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Continuing bid speculation pushed stocks in the telecoms sector higher on Wednesday with heavyweights BT and Vodafone both on the rise. BT, up 2.4% by late afternoon, was extending recent gains after it was confirmed that the fixed-line telecoms provider was in talks with at least two groups about b
Read moreUBS has speculated that if BT follows through with its current talks to buy O2 or EE it would become less aggressive in the forthcoming Premier League rights auction and produce a better outcome for Sky. "We think concerns about Sky losing the EPL rights are weighing on investor sentiment but we are
Read moreDecent gains from miners and M&A speculation in the telecoms sector gave UK stocks a boost on Wednesday, along with data which confirmed that the British economy expanded as expected in the third quarter. London's FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 6,747 by midday, with resource shares leading the charge, rebo
Read moreUBS has speculated that Sky could benefit if rival BT follows through with its current talks to buy O2 or EE and is forced to become less aggressive in the forthcoming Premier League rights auction. The Swiss bank estimated that the auction, in the first quarter of 2015, will cost at least £1bn per
Read moreGermany's Deutsche Telekom and France's Orange have confirmed they are in talks about selling their UK EE mobile phone network to BT. BT confirmed on Monday that it was in discussions to buy the O2 mobile network from Spain's Telefonica, as it looked to re-enter the mobile market, as well as a secon
Read moreLondon's FTSE 100 ended Tuesday's session more or less where it started with stocks in the retail sector limiting gains while investors digested a string of important economic data. A disappointing third-quarter update from Kingfisher saw shares in the DIY retailer slump, while the supermarket secto
Read moreShares in Kingfisher declined after the B&Q and Screwfix owner saw like-for-like (LFL) sales fall in the third quarter as decent growth in the UK and Ireland was offset by falling sales in its largest market, France. LFL sales declined 0.9%, compared with 1.8% growth in the first half. The supermark
Read moreUK stocks edged higher on Tuesday, though gains were being limited by falls in the heavyweight resources sector and a drop in the share price of DIY retailer Kingfisher. The FTSE 100 trading 0.1% higher at 6,737 by midday, though was underperforming stocks across Europe with the STOXX Europe 600 ind
Read moreBritish telecom giant BT could offer almost £5bn to Spanish firm Telefonica to purchase O2 mobile network. On Tuesday, Spanish newspaper El Confidencial reported BT could offer at least €6bn (£4.76bn) on top of a 20% stake in its share capital for the company it originally spun off in 2001. Includi
Read moreA wave of M&A news failed to give UK markets a boost on Monday as investors took profits after stocks hit their highest in two months the previous session. The FTSE 100 finished 0.3% lower at 6,730 with a massive drop in the share price of oilfield services firm Petrofac and weakness in the mining s
Read moreAfter finishing the previous session at a two-month high, UK stocks were treading water on Monday as investors paused for breath. The FTSE 100 was down just six points, or 0.09%, at 6,744.94 by midday, with Petrofac providing a drag on the blue-chip index after a profit warning. Shares in the oilfie
Read moreClive Cowdery, whose Resolution acquisition vehicle bought Friends Provident in 2009, will make about £160m from Aviva's takeover of Friends Life, the Sunday Times said. The roles of chairman, chief executive and finance director at the combined company will go to the Aviva incumbents, according to
Read moreA group of telecom firms have reportedly banded together to denounce the market "monopoly" held by BT. According to the Sunday Telegraph, the group has accused the regulator of supporting too many crowd-pleasing moves, and will this week launch an attack on BT's hierarchy over the business broadband
Read moreTelecoms giant BT has decided against the potential disposal of its Global Services arm after shareholders voiced their concerns about such a move. The FTSE 100 group had been rumoured to be holding internal talks about the sale or spin-off of the division, but released a statement stating otherwise
Read moreAsda has accused its rivals of being "desperate" and misleading customers with price gimmicks, the Daily Telegraph reported on Friday. Barry Williams, one of the supermarket chain's most senior executives, said Asda's traditional rivals were feeling "chirpy, chirpy not cheap, cheap", as they vowed t
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