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FTFYOriginally posted by scooterscot View PostYes. I'm not using emotions to trade. I'm using random brain farts and squigglesComment
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I started my career with British Gas (the original British Gas*) back in the late 80's. At that point we had over 100,000 staff. Centrica now has 27,000. It's been getting smaller for decades due to various reasons.Originally posted by scooterscot View PostThis is what I hate about investing. Bad news for 5000 folks, good news for me.
British Gas owner Centrica to cut 5,000 jobs
* The original BG included the gas transmission arm and the retail arm (now gone ... but who remembers the British Gas showrooms
). During the forced break up in the early-mid 90's I ended up in Transco - those were the days
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Christmas tree baubles?Originally posted by scooterscot View PostYes. I'm not using emotions to trade. I'm using these:

It’s all starting to make sense...Comment
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FTFYOriginally posted by BlasterBates View PostThe crash seems to have stalled, it needs to burn more retail traders accounts.Comment
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Buy, buy, buy ...Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostThe crash seems to have stalled, it needs a bit of a push.I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter man
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Sell, sell, sell .....Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostThe crash seems to have stalled, it needs a bit of a push.I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter man
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Hold, hold, hold ....Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostThe crash seems to have stalled, it needs a bit of a push.I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter man
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