The Evil Diaries: TalkTalk, Globo and SAB Miller
TalkTalking of law: Some have canvassed the idea that TalkTalk (TALK) faces financial ruin through litigation brought by its customers.…
9 years ago
Evil Diaries
The Evil Diaries: Victoria Carpets and Globo
I held 40,000 shares in Victoria Carpet (VCP) for many years and then, out of boredom, sold them about five…
9 years ago
The Evil Diaries: Gold, Globo HM Queen and India
Gold on the way: the chairman reminded me of the need to be long gold. So I did as I…
9 years ago
The Evil Diaries: GRIT, Oxus and Dialight
A few weeks ago I touched upon Global Resources Investment Trust (GRIT). In the light of an RNS after COB…
9 years ago
The Evil Diaries: Peer-to-peer lending, Globo and grammar schools
It took its time but it has happened. After all, it is surprising that there has been such a delay…
9 years ago
The Evil Diaries: Petropavlosk, Quindell, and Mulberry
The gold price has really been quite strong. It still feels right to run it, now $1,185. However, funnily enough…
9 years ago
The Evil Diaries: SAB Miller and Caledonia Mining
When AstraZeneca (AZN), then £40, turned down a bid from Pfizer at around £55, the objections, based on employment in…
9 years ago
The Evil Diaries: APR, Plus500 and the Israelis
My longstanding colleague, Lucian Miers, notes that APR's 17% shareholder GE (General Electric Co) is not named as party to…
9 years ago
The Evil Diaries: SABMiller and junior oils
It's all very well SABMiller's board turning down a bid from AB InBev of £42.15 since the price languishes at…
9 years ago
The Evil Diaries: Fairfax Financial and Chums
There is no denying that on the face of it I have been wrong-footed by the approach by Fairfax Financial…
9 years ago