General Election 2015: Ladbrokes chief Jim Mulllen slams business leaders over Telegraph letter including predecessor Richard Glynn April 2, 2015 The newly appointed boss of Ladbrokes has slammed 100 business leaders, including his predecessor, for signing a letter in the Daily Telegraph warning of the risks of a Labour government,. Jim Mullen, who took over from long-standing chief Richard Glynn just yesterday, has said Ladbrokes business is in taking bets on the General Election and [...]
General Election 2015: Labour might have a four-point lead in the polls but Conservatives are favourites to win at the bookies, with odds of 1/2 to get the most seats March 30, 2015 Labour may have made a surprise gain of four points in the polls over the weekend, but the Conservatives are firm favourites to get the most seats at the bookies, Ladbrokes said today, with odds of 1/2 as the campaigns kick off. Meanwhile, Labour's odds have shortened in the last 24 hours, from 7/4 to [...]
Ladbrokes announces 60 betting shop closures as profits drop February 26, 2015 The figures Ladbrokes has reported a fall in profit before tax of 13.5 per cent to £98m. Revenue grew 3.8 per cent to £1.1bn while dividend per share remained at 8.9p. Why it's interesting Ladbrokes has been having a tough time of late. Regulatory and tax pressures have forced the bookies to close net 150 [...]
German tech firm Aixtron is Europe’s most shorted stock pre-results February 23, 2015 German tech firm Aixtron came top of the pile as Markit, the financial information firm, yesterday released its review of the most short-sold European companies due to announce results in the coming week. Aixtron, a perennial target for short sellers, saw its shares out on loan rise by 19 per cent in the last month [...]