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FTSE 100 closes in red but broadcaster ITV shines
Footsie finished down over 43 points at 7,490, while FTSE 250 was also lower - down around 58 points at 20,185.
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Vodafone Group PLC
LON:VOD
Vodafone Group PLC is a mobile telecommunications company, with a significant presence in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the United States.
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Corporate matters may distract Shell investors from expected dip in production
Royal Dutch Shell and Rank Group are among the names in the diary for Thursday
BT facing regulatory hurdles and uncertainty over costs, says Berenberg
Berenberg repeated a 'hold' rating on BT but cut its target price to 320p from 325p while reiterating a 'buy' rating on rival Vodafone and lifting its target price to 253p from 240p
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Unilever among the quality blue chip updates scheduled, but Fed meeting and US jobs data more important
Week ahead includes updates from FTSE 100 AstraZeneca PLC, BT Group PLC, Royal Dutch Shell PLC, and Unilever PLC, plus a Federal Reserve meeting and January US jobs data
Vodafone earnings to benefit from growing top line and cost savings, says UBS
UBS maintained its ‘buy’ rating on Vodafone but raised its target price to 285p from 280p
Vodafone's dividend well covered, says Barclays as it upgrades stock to 'overweight'
Barclays said the telecoms company is its “top pick” of the sector
Vodafone ends plans to merge Malta unit with Melita
The companies were unable to satisfy the Maltese Competition Authority’s requirements
Vodafone enters into strategic alliance with Japan's Softbank
The alliance will improve commercial and operational support services for Vodafone's enterprise customers operating in Japan
FTSE 100 closes down, dragged lower by Centrica PLC after dismal trading update
Market was subdued as US markets were closed for Thanksgiving
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Trading news from British Gas owner Centrica eyed amid energy tariff reform
The day ahead includes a trading update from British Gas owner Centrica, full year result from pubs operators Mitchells & Butlers PLC, and interims from Mothercare PLC
B&M chairman Terry Leahy to be replaced by SuperGroup's Peter Bamford
B&M chairman Terry Leahy will be replaced by Peter Bamford, the current chairman of SuperGroup and deputy chairman of Spire Healthcare
ITV slumps as third quarter ad revenue remains under pressure amid Brexit uncertainty
ITV expects net advertising revenue to fall 5% for the year as Brexit uncertainty continues to hurt business confidence
Vodafone shares jump as it lifts full year guidance after first half profits grow
Vodafone reported an increase in organic core earnings and revenues in the first half
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Day ahead: ITV, Vodafone and Bovis Homes results, UK inflation data
The day ahead includes corporate earnings from ITV, Vodafone and Bovis Homes as well as official UK inflation data
Vodafone sells mobile phone towers in India to American Tower
American Tower will buy ATC Telecom Infrastructure, a joint venture between Vodafone’s India business and Idea Cellular
'Search me, guv’ says Caledonian Trust as it denies knowing why share price boomed on Thursday
Some of the main news-driven risers and fallers in London on Thursday...
Vodafone takes aim at BT through lightning fast telecoms network deal with CityFibre
CityFibre shares jump 23% on tie-up with mobile giant that will see up to 5mln homes connected
Vodafone sells 5.2% stake in South Africa's Vodacom
Vodafone has been streamlining its African businesses
BT Group’s Openreach subsidiary reportedly in talks with Vodafone about a joint investment in new ultrafast fibre-optic broadband
The Daily Telegraph said the two companies are in what are described by industry sources as “early but serious” discussions about coming to build large-scale new infrastructure to replace ageing copper phone lines
BT shares gain after Ofcom forced to revisit rules on broadband market
Telecoms regulator Ofcom said it is disappointed with a judge-led panel's ruling that it made errors in drawing up regulation designed to protect competition and improve broadband speeds