FTSE LIVE: Ladbrokes owner hails ‘excellent’ year; Gym Group posts healthy revenue

FTSE CLOSE: Retail sales slide again; Ladbrokes owner hails ‘excellent’ year; Gym Group posts healthy revenue growth By This Is Money Published: 08:13 GMT, 17 January 2020 | Updated: 17:10 GMT, 17 January 2020   The FTSE 100 closed up 64.75 points at 7674.56 and the pound was at $1.30 against the dollar. In the … Read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Lekoil value plunges by two-thirds as it falls victim to investment scam

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Lekoil value plunges by two-thirds as it falls victim to investment scam By Calum Muirhead At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney Published: 12:15 GMT, 17 January 2020 | Updated: 12:15 GMT, 17 January 2020 Junior oiler Lekoil was the major story on AIM this week with its value dropping by around two-thirds after … Read more

Ladbrokes owner GVC hails ‘excellent’ trading

Ladbrokes owner GVC hails ‘excellent’ trading as booming online business outweighs hit from crackdown on betting terminals Betting giant thrives despite regulation on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) UK retail like-for-like revenues dived 12 per cent over the year as a result GVC Holdings said it benefited from ‘strong’ online growth in the fourth quarter By Sara … Read more

Toyota hails flying taxis plan with £300m gamble

Toyota hails flying taxis plan with £300m gamble: Japanese car maker backs California-based Joby Aviation By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 16 January 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 16 January 2020 Toyota has made a £300million bet on flying taxis. The Japanese car maker led a £450million fundraising by California-based Joby … Read more