RE: What's going on here?1 Jun 2023 09:19
Does oilmans summary remind you off any company ?
https://oilman.substack.com/p/Sunday-blog-29-January-2023
"One mystery for many is that whereas some companies do have promise, others have little and people ask why do they keep these worthless, purposeless companies going.
The answer is simple: salaries for directors, fees for brokers, lawyers and auditors, trading profits for insiders with the shares. It is a pure exercise in cynicism. But with abusive promotional and financing techniques, even these types of companies can be kept alive.
Not all are deliberately dishonest, many are simply run by incompetents with a tendency towards pomposity. They engage in failed project after failed project, yet will never accept that perhaps they do not really understand the business. They actually believe they are serious business people, despite racking up seven figure losses year after year after year, and genuinely believe they deserve six figure salaries, large expense accounts and pension plans.
None of the professional advisers say any different, because as long as the CEO can keep fundraising, they can keep earning too. Fees is what it is all about.
The greed of the City knows no bounds and they will happily enter into business relationships with people whom they would not be seen dead with outside of work."
Do not be fooled by implied endorsements from what may appear to be respectable associations. The names are only there because they are being paid.