** Phone and broadband provider TalkTalk falls 3.8pct after Exane double-downgrades to "underperform" from"outperform"
** Broker says threat of competition from Sky andVodafone likely to see TalkTalk suffer
** Says co likely to just hit FY17 guidance but consensus istoo optimistic
** Fourth top faller on FTSE 250 index


(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Wednesday.


(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened slightly lower on Wednesday as investors digested UK inflation data, while attention turned to the Fed...


* Vodafone CEO says EU needs new merger guidelines fast


(Sharecast News) - Activist investor Bluebell has asked for BP chairman Helge Lund's head due to the oil giant's "embarrassing" share price performanc...


(Sharecast News) - Contacts between TalkTalk and Macquarie aimed at a £450m investment by the latter in its wholesale unit, known as Platf...


(Sharecast News) - BT's former chief executive officer, Philip Jansen, is plotting to takeover Rentokil Initial with the help of private equity. As pa...


(Sharecast News) - Virgin Media O2 is reportedly in early talks to buy TalkTalk in a deal that would strengthen the broadband-to-streaming company's c...


(Sharecast News) - Equity strategists at JP Morgan sounded a relatively upbeat note on the outlook for stocks globally.


(Sharecast News) - Elon Musk has begun discussions with possible partners for a bid on Twitter after the iconic social media outfit put in place a so-...


(Sharecast News) - British broadband customers will be able to switch providers more easily under a new service to be introduced by media regulator Of...


IN BRIEF: Court sanctions Tosca IOM takeover of TalkTalk Telecom