On 4 December 2020, shares in Russia PGM promote, Eurasia Mining (LSE:EUA), hit 40.55p. Morons across the interweb, spurred on by blatant market abuse, pondered what colours their Ferraris would be painted. Today, the shares are just 5p, after dire finals earlier this week. There are two questions Eurasia must answer:

MyHealthChecked (MHC) has revealed that, in the first six months of 2022, trading was stronger than expected – as the company launches its new at-home "wellness tests".

AIM-listed and now suspended for three months Catenae Innovation (CTEA) has offered up an update on its financial position as the clock ticks down to the arrival of the Fat Lady.

He was coming by the end of 2020. Then he was going to appear during Q1 2021. Then Q2 2021. Then by the end of the year. And then by the close of Q2 2022 – ie yesterday…….and surprise, surprise, he hasn’t come. But he is most certainly coming tomorrow. Honest, guv’.

I start with some reflections on the family and World War One. Then, it is onto Optibiotix (OPTI), and misguided suggestions that regime change is needed. Finally, I reflect on Evil Knievil's catchphrase, with reference to Cineworld (CINE) and, more especially, Shield Therapeutics (STX).

Hello Share Scratchers. The Footsie’s not upwardly mobile these days. Let’s see why. Well, there’s a strong presence of that great enemy of share price progress: uncertainty. And most of that wobble is caused by the super powers. Russia’s behaviour is unacceptable and world will never forgive her. Yet Putin continues to want back the whole of the Soviet Block.

Online marketing and operating company for the gaming industry B90 Holdings (B90) “is pleased to announce the appointment of Arden Partners plc as its Corporate Broker with immediate effect”. That includes with the shares down from above 10p early this year to a current 4.5p and follows results announced last week.

I apologise for ShareProphets's lack of Pride celebrations, unlike the big corporates. Next year. Or maybe not. Then, it is on to my argument with Steve O'Hara at Optibiotix (OPTI). I do not regret buying more shares, but I am, nevertheless, cross. I explain this, before looking at Dev Clever (DEV) and something very fishy indeed. After that, I discuss Ben's Creek (BEN), the Adam Wilson CV and why this will all end in tears. Finally, an IPO: Alteration Earth (ALTE), and why you should avoid it like the plague.

Describing itself as “a leading innovator in plant-based specialty polymers used as essential ingredients in everyday consumer products”, Itaconix (ITX) has issued an AGM statement emphasising “revenues substantially ahead of any prior half year. Demand has remained strong right into this week”. So what of a current 5.75p share price, circa £26 million market cap – approaching 30% ahead on this latest announcement from the company?

OptiBiotix Health (OPTI) has announced results for the 2021 calendar year. It continues to make progress in its stated aims: to focus on a smaller number of large partners, and grow direct-to-consumer sales.

Analyst, Lior Gantz, warns that we are already in a recession, and things will get worse.

As we promised - though naturally, the Bulletin Board geniuses knew better - Kefi Gold & Copper (KEFI) has announced a funding Umbrella Agreement, which sets out a full package, covering historical and budgeted future expenditure. This has helped the shares up more than 33%, to 0.71p. 

Yesterday, we learned that David Gardener had left the board of struggling Guild ESports (GILD), where David Beckham’s DB Ventures is set to earn £14 million. DB invested just £250,000 in Guild - a “mates rate” price - as it signed the £14 million deal.

As a long-term bear, yesterday’s interims only confirmed my belief that Asimilar (ASLR) will collapse. Emailed questions go unanswered, so perhaps readers can assist.

LinkedIn is owned by Microsoft so will not go bust and is not shortable. But the video of a day of work for a 22 year old employee would, in a listed company, make bears salivate. No doubt this bird earns way more than me with her zero years real life experience post her liberal arts degree. But just how does she contribute to the top or bottom line? I sense that all to many new economy companies are run this way, sustained by bull market easy money. I have seen this before in the dotcom boom.

Hello Share Bunnies. Some of us aren't particular fans of consultants who help to run other companies. Why can't decent firms get by on their own? But in the internet jungle it pays to involve real experts in a changing and ever more complex world. Softcat (SCT) is a company that’s been providing computer know-how for the last 25 years.

Having recently reached above 200p, shares in Northbridge Industrial Services, now Crestchic plc (LOAD), have fallen back to a current 200p offer price, £56.5 million market cap. However, recent corporate activity and trading mean we target a more than 250p share price within three months and here’s why.

Previously, I identified this minnow as a dog drowning in red flags. Today, Blue Star Capital (BLU) has served up its interims which, as reader A kindly explains, make no sense at all.

Previously writing on ‘immersive entertainment’ group Immotion (IMMO), with the shares rising above 6p in August last year I concluded that financial factors had seen me remain cautious and that with the market cap above £25 million I continued to avoid. So what of today a “pleased to provide” AGM trading update... and the shares at 3.7p?...

In today's podcast, I look at Optibiotix (OPTI) - where I bought more shares; Kefi Gold & Copper (Kefi); Guild ESports (GILD) - is it breaking up with David Beckham?; Nanosynth (NNN); the shysters at Verditek (VDTK)l and Shield Therapeutics (STX). It is definitely ouzo, or rather an elderflower champagne, for supper tonight.