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Ladbrokes’ raiser deal

08.10.09
Ladbrokes is raising money to pay down debts and the bankers are cashing in as usual but chief executive Chris Bell reckons he managed to push the fees down ... more

CDs of the week

04.09.09
Jamie T's new album is witty, gritty and well worth the wait and Charlie Wilson is, in many ways, a musical throwback.... more

Kaupthing’s loan book is tale of woe

10.08.09
The leaked loan book of collapsed Icelandic bank Kaupthing reads like a who’s who of some of the credit crunch’s biggest losers ... more

Gibraltar new home for Ladbrokes arm

06.08.09
Ladbrokes is following William Hill by sending its online sports betting arm to Gibraltar. The bookie said this is a result of high UK tax and competitive pressure ... more

Magnificent seven winners put Ladbrokes on a loser

15.05.09
Ladbrokes has been hit by a dramatic 34% plunge in profits after suffering huge payouts on Ruby Walsh's record-breaking Cheltenham and Manchester United's recent winning streak... more

Revealed: the real bible for stock-pickers

16.03.09
City Spy has done much scratching of his head at the latest global survey review by Société Générale that asks the question: when does the stock market become cheap enough to start buying again?... more

Ladbrokes casino machines pay off

19.02.09
Leisure: Punters may have been left looking at snowbound and waterlogged racecourses on the bookies' television screens for much of this worst winter in years, but they are still losing their cash in the betting shop casino machines... more

Ladbrokes revenues on a loser

13.11.08
The chill winds of recession are blowing through the front doors of the nation's bookmakers... more

Trainer O'Brien hits Ladbrokes' earnings

07.08.08
Ladbrokes today revealed pre-tax profits fell 16% as it took a caning at the hands of O'Brien at Royal Ascot... more

Ladbrokes boss boycotts BA over child snub

21.05.08
The boss of Ladbrokes has stopped his firm's 14,000 workers taking business flights with BA after it tried to bump his 14-year-old daughter and her friend off a flight from Barbados... more

Ladbrokes on a winner despite high rollers' cuts

16.05.08
Betting giant Ladbrokes is still raking it in, but those famed high rollers with their multi-million-pound gambles are finally facing up to economic reality... more

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