It s just 23 days to Sharestock and I bought the big tent for it yesterday!. It will not just be about shares to short. Peter Hambro will talk about gold and how to play it. Chris Bailey will talk about making money from long only value investing in a bear market and 3 CEOs will face a 15 minute grilling from me, including Optibiotix boss Steve O’Hara and Cathal Friel of Open Orphan. But the short sellers presenting are legends.

The court case docket is below. I explain what it is all about and why it could crash Asimilar ASLR), AAA (AAA) and Audioboom (BOOM), I also look at Westminster Group (WSG) where it is placing ahoy as vile ex Tory MP Sir Tony Baldry destroys yet more shareholder value, Ben's Creek (BEN) and its placing and Predator Oil & Gas (PRD) and the mouting regulatory storm concerning Paul Griffiths. He has got to go. Finally I will announce a new ShareStock speaker tomorrow, book your seats now HERE

Previously writing on ‘immersive entertainment’ group Immotion (IMMO), in June with the shares at 3.7p I questioned just how “strong” is the trading?. Does now a “Pre-Close Trading Update” help?

AIM-listed jam-tomorrow investment company Tern plc (TERN) has issued a clarification with reference to a fundraise at investee FundamentalVR (FVRVS) which was announced on 11 August 2022. Can anyone explain how this can be correct?

Whilst shares in AO World (AO.) are currently up nearly 10% today as I write, the apparently “leading online electrical retailer” continues not to make an operating profit and has fallen into (admittedly slight) net debt, since corrected by a placing, I have not been a fan of this name for years and years, most recently back in early June when the stock looked a clear avoid at its then 72p share price. Despite today’s share price rise, it is now at a c. 45p share price level and still an Avoid for me. And talking about shares I have avoided for many years, how are those of Rank Group (RNK) getting along?

Stores and online fishing retailer Angling Direct (ANG) has issued a half-year trading update including summarising that it “has made further progress on its strategic objectives… whilst growing sales… the highly fragmented European market remains a very attractive strategic priority”. So why are the shares currently approaching 18% lower at 30p, a £23.2 million market cap?

I explained in detail earlier this week why Made.com (MADE) is going to HAVE to do a bailout placing. Floated at 200p just over a year ago, raising £100million by issuing new shares while existing shareholders lobbed out a cheeky £90 million of stock onto gullible institutions, the company is quite simply running out of cash. Today it “responded to media speculation” and essentially ‘fessed that I was right. This will be messy.

It is sad to have to explain to some demented haters out there but this ouzo on cornflakes thing is my little joke and I am not an alcoholic and you are humourless bastards. These days, I reckon if I shift 5 units a week, that is a heavy week. Anyhow it is ouzo on cornflakes for me after this article and a word of praise for Peterhouse Capital for a shock resignation just before the close yesterday.  Make no mistake this is about the growing share dealing scandal involving Predator Oil & Gas (PRD) chairman Paul Griffiths.

Hello Share Gatherers. Companies whose profits are rising are fairly rare in these dangerous days. But Prudential (PRU) saw an improvement of 8% in the first six months of the year. The adjusted operating profit came in at $1.7 billion. Most of that comes by way of a boom in life insurance and asset management.

Jadestone Energy (JSE) has announced “H1 2022 production of 15,008 boe/d… cash balance: US$161.1 million”, with the latter comparing to $117.9 million at the end of 2021 but also that it now “has taken the decision to temporarily shut-in production from Montara”.