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Share Price: 68.44
Bid: 68.40
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Change: 0.62 (0.91%)
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Open: 67.96
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Low: 67.82
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London pre-open: Slow start expected as investors await US jobs data

Fri, 06th Mar 2015 07:50

After setting a new record high the previous session, UK stock markets are expected to open on cautious note on Friday ahead of the all-important US jobs report.City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open around five points lower than Thursday's all-time closing high of 6,961.14.Thursday's gains were driven by the European Central Bank (ECB), which announced that its €1.1trn quantitative easing package to boost growth and lift prices would start next week.The ECB also lowered its forecasts for inflation to just 0% this year, but lifted its growth estimates for the Eurozone economy.The focus of Friday's session will be on the non-farm payrolls data Stateside due out at 13:30, with analysts expecting a dip in the unemployment rate from 5.7% to 5.6% in February. Non-farm payrolls are predicted to come in a 235,000, down from 257,000 in December.Stocks to watchThomas Cook has announced a new strategic partnership with investment group Fosun International which will see the latter take a 5% stake in the travel operator. Fosun is investing £91.8m for the issue of over 73.1m shares, and intends over time to purchase further shares on the open market. It wants to increase its shareholding to around 10%.Alliance Trust has lifted its total dividend for 2014 by 14.3% on top of net asset value (NAV) return of 8.1% and a total shareholder return (TSR) of 9% last year. The company hailed it as a "solid performance that ranked the Trust in the second quartile of all global trusts on both NAV total return and TSR basis over the year".Telecoms giant Vodafone has become one of the first companies to adopt a mandatory minimum global maternity policy for its employees, giving women at least 16 weeks of full pay after having a baby. The company said its new policy will support over 1,000 women working or the company every year in countries with little or no statutory maternity care.
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25 Jan 2024 11:33

Emirates stake in Vodafone poses national security risk, UK says

LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Emirates Telecommunications' stake in Vodafone is a national security risk in respect of the British company's government contracts, Britain said, adding that Vodafone should take steps to manage the risk. (Reporting by Paul Sandle and Elizabeth Piper, Editing by Kylie MacLellan)

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22 Jan 2024 09:02

Vodafone hails successful European test of enhanced 5G uplink tech

(Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC, Qualcomm Inc and Xiaomi Corp on Monday said a first successful 5G test of its kind in Europe will pave the way for faster upload speeds and wider coverage during 2024.

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18 Jan 2024 09:16

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Exane BNP cuts BAE; Liberum lifts Naked Wines

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

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17 Jan 2024 15:17

Norway's Telenor hopes for consolidation in Europe, CEO says at Davos

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Norway's Telenor hopes to see consolidation in the European telecoms sector although the company itself does not have concrete plans at the moment, its CEO told the Reuters Global Markets Forum in Davos on Wednesday.

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16 Jan 2024 16:17

London close: Stocks finish lower as wage growth eases

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets finished in the red on Tuesday, as investors assessed the latest UK jobs data.

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16 Jan 2024 10:25

Vodafone signs $1.5 bln Microsoft deal for AI, cloud and IoT

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Vodafone has agreed a 10-year partnership with Microsoft to bring generative AI, digital, enterprise and cloud services to more than 300 million businesses and consumers across its European and African markets.

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16 Jan 2024 08:53

TOP NEWS: Vodafone and Microsoft sign 10-year strategic deal

(Alliance News) - Vodafone Group PLC and Microsoft Corp on Tuesday announced a new strategic partnership focused on cloud strategy, digital services and generative artificial intelligence.

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16 Jan 2024 07:19

Vodafone to invest $1.5bn in new Microsoft partnership

(Sharecast News) - Vodafone has signed a 10-year strategic partnership with American software giant Microsoft which will see the UK-listed telecoms group invest $1.5bn over the next decade.

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16 Jan 2024 07:00

Vodafone signs $1.5 bln Microsoft deal for AI, cloud and IoT

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Vodafone has agreed a 10-year partnership with Microsoft to bring generative AI, digital, enterprise and cloud services to more than 300 million businesses and consumers across its European and African markets.

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15 Jan 2024 09:11

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Exane BNP cuts HSBC; Peel Hunt raises Hammerson

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

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12 Jan 2024 09:14

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman likes Glencore; BofA likes easyJet

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

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11 Jan 2024 08:13

Former ECB head Draghi consults business chiefs on EU competitiveness

Former ECB chief preparing report on EU competitiveness

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10 Jan 2024 14:18

Former ECB head Draghi sounds out businesses to boost EU competitiveness

MILAN, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Mario Draghi met business leaders in Milan on Wednesday as the former Italian prime minister and European Central Bank chief prepares a report on how to boost the continent's competitiveness.

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2 Jan 2024 18:36

Egyptians greeted by hefty price rises in new year

CAIRO, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Egyptians entered the new year facing a series of price hikes as the government battles to keep up with rampant inflation.

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21 Dec 2023 17:13

London stocks slip after global rally pauses

FTSE 100, FTSE 250 down 0.3%

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