Vodafone Share News (VOD)

REPEAT: EU Mobile Roaming Charges Cut By More Than Half

Italy proposes new cut to wholesale telecom fees

ROME, June 24 (Reuters) - Italian regulator AGCOM has proposed a new to wholesale telecom fees, an official said on Tuesday, a move that may erode earnings at Telecom Italia which owns the bulk of Italy's phone network. The plan is to cut monthly prices Telecom Italia charges its rivals to

London close: Stocks in holding pattern, watching Middle East and Ukraine

- Slight rise in the FTSE 100 - Shire jumps after rejecting £27bn AbbVie proposal - TSB rises strongly after IPO - Iran still in the spotlight as Obama sends advisers techMARK 2,860.98 +1.67% FTSE 100 6,825.20 +0.25% FTSE 250 15,791.42 +0.69% UK stocks ended the day slightly higher as investors

FTSE 100 movers: Shire leaps after rejecting bid from AbbVie

Shares in Shire surged after the pharmaceutical group rejected a £27bn takeover approach by AbbVie, saying it "fundamentally undervalued" the company and its prospects. Panmure Gordon hiked its target price for the stock on Friday, saying that the AbbVie's proposal was "barely adequate". The broke

London close: FTSE above 6,800, lifted by Fed, Rolls-Royce, housing stocks

- FTSE closes up 29.55 points at 6,808.11 - Fed in focus - Shire, housing stocks lead techMARK 2,814.08 +0.33% FTSE 100 6,808.11 +0.44% FTSE 250 15,683.88 +0.38% Despite a drop in the final minutes of trade, the top tier index ended today's session above the 6,800 level, having been fairly steady

Vodafone hit by network problems down under

Telecoms giant Vodafone shares dropped on Thursday afternoon following reports its Australian network had suffered country-wide problems affecting calls, SMS and data services. Problems were also experienced by several other networks in the country. Vodafone is believed to have offered its custom

FTSE 100 movers: Rolls-Royce soars on £1bn buyback proposal

Jet engine maker Rolls-Royce took off after pledging to buy back £1bn of shares if it succeeds in selling its energy gas turbine and compressor business to Germany's Siemens. The company also outlined plans to reduce capital spending in the next five years. Housing stocks were also rebounding after

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: BT Up, TalkTalk Down As OFCOM Drops Complaint

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.
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Rolls-Royce Holdings, up 5.6%. The maker of aircraft and marine engines has

UK BROKER RATINGS: Canaccord Raises Charles Stanley To Buy

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:
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FTSE 100
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TRADERS: MERRILL LYNCH CUTS VODAFONE TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY')
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TRADERS: BARCLAYS RAISES WEIR GROUP PRICE TARG

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Rolls-Royce Leads Strong Opening Gains

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened strongly higher Thursday, and the pound has broken above USD1.70, following a well-received US Federal Reserve meeting.

Rolls-Royce Holdings leads FTSE 100 gains after saying it will return cash to shareholders through

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Vodafone Non-Executive Buys Shares

LONDON (Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC Wednesday said Non-Executive Director Luc Vandevelde bought 5,000 shares at a price of GBP1.983 per share and now holds 70,100 shares. Shares closed up 1.5% at 198.16 pence Wednesday. By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @Arvin

UPDATE 3-Reliance to launch 4G telecoms services in 2015

* Plans investment of $11.7 bln in telecoms business * Raises three-year investment target to 1.8 trillion rupees * Ambani says market-based prices key to develop energy resources (Adds Reliance forecast for retail business, new board member) By Aman Shah MUMBAI, June 18

BT best way to exploit fixed line and mobile tie-up, says Goldman

BT and Virgin Media owner Liberty Global offer investors the best way to cash in on fixed-line telecom companies' assault on the mobile market, according to broker Goldman Sachs. Goldman said fixed-line players such as BT, which plans to launch business and household mobile products later this year

CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-Reliance to launch 4G telecoms services in 2015, raises investment target

(Corrects investment target in second bullet to 1.8 trillion rupees from 180 billion) * Plans investment of $11.7 bln in telecoms business * Raises three-year investment target to 1.8 trillion rupees * Ambani says market-based prices key to develop energy resources By Aman

London open: UK stocks rise as investors await BoE minutes, Fed

- Supermarkets, telecoms lift markets higher - Fed in focus ahead of policy decision - BoE minutes closely watch amid rate-hike speculation techMARK 2,801.10 +0.23% FTSE 100 6,787.81 +0.31% FTSE 250 15,598.89 +0.09% UK stocks markets were putting a decent performance on Wednesday, helped by gains