UK

Successful_Car1670

Can you blame people for holding stocks though? Inflation eating our lunch and bonds are trash and not even safe anymore. Look up risk of default and it’s France>UK>US. Everyone is sleep walking

Red_Zone_Broly

Can you guess the salary for Head of Cyber Security for UK Government Treasury? [57K](https://x.com/Jackbmeyer/status/2085821528663265323?sort_replies=likes) lol

ClaymationDinosaur

I'm in the UK. A number of banks do savings accounts with high interest rates but restrictions on how much can be put in each month; opening several of them is a pain but can be done. Right now I have a Lloyds offering 8% and a Santander offering 7.1%, and probably another one somewhere. They often don't last more than a year too, so there's a lot of swapping around to do. Once you get a few going and keep your eyes open for new ones, you can end up managing to put reasonable amounts in each month, but it's never just going to be tens of thousands at once into such an account. Still, better than 3%, and I guess the point I'm making isn't so much that these are great accounts than that there are banks handing out 8% (although with painful restrictions on deposit amounts that means I end up with a chain of them, always circulating).

Qweasdy

Pension can be a generic term for both defined contribution and defined benefit schemes. Most countries have pensions, only America has 401K’s In the UK we had a similar shift from defined benefit pensions to defined contribution pensions but we still call them pensions [Wikipedia also lists both as pension types](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pension) and gives the US’s 401k as an example of a defined contribution pension.

MagnesiumKitten

Well it was and is still a terrible company it has more to do with the British massively investing into it with their funds, and they might end up in serious trouble holding onto so much of it It's always been a high risk investment momentum traders at least buy and sell with it where the buy and hold strategy here has a very real risk, but it's been safe enough till early this year no value investors touch it, and it's totally a fringe stock on the NYSE One reason it's not well liked is that it doesn't make money half the time, and that's with some of the most brutal cost cutting. You might see government help if the company tanks and some of the big UK Funds lose their fucking minds on it. Maybe Christmas we'll see some drama

sadferret123

I'm guessing people speculated they'd go bankrupt because of COVID and its effect on the travel industry. The British govt would obviously never let that happen as it's one of the best deep tech companies in the UK. Then we obviously stopped giving a shit about some mildly deadly virus and moved on with our lives. So did RR

kokkomo

Sure bro, that is why they buy up all the overflow and expose themselves to constant criticism. Its not a conspiracy when you can look up the list of fines incurred by Citadel Securities and Citadel Advisors. US regulatory fines: 1. In 2007, Citadel Securities was fined $22,500 by FINRA for failing to properly report short interest positions. 2. In 2009, Citadel Securities was fined $3 million by the SEC for allegedly engaging in improper trading practices that artificially impacted the price of securities. 3. In 2014, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fined Citadel Securities $800,000 for allegedly violating the market access rule, which requires firms to have adequate risk controls and supervisory procedures in place when providing direct market access to customers. 4. In 2015, Citadel Securities was fined $800,000 by the SEC for violating the Market Access Rule. 5. In 2015, Citadel Securities was fined $1.5 million by FINRA for violating various rules related to trading activities. 6. In 2016, Citadel Securities was fined $3.5 million by the SEC for violating the National Market System Plan governing the consolidated data feeds that disseminate stock prices and trades to the public. 7. In 2017, Citadel Securities was fined $22.6 million by the SEC for misleading customers about the quality of its pricing and execution. 8. In 2017, the US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fined Citadel Securities $1.5 million for allegedly providing inaccurate information to customers and for failing to report trades to the appropriate regulatory entities. 9. In 2018, Citadel Securities was fined $3.5 million by the SEC for failing to provide customers with accurate trade data. 10. In 2019, Citadel Securities was fined $100,000 by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for exceeding speculative position limits in wheat futures. 11. In 2020, Citadel Securities was fined $97,000 by FINRA for failing to properly report certain equity trades. 12. In 2020, the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) fined Citadel Securities $700,000 for allegedly violating swap data reporting requirements. 13. In 2021, Citadel Securities was fined $700,000 by FINRA for failing to report a significant number of trades to FINRA's Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE). International regulatory fines: 14. In 2017, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) fined Citadel Securities €1.1 million for breaching market-making obligations and engaging in algo-trading activity that may have contributed to market disorder. 15. In 2017, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) in France fined Citadel Securities €5 million for allegedly manipulating French government bond futures. 16. In 2018, Citadel Securities was fined €1.6 million by the Italian securities regulator (CONSOB) for market manipulation and insider trading in the Italian government bond market. 18. In 2018, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) fined Citadel Securities AUD 360,000 for alleged trading violations related to market integrity. 19. In 2018, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) fined Citadel Securities $230,000 for market manipulation related to its trading activities on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). 20. In 2020, the French financial regulator, Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), fined Citadel Securities €2 million for allegedly manipulating the bond market and breaching its best execution obligations. 21. In 2020, the UK's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) fined Citadel Securities £1.2 million for failing to provide accurate and timely transaction reports to the regulator. 22. In 2020, the Swiss financial regulator, Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), fined Citadel Securities CHF 1.12 million for violating trading rules and engaging in market manipulation on the SIX Swiss Exchange. 23. In 2020, Citadel Securities was fined £1,445,000 by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for inaccurate transaction reporting and failing to take reasonable care to organize and control its affairs responsibly and effectively. 24. In 2021, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fined Citadel Securities £1.4 million for failing to adequately report certain trades to the regulator. 25. In 2021, Citadel Securities was fined $97,000,000 in China for alleged "malicious" short-selling practices. 26. In 2021, the Korea Financial Investment Association (KFIA) reportedly fined Citadel Securities 175 million won ($155,000) for allegedly engaging in high-frequency trading activities that violated local laws. 27. In 2022, Citadel Advisors LLC was fined $20,000 by the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) for violating position-limit rules involving November 2021 Henry Hub natural-gas contracts. NYMEX found that Citadel held 2,365 short contracts—365 above the standard 2,000-contract limit—and lost the benefit of a conditional limit when it established a position in the underlying Henry Hub Natural Gas futures contract. The settlement became effective September 12, 2022; Citadel neither admitted nor denied the rule violation. 28. In 2023, South Korean regulators imposed approximately ₩12.98 billion in penalties—about $10.55 million at the time—on Citadel Securities (Hong Kong) Limited. This consisted of ₩11.88 billion, roughly $9.66 million, relating to findings that its high-frequency algorithmic trading disrupted the Korean stock market, plus approximately ₩1.1 billion, roughly $890,000, relating to short-sale violations. Reuters reported the principal ₩11.88 billion sanction in January 2023. Citadel disputed the market-disruption findings and appealed them; its current FINRA BrokerCheck affiliate disclosure reports that portion as “On Appeal,” while stating that the firm did not contest the short-sale findings. 29. In 2023, the SEC fined Citadel Securities $7 million for violations of Regulation SHO's order-marking requirements. The SEC estimated that over a five-year period Citadel incorrectly marked millions of orders, including short sales marked as long and long sales marked as short, because of a coding error in its automated trading system. The inaccurate information was also transmitted to regulators. Citadel accepted a censure, cease-and-desist order, $7 million penalty and remedial undertakings without admitting or denying the findings. 30. In 2024, FINRA fined Citadel Securities $1 million for widespread Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) reporting violations. FINRA found that from June 2020 through August 2024 the firm failed to timely or accurately report tens of billions of equity and options order events to the CAT Central Repository, involving numerous different types of reporting errors. Citadel was censured and fined $1 million in an October 9, 2024 AWC. Nothing to see here folks, were just not good enough to cheat enough for it not to even matter when you get caught.

-mini-kuma

I had little-known UK photonics Gooch & Housego that got recently bought out. The sector has years of growth ahead.

Artistic_Concern_33

lol the funny thing is the US considered this and it was less riskier to let EU dump US treasuries than to let Japan dump it, unfortunately the EU doesn’t own that much US treasuries compared to Japan and the UK

Will1am777

Logging in the from UK before market opens. What I miss?

PositivePopular5437

Bro are you high, it is posibility with military action but with malaysia, australia, and UK baking up singapore. I think indonesia will lose the war in month

Vino-Decanto

I’m in UK, Tastytrade’s how I work it

gazrrrr

I’m just laughing that you’re comparing the two companies in an in depth financial way😂 Small food chains worth 2bn in the UK make 200m net profit a year! Should they be valued higher than SpaceX? No😂😂😂 You’re naivety has no bounds at the sheer amount of tech going on at SpaceX. You simply cannot compare! They’ve reduced space flight cost by 5x! You have no idea

player_zero_

Ensilica - small cap UK company, produces loads of different chips, including those that are in the ASTS satellites. Decent upside potential

Proudrugby

My bad. Getting that mixed up with the fact that a lot can't afford the medication Ps...it wasn't an attack on the US or its people so wind your neck in. A lot of annual leave in the UK and Ireland is between 25 to 30 days

EmbarrassedPart1256

Thanks for the well wishes! Your energy is always appreciated on here 🤙 hopefully this isn't your only source of income & just a side hustle, that you're bringing in the big bucks in the UK...

Character_Ad_1485

Dubai actually puts you in a decent position for this. A few directions worth thinking about. Short duration US treasuries or a money market fund denominated in USD are the lowest risk option right now. You're getting 4.5-5% with essentially no credit risk and full liquidity. For someone whose primary concern is capital preservation while inflation erodes cash, this is the baseline to beat before taking on anything else. If you want slightly more yield without equity risk, investment grade corporate bonds with 2-5 year maturities are worth looking at. You give up some liquidity but pick up maybe 100-150 basis points over treasuries. On property, Dubai itself is interesting given where you're sitting. No capital gains tax, no income tax on rental income, and the market has had a genuine demand story from the global wealth migration of the last few years. The landlord regulatory environment is materially simpler than the UK. The risk is that parts of the market are running hot and liquidity in a downturn is thinner than it looks in the good times. REITs give you property exposure without the management headache and with daily liquidity, though the correlation to equity markets is higher than people expect when things go wrong. The honest answer is that minimum risk and meaningful inflation protection are in tension with each other. Treasuries protect your capital but may not fully outrun inflation depending on where it settles. Anything that reliably beats inflation over time carries more risk than it appears on the surface.

anish714

Dude, I I ran that exact simulation. I invested £35 in 1800, being the average salary of the average UK citizen, in a FTSE 100-style index in 1800, compounded yearly, leading up to now. That £35 would be equivalent to tens to hundreds of millions of dollars. That's after the UK declining from a superpower to an average country and going through two world wars over 200 years. I think your best bet is to stay in the most capitalistic market currently.

Smaxter84

Revenue.....what's the profit ? Loss is worse than before ha ha what a fucking joke, all the dumb plebs on here that just wouldn't listen....this is what you get. And all these articles desperately trying to pump by claiming an increase in revenue - ridiculous they borrowed way more.....revenue doesn't mean shit if your profit margin is negative. Here's another truth for you - this whole US tech / AI bubble is going to pop at some point - and it will be biblical. I've never seen such an obvious load of utter pumping bullshit. They've done deals in the UK to build data centers that will use double the current grid capacity! That obviously can't happen.....the circular money can only hide the lack of revenue for so long. When it becomes obvious even to the idiots, it's going down in flames.

chuckleote10

Only available in UK tho

Readonly00

Same in UK

Adventurous_Sell5994

“US, UK top diplomats meet on Iran” 16 minutes ago posted on Al jazeera

blorg

I would never recommend going all-in on ex-US and dumping all US holdings. That's a strawman. The core argument for diversification is holding both. Even at global market-cap weights, you're still ~60% US, even the base case here you're more in US equities than not. I prefer VT for simplicity, but it's completely fine to choose an intentional home-bias (like 70/30 or 80/20 US). What doesn't hold up is using macro narratives to justify a 100% US allocation. This is all **Priced In**. >There aren't any tailwinds in a huge # of Ex-US countries. Market returns aren't driven by absolute economic growth or good headlines; they are driven by performance relative to expectations. Everything you listed, China's political risk, Japan's demographics, European stagnation, or the UK's GDP per capita, is common knowledge. Because it's common knowledge, it's already priced in. That's why ex-US equities trade at a massive valuation discount compared to the US. For US stocks to continue outperforming, US corporate earnings don't just need to be good, they need to consistently exceed the extremely aggressive growth expectations already baked into today's sky-high valuations. For cheap international stocks to outperform, they just need to turn out *slightly less terrible* than the dismal scenario the market has already priced in. Research has actually shown there is a [zero or slightly negative correlation between per-capita GDP growth and real stock returns.](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0927538X05000338) [[2]](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oddly-stock-market-returns-gdp-203439790.html) You're simply looking at the wrong thing here. *It's not what you buy, it's what you pay that counts. Good investing doesn't come from buying good things, but from buying things well.* - Howard Marks >I'll start buying as soon as Ex-US companies become household recognizable names. Waiting for companies to become household names before buying is literally a strategy for buying at the top. The entire point of value/international diversification is buying productive assets before the market prices them higher. Beyond that, ex-US companies are already household names: Nestle, Toyota, Samsung, Novo Nordisk, LVMH, Sony, Unilever, Shell, and ASML and TSMC (who are responsible for producing the chips inside the American tech everyone is bullish on). The US is the strongest market in the world today, but betting 100% of your portfolio on the assumption that current US valuation multiples will expand indefinitely, and that no other market will ever experience a multi-decade cycle again, seems wrong to me. It can't do this forever: indefinite relative outperformance is mathematically impossible unless you believe US equities will eventually account for 100% of global market cap and total global GDP. You are right though that we don't know when it might change. Hence why I just buy both and don't try to time it.

blorg

I would never recommend going all-in on ex-US and dumping all US holdings. That's a strawman. The core argument for diversification is holding both. Even at global market-cap weights, you're still ~60% US, even the base case here you're more in US equities than not. I prefer VT for simplicity, but it's completely fine to choose an intentional home-bias (like 70/30 or 80/20 US). What doesn't hold up is using macro narratives to justify a 100% US allocation. >There aren't any tailwinds in a huge # of Ex-US countries. Market returns aren't driven by absolute economic growth or good headlines; they are driven by performance relative to expectations. Everything you listed, China's political risk, Japan's demographics, European stagnation, or the UK's GDP per capita, is common knowledge. Because it's common knowledge, it's already priced in. That's why ex-US equities trade at a massive valuation discount compared to the US. For US stocks to continue outperforming, US corporate earnings don't just need to be good, they need to constantly exceed the extremely aggressive growth expectations already baked into today's sky-high valuations. For cheap international stocks to outperform, they just need to turn out *slightly less terrible* than the dismal scenario the market has already priced in. Research has actually shown there is a [zero or slightly negative correlation between per-capita GDP growth and real stock returns.](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0927538X05000338) [[2]](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oddly-stock-market-returns-gdp-203439790.html) >I'll start buying as soon as Ex-US companies become household recognizable names. Waiting for companies to become household names before buying is literally a strategy for buying at the top. The entire point of value/international diversification is buying productive assets before the market prices them higher. Beyond that, ex-US companies are already household names: Nestle, Toyota, Samsung, Novo Nordisk, LVMH, Sony, Unilever, Shell, and ASML and TSMC (who are responsible for producing the chips inside the American tech everyone is bullish on). The US is the strongest market in the world today, but betting 100% of your portfolio on the assumption that current US valuation multiples will expand indefinitely, and that no other market will ever experience a multi-decade cycle again, seems wrong to me. It can't do this forever: indefinite relative outperformance is mathematically impossible unless you believe US equities will eventually account for 100% of global market cap and total global GDP. You are right though that we don't know when it might change. Hence why I just buy both and don't try to time it.

RuleSafe6767

Whenever trump starts auto-signing up his frenemies (France is going to patrol, UK will demine, etc) he's negotiating in the mirror.. And plan to TACO while saying, "we didn't need them anyway"

GungHoStocks

LOL Alessandro Zamboni of SYME listed in the UK. Say goodbye to all your monies lol

ShepherdOmega

Here UK, so close to breaking even.

zbern

SharkNinja, Inc. (SN), a global product design and technology company, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. Highlights for the Second Quarter 2026 as compared to the Second Quarter 2025 • Net sales increased 22.2% to $1,765.5 million. • Gross margin and Adjusted Gross Margin decreased 30 and 70 basis points, respectively. • Net income decreased 7.0% to $129.8 million. Adjusted Net Income increased 29.3% to $178.2 million. • Adjusted EBITDA increased 18.6% to $264.9 million, or 15.0% of net sales. Mark Barrocas, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “Q2 was a standout performance for SharkNinja, with net sales growth accelerating to 22.2%, our fastest pace since 2024, powered by broad-based strength across our categories, geographies, and channels. This quarter was a clear demonstration of the size and durability of our core business, an area we believe is often underestimated. Our largest, most established franchises like Cleaning and Blending continue to grow through diversification and relentless innovation, and our International business delivered 36.6% growth, accelerating yet again with strong results across the UK, Europe, and Latin America. That strength carried through to our bottom line, with Adjusted EBITDA up 18.6% and Adjusted Net Income Per Share up 29.9% year-over-year. Our steadfast commitment to solving consumer problems is resonating across the globe, and we believe the number of problems left to address is endless. We head into the second half of the year with real momentum and increasing confidence in our ability to deliver strong, profitable growth over the long term.” It blows my mind this stock up +450% in the last 5 years, +50% YTD. Cheesecake, BJs, and Sharks killing it this year lol

vjhally

Anyone in the UK done this ?

friiz1337

T212 is so far the best UK broker I've used. They even have a SIPP now.

StockLifter

No one is claiming that UK and France don't have problematic debt as well. For France you can see high yields as a result. Lucky for France is that they are in Europe which generally had better debt levels than others, and in theory they can shift borrowing to Eurobonds instead (if the situation gets dire enough for the bloc to allow it more). The UK had its debt scare already recently and is on thin ice..

Psychological_Fly109

ARM - UK semi up 77% YTD

SilverVikingTT

Projectile strikes cargo vessel off Oman A cargo vessel has reported being struck by an unknown projectile 20 nautical miles (37km) northeast of Khasab, Oman, the UK’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency says. UKMTO said authorities are investigating the incident. It advised vessels in the area to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity.

Policeman333

Here, let’s put it another way: Chinese universities are dwarfing Western universities in both quality of research and notable research. The west includes the USA, Australia, the UK, Scandinavian countries and Western Europe as a whole - the populations are comparable.

theguytomeet

I mean they’re getting lots of heat for their European government contracts. UK is bailing out because of a security risk. Any non US government who pursues their business are all at risk from a national security standpoint (of that government). I’ve been following them for 7 years now. We shall see. Their stock shot up around 10-15% once Trump won the election.

big_deal

I've always heard Japan's problems to be demographic decline and restrictive immigration. UK and USA are following them by about 10-20 years.

D2WilliamU

Nah the UK show has been shit since like season 5 One could argue as soon as they removed the smoking area the show went to shit They got too scared of being sued/people killing themselves/ people looking bad they trimmed off all the corners and after awhile all the contestants were just influencers going on for followers/clout Most of the contestants now have partners already when they go on. Camilla and Jamie were the only couple on that show worth shit anyway

seemsLetschat

Germany pulled out partly from contracts, UK is already thinking of it, others will join. Not good looking longterm atm.

Zealousideal_Wall627

No company from the UK is ever replicating that.

LeChevrotAuLaitCru

i like to look at data from at least 2 parameters - % and real number. i saw that france total debt is 3T, UK 3T, Japan 9T.

Lidlyogurtlover

Why is their debt so high? It doesn't strike me as a country with generous benefits or welfare, and their military is not as demanding like France or UK.

Thumbszilla

[Iran smuggling weapons and soldiers into the UK?](https://youtu.be/kxqQo0nELto?is=hoKrJR4nEjeIGUQm)

Prudent-Leading-8835

**UK economy faces recession if Strait of Hormuz remains closed, EY warns** **Oh yeeees, stop trump so it Can open up**

Severe-Selection-256

BREAKING  Tanker in Strait of Hormuz reports hearing explosion: UKMTO The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) centre has  reported an incident in the Strait of Hormuz, 20 nautical miles (37km) northeast of Khasab, Oman. “The master of a tanker reports hearing an explosion in close proximity of the vessel,” the UKMTO said in a statement.

mngos_wmelon1019

**Incident reported in Strait of Hormuz: UKMTO** The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) centre has [reported](https://www.ukmto.org/recent-incidents#76c4defd-dbed-4f9e-b40e-a36c0926949f) an incident in the Strait of Hormuz, 20 nautical miles northeast of Khasab, Oman. “The master of a tanker reports hearing an explosion in close proximity of the vessel”, the UKMTO said in a statement.

mngos_wmelon1019

**Incident reported in Strait of Hormuz: UKMTO** The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) centre has [reported](https://www.ukmto.org/recent-incidents#76c4defd-dbed-4f9e-b40e-a36c0926949f) an incident in the Strait of Hormuz, 20 nautical miles northeast of Khasab, Oman. “The master of a tanker reports hearing an explosion in close proximity of the vessel”, the UKMTO said in a statement.

Significant_Cover_48

Security consultancies Vanguard Tech and Marisks identified the ship as the Gaslog Shanghai LNG tanker. The UK Maritime Trade Operations had alerted that a vessel was struck in the strait off the Omani coast overnight, without identifying it. There was no environmental impact so far, the UKMTO said.

shiroandae

Well thing is, it’d also be far less relevant. UK is not their biggest market by far.

CryptoBoy-007

I'm not suggesting anything, only stating a corporate reality. No company executive in the S&P500 / EU/ UK will take a decision to authorise the use of a Chinese AI. Why do you think ChatGPT, Gemini , Anthropic and MSFT are developing their cyber security tools? The next phase in this development is exploite the systematic weakness these AI vibe coding is generating.

SirBuysHighALott

Can Microsoft ever get a break? Yahoo Finance: Microsoft (MSFT) Faces Consumer Probes Over Microsoft 365 And Copilot Changes. UK, Australian, and Italian regulators have opened investigations into Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT) regarding Microsoft 365 subscription changes and the integration of Copilot features.

_Doomer_Wojack_

Iran doesn’t give a fuck lmfao 😂 🤌 BREAKING: Iran has reportedly struck an oil tanker approximately 11 nautical miles off the coast of Oman, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).

Consistent_Panda5891

Tough when those muslims are having US aid and mossad as well... Guess is time to Spain to develop it's nuke to defend against a fresh renewal war... And once they have it they simple can launch special operation in Africa and get back Gibraltar as well from UK

Strike_Mission

**The strongest evidence** **1. Human Rights Watch — 16 January 2026** Human Rights Watch's investigation⁠ is probably one of the strongest early sources. HRW concluded that Iranian security forces carried out **mass killings of protesters and bystanders**, particularly after the protests escalated on **8 January**. It reported that **thousands were believed killed**, while Iran’s communications shutdown made independent verification difficult. Importantly, HRW wasn’t simply repeating Iranian opposition figures; it investigated the evidence available from witnesses, videos and other sources. **2. Amnesty International — January 2026** Amnesty independently reached an even stronger conclusion. It describes **8–9 January 2026 as a period of mass unlawful killings**, saying security forces killed protesters and bystanders on an unprecedented scale. Amnesty specifically characterises the events as **“massacres”**, rather than merely excessive crowd control. **3. The UK’s official country assessment** The British government subsequently incorporated the events into its own country assessment. The UK Home Office’s report on the **December 2025–January 2026 protests** confirms that the authorities conducted a severe crackdown and that the protests were largely suppressed by 11–13 January. That’s significant because this isn’t an Iranian opposition organisation making the allegation; it’s part of an official British government assessment. **The really important point: Iran itself acknowledged deaths** There is also an unusually useful piece of **Iranian state evidence**. On **21 January**, Iran’s own Martyrs Foundation reportedly acknowledged **3,117 deaths** associated with the demonstrations. Of those, **2,427 were classified as civilians and security forces**. Next!!

Flag_Shagger

because it’s a shithole, you know a country can both be *not* the bad guy and also an undesirable place to live? and for the record I live in the UK. I feel a lot safer here than I would ever do in the U.S., where you have SS officers kidnapping coloured people in broad daylight and a pedophile as the president.

Rosella2562

https://preview.redd.it/z71r4dmznmgh1.jpeg?width=1169&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cb8f9a07ee750ee997ed7a60c3bda62a2c4b1ac4 Scalping 0DTE SPX options last minute - Literally bought and sold the same minute at 3:59 (20:59 UK time) for a +300% profit in less than 30 seconds (Still barely covered my loss from earlier, so don’t recommend this if you care at all about your heart health lol)

thomasthetanker

I'm in the UK. Half my adverts are for car washing products (in the middle of a nationwide hosepipe ban) and half for gambling adverts which make my long suffering wife think that I have fallen off the wagon.

-mini-kuma

Heads Up! Possible Asia sell-off on Monday. UK KOSPI and NIKKEI ETFs sold off just before closing; HKOR ended UK trading +1.65% despite KOSPI closing +17%.

-sakuranbo

UK 10-year gilt yields 5% and exchange rate is $1.34 actually pretty good considering how most of the euro zone was zero or negative before covid

Moepenmoes

Ordered a package in the UK and 24 hours later it already arrived, you guys are crazy fast 👏

Sir_Lowestarp

The US market is more powerful and diverse than any other market. Our economy is very strong. Where else would you or anyone put your money? The shrinking economies of Germany? How about the powerhouse of... *Checks Europeans countries*... France? No. How about the population collapsing countries of South Korea? Maybe japan? How about the UK who has worse gdp than Mississippi? Nope. The USA sounds pretty good to me.

GandalfTheUnwise

Do they operate in UK? Are they large? Would they’d be speaking German in London if not for US? You Germans understand everything too literally

AggravatedCalmness

OP said large UK retailer... I know we are regarded in here but at least read the post.

DrDiet2022

Very useful info. Thanks. UK is UCITS compliant .

greytoc

VT is not a UCITS and it may not be compliant in the UK. VT tracks the FTSE Global All Cap Index. If you want a fund that tracks that index - there are UCITS such as VWCE and VWRL. Note however that these funds are USD and not currency hedged. So if you care about currency fluctuations against pound sterling - you may have to use a different fund. There are also UCITS funds that track MSCI World Index which may fit your needs.

greytoc

VT is not a UCITS and may be considered non-compliant in the UK. What you are probably reading may not apply to you. Afaik - there are no UCITS funds that track the CRSP US Total Market index. Is there any particular reason why you want to track the CRSP US Total Market index? That index is not more diversified than the combination of WRDA and HEMC. VT is a US market only index fund. If you want a single equity fund that is globally diverse - look at UCITS funds that track the MSCI Global Market index. There are a bunch of them. Don't forget that you may want to use a currency hedged fund if you care about currency fluctuations against the pound sterling.

PsychologicalCup6938

Deficit spending is fine so long as the money spent is reclaimed at the point of stagnance. The problem is the sources of stagnance cry foul when they are taxed, and those sources tend to outspoken in shouting their ignorance of economic theory, and how unfair it is for them to have to learn, from the rooftops. These same people cry about how targeted reclamation has nothing to do with the price of tea in china¹, and is unfair to them. ¹: This is in reference to the currency/coinage crises in the UK that lead to the Opium Wars, which very much had to do with the price of tea in China.

PsychologicalCup6938

I'd argue the USA doesn't have the best system, and hasn't for quite some time, as the economic theory employed is based more on institutional inertia than function. The USA is fast moving in the direction of the UK, as the issued currency is consistently devalued by almost immediate stagnation and decirculation. To your point of "philosophy", a rather disturbing disproportionately large percentage of people with large amounts of capital or access to large amounts of capital do not see, nor understand, the impact of economic activity in relationship to the purchasing power of their money. They see a layman's abstraction, and stop there.

jamieperkins9999

Banks, oil companies, and healthcare are the largest holdings. Not driven by tech. Thats the difference. Banks doing well due to rates being high, oil companies doing well for obvious reasons, healthcare doing well due to ageing population and advancements such as the fat drug that everyone i know in the UK is on.

-mini-kuma

UK FTSE 100 index now +10%ytd just by not being sentiment traders 😶

PhotonicsIsFried

Look at history.The other countries that have invaded for oil are Iraq, UK (which left EU), Soviet union, Bolivia and Paraguay. EU has been absent, the union doesn't work. Europeans are hiding in the shadows.

radnipuk

You can also see the evidence in other markets. The UK ftse is up and its somewhat due to an influx of US investors investing in what is considered a value opportunity in the index. But its not enough to make a material difference to US markets.

Sybertron

Look up the rail bubble in the UK in the 1800s. Largely based on keeping the buildout going and for future profits not yet seen Very similar vibes to all this. The lending and spending got to be too much. The lenders reigned it in. Things crashed. 

SignificanceLate7002

The Daily Star UK wins best headline of the day award. "Sleepy 🥭 'poos himself' and 'makes it smell crazy' at friend's funeral"

cantTankThisFox

Just saw that 38% of my comments views were from UK and Canada 🤮

namewithoutspaces

OP appears to be in the UK, which seems unfavorable

acur1231

It's the UK. I see corporate and city types doing their emails and powerpoints on the commute every day.

RandyMarshsMoustache

Large UK retailer.. guessing FRAS?

burner4lyf25

I'm sorry, I thought this was America!!! Regards, UK

Any_Pomegranate1134

LENZ is LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LENZ), a commercial-stage biotech/pharmaceutical company Key drivers: * **Commercial progress of VIZZ** — Early U.S. sales started modestly (e.g., \~$1.6 million product revenue in Q4 2025 with tens of thousands of prescriptions). Growth in prescriptions, refill rates, eye-care professional uptake, and new channels (including a July 2026 telehealth prescribing option + TV advertising) are closely watched. High operating expenses and cash burn have pressured the stock despite a strong cash position (hundreds of millions, low debt). * **International expansion** — Partnerships and regulatory filings (e.g., Greater China rights via Everest Medicines with potential milestones/royalties, Australia/New Zealand deal, UK MHRA filing, EMA submission). These expand the addressable market but take time to generate revenue. * **Earnings and guidance** — Quarterly results showing revenue vs. expectations and spending levels have caused big moves (often downward on expense concerns). Next earnings were around late July/early August 2026. * **Analyst views and safety/side-effect notes** — Consensus has often been Strong Buy with high price targets (around $32 in some recent aggregates), but targets have been cut as growth assumptions reset. Occasional mentions of adverse events (e.g., retinal tear reports) have also weighed on sentiment.

thereal_horatio

They received shareholder approval to buyback some shares take a look at that. Believe it’s waiting in UK approval still. Could help out your thesis

Fantastic-Pear-2216

If you are only interested in UK stocks, then you can sign up to my morning email. It filters, scores and then ranks the UK RNS morning feed. Or just look on the website [https://app.alphamoveai.co.uk/](https://app.alphamoveai.co.uk/)

ShittyUsernane1222

it would be extremely funny if warsh cut rates to the point the USD become more worthless than turkish lira causing some random europoor to buy the US literally, made them rejoin the UK and British commonwealth

Zuko2001

The UK

Soffatjockis

UK paparazzi and taking unpleasant photos of people in cars Name a more iconic duo

BearyChristmas223

UK doesn’t have disposable income to invest. They blow it all trying to repair their hideously disfigured teeth.

hotforlowe

So about half the average UK residents’ wage?

snail914

Which country are you based in? In the UK, not a single broker will allow you buying US domiciled etf unless you are pro trader. And afaik, us gov also takes inheritance tax on us domiciled etf

-mini-kuma

UK + EU markets all open up! Thank god some stability in the world from this DRAM nonsense.

SnooGiraffes4110

It is minority because it just started after Covid. But now 30% vehicles are sold are ev in the UK. 97% in Norway.  Also people buy one EV in the house and keep another petrol/diesel. Couple use EV most of the time like gym, friends visit,  super markets. 

Ok-Adeptness-5834

Korea isn’t really that small. 50 million people is enough to make it a major regional power. Regional powers like France, UK, Germant are not that much bigger at around 70-80 million people. Canada and Australia are only 30 million people.

Minimum_Thought_5361

UK market is divided into inside and outside London. London is generally 20-30% more expensive to live in so salaries reflect that. Staff level in London varies, total comp could be £100k - £250k ($130k - $330k) depending on industry. Hedge funds/trading will pay the most, followed by big tech and the tier below big tech (like Monzo, Revolut, Deliveroo) - normal enterprise would be on the lower end but still above £100k Outside of London it's more difficult to get above £100k, cost of living is far lower though so the money goes further. Manchester and Birmingham are good tech hubs outside of London but won't pay anywhere near as much.

SnooGiraffes4110

Who cares? Electric cars have taken over China and Europe.  None of my friends in the UK are going to petrol pump except me. 

Minimum_Thought_5361

My experience has been the complete opposite. Around two months ago I entered the job market here in the UK as my old job was starting to get frustrating. Gotta say I was expecting it to be a nightmare but pleasantly surprised, managed 3 job offers from 7 interviews total and landed 25% comp increase. I work as a staff level developer with around 16 years experience behind me across start up, consulting and product companies. Just my experience.

SnooGiraffes4110

In my consulting firm in the UK, I don’t see any person leaving the job. Everyone stick to the job. I can remember 2021-2022, people jumping on the job like crazy. 

SkipPperk

The way to avoid this is to buy slow and steady. Instead of plowing $29k in at once, invest in an ounce every month (or quarter). That way you are buying all the time. You buy the highs, the lows, and everything in between. The same is true for stocks. You cannot time the market. Gold is basically currency collapse/political collapse insurance. If everything is fine and gold goes down, who cares, everything is fine. That said, you do not want to be stuck in Russia in 1917, or China in 1949, Cuba in 1959, South Vietnam in 1975, Cambodia in 1975, and who knows, the UK or France in 2032??? Gold will get you on the plane/boat. It is also better to buy a bag of rice with gold, as opposed to selling your daughter. So buy an affordable amount regularly and forget about it.

lefty200

> First of all nothing is signed yet, until that happens this is just news to try and keep everyone have faith. Some of these agreements turn out to be total vaporware. The UK OpenAI Stargate project was 100% bullshit. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/04/openai-apparent-failure-visit-key-site-questions-stargate-uk-project

chaos-organized

I’m not touching CELH until after the investigation in Texas is over. I can see this possibly resulting in banning the sale of high caffeinated drinks to children under 16, which the UK recently did. Several other states have already stated this process.

Travelling3steps

PowerBall still waiting for its first UK winner…

Layskettlecooked

Im sorry, I didn't mean to imply you have no social life and doom scroll. The fact that you felt called out says something though! A lot of people have 2 jobs just to make ends meat and it's because of greedy corporations taking the system because of trucks down economics. Thanks Regan🤡 My point with bringing up do scrolling is to point out that on top of being over worked and under paid, it distracts people from real world events and problems. Again I'm saying in general, not you specifically. It's something that's coming on surprisingly fast and will have people addicted before people know that their addicted. All I'm saying is we aren't to far gone, but if we have our guns taken away, it's over forever. That's what's terrifying about the Dems. UK is the perfect example of what we should aspire to never become. People can be arrested for social media posts, and the strict laws banning almost every weapon, haven't stopped people from killing people. They've just made it impossible to defend yourself. Tldr: I was talking in general, not about you specifically. Also the second amendment is more relevant today than it's ever been. Maybe get yourself a gun and start practicing.

PhoenixProtocol

Nope, but Googled it, seems to be a US thing, and Canada UK and Aus, so only small part of the world, most countries don’t have it, majority of European countries neither. I’m not subject to such or similar thing here in Scandinavia.