Vodafone Share News (VOD)

Berenberg cuts target price on Vodafone, but keeps at 'hold'

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg cut their target price for shares of Vodafone despite what they said was its cheap valuation and 10.5% dividend yield.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: HSBC likes Aviva; Credit Suisse lifts Drax

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

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Ryanair non-exec buys over EUR120,000 in shares

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Exane cuts Ashtead; Investec likes De La Rue

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

FTSE 100 inches lower as defence firms drag; commodity-linked stocks rise

Defence firms fall after an aborted mutiny in Russia

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EU antitrust regulators scrap probe into Fox unit, Ziggo

BRUSSELS, June 21 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have scrapped an investigation into a Fox unit and Netherlands-based Ziggo Sport over European sports rights in 2020, two years after raiding their premises, according to an update on the European Commission website.

Vodafone hires Morgan Stanley to weigh options for its Spanish unit - Expansion

MADRID, June 21 (Reuters) - Britain telecoms company Vodafone has hired investment bank Morgan Stanley to evaluate the options for its Spanish unit, Spanish newspaper Expansion reported on Wednesday citing unidentified market sources.

Britain's antitrust head: competition is key to innovation

LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Competition is key to innovation, the head of Britain's antitrust authority told conference delegates on Thursday, a day after the watchdog said it would review a deal announced this week to create Britain's biggest mobile operator.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: European equities downbeat ahead of ECB decision

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were largely lower at midday on Thursday, as focus turned to the European Central Bank's interest rate decision due out in the early afternoon.

Vodafone extends Hyundai partnership for in-car streaming services

(Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC on Thursday said that Hyundai Motor Co and Vodafone Business have extended their existing strategic partnership, which helps to provide customers with in-car connected streaming services.

UK's FTSE 100 rises on mining boost; Fed decision awaited

Retail, films drive modest UK economic growth

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Vodafone CEO secures early win, but long road ahead on the deal front

LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - Vodafone boss Margherita Della Valle has bagged her first win with a merger deal in Britain, but the time it took to get there and the tortuous road ahead shows the scale of the challenge she faces to turn around the telecoms group.

Vodafone, Hutchison strike $19 bln deal to create UK mobile leader

Deal would create UK's biggest mobile operator

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Europe rises as US inflation eases pre-Fed nerves

(Alliance News) - Blue-chip stocks in Europe ended higher on Wednesday, with Frankfurt's DAX 40 hitting a record high, as cooling US inflation all but ensures the Federal Reserve will decide against a rate hike later today.

Vodafone will take Hutchison deal to competition watchdog in 'coming weeks'

LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - Vodafone will present its British merger deal with CK Hutchison to Britain's competition regulator in the coming weeks, the London-listed company's UK CEO said on Wednesday.