Vodafone Share News (VOD)

Vodafone agrees to buy MasMovil's Portugal unit Nowo

MADRID, Oct 3 (Reuters) - British telecom group Vodafone has agreed to buy Portuguese rival Nowo from Spanish operator MasMovil as part of an expansion plan in the country.

Sunday newspaper round-up: British Steel, Takeovers, Credit Suisse

(Sharecast News) - Jingye Group, the Chinese outfit that brought British Steel out of insolvency in 2020, has told ministers that its two blast furnaces would not be viable unless financial support from taxpayers was forthcoming. In remarks to Sky News, insiders said the company may need "hundreds of millions of pounds" in order to keep the company's blast furnaces in Scunthorpe, north Lincolnshire, operational. It remained nevertheless unclear whether the rescue package would take the form of a grant or loan. - Sunday Telegraph

Vodafone announces departure of two executive committee members

(Sharecast News) - Vodafone announced on Thursday the retirement of two members of its group executive committee.

MFE teams up with France's Niel to bid for TV company M6-sources

MILAN, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Italian broadcaster MediaForEurope has joined forces with French billionaire Xavier Niel to submit a non-binding offer for a controlling stake in French TV company M6, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Brave Bison interim profit surges as revenue doubles, cites Snapchat

(Alliance News) - Brave Bison Group PLC on Thursday posted a multiplied interim profit as revenue doubled on customer wins and the launch of a trade brand.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg cuts Aveva to 'hold' from 'buy'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:

Deutsche Bank stays at 'buy' on Vodafone, says shares 'cheap'

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Deutsche Bank reiterated their 'buy' recommendation for shares of Vodafone, saying that the shares were "cheap" even while conceding that it had been a "disappointing" year thus far.

French billionaire Xavier Niel snaps up 2.5% stake in Vodafone

(Sharecast News) - Atlas Investissement, an investment vehicle of French billionaire businessman Xavier Niel, has snapped up a 2.5% stake in Vodafone.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman Sachs cuts Landsec and British Land

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday:

Vodafone jumps on report private equity will pursue Vantage Towers

KKR, GIP said to pursue Vodafone's Towers arm, shares spark

(Sharecast News) - Vodafone shot higher on Thursday following a report that KKR & Co. and Global Infrastructure Partners are among private equity firms competing for a stake in the company's wireless towers unit.

World Bank's IFC says it plans to invest $160 mln in Safaricom Ethiopia

NAIROBI, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The World Bank's private investment arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), said on Thursday it planned to inject up to $160 million in equity into telecoms firm Safaricom Ethiopia to help fund its capital expenditure.

Italy's Colao welcomes single network deal if competition preserved

CERNOBBIO, Italy, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Italy wants a stronger national telecoms network, Innovation Minister Vittorio Colao said on Saturday, adding this could be achieved by merging Telecom Italia (TIM) and Open Fiber assets as long as competition in the sector is maintained.

India's Reliance to develop new smartphone with Google in $25 bln 5G push

NEW DELHI, Aug 29 (Reuters) - India's telecom leader Reliance said on Monday it is working with Alphabet Inc's Google to launch a budget 5G smartphone as it laid out a $25 billion plan for introducing the next-generation wireless services within two months.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks red as gloomy data stokes recession fears

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed in the red on Monday, with markets unnerved after a forecast by Citi predicted that UK consumer price inflation will breach 18% in the first quarter of next year.