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European shares steady as rate jitters weigh, firm pound drags FTSE 100 down

Euro zone saw winter recession, more challenges ahead

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE underperforms as US data lifts New York

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London ended lower on Thursday, weighed down by a handful of shares going ex-dividend, though peers in Paris and Frankfurt closed higher.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks stagnant; eurozone slips into recession

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were directionless at midday on Thursday as investors looked to a recession in the eurozone and fretted about the direction of interest rates around the world.

London stocks dip as homebuilders, chemicals slip; miners advance

Croda falls on Goldman Sachs rating downgrade

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks dip after surprise hike by Bank of Canada

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London closed on a cautious note on Wednesday after a surprise rate hike from the Bank of Canada revived fears that interest rates around the world will stay higher for longer.

PRESS: Vodafone and Hutchison to unveil merger as soon as Friday

(Alliance News) - Reuters on Wednesday said Vodafone Group PLC and CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd are in the final stage of agreeing to merge their British operations.

Vodafone, CK Hutchison in final stages of agreeing UK merger - report

(Sharecast News) - Vodafone and CK Hutchison are reportedly in the final stages of agreeing to merge their British operations, with a long-awaited announcement expected as soon as Friday or early next week.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks higher as interest rate decisions loom

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were largely higher at the close on Tuesday, shrugging off a poor performance for oil majors in the FTSE 100 and lacklustre data for the UK's retail sector.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 down as rally for oil majors loses steam

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were largely lower at the close on Monday as a rally in oil majors ground to a halt and investors looked to an increasingly "two-speed" economy in the US.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks green amid UK service sector strength

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were higher at midday on Monday as markets looked to further positive news for the UK's service sector.

London stocks rise as US averts default; Dechra surges

Pelatro up on middle-east contract win

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Vodafone faces German probe over suspected obstruction of 1&1

BERLIN, June 2 (Reuters) - Vodafone and its German subsidiary Vantage Towers are facing an antitrust investigation in Germany over concerns that it may have contributed to United Internet subsidiary 1&1's sluggish roll-out of radio masts, the regulator said on Friday.

IN BRIEF: Vodafone announces final tender results for hybrid capital

Vodafone Group PLC - Newbury, Berkshire-based telecommunications provider - Announces results of tender offer to manage hybrid capital, which it had launched last Wednesday. Accepts entire amount of EUR1.56 billion capital securities due 2079. For USD1.05 billion capital securities due 2078, accepts USD324.0 million, which is 31%. The expected settlement date for the offers is next week Tuesday.

UK dividends calendar - next 7 days

Portugal moves closer to banning Chinese suppliers from 5G

LISBON, May 26 (Reuters) - Portugal's cybersecurity council CSSC has issued a resolution that could formally bar telecom operators from using Chinese equipment in their high-speed 5G mobile networks as well 4G platforms on which the new technology is based.