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Vodafone rises on report of AT&T interest in possible takeover

LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Shares in Vodafone Group opened up 2.2 percent after Bloomberg reported AT&T was exploring strategies for a potential takeover of the British mobile operator. AT&T has not hidden its European ambitions, with its chief executive Randall Stephenson saying last month

London open: FTSE slips into red despite positive start

- FTSE initially opens higher before dropping into red - RBS to avoid 'good/bad' bank break-up - AT&T planning to take stake in Vodafone, reports claim techMARK 2,654.18 -0.29% FTSE 100 6,731.31 -0.00% FTSE 250 15,449.06 -0.20% The FTSE inched higher in early trading, but was soon down in the red,

AT&T To Explore Vodafone Takeover As Soon As Next Year: Bloomberg

Indian stocks to watch - Nov 1

Nov 1 (Reuters) - GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP * Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange edge down 0.25 percent and the MSCI-Asia Pacific index excluding Japan falls 0.15 percent. * Asian shares sagged on Friday though upbeat signals on China's manufacturing activity limited losses, while the dollar

Gogo says U.S. move on inflight devices "favorable tailwind"

NEW YORK, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. decision to allow greater use of electronic devices on flights is "another favorable tailwind" for Gogo Inc., the internet provider for 80 percent of the U.S. commercial aircraft fleet, its chief executive told Reuters on Thursday. "If people have their

UPDATE 1-SoftBank eyes sales surge after Sprint, handset deals

* Softbank targets 7 trln yen in sales next year * Profit up despite drag from recently acquired Sprint * CEO Son says handset supplier to bolster mobile business By Nobuhiro Kubo TOKYO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Corp aims to boost its sales past the 7 trillion

INDIA PRESS-Piramal to sell stake in Vodafone only next yr-Economic Times

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Indian stocks to watch - Oct 31

Oct 31 (Reuters) - GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP * Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange edge down 0.26 percent and the MSCI-Asia Pacific index excluding Japan falls 0.27 percent. * Asian markets suffered a glancing blow on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest policy outlook was deemed l

UPDATE 2-Sprint promises higher data speeds than rivals

By Edwin Chan and Sinead Carew BURLINGAME, Calif., Oct 30 (Reuters) - Sprint Corp promised to gradually offer wireless data speeds far in excess of those offered by bigger rivals like Verizon, as it hopes to use recently acquired wireless airwaves to regain market share. At its resea

EU mergers and takeovers (Oct 30)

BRUSSELS, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS -- British telecoms operator Vodafone to buy a minority stake in Vodafone Omnitel N.V. from U.S. peer Verizon Communicat

UPDATE 2-Sprint Q3 revs drop; warns of continued subscriber pressure

Oct 30 (Reuters) - Sprint Corp posted a decline in third-quarter revenue on Wednesday as it lost more subscribers than expected following the shutdown of its older iDen network and warned that customer defections would remain high in coming quarters. But investors shrugged off the weak resu

Court blocks Deutsche Telekom plans to cap Internet speed

FRANKFURT, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom will not be able to cap Internet connection speeds when customers exceed data limits on flat-rate packages, a German court ruled on Wednesday. The district court of Cologne said the plans would place an "unreasonable disadvantage to the custom

Sprint posts decline in third-quarter revenue

Oct 30 (Reuters) - Sprint Corp posted a decline in third-quarter revenue on Wednesday as it lost more subscribers than expected following the shutdown of its older iDen network. Sprint, the No. 3 U.S. mobile operator which is 80 percent owned by SoftBank, reported a profit of $383 million,

Vodafone looks to raise stake in Indian unit to 100 per cent

Vodafone on Tuesday asked New Delhi for authorisation to raise its stake in its local unit to 100 per cent. It would pay about 101.4bn rupees (£1.02bn) for the holding. The price for the additional 15.5% stake in Vodafone's largest business by subscribers implies an approximate £6.6bn price tag fo

UPDATE 2-Bharti Airtel's operating performance boosts outlook

* Q2 net profit at 5.12 bln rupees vs 6.90 bln rupees estimate * Revenue rises 10 percent to 213.24 billion rupees * EBITDA margin at 32 pct vs 30.6 percent year-ago * Shares rise as much as 5.5 percent By Matthias Williams NEW DELHI, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Bharti Airtel