Henk Potts
Henk Potts
business costs cut difficult economic looking turn ways
It's going to be a difficult time. He (Levy) will be looking to cut costs and... the quickest ways to do that is to cut jobs... but he has got a big business to try and turn around in a very difficult economic environment.
move next
The next move now I think is to the upside.
element good lack looking looks performance profit push taking
It's been such a good performance but there looks like an element of profit taking with a lack of new momentum. We are looking for something else to push us forward.
standard vulnerable
Standard and Chartered could be vulnerable to a takeover.
agreement america announce believe buyers cut economy expected help shell strong
OPEC is expected to announce it will not cut production. We believe they have an agreement with America that it will help the U.S. economy to recover. We are buyers of Shell and BP. They have strong visibility.
awful bring cash certainly hard help money mouth pole prepared puts saga talk time
There has been an awful lot of talk and an awful lot of speculation but this is the first time that one of the suitors has been prepared to put hard cash down and put its money where its mouth is. This could help bring this long-running saga to an end and it certainly puts the Nasdaq in pole position.