Markets generally seem to be in an optimistic mood at the moment, and the same can be said for company directors with many snapping up more shares in their respective companies.One of the most notable deals over the past week involves Andre Lacroix, the chief executive of FTSE 100 product tester Intertek (ITRK), who bought 10,000 shares at £53.67 each in a deal worth £536,700 in total.Intertek s

Shares in Toople (TOOP) have fallen by 75% since the telecom services group floated on the stock market just over a year ago (10 May 2016).The loss making business reported a 63% increase in revenue for the six months to 31 March. While that sounds impressive in percentage terms, it only amounted to an extra £252,112 which is peanuts for most firms on the stock market.We warned on the eve of Toop

Toople (TOOP) will make its debut on the London Stock Exchange on 10 May, although investors should be cautious as we find it hard to justify the £8 million market valuation.The firm plans to sell broadband solutions to a target market of 5.4 million small medium enterprises (SMEs), but so far only has 41 customers, which represents a huge gap between realistic and ambitious targets.While stricte