RE: RE: RE: 'peripheral' considerations Well Yoshi, I assume by your post that JD has dissed my last post somehow... maybe many of them.I have no idea and don't give a damn. I have had him on ignore for quite a while now so I know not what insults have been hurled my way. For what it's worth all that information is from official statisitcal and reputable sources, so if he has difficulty with it somehow, he can argue with several respectable, official, public sources and credible writers/analysts/editorialists.
The relevance is that if there is a repeat of 2008 and the markets take a fall, the stock values of the large pharmas will suffer and spending/investment/research will be affected. If anyone doubts the veracity of the information I posted it means they are not informed on those topics as there is a daily plethora of news from many reputable and recognized sources.
I don't wish to waste time debating with someone because they think they are always right and love to be insulting and vitriolic. I had some heated exchanges with JD and things got nasty and personal... which all started after the first time he insulted me and it grew from there. As far as opinions go, that last post was more of a supposition than anything else with respect to BTI in the grand scheme of things. All things are linked in these markets and they are extremely vulnerable to any global shock that could occur at any time... and will at some time this year ... most likely a bank failure again. Cypress was merely the first domino to fall as the depositors have been forced to have their money stolen/taxed to help them stave off default... along with $10 billion loans from the the ECB etc. The whole global banking system is an interconnected sea of incestuous debt that is leveraged far beyond any hope of backing, even at one thousand to one, with a Quadrillion global tsunami of derivatives.The interest on said derivatives of the biggest U.S banks is so large that they are 'too big to fail' and 'too big to prosecute' so all that trillions of bailout dough being funneled in is being used by those banks to ppay the garagantuan interest...and not released into the business environment via loans. Knowing the big picture is absolutely crucial to investiing in these unpredictable, corrupt and intervened markets so it is extremely challenging at the best of times. Check what the 'experts' had to say a year ago and you get the picture. If there are any bubbles it is the global debt bubble.
If BTI was the only investment I had it would be crazy. Like most others here I do not live or die on what BTI does on a daily basis and like most others here there are many other investments and challenges to attend to. BTI looks like a tremendous investment to me but that's just my opinion and I know not what unexpected hurdles or pleasant surprises are in store, or when. As previosly metioned, I like the fundamentals. Whatever is happening to the stock here is not transparent and leaves doubt as to who and what the motiivations are as mentioned by Wes, Sir holler and others. This is the nature of our markets today. The small retail investor has to believe in the expertise, credibility and ability of management for any hope of a return. Even then, the odds are attacked against them as far as such things as warrant games, financing, opaque trading activities and much more. good lck to alll.