The Irish Times

Iseq reaches highest level since February amid US stimulus hopes

UK shares rise on post-Brexit trade deal optimism

Thu Oct 08 2020 - 18:53

European stocks lose ground after mixed reaction to stimulus plans

Airlines slip, while weak spending in China weighs on luxury stocks

Thu Jul 16 2020 - 18:37

Ladbrokes owner GVC’s long-time CEO to step down

Kenneth Alexander will be replaced by chief operating officer Shay Segev

Thu Jul 16 2020 - 08:06

Markets flat as investors await signing of US-China trade deal

Markets close: Iseq flat on Tuesday while Stoxx 600 rose 0.29%

Tue Jan 14 2020 - 17:50

Irish stocks at highest level since October

European shares nudge up on better-than-expected German and US data

Fri Apr 05 2019 - 18:23

Ladbrokes owner’s quarterly net gaming revenue rises

GVC Holdings reported flat like-for-like retail revenue in the UK for the first quarter

Fri Apr 05 2019 - 08:25

Ladbrokes owner GVC’s chairman to quit after discounted stake sale

Lee Feldman preparing to leave at or before agm in 2020, Sky News reports

Fri Mar 22 2019 - 12:30

Betting group GVC feels the heat after top directors’ sell-off

Shares plunge 20% before recovering some ground on share sale days after report of another full-year loss

Fri Mar 08 2019 - 16:02

Global markets slide on Chinese trade fears

Market report: AIB shares fell 2.1% on news of new CEO as INM shares recovered losses

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 19:26

Europe’s trade-sensitive stocks climb on news of US-China talks

In Dublin, Ryanair falls lower as industrial strife at the airline deepens

Thu Sept 13 2018 - 17:51

European shares retreat as tech stocks and industrials disappoint

Iseq underperforms peers led lower by Bank of Ireland and Ryanair

Mon Jul 30 2018 - 17:53

GVC forges US gambling joint venture with MGM Resorts

UK online betting group’s shares rise on deal to expand in US market

Mon Jul 30 2018 - 15:13

Ladbrokes owner close to agreeing $200m deal with MGM Resorts

GVC Holdings in talks over joint venture to gain access to US sports betting market

Sun Jul 29 2018 - 18:38

Paddy Power slumps on concerns over UK government review

Investors are bracing for the worst possible outcome from review into fixed-odds betting terminals

Tue Apr 24 2018 - 17:20

Markets welcome US jobs growth but Dublin trading subdued

Market report: INM down 2%, while European steelmakers see a slump

Fri Mar 09 2018 - 20:22

GVC to buy leading Georgian betting group

GVC in the middle of takeover of British high street bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral

Mon Mar 05 2018 - 17:53

British gambling firm GVC seals Ladbrokes takeover

Deal will cost GVC up to €4.51bn and would rank company among Britain’s largest

Fri Dec 22 2017 - 09:10

European shares flag as ECB provides no momentum

Ryanair falls in Dublin as more negative industrial relations news filters out

Thu Dec 14 2017 - 20:04

Tech lifts euro zone stocks as Steinhoff sinks further

Aryzta continues rise even after shareholders oppose executive pay deal at Dublin agm

Thu Dec 07 2017 - 19:07

Bookmaker GVC in talks to buy Ladbrokes for up to €4.42bn

Two parties are in ‘detailed talks’ over deal, they say

Thu Dec 07 2017 - 07:46

Online betting boosts Ladbrokes Coral profit

Betting giant’s revenue up 1 per cent to £1.19 billion as operating profit rises 7 per cent

Thu Aug 31 2017 - 12:00

GVC made fresh €3.9bn approach for Coral Ladbrokes

It is the second time the online gambling group approached Ladbrokes about a tie-up

Tue Aug 22 2017 - 20:59

European financials buoyed by latest ECB funding drive

US markets in holding pattern ahead of Congress vote to dismantle Obamacare

Thu Mar 23 2017 - 19:13

European stocks dragged down by Deutsche results

Packaging group Smurfit Kappa proves strongest performer in Dublin

Fri Feb 03 2017 - 07:41

Ladbrokes Coral gains on rumours of takeover bid from GVC

Potential reverse acquisition could value betting group at about £3.2 billion

Fri Dec 09 2016 - 20:19

Boylesports signals bid for Ladbrokes and Coral’s UK shops

UK gambling firms told they must sell about 350 to 400 betting shops ahead of merger

Tue Jul 26 2016 - 11:09

Dermot Desmond vows to block Ladbrokes merger

Financier will seek to have merger with Coral put to second shareholders’ meeting

Wed Nov 25 2015 - 10:07

GVC says Bwin accepts its €1.5 billion takeover offer

Isle of Man-based GVC wins four-month battle with 888 to acquire Bwin.party

Fri Sept 04 2015 - 08:15

Paddy Power shares surge following news of proposed Betfair merger

Planned merger would create one of world’s biggest betting companies

Thu Aug 27 2015 - 01:00

Paddy Power and Betfair in talks over possible merger

News comes as Paddy Power reports 33% jump in operating profit

Wed Aug 26 2015 - 13:33

Gambling firm GVC raises bid for rival Bwin.party to €1.4bn

Online casino 888 clinched a deal worth £900m to buy Bwin earlier this month

Mon Jul 27 2015 - 09:09

Online gaming company 888 makes bid for Bwin

Rival company GVC has also submitted a bid for group

Mon May 18 2015 - 08:11