In April I stated previously writing on B2B information services provider Euromoney Institutional Investor (ERM) I noted, with the shares further down from more than 1300p in January towards 900p, there also clear further deterioration potential in the events schedule for its financial year and in the financial position… The shares did fall towards 700p last month, though had recovered to last close at 875p. They’re though currently down below 850p on the latest, though still capitalising the company at more than £925 million – and with still further sales deterioration potential, I currently continue to avoid. Today “Trading Statement”…

Greatland Gold (GGP) is a company that I’ll happily admit to having been wrong about, as were many others, and a lot has changed since I last looked at it around the time that Newmont Mining had decided to terminate its involvement. At the time, I expected that Greatland would go the way of so many other small mining companies that promised a lot and then failed to deliver, given that Newmont had decided not to exercise an option to partake in a joint venture on its Ernest Giles gold project in Australia. At the time it was extremely early days with Havieron licence area, which is now the main focus of attention and which has turned the company around…

Previously writing on brick model events and shows group Live Company (LVCG), last month I concluded from a base of “Q2 was understandably a challenging quarter for the company and this was reflected in revenues” and a more than £8.5 million market cap, at a 9.75p share price. As such, presently still avoid. The shares last closed at 9.25p but are currently 8.5p on the back of half-year results…

At the weekend, ShareProphets’ favourite technical analyst seemed at his bearish worst, warning that the correction hasn’t played out yet, that gold could drop to the low $1800s and you should keep your powder dry. Of course, in the longer term, Jordan Roy-Byrne of TheDailyGold.com is a major gold bull so he sees a pull-back as an opportunity. On the other hand, I have been suggesting selective accumulation as and when the opportunity presents itself. And yesterday, almost as soon as Roy-Byrne’s thoughts were out, the gold price went into a tail-spin – he is infuriating!…

Dan Levi makes grave charges about Peter Brailey today but has no proof. Peter says he will swear on oath the accusations are false so how on earth can I sack him? I am off to Shipston today clutching a DNA test kit but before going, I will leave you with some words on Dev Clever (DEV), Urban Exposure (UEX), Eurasia Mining (EUA), Kefi (KEFI) and Red Rock Resources (RRR) where I hope Andrew Bell appreciates the literary imagery.

Back in July I observed why worrying about an 80% like-for-like revenue decline at Premier Inn owner Whitbread (WTB) was not an investment-stopping concern for me. I even concluded that, buoyed by the monies raised from this year’s rights issue, ‘I retain my decent sized position and ceteris paribus would add more at around twenty quid’. We will come back to that latter observation later. But today’s first half trading update (for the six months to the end of August) does show a little improvement…

I have now proved beyond any doubt that technically insolvent Verditek (VDTK) has misled investors grotesquely during five separate fund raises. If AIM Regulation was not staffed by such poltroons, the shares would already be suspended. They may still be. So what does that say for the integrity of the man at the helm, the chairman Tory Toff Lord David Willetts?

I commented on Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB) back in May when the share price stood at 1175p, concluding I could be a buyer at a sub 1000p share price. That day has arrived, so I thought it was opportune to update on my thinking…

Hello, Share Trappers. Many of you will be wondering how much dosh is currently being made by Ocado (OCDO) because of the virus. At one time, some investors avoided the stock because online supermarket shopping was considered to be not that popular. But now the pandemic has shifted more focus to armchair shopping, well, what could go wrong?

OptiBiotix Health (OPTI) is “pleased to announce… an exclusive distribution agreement with Ayalla Marketing for the distribution of its cholesterol reducing probiotic, LP_LDL®, as an ingredient and as four finished products (CholBiome, CholBiome_X3, CholBiome_BP and CholBiome_VH) within the CholBiome® portfolio for Brazil”…

Previously writing on Gulf Marine Services (GMS), in July it was announcements escalate dispute with Seafox International, now “Letter from Seafox re Board Composition”…

I have today been quite busy on family matters, see HERE, which I find fascinating. I appreciate others may not! In the podcast I look at the general market meldown in the face of the Government going economy wrecking bonkers over Covid. I look at Supply@ME Capital (SYME) and Avant Garde,  Verditek (VDTK) and its idiot investors, Big Dish (DISH), Trainline (TRN), Bidstack (BIDS) FinnCap (FCAP) and a cracking trading statement but questionable morals and Iconic (ICON) and the perils of the sub Standard List.

Digital-focused consulting, software engineering and marketing company Kin and Carta (KCT) now “expect revenue and profits for the financial year to be slightly ahead of the expectations provided in our July update” and “early signs of improvement in client activity, pipeline and continued traction with our strategic partners give us confidence in the company’s future prospects”. Sounds encouraging… though, of course, it depends on what the expectations were…

Notwithstanding a £4.2 million placing at 0.2p back in June, UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) is now running on vapours. The question is not if it will do another bailout placing but when? And “news”, I use the term in the loosest possible sense, today suggests that Lyin’ Steve Sanderson et al are preparing to pass the hat around, yet again, very soon. There are already 10.97 billion shares in issue but brace yourself for another tsunami of worthless confetti to be arriving shortly.

AIM-listed jam-tomorrow investment company Tern (TERN) has released its interim results this morning and they show no progress at all. Indeed, there are a few little  Red Flags to be spotted.

Boy how the Bulletin Board Morons were creaming themselves this morning on this news. Shares in the Supply@ME Capital (SYME) scam surged to 0.75p although, as I write, they are back at 0.625p. They are still top of the leaderboard and 30% ahead on the day and this has happened on the basis of an announcement that is just sheer fantasy.

Previously writing on “recruitment consultancy working across the UK and Asia providing recruitment and related services for the web, interactive, digital media, IT and business change sectors” Nakama Group (NAK), I concluded questioning should government initiatives thus really be able to support this business?! With the noted trading and financial positions, I hope the prior caution here was heeded – and natch still bargepole. Now “Update on trading and current financial position”…

It seems a bit crazy to be talking about a financial year ended on 25th April 2020, two-thirds of the way through September, but such is the pandemic’s impact on conventional financial calendars. Listening to the Superdry (SDRY) conference call this morning after a ‘year of considerable change’ – no surprise with the share, already massively down in recent years, compressing a further 73% year-to-date and today has an EV of less than £100 million. Well this is what happens when in the year to near the end of April you made losses and had a 19.2% fall in revenue, which massively outweighs the big squeeze which delivered a higher net cash figure…

Hello, Share Scriveners. Allow me to return to a promising company I’ve oft-recommended on this glittering site. Where I feel a company is very promising and that’s supported by a strongly growing share price almost day by day, then there’s no harm in my adding to an earlier tip…

Yesterday in a detailed bearcast I demonstrated industrial scale deception of investors in Verditek (VDTK) and of potential investors in a bond offering by the same company as massively price sensitive, and adverse, information was withheld in 2018.  It is now clear that the company, chaired by Tory Toff Lord David Willetts, has misled or actively lied to investors on a serial basis every year since its August 2017 IPO and on a broad range of price sensitive matters. I have proved 5 major cases of lying. But there may well be more and I have thus written to regulators urging them to suspend trading in the shares until they can independently verify the accuracy or otherwise of all statements made by this company. I wrote: