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Even the BBC thinks we're Doomed!
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Sod equities, bonds, houses; agricultural commodities is what you should be in. There is money to be made in famine.
Hang about, didn’t someone in Omen II say something like that.Drivel is my specialityComment
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how do you invest in agricultural commodities ?Originally posted by BuffoonSod equities, bonds, houses; agricultural commodities is what you should be in. There is money to be made in famine.
Hang about, didn’t someone in Omen II say something like that.Comment
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Is it just carrots or will peas be any good?Originally posted by DimPrawnBuy tins of carrots and sell them later on when there is a food shortage.
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Energy, water, and possibly global property.Originally posted by BuffoonSod equities, bonds, houses; agricultural commodities is what you should be in. There is money to be made in famine.
Hang about, didn’t someone in Omen II say something like that.God made men. Sam Colt made them equal.Comment
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Not doomed, boomed!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6747659.stm
The number of unemployed people in the UK fell in the three months to April, according to official figures, dropping by 15,000 to 1.68 million.
The figures also showed that the number claiming jobseeker's allowance was down by 9,300 to 880,400 in May.
Average earnings rose by 4% on an annual basis - below forecasts - in the three months to April, down from 4.4% in the January to March period.
You've never had it so good!Comment
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But those are govt figures designed for positive spin...the real numbers may well not be so appealing...Originally posted by King CnvtNot doomed, boomed!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6747659.stm
The number of unemployed people in the UK fell in the three months to April, according to official figures, dropping by 15,000 to 1.68 million.
The figures also showed that the number claiming jobseeker's allowance was down by 9,300 to 880,400 in May.
Average earnings rose by 4% on an annual basis - below forecasts - in the three months to April, down from 4.4% in the January to March period.
You've never had it so good!Comment
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