finding individual stories and not something where I'd own the index. But even with individual names, you run into things like the restrictions that have continually been put on Chinese tech companies - which are then removed when the stocks crater enough, which then often seem like they're put back after the stocks have mildly bounced. Chinese names in the US are owned through VIE entites, which is a risk but a risk that often seems ignored because it hasn't been an issue (yet.) Elsewhere internationally there's a lot of great names in Europe, but wouldn't own the index. There have been articles written about the UK and how poorly that market has done because well, this is a world where people want growth and they haven't nurtured it - there isn't the kind of tech companies that we have in the US that everyone wants to own. "Is it home bias that we put so much in US?" I think there's some of that and it should be even easier to invest in foreign companies but I don't think that's the primary issue. "Is it naive to think that there will not be growth in EM?" There's growth but I don't think that equates to growth in stock prices broadly. I think EM will probably continue to be an instance where you can find individual stories here-and-there that work (MELI, for example) but I don't have a thesis as to why broad index underperformance changes any time soon.

i_sesh_better

Lost two grandparents suddenly this year so care didn’t eat the inheritance, and that’s the only way you can do well in the UK right now haha. It’s given me a massive advantage other than the money though, I’ve not finished uni and I’m already thinking about opening pensions, am loading up non-taxable accounts and thinking about retirement.

SpecificDependent980

Was there a reason he suggested going deeper into equities? In the UK, pensions don't incur Inheritance Tax. So we tell clients who don't need their pension to live on in retirement, to take lots risk with it because the capital growth for beneficiaries is more important than retaining value. It's basically a super long term investment for a young person. I don't know wether the situation is the same, but that's an explanation from the UK

RandomGenerator_1

International cannabis prescribing service launches for travellers to the UK The UK’s first international prescribing service has launched for medical cannabis patients travelling to the country from overseas. It is not unheard of for travellers visiting the UK for longer periods to seek out a prescription, explains Pierre van Weperen, CEO of Grow Pharma who work closely with Integro, this new offering simply ensures that it is all arranged ahead of their arrival. “The UK healthcare system constantly treats people from overseas, either in emergencies or during longer stays,” he adds. “There is no law that says that you’re not a patient because you’re travelling. In essence you follow the same process as any UK patient would and we don’t make exceptions or cut corners. The process is seamless, reliable and safe.” The service will be available for those travelling to the UK for Cannabis Europa from 25-25 June, 2024 https://cannabishealthnews.co.uk/2024/04/26/international-cannabis-prescribing-service-launches-for-travellers-to-the-uk/

BuyOwn2778

A "medium of exchange" is worth as much as what people believe it is worth. Over time, people have believed in shells, gold, big stones, shiny things and currently in paper money. Paper money can be printed by those in control, so inflation kills the value of your savings over time. Gold can't be printed - you gotta work to mine it but what makes it accepted around the world is because you can easily test to be true... however its damnrd heavy. Bitcoin has all the characteristics of a "medium of exchange" - it can't be printed by those in control so your savings won't inflate away, each unit is unique and fakes are detectable (like gold), it transfers across the globe easily (portable), it's increasingly accepted by society, it can't be destroyed (unlike paper in a washing machine).. that's why it is a "store of value". Even if you remain sceptical, a small allocation could be prudent given the success of the US Bitcoin ETFs, the ones in Europe and Canada and the ones to come in Hong Kong and the UK.

WhynotstartnoW

China isn't even the largest foreign holder of US T-bonds. Out of the 24% of US debt that's held by foreigners, Japan is the biggest bag holder with 23% more bonds than mainland China. The UK is was on track to surpass China as #2 by the end of this year, and deffinetly will now if they really do stop buying bonds. Schengen zone countries counted together would be #1 by far(would've been more than double #2 if the UK was still in).

Hypsar

If they are UK they would have different licensing organizations such as FCA.

elpollobroco

Which is why this country overthrew the UK

Environmental_Pen202

Governments and companies alike are either pushing out their Net Zero date targets (UK several times over) or watering down their commitments (Unilever) as they slowly start to admit that weaning ourselves off decades of fossil fuel driven energy is easier said than done. How best to position the portfolio?

AnxiousPlenty6843

Hi all, I am relatively new to trading. I mean I have been following the markets for a few years, have good knowledge of it, and have invested but never really actively traded. I am planning to do now. But not sure where to start, what platform to use, whether to do it myself or through a broker (do not prefer this personally). Just FYI I am based in the UK. Any advise is welcome!

greytoc

Look through r/UKInvesting - there is a pinned brokers discussion thread in that subreddit about UK brokers.

Raoul_Puke

I have calls you UK cigarette

Appropriate_Meat2715

Must be UK stuff

Deep_Fun_1865

No? My chart from XM UK says the high of the days was 5106.09

Adorable-Piano-9694

Suprising you still buy cars in the US. In the UK over 90% of cars are on finance, no-one cares about list price anymore only the montly payment. A Nissan Versa should be $17k ish, or a bag of crips per month. There's probably a mid size Korean in that sub $25k price range as well. I think it's dealerships being dealerships.

jarpio

People who buy gold do so as a hedge against the collapse of fiat currency. The question is, what will you actually be able to DO with your gold? You can of course sell it and redeem the value but in what currency will you convert your gold to? Euros and pounds will be equally useless if the dollar collapses because the UK and EU economies are wholly dependent upon the strength of the US economy. I think you’d see a collapse of the dollar collapse the price of crypto currencies around the world too, however I think it will also have the effect of making crypto much more accessible and thus much easier to adopt and use by the general public. Bitcoin and crypto in general would be a very popular alternative to what would inevitably be a central bank digital currency.

Ndubitable

Nuclear energy. France, China and the UK are already acting. Michigan plant recently got $1.5 billion to be rekindled.

lucifer4you

so that 100 bil we are giving to ukrain, israel and taiwan is on loan from china (or the UK. Or Japan). got it.

bombayblue

So Japan and the UK will buy more? If you’re more worried about the US finding buyers than China putting its national wealth into a single volatile commodity then I don’t know what to say. This is far more likely to backfire on China than the U.S. imo.

Mavnas

Rest of world really. Homeowners in the UK have been getting fucked for awhile too aparently.

NoLifeEmployee

Nice to meet you the UK

ATENT2772

Sir, this is the UK...

AakashMasani

I would if I knew how to do it in the UK

AakashMasani

Can't easily access options in the UK otherwise I would

Business-Manner-4050

RYCEY ie a penny stock funded by UK taxpayers lol

Agreeable-Energy4277

To be honest, I don't really understand the reason Republicans and Conservatives are against. The whole classical liberal philosophy is minimal state interference, which let's people make their own choices. Excellent for business, Cannabis can rival Alcohol and Big Pharma, less tax money will be needed to criminalize people in Marijuana and also if Cannabis was legalised it takes power away from Cartels pushing hard drugs like Fentanyl. Cannabis can be great for people to not get addicted to big Pharma. The Criminalization of Cannabis is one of the most anti capitalist and hypocritical points from Republicans, who allow people to purchase weapons which are made specifically to cause harm (just or unjust, I'm from UK but I understand why US have the right to hear arms and I kind of agree), but legalise cannabis because 'dRugS aRe HarMful'.

TheAmazingMatth

On top of that, Europe capped the interchange fee that visa /MC charge to payees. This results in lower overall credit card charges in Europe compared to other countries. Just look at what happened to the UK when they left the EU...

wearahat03

I think to have a fair comparison, you would need to compare entire banking industry to credit service industry. You have essentially 3 major credit service companies - V, MA and AXP. MA and V combined profit is 29B. AXP's profit is 9B but they collect interest as well, so they overlap with what banks do to earn money. There are a ridiculous amounts of US banks alone, then foreign banks. Foreign banks use V or MA as the payment processor, so V and MA's 29B profit is global revenue. If you add up just the top 10 banks listed in US, net profit is almost 200B. The combined profits of Japanese banks alone, or Australian banks alone or Canadian banks alone are equal or greater than V + MA profits. He's right that banks make more money as an industry overall. V and MA appear to make a lot of money because there's only two companies for the entire western market. Japan, Australia, Canada, UK, US, European banks etc issue V or MA cards

McKoijion

It's kind of nuts comparing US and UK news reports. The pro-Palestine protests at Columbia are big news in America. Meanwhile, the mass graves story is a much bigger focus in Britain. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/22/billionaire-donors-rethink-columbia-university-support-.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/23/un-rights-chief-horrified-by-reports-of-mass-graves-at-two-gaza-hospitals

Morph_Kogan

AUKUS Nuclear submarine, strategic defence and tech sharing between the USA, UK, and Austrailia Recent Japan advancement of strategic partnership. South Korea, Japan, USA Trilateral strategic cooperation. As well as possible plans to include Japan in parts of AUKUS Enhanced security and military cooperatiom with South Korea USA security and military agreements with the Philippines Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD) Taiwan security and military cooperation Actually being tough on China, and their scummy economic practices, South China sea imperialism, Taiwan threats, Uyghur genocide, and strategic decoupling and domestication of supply chains (CHIPS ACT) NATO expansion, and increasing NATO eastern bloc presence ans readiness Supporting Ukraine to fight this war and defend themselves Sanctions on Russia, including the quite successful oil price cap (which is a fantasticly genius policy I might add) Balancing protecting Israel, preventing wider war with Iran, and providing humanitarian relief to Palestinians Protecting the Red Sea shipping lanes with a coalition of allies against Houthi terrorists and pirates Getting us out of Afghanistan successfully Is that not all foreign policy to you?

Racxie

It’s quite funny because someone literally just shared statistics with me earlier about how poor Americans reading comprehension is, and you certainly fit the bill. So first let’s look at what the word [subsidy actually means](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/subsidy?q=subsidies): Subsidy 1. money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen 2. money given by a government or an organization to reduce the cost of producing food, a product, etc. and to help to keep prices low Now let’s revisit first article’s mention of Tesla: >Tesla has been supported by government subsidies >Tesla, on the other hand, has actually benefitted from a number of outright subsidies created by the US government to encourage the development of electric vehicles to reduce carbon emissions. Notably, the auto company **received a [$465 million preferential loan](https://www.energy.gov/lpo/tesla) from the US Department of Energy in 2010**, which it paid off in 2013. Through 2020, **the company benefited significantly from tax credits** given to consumers who buy electric cars, **which have reduced the cost of Tesla vehicles by $4,000 to $7,500**. One attempt to [track all these subsidies](https://subsidytracker.goodjobsfirst.org/parent/tesla-inc) including state and local incentives to support manufacturing facilities, **estimates the total benefits at nearly $3 billion**. So as you can see I’ve not only highlighted the two examples the article points out which match the description of the two dictionary definitions, I’ve also kindly linked you the sources as per the article, including highlighting the estimated amount Tesla has received from the *US alone*. But as I also kindly pointed out for you with other sources, Tesla has also received subsidies from other countries too like UK and China (so you may want to re-read now that you *hopefully* understand what that word means), and I wouldn’t be surprised if there are other countries it’s received these from too (like Sweden).

Racxie

You may want to check your facts, e.g. there are multiple articles like [this one from last year](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musks-spacex-tesla-far-170500028.html) which points out 2 they received from the US government in 2010 and 2020, or [this article from 2021](https://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/news/2021/06/17/uk-government-spent-1-2m-per-week-subsidising-tesla-cars/) pointing out that the UK government had also given Tesla subsidies in 2020. [Here’s also yet another article from 2021](https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-dominates-china-ev-incentives-tsla/) pointing out that Tesla received subsidies from the Chinese government, which were in fact the highest any vehicle manufacturer had ever received over there. Not to mention [another article from 2021](https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-list-government-subsidies-tesla-billions-spacex-solarcity-2021-12) sharing some of the US government subsidies all of his projects had received (not just Tesla), despite him being massively critical of them. He’s essentially a typical conservative who’ll complain about anything as long as he can still reap the benefits.

UnhappyReach

Robinhood alert:: If you need help please call USA - #911, #211, #988 UK - #999, #0800 689 5652

Iamhappilyconfused

It's an app that allows you to trade options if you live in the UK

olivepepys

The FUD over EVs is a bit crazy right now. We get it all over the UK but sales are up 10% v q1 2023 and 35% of all new car sales last year were EVs. Just because Elon is crashing tesla doesn't mean the demand for EVs is dropping.

Bootasspog

I hate waiting for pre market to open. (American in the UK)

FormalElements

Toughbuilt the company has completely switched their marketing strategy by sending out their new StackTech storage system, a comprehensive and innovative tool storage system, to influences within the construction community. They have been patiently building their product line and will announce over 100 new products to market this spring, plus additional skews later this year. The audiences in the construction space all over the globe have been waiting eagerly to acquire these products hut have yet been able to access due to the launch, which will be announced next Friday. Brazil, Australia, Canada, UK, and most of Europe will be learning that ToughBuilt products will now be available for order at their local retail locations. Their partnership with Lowes has been rocky, but local shoppers have been seeing an uptick in selection over the last several months. If you look at the insider acquisition of buybacks, it has been 100% purchased by insiders. Insiders buy for only one reason. Their products on Lowes.com are overwhelming positive, with an average of 4.7 stars out of 5. Customers love their products and can't wait to complete the set, which helps ToughBuilt curve out a segment of a very large market. My SPECULATION is that we will soon see power tools announced, along with other IoT devices. Time will tell. Love this brand and what they represent. Quality products that last and are truly innovative. The stock is the lowest its ever been, and a great point for entry for anyone who has been sitting on the fence. Not financial advice. I just love this company.

AVALANCHE_CHUTES

Where do you see pricing? In the UK the Seal is more expensive than the Model 3.

AVALANCHE_CHUTES

I watched the Mat Watson / Carwow comparison between the new Tesla Model 3 and BYD Seal (sorry, can't link as this sub doesn't allow YouTube videos) "This is not awful, I don't hate it" "It's so close to being fun, but accidentally so" 😂 Plus the Seal is actually more expensive than the model 3 in the UK? Wtf?

Powerful-Parsnip

Do you need to be in China to spread Chinese propaganda? My reasoning for banning tiktok has nothing to do with them cutting off western apps. Its for the same reason the UK cancelled all of the Huawei infrastructure contracts, it's dangerous to let an adversary have control over infrastructure, apps, social media. China openly state that they want an end to US hegemony, how do you think they're going to achieve this? Do you want a world with the CCP at the reins with Russia as their vassal? So it's anti competition when the US ban apps but not in China when they do it. Again your points are hypocritical and weak.

norniron84

Ah turns out the UK Robinhood app doesn't let you trade options....

norniron84

I just opened my first Robinhood account in the UK. I have £200 to get going. Can I do TSLA puts with that amount?

CreditGold6901

Your joke sounds too European for you to be from the UK

MrKebabHands

I bought a bunch of MTTR a couple months at £1.50 per share. Nice surprise today. Also tryna work out what to do next... I work in construction tech and had my eye on Matterport for a little while - they're hitting some major emerging requirements within the UK built enviroment (digital twin modelling, golden thread capturing, BIM for building safety management, integrations/automations, etc). I wanna keep holding because I believe in the company, but also not sure on best practice when holding during an acquisition.