IN BRIEF: Playtech plans special dividend as Snaitech sale completes

Playtech PLC - Isle of Man-based gambling software developer - Says sale of Italian consumer betting operation Snaitech Spa to Flutter Entertainment PLC is expected...

Thu, 10/04/2025 - 09:02

IN BRIEF: Flutter receives regulatory approval for Snai acquisition

Flutter Entertainment PLC - Dublin based bookmaker which owns Betfair and Paddy Power - Receives all necessary regulatory approvals for its acquisition of Italian channel...

Thu, 10/04/2025 - 06:55

UK will continue negotiations ‘coolly’ as Trump pauses some tariffs

Downing Street said that the UK will ‘coolly and calmly’ continue its negotiations after Donald Trump announced a 90-day tariff pause for most nations.

The US...

Thu, 10/04/2025 - 06:40

Why you should buy ASML while there is widespread market weakness

ASML (ASML:AMS) €570

Market cap: €194 billion

History tells us that when equities go into freefall investors should buy the market. It’s a point Shares...

Thu, 10/04/2025 - 00:00

A 20% profit is on the table at prepared foods maker Bakkavor

Bakkavor (BAKK) 181.6p

Gain to date: 20.7%

We urged readers to buy chilled prepared-food maker Bakkavor (BAKK) at 150.5p on 13 March 2025 for...

Thu, 10/04/2025 - 00:00

‘Liberation Day’ sell-off ranks up there with the worst of them

When Donald Trump became president for the second time, many observers assumed he would use the stock market as a barometer of how well or...

Thu, 10/04/2025 - 00:00

What the experts are saying about the tariff-driven selling

Mark Hawtin, head of Liontrust global equities team: ‘We can understand why markets have reacted as they have because, if fully enacted, the tariffs have...

Thu, 10/04/2025 - 00:00

Why selling in a panic has always proved a mistake

Since I started writing about markets nearly 20 years ago there have been two really big sell-offs, the first early on in my fledgling career...

Thu, 10/04/2025 - 00:00

Markets price in increased odds of recession as tariff uncertainty bites

A weaker dollar, cheaper oil and lower 10-year treasuries were high up on US treasury secretary Scott Bessent’s agenda when he came into office.

Crashing stock markets...

Thu, 10/04/2025 - 00:00

Sainsbury’s has become a beacon of calm in a turbulent market

Judging by how well shares in Sainsbury’s (SBRY) have held up during the global market sell-off, investors are betting the UK’s second-largest supermarket chain won’t...

Thu, 10/04/2025 - 00:00

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