A “Final results update” from Utilitywise (UTW). Such an announcement would not normally be a cause for alarm, but here Woodford Investment Management has a major shareholding - and it was previously Auditor requests estimation methodology review by a third-party, results delayed again!…

Lawyers for Ariadne Group and Julie Meyer have demanded that I withdraw an article of 9th January about Ariadne Capital Ltd (in administration) and Ms Meyer - a letter to the FCA and publish their statement. I am always happy to help those doing God's will and have removed the piece.

Shares in Tern (TERN) are today off by 9% at a 2.75p offer after news of the latest conversion of death spiral loan note. There is more on that to come and that may well see the shares fall sharply from here. But there was another route.

Precious metals producer and explorer in Kazakhstan, Altyn (ALTN) has updated on its 2017 production and development and that it “is in the final stages of negotiations to obtain finance from a number of interested parties for the expansion and development of the mine. This will enable the company to move production in the future to the planned output levels of 60,000t increasing to 80,000t per month”…

Wishbone Gold (WSBN) has appointed 47 year old war and foreign affairs journalist Oliver Poole as a consultant. The reason:

Lots of larger cap news today but I have to say most of it is pretty sh...poor quality, which of course says something about the wider market…

InnovaDerma (IDP) “is pleased to provide a trading update for the six months ended 31 December 2017” - and it includes “the board remains confident in meeting market expectations for the current financial year and has much greater revenue visibility for the second half than in prior years”. So why an approaching 13% share price fall on the back of it, towards 230p?...

Hello, Share Schemers. The old memory’s not what it was, but I think I recently commended the mighty Glencore (GLEN) to your further attention quite recently. And just lately I have strengthened my faith in the commodities giant even more.

As you know I got a lawyer's letter from the Ariadne Group run by Julie Meyer yesterday. I explain why the in house lawyer poodle chap is a very confused young man. He has not, as he said he would, got back to me to clarify his confused position. I urge you to read Nigel's AIQ expose today as it is most excellent. I discuss Haike Chemical (HAIK) and why it is by definition a bad company as is - as per today's article here - Purplebricks (PURP). Then it is onto the looming bun fight at Paternoster Resources (PRS) - if any of Nick Lee, Amanda Van Dyke and Melissa Sturgess which to dish dirt on the oppo, I am here and happy to publish it all. You see I am everybody's friend.

Geotechnical engineering contractor Van Elle (VANL) has updated regarding the demise of Carillion plc as it “carries out regular work for Carillion as a specialist lead sub-contractor, principally in respect of rail improvement and maintenance work where Network Rail is the end customer”…

ShareProphets AIM-China Filthy Forty member (pro tem) Haike Chemical (HAIK) issued a trading update for full year calendar 2017 at 10am this morning. Uh-oh….

Ross Norman, the CEO of London's oldest gold bullion dealer Sharps Pixley will be among the speakers at UK Investor Show 2018 on April 21. Have you booked yet? Here are his precious metals forecasts for the year ahead.

Having taken a look at the prospectus for the flotation of AIQ (AIQ) on the Standard list in part 1 we now move on to Mama Captain, Barrel2U, Mama Harbour and iBuddee. These outfits have faced allegations of being ponzi/MLM (multi-level marketing)/pyramid/money game schemes.

There's been an accelerated bookbuild which has seen Adam Reynolds and a number of close allies place out all their stock in React PLC (REAT). The shares we own were not placed out. We will only sell after advising you to do so.

North of the Border, www.scottishhousemove.co.uk is going after Purplebricks (PURP) big time. Its homepage boasts that it will undercut Purplebricks by £750 and carries a stream of dismal reviews from allagents.co.uk for its larger rival. Then it really goes on the attack as you can see below.

Investors who believed all the hype surrounding Greatland Gold (GGP) received a nasty shock this week when the share price collapsed, but for many of us who have been around the market for a while it didn’t really come as much of a surprise.

On Friday software group Escher (ESCH) noted financials “marginally ahead” on previously suggested and it’s now emphasised a “very positive” first deployment of its ‘Riposte’ platform in a pure banking environment, stating “confirming the potential of our technology in the digitisation of branch-banking processes”. Hmmm…

Previously writing on Coral Products (CRU) in June, I noted it stating “a much improved performance”, but warned on what happened when it was previously positive and concluded to avoid. At its AGM this October, Executive Chairman Joe Grimmond was “pleased to announce that trading for the group has continued its improvement from the final quarter of last year” and “we expect further sales and margin improvement over the remainder of the current financial period”. There’s now followed a Friday 2:48pm “Trading Update”…

Despite the scepticism previously exhibited on this stunning website, I would not be in a rush to sell shares in Versarien (VRS). Even though yesterday’s leap was approaching 35%. That’s normally a signal for this old punter to trouser the profits. But this is one of those mystery shares which could go either way, and I don’t welcome the pain of maybe selling too quickly.

Last week’s flotation of AIQ (AIQ) on the LSE’s standard list raised a lot of questions. For a start there was demand for the stock, but apparently no stock available to buy: it seems the registrar had yet to send out certificates and so the shares rocketed until they were suspended. But after much digging, there appears to be rather more to the story than the listing of a bare Cayman Islands shell. Where to start?