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Thursday newspaper round-up: BT buys EE, Starbucks profits, Rising wages

Thu, 05th Feb 2015 05:15

BT has finalised a £12.5bn deal to purchase EE from Deutsche Telecom and Orange, according to The Telegraph. Talks have been taking place since December and reports claim an agreement was reached Wednesday night.Starbucks reported a profit in Britain for the first time in 17 years, wrote The Times. The coffee company unveiled a pre-tax profit of £1.06m for the year to September compared to a £20.5m loss for the same period prior.British families will experience a huge rise in spending power for more than a decade as the impact of low inflation and rising wages sets in, The Telegraph reported. There will be an average rise of £417 in take home pay, the paper added.UBS is being investigated for tax evasion, according to the Financial Times, six years after the Swiss bank paid a $780m penalty for alike allegations.Ministers have claimed middle-class workers will save £100,000 over their lifetime thanks to a new ban on overzealous pension fees, The Telegraph reported. Charges that exceed 0.75% a year will be banned from April.Hundreds of thousands of families will lose child benefits and face higher taxes after the next general election as rising wages push them out of the current welfare and tax thresholds, according to The Times. More than 1m parents have already had their benefits cut or removed, the paper noted.The Guardian reported that anti-semitism has reached an all-time high in Britain. Reports of violence, property damage, abuse and threats against the Jewish population more than doubled in 2014, the paper said.A cross-party report claimed on Thursday that the UK should take on a larger role in the Iraqi fight against ISIS, wrote The Guardian.
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21 Dec 2023 07:29

Saudi Telecom to approach Patrick Drahi regarding BT stake

(Sharecast News) - Saudi Telecom may be preparing to approach British Telecom's largest shareholder Patrick Drahi regarding raising its interest in the UK telco.

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14 Dec 2023 21:56

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Baltic Classifieds CEO sells GBP9 million in shares

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

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14 Dec 2023 16:40

Director dealings: Airtel shareholder crosses 15pc threshold, BT CFO sells stock

(Sharecast News) - Two significant director dealings were disclosed to the market on Thursday, with one of Airtel Africa's shareholders crossing the 15% holding threshold, while BT's finance chief sold a chunk of his holding.

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12 Dec 2023 18:06

UK may ban some mid-contract mobile and broadband price hikes

LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Britain's telecoms regulator proposed banning inflation-linked price rises in the middle of customers' broadband and mobile contracts, saying the practice was unfair on consumers and hampering competition.

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12 Dec 2023 16:55

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Europe rally loses steam as focus turns to Fed

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 spent most of the day solidly in the green, and the CAC 40 in Paris spiked to a record high, though Tuesday's rally waned and signs of caution emerged again ahead of a trio of central bank decisions.

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12 Dec 2023 16:00

London close: Stocks slip as investors digest US inflation

(Sharecast News) - London's markets finished in the red on Tuesday, as investors digested a slight decrease in consumer inflation in the US, while the UK's unemployment figures remained stable.

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12 Dec 2023 12:07

London midday: FTSE still firmer ahead of US inflation print

(Sharecast News) - London's markets remained relatively stable by midday on Tuesday, with the top-flight index still in the green after fresh jobs data showed a slowdown in wage growth.

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12 Dec 2023 10:59

BT shares fall as regulator eyes ban on inflation-linked price hikes

Dec 12 (Reuters) - BT Group shares fell more than 4% on Tuesday after Britain's telecom regulator proposed a ban on inflation-linked price rises in the middle of customers’ mobile and broadband contracts.

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12 Dec 2023 10:37

UK telecom regulator eyes ban on inflation-linked contract price hikes

(Alliance News) - The UK telecommunications industry regulator on Tuesday said it wants to ban price hikes linked to inflation from customer contracts.

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12 Dec 2023 09:58

UK regulator seeks to ban telecom firms' inflation-linked mid-contract price hikes

LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Britain's telecom regulator Ofcom proposed banning inflation-linked price rises in the middle of customers’ mobile and broadband contracts, saying that the practice was unfair on consumers and hampering competition.

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12 Dec 2023 09:28

BT shares dip as regulator eyes ban on inflation-linked price hikes

Dec 12 (Reuters) - BT Group shares fell over 4% on Tuesday, with traders linking the drop to British communications regulator Ofcom proposing a ban on mid-contract price hikes linked to inflation.

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12 Dec 2023 08:48

Ofcom proposes ban on inflation-linked price rises

(Sharecast News) - Telecom firms were in the red on Tuesday, as the sector's regulator proposed a ban on inflation-linked mid-contract price rises.

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11 Dec 2023 09:12

Nokia signs agreement with BT on 5G monetisation opportunities

(Alliance News) - Nokia Corp on Monday said it signed an agreement with BT Group PLC focused on driving new 5G monetisation opportunities through telecommunication application programming interfaces.

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7 Dec 2023 16:59

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks mute as eyes turn to US jobs data

(Alliance News) - Stock prices across Europe were muted on Thursday, as investors cautiously eye the next set of US jobs data.

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