Self-styled “a leading provider of digital performance marketing services”, XLMedia (XLM) has updated including that it “continues to trade in line with management expectations with our focus firmly on increasing the group's exposure to higher margin publishing activities as set out in February 2019”…

“Rosslyn Data Technologies plc (AIM: RDT), a leading global big data technology company, is pleased to issue the following trading statement in advance of its results announcement for the year ended 30 April 2019, which is scheduled to be released in September”…

A “Trading Update” from Netcall (NET) – and the shares currently down more than 9%, at 51.5p, on it. This despite “cloud bookings have continued their strong performance with year over year growth of 160% to £6.5m”, including “public sector customers ordering the group's newly launched Low-code cloud offerings”…

Late last week I observed ahead of a capital markets day by the self-styled 'world's most exhilarating chocolate brand' Hotel Chocolat (HOTC) that 'I will enjoy pacing through the slide deck and comments. However, what may have helped nibble the shares slightly up today is the assertion that the (no doubt) very normal style presentation agenda will culminate in a tasting session of various products'. So what was said?...

At the lower end of the market if you want to get an idea of who was inside on placings then social media is often a good indicator, and in particular some of the accounts on Twitter which have significant numbers of followers and have been pushing the company hard just prior to an equity raise...

Hello, Share Twiggers. Recently, I suggested you take a peek at AFH Financial Group (AFHP). Well, that makes a good start – the shares rising smartly on its half-year report. Yet, I still don't think it's too late to consider this zappy wealth management outfit. The figures are nearly as good as they get in these dangerous days. Earnings and revenue are soaring...

Early this year we showed the top shorted London-listed shares at the start of 2019. How's the performance at the late May bank holiday? (those in bold remain from 2018)...

Writing on provider of telecom services to UK SMEs Toople (TOOP) less than two weeks ago, I questioned “cash… sufficient to allow business to continue with the growth plan”. Really?. Now an announcement; “Repayment of Debt and Private Placing”…

Rogue Bloggers for Woodlarks is now just £124.82 shy of its £50,000 target. If you are yet to donate, today is your last chance so please do so HERE. I have another warning from the crooked leprechaun Brian McDonnell of US Oil & Gas (USOP) and i discuss why, at every level, Amigo (AMGO) is uninvestable at almost any price.

Goals Soccer Centres (GOAL) has updated including “trading since 26 March 2019 has continued to be strong in both the UK and US, over the comparable period in 2018”. However…

Artificial intelligence marketing platform company, “Albert Technologies (AIM: ALB.L) today provides an update on trading for the first four months of the current financial year and on the expectations of the company's management for the year as a whole”…

It has already been established that I am not a do-gooder when I invest. My personal lifestyle is really quite boring but buying tobacco, alcoholic beverage, defence or gambling stocks - among other demerit areas - is really not an issue for me at all. Frankly, I would rather be this way around than some charlatan who sticks out the well-worn 'do as I say not as I do' line. However there are listed companies out there that I just take an immediate dislike to...and this brings me to Amigo Holdings (AMGO)...

Having sat on the fence for a while now, I have, somewhat belatedly, come off it and shorted a few Thomas Cook (TCG) at 13p. Last time I did this was in November 2011 when it was in a similar predicament but was bailed out by direct intervention from David Cameron, who effectively ordered the recently nationalised bankers not to pull the plug. Sadly, for shareholders this time round, I suspect that Theresa May has more on her plate right now than bailing out the company a second time...

Value footwear retailer, Shoe Zone (SHOE) has announced results for its half-year ended 30^th March 2019 and that “we believe we are favourably insulated against many of the structural sector issues and the board continues to look to the future with confidence”…

Hello, Share Hitters. Shares in Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) have been pounded of late. This often happens to our big banks after improving results cause a share jump, though are soon forgotten. The shares are also down on Brexit fears and a falling pound. But they are beginning to look cheap to some. And it’s a hard thing to sell shares which pay a dividend of over 5%...

I wrote an article back in March  bout the importance of the pareto principle in business and that 'i trust the views and instincts of founders/co-founders inherently much more than chairman with historic general experience but massively less skin in the game'.  Since that article - which was primarily centred on boohoo (BOO) shares in the online fashion company have done rather well, showing that the co-founder's focus and elbows out manner has been very helpful for shareholders. But what about the other company mentioned in that article, Superdry (SDRY)? 

Firstly, we are now at more than 99% of our Rogue Bloggers for Woodlarks target. If you have yet to donate please do so NOW HERE. Next year there are a few changes planned as I discuss. I then discuss my friendship with Richard Poulden and how it affects my writing. Finally Brian McDonnell, the liar and crook who runs the worthless fraud US Oil & Gas (USOP), I am planning a legal and media circus in Dublin to end your career, that of your mentor Liam McGrattan and Niall, Bertie and your other cronies. You want to play ball bitchez?

Our resources guru Gary Newman is also a fishing journalist and - explaining his absence on this website of late is the photo below.

The Rogue Bloggers ended their 33 mile trek at Woodlarks, where they were met with smiles, beer, and ice-cream. The starting line was a little different.

These are the 24 most-listened-to Bearcasts by Tom so far this year. By my reckoning, if you queue them all up, you'll have eight hours of Tom's dulcet tones to play for the family.