When I, again, exposed the con Supply@ME Capital (SYME) the other day, its boss Alessandro Zamboni told one of his moronic shareholders that his lawyers had advised him not to sue me for libel as I was only seeking readers and, anyway, full year numbers would speak for themselves. But with the shares sliding and the company almost out of cash, today we have a trading statement which whiffs of panic and is pure bull. It also begs the question of insider dealing.

I shop reasonably frequently in my local Wm Morrison (MRW) store and generally I have a positive view, a perspective I have generally applied to the shares too. Last month, I concluded that the company was in a good position including its savvy hook-up with some small distribution partner called Amazon. Today’s interim results to 2nd August are headlined ‘responding and growing’ and these two attributes are absolutely at the core of any appraisal that needs to be done…

One hopes that the FCA is actively investigating the clear market abuse engaged in by Dev Clever (DEV) with its May 13 subscription announcement. If you wanted any more evidence that this grotesquely overvalued company was slippier than the slippiest of eels, it was provided today with a trading statement which is nothing of the sort.

Hello, Share Shakers. Not so long ago, I commended Halfords (HFD) to your further research. An update is out for the first five months of its financial year and shows a 5% increase in like-for-like sales. That’s not as much as I would have hoped, but compared to other high street outfits in these restrictive days it’s still impressive…

A “Director/PDMR Shareholding” announcement from Cake Box Holdings (CBOX) commences; “The following notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further details on the purchases”. The major transaction is though a director shares sale!…

It is bad news for gender fluid, Bidstack (BIDS) owning, journalist-defaming moron Mike Turner - the countdown to the next bailout placing is underway. I crunch the numbers and speculate on what boss Lyin’ James Draper will do about it. After that I consider Verditek (VDTK) and its growing catalogue of lies and also warn Innovate UK that I am on its case as I have been alerted to another of its grant scandals. Finally I consider two companies that are desperate to be bid for but which, I suspect, will not be: Audioboom (BOOM) and Eurasia Mining (EUA). 

And now from Wales, by just 30 yards, it is my new, I hope, weekly video show. This costs 99p per episode, and you can either listen to, or watch, some sparky interviews with bear raider Lucian Miers on the markets, the real economy, his longs and shorts and gold and with Harry Adams of Kefi (KEFI) ahead of the most exciting six weeks of his career. Listen carefully to what Harry says, having just bought more Kefi a couple of weeks ago I am delighted with certain matters he raises. Finally, I look at Dev Clever (DEV) and why it should face a full stewards!. You can access the show HERE

I reckon that my losses on Wishbone Gold (WSBN) are now down to around £25,000. In that vein, I should like to apologise for any suggestion that Mr David Lenigas is an unscrupulous ramper of penny shares and make it clear that he is a thoughtful analyst who does detailed research before taking to twitter. For he is at it again.

Fashion retailer Quiz plc (QUIZ) has updated including it “is encouraged by the consistent improvement in like-for-like sales in recent weeks” and “rental terms for the reopened stores are consistent with those targeted by the group. They provide a flexible cost base going forward with rents payable predominantly based upon revenues generated rather than previous higher fixed rental arrangements. The average lease length on these stores is 24 months” – and the shares have currently responded to 8p, more than 7% higher…

AIM-listed jam-tomorrow IoT investment company Tern plc (TERN) has announced an initial purchase order for investee Wyld Networks. So is it time to buy, buy buy….£s not pence? Er….

Generally I dislike prevarication but certainly a bit of patience is a good trait for an investor. I am not sure why I wasn’t holding shares in Biffa (BIFF) because  as I noted here in June  the specialist waste and recycling company plays into a number of attractive structural themes including tighter regulation, recycling and participation in energy from waste. Today a trading update…

I have now lodged a formal request to quotelinedirect (owned by Bollington Insurance brokers) to be compensated for how it scammed me with a rip off car insurance policy last year. If I do not get c£1850 and interest back within eight weeks I go to the Financial Ombudsman immediately. I have, in the interests of transparency, said that I am a financial journalist so it knows that I shall write about the case.

I have already demonstrated that AIM listed Verditek (VDTK) misled investors in a material way with regard to phantom orders ahead of placings in September 2019 and March and May this year. But this now gets far worse and AIM Regulation/The FCA needs to step in at once. Let’s start with the high grade Tory sleaze.

I have warned and warned and warned that AIM-listed Haydale (HAYD) needed more money and having jumped on the Covid-Bandwagon at the beginning of July and seen its shares slide from 8.45p on 20^th August to last night’s close at just 5.1p, this morning the company announced a bookbuild at just 3.5p to raise £3 million. The only question is whether it should be Ouzo on my Cornflakes or my Rice Krispies.

Hello Share Mates. There is evidence that companies that sell a good time, like cinemas, leisure centres and drinks firms do better when times are difficult. It’s all to do with consolation. But thanks to the virus, that no longer really applies to the first two. However, Diageo (DGE), the famous drinks purveyor, could soon be back on its very sturdy feet…

A “Director Share Purchases” announcement from CyanConnode (CYAN) – and the shares currently a further more than 5% higher in response, to 5.15p…

Life in the real economy is never straightforward. A simple visit to the opticians took longer than a football match to complete and so I had to rush back to make my booked slot to be allowed to go to the local tip (after I embarrassed myself on Sunday just rolling up and being told off by the ‘environmental adviser’ on the gate). So finally back at my desk and two names catch my eye today…

I updated on leisure sector blundering Boris impact last month HERE and note an announcement from one of those companies today…

Yesterday AIM-listed Advanced Oncotherapy (AVO) announced a new joint broker in the form of SI Capital. Today we have a ramptastic update…..should we draw a conclusion?

It is a father and son effort today from Shipston. On the agenda: Verditek (VDTK), Xtract Resources (XTR), and IQE (IQE).