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Paddy Power Betfair shares worth £100
January 24th, 2017
Donald Trump’s surprise presidential election victory cost Paddy Power Betfair (PPB) £5 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, with customer-friendly sports results burning a £40 million-shaped hole in the bookmaker’s pocket. Fast-approaching the first anniversary of the merger ...
Is Europe Headed For A Political And Financial Crisis In 2017?
January 23rd, 2017
Is Europe Headed For A Political And Financial Crisis In 2017? While most eyes are on the dramatic shifts possible for U.S. economic policy as Donald Trump is sworn in as president on January 20, similarly deep political currents ...
Manchester United overtake Real Madrid and Barcelona to become world’s richest club
January 19th, 2017
Red Devils generated a record £515m in revenue in the 2015/16 season. Manchester United have been named the richest football club on the planet for the first time in 11 years by Deloitte. The 20-time English champions generated a ...
Asian shares down, dollar jumps on Yellen’s rate hike signal
January 19th, 2017
Asian shares slipped on Thursday and the dollar rebounded after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signaled that the U.S. central bank is poised to pursue a path of interest rate hikes. The dollar had been grinding lower in recent ...
Mastercard `Preying on Millions’ Sparked $17 Billion Fee Lawsuit
January 18th, 2017
Consumers seek permission to bring U.K.’s largest class action Mastercard says damages would be impossible to calculate Mastercard Inc. preyed on more than 46 million unknowing consumers by unfairly charging card fees over a 16-year period, lawyers seeking to ...
Gold Falls With Yen as Haven-Asset Flight Eases: Markets Wrap
January 18th, 2017
Asian emerging-market currencies rise on dollar weakness Yen retreats as the currency ends seven days of strength The flight to haven assets eased following the biggest drop in the dollar since July with moves in the yen, Treasuries and ...
Sterling jumps as May promises parliament vote on Brexit
January 17th, 2017
Sterling jumped today by the most since June’s Brexit referendum as UK Prime Minister Teresa May promised a parliamentary vote on Britain’s deal to leave the European Union. The Prime Minister also stressed that the UK would seek to ...
Gold and Yen Extend Rallies on EU, Trump Concerns: Markets Wrap
January 17th, 2017
May said ready to announce U.K. will leave EU single market IMF lifts its growth forecast for China to 6.5% in 2017 Lingering concern over Donald Trump’s policies and the U.K.’s position in the European Union accelerated a move ...
Luxottica and Essilor agree €50bn merger
January 16th, 2017
Italy’s Luxottica and France’s Essilor have agreed a €50bn merger deal, one of the largest ever European cross-border transactions, creating a global leader in the fast-growing eyewear industry. The deal sees Luxottica, the world leading consumer eyewear group and ...
Gold price boosted by hard Brexit fears
January 16th, 2017
Prospect of leaving single market – plus doubts over Donald Trump effect in US – sees traders rush to ‘safe haven’ Gold is being boosted this morning as concerns over a hard Brexit dominate the market commentary. Reports indicate ...