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FTSE 100 closes higher, bolstered by resource stocks
The premier index of leading shares added around 27 points to finish at 6,968
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BT Group PLC
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Operating in over 170 countries, BT is one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions and services.
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BT investors fret over what German rival Deutsche Telekom might do with its big stake in the UK group
The lock-up on Deutsche Telekom’s 12% holding in BT — a legacy of the £12.5bn sale of mobile phones business EE to the FTSE 100-listed firm in 2015 — ended on January 29
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First big wave of corporate results to hit on Thursday: BT, Unilever, Shell, Diageo to stand out
Aside from the tide of blue-chip results, some big second line news will also flow on Thursday from the likes of Britvic, Dairy Crest, Premier Oil, Rank Group, and Renishaw
BT's Openreach to recruit another 3,000 apprentice engineers for ultra-fast fibre-to-the-home broadband roll-out
The jobs — about 1,600 of which will be new roles — are an extension of the company’s largest-ever recruitment drive to hire 6,500 apprentice engineers this year and next
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FTSE 100 closes lower as trade worries dent global equities; Ocado top Footsie gainer
A deceptively dull start by the Footsie gradually turned into something a bit more dramatic
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Quality and quantity on the company news front, but Brexit vote, Fed rates, US jobs to be key
The cream of the corporate updates will likely come from blue-chips BT Group, Royal Mail, Royal Dutch Shell, Unilever and Diageo
BT to post weaker third quarter earnings as investors wait to hear from new boss
Berenberg sees BT's full-year results in May as an opportunity for new boss Phil Jansen to lay out his plan for the business
Vodafone and O2 extend their network sharing deal to cover 5G, stepping up the battle with BT
Nick Jeffery, Vodafone UK’s chief executive said: “We believe that these plans will generate significant benefits for our business and our customers as we move into the digital era of connected devices, appliances and systems on a mass scal
BT's fibre broadband roll-out plan is Deutsche Bank's 'biggest concern'
“On one hand dividends and pension constrain investment budgets, on the other, competitors are starting to receive funds for ambitious new builds and are mobilising to avail of duct and pole access regulation,” Deutsche Bank said
BT's enterprise arm facing top-line pressures but cost cuts offer support, says Barclays
Barclays expects BT’s revenues to fall 1.5% and earnings to drop 5.6% in the third quarter
How RBS’s management team can achieve a FTSE 100 first in 2019
Never in the FTSE 100's 34-year history has a blue-chip company had women filling the top two executive roles
FTSE 100 registers triple-digit fall as US stock markets slide again
"This year’s Boxing Day bonanza could be no more than a wicked bear trap set to lure investors into more trouble.”
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High street updates, US jobs, UK PMIs to provide focus after New Year holidays
There will be some key data from the US and UK at the start of the new year, and Christmas retail trading news will be a dominant focus notably from Next PLC
BT Group says vote against 2018 remuneration report centred on level of annual bonus paid to Gavin Patterson
Following the vote, its Remuneration Committee Chairman invited a broad selection of shareholders and proxy advisory bodies to meet with him to understand their views on executive pay at BT
UBS thinks CAB’s ‘super-complaint’ could dent BT Group's earnings by £500mln
The Citizens Advice Bureau recently filed a ‘super-complaint’ in which it criticised companies from various industries for taking advantage of loyal customers
Huawei agrees to meet UK security demands for 5G after CFO arrest
BT has said it would not use Huawei's equipment for the core of its 5G service when it is rolled out in the UK amid security concerns
O2 apologises after mobile phone data network crashes
O2 said calls were still working but data connections were broken
BT Group tops FTSE 100 gainers as Goldman Sachs ups rating to ‘buy’ from ‘neutral’
The US investment bank also hiked its price target for BT by a third to 320p, implying around 25% upside to its current share price of 261.85p, which was up 2% on Monday’s close
TalkTalk to move headquarters and take on BT's Openreach with new fibre company
TalkTalk will accelerate its fibre broadband roll-out by setting up a new company called FibreNation
BT's EE and Virgin Media fined £13.3mln for overcharging customers with early exit fees
Ofcom said EE and Virgin Media have agreed to change their terms and reduce exit charges