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ECHO
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Cenkos on Echo Energy - the most damning & funny broker comment in history?

This will make you laugh. I take my hat off to Cenkos Securities oil analyst Ashley Kelty for this Nobel Prize winning research. I have not seen such a witty and vicious put down in years. I fear that Zac "the Knife" Phillips at SP Angel will have to up his game to retain his crown as the UK's top oil analyst, Ashley is our hero of the day. The subject is Echo Energy (ECHO). Enjoy.

BLUR
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Is the post Letts bounce in blur justified? Nope - at last Roger Lawson is 100% right

On Monday evening we were treated to the shock news that blur (BLUR) founder Phil Letts had been given the order of the boot just 18 days after his ghastly Mrs Kara Cardinale was also handed a P45 and a black bin liner. While the two of them relax at their luxury Devon Estate, shares in blur have enjoyed a relief rally to 4.75p ( now just 98.5% off their peak) but is that share price spike justified. Like hell it is.

ITQ

InterQuest – management-buyout attempted robber barons back with an “Update”, so am I…

The attempted robber barons of the InterQuest (ITQ) management buyout team (at Chisbridge Ltd) have made an “Update” announcement suggesting generosity; “in order to give holders of InterQuest shares who have not accepted the offer prior to the closing of the offer an opportunity to do so”. Au contraire…

SEV
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BREAKING: FRC Letter - Servision forced to change accounts by Tom Winnifrith, delayed profits warning explained

The big issues for AIM uber dog Servision (SEV) have always been its lack of cash generation which has forced bailout placing after bailout placing and its aggressive revenue recognition policies designed to boost the share price to allow the placings to take place. Lately there has also been an issue with withholding (bad) price sensitive information. On the revenue recognition issue I went into battle 19 months ago, reporting the company to the Financial Reporting Council and now we have another small win for the Sheriff of AIM. A letter from the FRC has just arrived...

ITV

Telly Can Be a Scary Business, But ITV Is At the Top of It's Game.

Hello, Share Curdlers. At the incredibly good UK Investor Show in April, I heard a strong recommendation to buy into ITV (ITV). The reasoning was - and I agreed with this - is that, if you want your product to be aired before 6 million people in one go, then ITV is the only platform you have.

PMP

Portmeirion Group – half-year results; argues “positive”, but how so?

Portmeirion, Spode, Wax Lyrical, Royal Worcester and Pimpernel homewares company Portmeirion Group (PMP) emphasises it “pleased to announce a positive trading performance for the first six months of 2017”. Let’s take a look…

GATC

Gattaca – argues “broadly in-line” – though forecasts were cut as recently as April…

Having previously written on engineering and technology recruitment company Gattaca (GATC) in April - half-year results, General Election the next ‘uncertainty’?, the company has now updated on trading for its year ended 31st July 2017…

GMS

Gulf Marine Services – 3:21pm “Trading Update” announcement. Uh oh…

A 3:21pm (and thus clearly unscheduled) “Trading Update” announcement from Gulf Marine Services (GMS). However, it starts “overall the group is continuing to see good levels of tender activity and is progressing a number of opportunities”. Not as bad as feared then? Er…

NXT

Next remains cautious but the shares romp...and remain on sale

Such is the current pessimism about anything to do with UK retailers that despite confirming that this financial year will see a fall in profitability of between 6.9% and 13.4%, it is perfectly logical that Next (NXT) shares should be up handsomely today.

PURP
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Matt Earl, The Dark Destroyer says Purplebricks denial does not wash

Infamous short seller Matt Earl, aka the Dark Destroyer, has gone to war with Purplebricks (PURP) questioning its absurd valuation and also its response to last night's hatchet job on the BBC Watchdog programme. Earl notes:

HNR
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Highland Natural Resources: Company Meet & This is why you should all be with PrimaryBid

Highland Natural Resources (HNR) did an offer with PrimaryBid less than a month ago at 12p. I suggested having a flutter and with the shares at 21.25p offer I feel 100% vindicated - I met up with Dr Robert Price earlier this week here in Bristol.

FLX
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Falanx - upgrade stance to BUY, share price decline baseless

Shares in Falanx (FLX) have fallen back to 5.25p -5.75p which is very frustrating indeed for we shareholders as there is no fundamental reason for a sell off. We have spoken to the company and are told:

DEB

There's Possibly Too Much Uncertainty About Debenhams 'Turnaround' Approach

Hello Share Bundlers. About 10 years ago, I wrote a piece for a TV web channel extolling the advantages of buying shares in the big store chain of Debenhams (DEB). But since then I’ve rather changed my mind.

WGB

Walker Greenbank – “pleased to announce” half-year trading update, are the shares a buy?

Luxury interior furnishings company Walker Greenbank (WGB) “is pleased to announce its pre-close trading update for the six months ended 31 July 2017” - with this commencing with that brand sales “were up 35.6% in reportable currency compared with the same period last year”. Sounds good, so why are the shares currently sliding back slightly?...

MKA
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AIM uber dog Mkango - insolvent by September, when's the bailout placing dudes?

The sad tale of Mkango Resources (MKA) , the TSX dog listed on the AIM Casino by SP Angel in June 2016 continues but for how much longer? The grim reaper is polishing his scythe and CEO William Dawes better start brushing up on the rules of battleship if he is to avoid what seems an inevitable fate. It all started so well. Mkango was insolvent and so SP Angel raised it some cash about eight months behind schedule and listed it to great fanfare.

STGR
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Stratmin to be booted off AIM as funny China money fails to arrive - will anyone pay for this other than shareholders?

Oh dear. Oh dear. Another AIM debacle involving Chinese funny money. This time it is Stratmin (STGR). Its cunning plan was to do an RTO of Signature Gold and to fund that deal with a £5 million investment from Axel Management Group Pty Ltd. What could possibly go wrong?

NBI

Northbridge Industrial Services – half year update it’s “pleased to issue”… shares further slide

Northbridge Industrial Services (NBI) “is pleased to issue” a half year trading update, which includes “expects the results for the first six months of 2017 to be in line with management's expectations” and that “the growth of renewable power generation in advanced economies have already provided profitable opportunities”. So why are the shares sliding back below 100p?...

Pig
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ShareSoc Bang on the Money - the City of London should be ashamed over Saudi Aramco

ShareSoc is starting to make some really very sensible points. Today, one of its contributors, has, rightly, taken the great and the good of the City of London to task over the shameful rule changes designed to ensure that Saudi Aramco floats here. Like the author, Mike Dennis, I would not touch that IPO withn a bargepole.

TRT

Transense Technologies – argues “ahead of expectations”, but on a closer look…

Shares in Transense Technologies (TRT) are currently retaining their something of a recovery from an end of June “Glencore - Further Contract Win” announcement, following a trading update for the company's year ended 30th June 2017…

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