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LONDON (Alliance News) - Betting and gaming company Paddy Power PLC Tuesday said it experienced its "worst two weekends ever for football profitability" in January and March, after football results went heavily against it. Paddy Power also announced that Chief Executive Patrick Kennedy will
Read moreLONDON (Alliance News) - Mid-cap stocks are leading London equities higher at the open Tuesday, following a strong lead in from the US and Asia, particularly Tokyo.
Taylor Wimpey is leading the mid-cap FTSE 250, up 5.7%, after saying it expects to deliver a big incr
Premier Oil has rejected two takeover approaches from Ophir Energy, the Sunday Times reported. The most recent proposal by Ophir was an all-share deal that was unanimously rejected by Premier's board two weeks ago. The companies are likely to inform the market about the talks on April 28th following
Read moreSevern Trent investors have reasons to be annoyed after the water company's performance since rejecting a takeover bid, Danny Fortson argued in the Sunday Times. In his Inside the City column, Fortson said Severn's shares are almost a fifth lower than the 22 pounds offered by overseas investors a ye
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