FTSE 250 movers: Travis Perkins falls apart while Just Group ripens
26th Oct 2018 14:45
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 was down 0.72% to 18,398.42 in afternoon trade on Friday, as the index's tech companies faltered.
Read moreBudget 2018: UK's Hammond plans to raise offshore gambling tax - report
22nd Oct 2018 08:06
(Sharecast News) - UK finance minister Philip Hammond is set to increase tax paid by offshore gambling companies in his Budget later this month, the Financial Times reported citing government aides.
Read moreThursday broker round-up
27th Sep 2018 12:14
(Sharecast News) - Thomas Cook Group: UBS upgrades to neutral with a target price of 60p.
Read more888 Holdings H1 profits up as regulation hits UK revenues
27th Sep 2018 07:59
(Sharecast News) - Online gambling firm 888 Holdings on Thursday reported a first half swing to profitability despite revenues in the UK falling sharply as the government clamped down on the sector.
Read more888 States: online gambler launched in New Jersey
10th Sep 2018 08:00
(Sharecast News) - 888 Holdings has launched its online sports betting brand in New Jersey as the company extends its existing operations in the US.
Read moreThursday broker round-up
9th Aug 2018 13:02
(Sharecast News) - BBA Aviation: Liberum upgrades to buy with a target price of 370p.
Read moreInvestec downgrades William Hill and Ladbrokes Coral, rotates into online
2nd Nov 2016 10:22
(ShareCast News) - Investec downgraded William Hill and Ladbrokes Coral as it rotated its chips on more digital-focused gambling stocks Playtech, 888 and GVC. Hill's was cut to 'sell' from 'reduce' and its target price to 243p from 289p, while the newly merged Ladbrokes Coral was given an 'add' rati
Read moreThursday newspaper share tips: 888 Holdings, Steinhoff, Poundland
1st Sep 2016 19:00
(ShareCast News) - 888 Holdings is a classic case of 'prey turned predator', The Times´s Tempus said. Owning its own technology - unlike most of its would be suitors - had allowed the company to maintain a steady rate of organic growth over the past five years - and turn the tables on its rivals. S
Read more888 ups the ante on sports to improve mood after failed Hill tilt
31st Aug 2016 07:06
(ShareCast News) - A new dash into sports betting and strong casino winnings lifted first-half results from 888 Holdings, helping to make up for its failed plot to buy William Hill. Revenue in the first six months of the year hit $262m, a 19% increase on the same period last year, as casino revenue
Read moreWednesday preview: 888 Holdings reports first half interims
30th Aug 2016 13:30
(ShareCast News) - Online gaming group 888 Holdings is expected to report on Wednesday a drop in first half earnings in the wake of its rejected William Hill takeover proposal. Numis predicts earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to fall 1% to $40.9m, reflecting the i
Read moreLondon close: Stocks taper as sterling, commodity prices lose traction
19th Aug 2016 16:08
(ShareCast News) - UK stocks whimpered to a lower close on Friday as sterling lost traction on renewed Brexit fears and commodity prices headed south. The spectre of the Lisbon Treaty's Article 50 rose once more, following a media report that claimed UK Prime Minister Theresa May was sympathetic to
Read moreWilliam Hill rejects improved offer from Rank and 888
15th Aug 2016 07:07
(ShareCast News) - William Hill rejected an improved cash-and-shares offer from Rank Group and 888 Holdings made over the weekend and continued to turn its nose up at the prospect of talks. Casino operator Rank and online gaming specialist 888 launched the improved offer on Sunday that valued the UK
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Brexit in 2019, bank regulation, ITV, William Hill
14th Aug 2016 17:49
(ShareCast News) - Britain could remain in the EU until late 2019, almost a year later than predicted, ministers have privately warned senior figures in the City of London. Theresa May has been expected to enact article 50 in January, setting in train the formal two years of negotiations before Brex
Read moreWilliam Hill turns nose up at Rank-888 merger proposal, again
11th Aug 2016 07:58
(ShareCast News) - William Hill has again given the cold shoulder to a joint merger proposal by smaller suitors Rank Group and 888 Holdings and despite its troubles this year continued to haughtily turn its nose up at the prospect of talks. Just before trading closed on Wednesday, Rank and 888 confi
Read moreRank and 888 continue to pursue triple-merger despite William Hill snub
10th Aug 2016 20:55
(ShareCast News) - Rank Group and 888 Holdings set out their case late on Wednesday for their joint merger proposal for William Hill, even though the bookmaker had the previous day dismissed the offer as too low and ill-conceived. Acknowledging William Hill's rejection of a proposal valuing the book
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