Evil Diaries

The Evil Diaries: Pantheon, Foxtons and Mitie

Pantheon (PANR) this morning sort of explained current delays. Now 86p, it might yet prove very cheap. ***** Foxtons (FOXT)…

The Evil Diaries: Ocado, oil and spoofing

Today's Daily Mail features the rumour that Amazon will tie up and/or bid for Ocado (OCDO). I sold short again in…

The Evil Diaries: “Poor old Neil Woodford”

Poor old Neil Woodford. The investing public have really got it in for him now. He's an example of the…

The Evil Diaries: “Let’s all be very cheerful”

Having spent an hour or so on Monday filling up with Pantheon (PANR) at 140p, I put the delay in…

The Evil Diaries: “Hang on to your hats”

I understand that the Shell bid for BG (BG.) will not go through. BG is now 926p. ***** Yesterday's MoS…

The Evil Diaries: Alibaba, Plethora and Pantheon

This morning's note from Natixis offers the following resume about Quantitative Easing and what will eventually happen. I think the…

The Evil Diaries: “Patience will pay off”

I wondered why Concha (CHA) inched up to the silly level of 1.5p. Today, all is clear: a fresh 85m…

The Evil Diaries: Ocado, Clear Leisure and Watchstone

Ocado (OCDO) has been a slam dunk sell for as long as I can remember. But it has cost me…

The Evil Diaries: Flash! Ah-ahhhh!

I am the custodian of the racing colours and thought I'd let the chairman have a look at his. Here…

The Evil Diaries: “Prices move in a mysterious way”

First out of the Christmas stocking was a copy of Sir Kingsley Amis's Everyday Drinking. This was published in 2008…