There’s only one thing we control – the price we pay

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  • Massmart (JSE code: MSM) update, retail margins are being squeezed, the exception is clothing retail.
  • Thungela Resources (JSE code: TGA) very strong trading update.
  • JSE (JSE code: JSE) results, strong.
  • Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan and markets don’t really care and China will complain – but this is not leading to war.
  • Uber (NYSE code: UBER) finally hits cash flow positive.
  • OPEC+ 100,000 b/d output hike, expectations (hopes?) were for 4-5x that and the second smallest increase since 1986.
  • Earn 11% with Retail Savings Bonds
What’s the only thing we control in markets

The price we pay

Everything else is beyond our control

So use your one power carefully




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Simon Brown - Just One Lap founderThursdays are all about hard-core investing with Simon Brown’s famous JSE Direct podcast. JSE Direct started life on ClassicFM in July 2008 and became a podcast in 2011. Every week Simon chats to industry experts, answers listener question (contact him here to send your Q’s) and gives his views on the state of markets and individual shares.

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