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02-05-2012
Playtech, the mobile and online gaming company, has continued its rapid rise after announcing a near doubling of income, although its poker offering has disappointed as the craze for Texas Hold 'em wanes.
01-05-2012
Fashion chain Next is going up against very strong comparative figures when it releases first quarter sales figures on Wednesday.
17-04-2012
Online software development firm Playtech is to splash €95m on "certain B2B real money gaming and B2B social media assets" as it looks to enter the social gaming arena.
24-01-2012
Online gambling software giant Playtech announced the acquisition of UK based e-gaming firm Geneity for an initial cash consideration of £11m.
23-11-2011
Compass: Seymour Pierce reiterates buy rating and 650p target.
23-11-2011
Playtech, a gaming software developer, is to raise £100m through the placing of more than 46.5m shares.
09-11-2011
Admiral: Nomura puts buy rating and 1,900p target under review
26-08-2011
The Questor column at the Telegraph says it was wary of Glencore's shares when the mining and commodities trading house floated in London and Hong Kong in May. Questor thought there were likely to be better opportunities elsewhere that carried less risk. Three months on from their debut and Glencore shares appeared to bear out that wisdom - on Thursday closing around a quarter off their 530p May flotation price at 388.5p. So is now the time to get them cheap, after Glencore posted results broadly in line with consensus and even offered up some pleasant surprises? Questor sees it as one for institutional investors rather than retail and so, for now, sees no reason to change its "avoid" recommendation.
25-08-2011
Gaming software developer Playtech has chosen to pass on paying a dividend until the final results for the year, blaming the move on exceptional strategic mergers and acquisitions and partnership opportunities currently under discussion.
21-07-2011
There is a strong sense that the London Stock Exchange is not sure where to go next after the unexpected failure of its merger with TMX, of Canada. I do not believe that the LSE will be bid for by anyone. This leaves its shares at the top end of their trading range, up 33½p at £10.30½p yesterday and on about 13 times' this year's earnings. Unless you believe that a bid is in prospect, taking a bit of profit looks sensible, says the Times's Martin Waller.
20-07-2011
Credit Suisse keeps its outperform rating on spread-betting firm IG Group (IGG), but slightly cuts the target price after factoring in lower growth estimates.
20-07-2011
Good trading momentum and strategic progress at Playtech has led Peel Hunt to raise its rating on the online gaming software developer from hold to buy.
22-06-2011
Costa Coffee and Premier Inn owner Whitbread had indicated at the time of its preliminaries in April that the pace of growth was slowing. Some brokers hope for a bid from private equity, but others worry about further weakness in the regional hotel trade. On almost 13 times' this year's earnings, further outperformance looks unlikely, says the Times.
25-05-2011
With shares in Playtech having fallen by over a third over the last year, the online gaming software developer has announced that it will buy back 10% of its current outstanding ordinary shares, as the recent trading price of the shares does not "reflect their underlying value."
18-04-2011
Bwin.party and a host of other gaming firms were boosted higher on Monday, as a US crackdown on online poker firms is expected to bolster demand for its more Europe-focused peers.
21-03-2011
Peel Hunt does not expect any significant changes to gaming taxation from this week's Budget, but notes that the chancellor may throw down a marker that could have significant implications for parts of the gaming industry in the long term.
21-03-2011
Peel Hunt does not expect any significant changes to gaming taxation from this week's Budget, but notes that the chancellor may throw down a marker that could have significant implications for parts of the gaming industry in the long term.
18-03-2011
Shares went into the weekend on the front foot after a week that was overshadowed by international events.
18-03-2011
The market's advance regained impetus over the lunchtime session as news came through of a ceasefire in Libya.
18-03-2011
Shares are on the rise again today, helped by international financial intervention to help Japan following its catastrophic earthquake.
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