(Adds quotes, context) LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - An investment vehicle set up by two former Virgin Media executives bought Spanish cable operator Telecable for $706 million including debt on Monday, putting it at the centre of Spain's telecom sector its first deal. The operator from
Read more(ShareCast News) - London's FTSE 100 index was trading down 0.3% at 6,634 on Friday as investors sifted through a raft of earnings reports. Vodafone was the biggest riser on the FTSE 100 after it said it has made a good start to the year, with organic service revenue up 0.8% in the quarter ended 30
Read more(ShareCast News) - Numis upgraded Melrose Industries to 'add' from 'hold', keeping the target price at 290p saying upside should come from the next meaningful acquisition. "We estimate that a major purchase could add over 10% to earnings, leaving the shares trading at a discount to peers, with poten
Read more* Q1 organic sales growth beats forecasts * Says expects further improvement in second half * Shares up 3.4 percent, no comment on Liberty talks (Adds CEO, analyst comments, details, background, shares) By Kate Holton LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - Vodafone said an accelera
Read more(ShareCast News) - Vodafone's first-quarter performance was "solid", Nomura said, with organic revenue growth of 0.8% modestly above consensus of 0.5% and the bank's forecast of 0.7%. It said competitive conditions appear relatively stable and the prospects for further recovery in the second half of
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