Vodafone Share News (VOD)

TOP NEWS: Vodafone Guides For Growth Ahead As Annual Earnings Decline

Vodafone reports underlying earnings growth after European recovery

LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Mobile phone operator Vodafone posted its first underlying growth in both full-year revenue and core earnings since 2008, helped by a return to top-line growth in Europe in the fourth quarter. The world's second-largest mobile phone operator reported full-year re

Vodafone Qatar Q4 net loss widens

DUBAI, May 17 (Reuters) - Vodafone Qatar, an affiliate of Vodafone Group, posted a widening fourth-quarter loss on Tuesday. The operator made a net loss of 180 million riyals ($49.5 million) in the three months to March 31, according to a bourse statement. That compares with a loss of

Tuesday preview: Vodafone finals, UK inflation

(ShareCast News) - Vodafone is expected to report on Tuesday a decrease in full year earnings on the back of lower revenues amid fierce competition. Deutsche Bank has pencilled in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of £11.7bn in the year ended 31 March 2016, down from £11.9

Sky, Vodafone, TalkTalk press for Ofcom to separate BT from Openreach

(ShareCast News) - Telecoms regulator Ofcom should force BT Group to further separate its Openreach infrastructure arm for the good of the industry, according to a letter from media and telecoms groups including Sky, Vodafone and TalkTalk. The chief executives of Sky, TalkTalk, Vodafone and two netw

Sunday newspaper round-up: RBS, Shell, Cobham, BT, banks

(ShareCast News) - Royal Bank of Scotland is examining a range of radical options to help speed the long-delayed separation and flotation of its Williams & Glyn subsidiary, including a potential divestment of its NatWest brand. Banking sources have indicated to the Sunday Telegraph that RBS and its

TalkTalk says back on track after cyber attack

* Customer base stabilises after cyber attack * Full-year earnings up 6 pct, in line * Says happy with MVNO mobile strategy * Could trial fibre using BT's poles and ducts By Paul Sandle LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - British broadband operator TalkTalk said it had bounce

UPDATE 4-EU blocks Hutchison's deal to buy Telefonica's O2 UK

* European Commission blocks Hutchison bid for O2 * Decision casts doubt on planned Wind, 3 Italia deal * Commission says UK deal would have led to higher prices (Adds comments from O2 UK's CEO) By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, May 11 (Reuters) - The European Union's competitio

EC stops Three acquiring O2 from Telefonica, Hutchinson mulls legal challenge

(ShareCast News) - Hutchinson said it may challenge the European Commission's decision on Wednesday to block its subsidiary Three's proposed acquisition of UK mobile network O2 from Telefonica. The EC made its decision due to "strong concerns that UK mobile customers would have had less choice an

Hutchison Will Consider Legal Challenge As EU Regulator Blocks O2 Deal

Earnings, Trading Statements Calendar - Week Ahead

REFILE-UPDATE 2-EC to investigate Deutsche Telekom's high-speed copper broadband plan

(Adds comments from Deutsche Telekom and ECTA; refiled to correct link in second paraqgraph to a previous story) * Deutsche Telekom wants to upgrade copper network * Competitors say the plan reduces competition * German regulator BNetzA approved plan in November * EU Commi

Vodacom pulls plug on mobile money service M-Pesa in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, May 9 (Reuters) - Vodacom will discontinue its mobile money service M-Pesa in South Africa after it failed to attract enough support in its slow-growing home market, the telecommunications firm said on Monday. The service, which enables text message transactions on mobile phon

Sector movers: Insurers and telecoms lead gains

(ShareCast News) - Insurers led the way higher on Tuesday, boosted by positive coverage from some of the largest brokers, including Barclays and Macquarie. RSA Insurance was the standout gainer on Tuesday as Barclays upgraded the stock to 'overweight' from 'equalweight' and lifted the price target t

Vodafone India mandates for up to US$3bn IPO

By Anuradha Subramanyan April 29 (IFR) - UK telecom giant Vodafone has mandated Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Kotak and UBS as joint global coordinators for the IPO of its Indian unit, according to two sources. The IPO is expected to raise US$2bn-$3bn, potentially smashing the Rs155b