For what it is worth

[lipoppop]

I noticed the following news report.


WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--A group comprised of Citigroup Inc. and Smith Barney Corporate Trust Co. reported a 12.2% stake in Carnival Corp. (CCL), according to an original Schedule 13D filed Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The group beneficially owned 77,816,386 common shares of Carnival's stock as of Sept. 30, the filing said. The group said it acquired the shares in the ordinary course of business for investment purposes.

Shares of cruise operator Carnival traded recently at $51.69 each.

-By Robyn Russo, Dow Jones Newswires; 202-862-7139; robyn.russo@dowjones.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

[Charliesmom]

Six months ago the stock was at $42.00. That's not a bad profit.

Roberta

[DFD1]

Thanks for the interesting info. It just keeps going up.

[Krazy Kruizers]

HMMM

And we bought Carnival stock many years ago when it was only $12 a share.

[RuthC]

HMMM

And we bought Carnival stock many years ago when it was only $12 a share.
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Wish I had. :mad: My broker recommened against it when it was around $25/share.
Time for a new broker? :confused:

[tomc]

Time for a gun permit.

[HeatherInFlorida]

Carnival stock ...... one of my "if onlys":o

[lknick]

Not to brag, but I bought my CCL at $16 and had an open order at $15, but the stock went the other way.

Now would anyone like to talk about my NWA stock...oh...such a different story!

[tomc]

How to know you've picked the wrong broker:

(a) When he says, "Carnival? You wanna toss money down that hole? They own two rusty ships. Yeah, go ahead; give them your dough. Dream on, folks, keep giving them your hard-earned money and someday they'll have enough to buy the Cunard Line. har! har! har! Suckers!"

(b) When she says, "Isn't that a festival in Brazil or Argentina or somewhere else in Mexico? They are in Mexico, right? They've got this big statue on a mountain in the Andes with water coming out of it and you ride canoes all the way down. That's the carnival you want to invest in?"

(c) When he says, "Dunno if I'd advise that. I heard in the agency grapevine that ever since HAL bought Carnival, they've made a lot of changes. Instead of selling condoms in the ship's store, now they sell Depends. And they don't have religious services, because Madalyn Murray O'Hare sent a petition to the FCC saying that the water belongs to the public and you can't pray unless the ship is actually sinking.

(d) When she says, "Cruising? You want to invest in floating puke boxes? Ever watch re-runs of "Victory At Sea"? You want to have dinner while the bow is slamming into the next wave? You think it's fun to be strapped into your bed at night? Want to spend ten days with your head over the side of the ship? Ain't nobody going to cruise after the first few get back. Put your money into 8-tracks."