RE:RE:Oil Stocks in the red....I think it's wise to bear in mind that tech stocks have been beaten over the last while - between those that are gun shy (or don't have the means to purchase more) and those that are moving in to try to scoop up some (percieved) deals we are going to see a bit of a lag.
I don't think this is windfall tax related.
FYI - even if it were - much would depend upon how that would be written - anyone here with a little accounting experience would know how funds might be moved around to minimize any such impact. Same of course goes for the UK decision/companies.
Would also be really hard to justify such a windwall tax - banks have been record profits for years without such a thump - and maybe look at other retailers as well (IE Loblaw). Only recently was an additional tax called on Can banks - and it wasn't an earth-shattering move.