LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Direct Line (DLGD.L), opens new tab has an extreme case of January blues. Shares of the UK home and motor insurance company dropped 28% on Wednesday morning ...

As investments go, Direct Line has been a mixed bag. The shares initially fell more than 50% shortly after I'd bought them, and then rebounded by about 100% following a recent takeover offer from ...