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You just can&#39t go anywhere anymore without some bossy hippy telling you what you can and what you can&#39t eat. Well, you may not want to avail your colon of the goodness which derives from a pecan, organic date and alfalfa bar...

Renowned for its collection of major household brands form Harpic to Nurofen, Reckitts announced a very polished set of results for the first 3 months of 2008. So is it time to take a look and see if it&#39s time to invest or should you Vanish?

Intercytex is a Manchester based firm that is leading the way in follicular cell implantation. This has excited middle aged men worldwide. But if you are looking to enhance your portfolio could Intercytex inject the growth you are looking for?

Carpetright is Europe&#39s leading specialist carpet and floor covering retailer, we looked and discovered that others appear to be looking too. Someone else thinks its sale time at Carpetright and they have just spent £15m on the shares.

Since Johnson Services bought the place for £1 a few years back there has been a distinct change in tempo. One would not want to be caught telling jokes about them having the short off your back, but you never know. We might...

Big hair, ear-rings and shoulders like an NFL linebacker, whatever one of those might be. We are talking about the nostalgia 1980s and that most 1980s of things, the nightclub. We are also talking about how we can make money from those memories.

Freebies everywhere and not a single one of any use for anything except cluttering up your desk. If it wasn’t for them you&#39d never go to any of the exhibitions to which you were invited. Who needs the sore feet and the bags of mouse mats.

Troubled times call for solid and secure solutions and what could be more solid than an insurance company. And on top of that, in these troubled times, what could be better than a company which specialised in kidnap and ransom. Phew...

Hedge funds. If you understand them whatever you do don&#39t invest in them, that would be too easy. We mean anyone could do it. No, the best thing is to leave it to the experts so you can decide yourself just how baffling it all is.

In those cold dark winters that the Russians endure there&#39s not much to do. There&#39s not a lot on telly. There&#39 s plenty of meat and if you are really lucky you might be a member of an oligarchy which has made a mint out of oil and gas.

In the last of our trilogy of bank stories in celebration of the bank holiday, we bring you a spanking good story. It&#39s about two British banking giants who have been quite naughty when it comes to lending, but now they want to make amends.

Ahh. Northern Spain. Perhaps Europe&#39s most fabulous food. Wonderful weather and stunning countryside. Last place in the world really you would have thought to find one of the most successful banks in Europe.

Sat Nav, either the best or the worst invention of the 21st Century, depending on your point of view. Hundreds of drivers all taking the same route, whether or not they are aiming at the same destination. Or in danger of getting there.

Odd that at the turn of the year you would not have found many banking pundits tipping old Standard Chartered. But now, hell, it&#39s a different story. The bank that practically invented emerging markets has been making money the old fashioned way.

Sat Nav, either the best or the worst invention of the 21st Century, depending on your point of view. Still, if you do end up in a cultural cul de sac or in a dead end, you can always sit back and admire the shares. We do...

For centuries, man has strived to find the secret of turning ordinary materials into gold. It used to be called Alchemy. But one company has a new take on alchemy. Shanks has discovered the secret of turning crap into profit. Literally.

Most men, as Dorothy Parker might have said, couldn’t find their own backsides without a map, or in this case, a manual. Most investors, on the other hand, are passionate about information and about as much detail as they can lay their hands on.

Bingo is massively popular – but the Government likes to charge them VAT as well as the tax on profits levied on gambling firms. When it decides not to – which is possible – we think there is instantaneous value in the shares. Bingo! You might say.

Since Wii has taken the gaming industry by storm and Nintendo and other great tech performers like Apple are listed in the US, how do we Brits get into the action? Corin, we say...

They are big and British and we are not talking about Mr Blobbys underpants here. We are talking about a company, obviously. Almost no-one who has not worked for Serco has heard of it because it has more fingers in more pies than a leper working for Mr Kipling.

Ryanair is a bit like the dentist. We all hate it, but have to use it from time to time and not as cheap as you think it is. but how can a company which sells flights for a fiver make revenues of near Euros 500m a year?

Phwaoooarrr! Look at the yield curves on that little beauty! Cor, I wouldn't mind giving that a golden cross. You what? The Sport has progressed quite a long way since the days of Hitler flying World War Two bombers to the stars.

In the 21st century, leisure is so far the key to our success. IBall loves this, because in our case it means idleness. Goals Soccer Centres is spreading its five-a-side gospel across the world, and we just love the stock.

Why must we always say a share is a bit 'James Bond'? It's a really poor metaphor and someone should be fired. Anyway, Chemring is such a company that old Q himself would be beyond the boundaries of excitement with all the moody kit they've got.

There's more to Irn Bru than just a soft drink. It's not only the stuff that puts the fizz into drinking and then helping with the hangover. It's a hansome company and if the English catch on then it could see the shares flying off the shelves too.

Every time there's a gold rush, in whatever it might be, some Smart Alec always says buy the company that makes the shovels. Expro International doesn't make shovels exactly but it does make stuff that helps the oil industry make more money.

Tough to make a living in the pub business these days, even if you own thousands of them. On the other hand we could all just whip out our portfolios, join an investment club and go down the pub.

The world's favourite airline, apparently. That's not the sentiment at the moment, which is more like the world's most laughed at. But we say back off. BA is everything about Britain. It spreads British culture all over the world, in the end

If you were asked what the best performing asset class over the last few years had been you would not say stamps. Well you should, because it is. Some stellar prices have been achieved for certain examples of very rare and very old bits of paper.

Anyone who is interested in business and investing is fully familiar with the work of the once Government-owned 3i.

Dechra Pharmaceuticals might be a good shout because two things unlikely to be hit hard by recession are animals and drugs. So why not manufacture and supply then through your own channel direct to the market.

Some of us went for the internet gambling boom. Some of us were even smart enough to quit while we were ahead. On the other hand some of us ignored the warnings and stayed in long enough to get hammered thanks to the US Congress.

Investing in films really is one way to get your portfolio shaken and stirred. And empty, if not actually investment suicide. But if you must there is growth to be had in taking a view on a properly run studio. Maybe even one as famous as 007 himself

Parenthood is a leap of faith. As anyone who has become a parent knows, you can't know anything until you've done it. Therein lies the paradox - investors are sceptical people, and parents learn pretty quickly to be wary.

What would be your answer if someone came up to you in the street and asked you what you thought of polls? a) I'm busy, leave me alone. b) They make great plumbers c) I'm just glad someone is asking my opinion d) How much are the shares.

Lara Croft is ten years old. Sci Entertainment Group, started by Jane Cavanagh in 1988, soared on the back of the success of the pneumatic-breasted avatar. But while everyone else has made virtual hay in computer-gameland, Sci has hit the scuppers.

There has been a theory around that when the housing market turns south DIY stores do quite well as people tend to stay put. A counter-theory says this is nonsense and that it is particularly not true when the store in question is a dull as B&Q.

The security industry has moved a long way from armoured Transit vans, with systems and electronic security very much part of the landscape. And that’s before half a decade of war made everyone a bit jumpy about their security.

If you are as much of an investing buff as a film fan then aiming at the cinema could be a better idea. There's one group out there that has had a bumper year and it just seems to keep getting better.

Apparently, there's oil beneath them thar distant, freezing and remote hills. We say apparently. There's been prospecting there for years, but so far not a drop of the black gold. But if there is, Desire's the one to watch.

Oh a life on the Ocean wave, with a game of bridge and fitness class, te-tum-te-tum. Lovely. The spectre of recession doesn't matter to Carnival really since most of their customers are already retired. How's that for a hedge?

There are some famous defensive stocks when times are rocky. Food is one, because whatever the underlying economic conditions, you've got to eat. So in bad times people are stuffing themselves with pizza... Like Domino's

Some things that change the world are just tiny. I mean, have you ever seen an electron? So the Next Big Thing could actually be very small indeed. Let's introduce you to Meldex then - one of the most exciting investment prospects out there.

We know what a big story energy is, and we know it's a great big eco-fuelled bandwagon. One of the greatest political thinkers (not!) of the Noughties was in charge of policy on alternative energies. So how can you go wrong?

Apparently it costs the average pig farmer more than £20 for every porker he rears. So, you might well ask, are we interested in a company which rears top grade piggies for meat. Quality is the answer and we think it form a crackling investment.

It doesn't seem to make sense - circulation falling, cost of newsprint soaring yet profits healthy and steady. Mystery surrounds the reason behind the collapsing share price, then. Is the whole regional newspaper business a dog? Or good value?

There has been one recall after another as some China-manufactured toys have been found to more toxic than Saddam Hussein's compost heap. Some firms have been tarred with a brush destined for others, and as you know, this can create value

The proposed partial flotation of Crown Estates was cancelled last month apparently due to a press leak. We exclusively reveal the real reason why it was dumped...

God's own county's second greatest export (after Geoff Boycott, obviously) might pile 'em high and stack 'em cheap. But the shares could prove a treat for anyone who feels like they are in a defensive-stock -buying kind of mood.

Reuters was the definition of journalistic tenacity. Get the message through even if it’s by a pigeon. But times have changed since the telegraph wires first crackled with news, and changed a lot.