BT faces new super-fast broadband charging regime
19th Jun 2014 07:54
British telecoms group BT is facing new rules from regulator Ofcom to ensure competition in the super-fast broadband market. Ofcom is proposing new obligations forcing BT to maintain a sufficient margin between its wholesale and retail super-fast broadband charges to allow other operators profitabl
Read moreBroker tips: BT, Wm Morrison, Berkeley...
18th Jun 2014 12:41
BT and Virgin Media owner Liberty Global offer investors the best way to cash in on fixed-line telecom companies' assault on the mobile market, according to broker Goldman Sachs. Goldman said fixed-line players such as BT, which plans to launch business and household mobile products later this year
Read moreBT best way to exploit fixed line and mobile tie-up, says Goldman
18th Jun 2014 11:51
BT and Virgin Media owner Liberty Global offer investors the best way to cash in on fixed-line telecom companies' assault on the mobile market, according to broker Goldman Sachs. Goldman said fixed-line players such as BT, which plans to launch business and household mobile products later this year
Read moreLondon open: UK stocks rise as investors await BoE minutes, Fed
18th Jun 2014 08:29
- Supermarkets, telecoms lift markets higher - Fed in focus ahead of policy decision - BoE minutes closely watch amid rate-hike speculation techMARK 2,801.10 +0.23% FTSE 100 6,787.81 +0.31% FTSE 250 15,598.89 +0.09% UK stocks markets were putting a decent performance on Wednesday, helped by gains
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Precious metals miners lead gains
16th Jun 2014 15:05
Fresnillo, Randgold Resources, Glencore, BHP Billiton and Anglo American were all tracking metals prices higher. Glencore was also lifted by Investec, which moved its target price from 302p to 319p and upgraded the stock from 'reduce' to 'hold'. Driven higher by supply concerns, rising oil prices
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks extend multi-week lows on Iraq fears
16th Jun 2014 11:29
- Stocks inch lower, trading at six-week low - Markets "pause for breath" after sell-off, says analyst - Iraq concerns keep pushing crude prices higher - Smith & Nephew falls on Medtronic-Covidien tie-up techMARK 2,792.67 -0.80% FTSE 100 6,759.65 -0.27% FTSE 250 15,680.35 -0.85% Bargain hunters we
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: RBS, British Land and Hammerson, BT
15th Jun 2014 18:25
Royal Bank of Scotland is in talks with US buyout firm Warburg Pincus about a rescue plan for the lender's troubled Ulster Bank Irish business, the Sunday Times reported. The plan would involve private equity firms injecting capital into Ulster Bank and then merging it with another bank, probably Ir
Read moreLots of reasons to stay bullish at BT, says Oriel
13th Jun 2014 12:29
BT Group is a growth stock but is still far from being valued as such, according to Oriel Seurities which kept a 'buy' rating for the telecoms giant on Friday. The broker hailed BT's cash generation abilities and said it expects free cash flow (FCF) to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 9
Read moreBSkyB's Euro bid may ease TV sport deal with BT, says UBS
11th Jun 2014 10:00
BSkyB's potential €8.6bn takeover of Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland to become a European pay-TV giant may make a wholesale sports deal with rival BT more likely, analysts at UBS say. Sky is refusing to allow BT to show the full range of Sky Sports channels on the latter's TV service until BT lets S
Read moreLondon close: SABMiller and US gains lift FTSE
10th Jun 2014 16:59
- FTSE closes down 1.45 points at 6,873.55 - Lift provided by US markets - SABMiller rises on takeover rumours techMARK 2,859.23 +0.07% FTSE 100 6,873.55 -0.02% FTSE 250 16,210.64 -0.05% Stocks were ultimately little changed from their opening level, although came off the lows seen mid-morning and
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: SABMiller rises on takeover speculation
10th Jun 2014 15:15
SABMiller surged to the top of the leaderboard this afternoon after the Financial Times reported "rumours" regarding a potential takeover. The paper cited analysts at Santander who last week highlighted "growing market chatter" about the possibility of a merger between SABMiller and Belgian-Brazilia
Read moreLondon midday: UK stocks pull back from four-week high
10th Jun 2014 11:38
- FTSE 100 retreats from highest close since May 14th - DAX, Dow and S&P 500 at record highs - Chinese CPI rises, UK production improves - BT falls as Sky unveils new sports channel techMARK 2,851.50 -0.20% FTSE 100 6,845.20 -0.43% FTSE 250 16,205.98 -0.08% UK stocks pulled back on Tuesday after t
Read moreUK Trade Minister backs European Central Bank rate cuts
6th Jun 2014 11:44
UK Minister of State for Trade and Investment Ian Livingston supported the European Central Bank's moves to kick-start the eurozone economy at a conference in Spain on Friday. Livingston, pictured, told the meeting in Madrid that the Eurozone's monetary authority was simply being "sensible" in cutt
Read moreOfcom announces plans to reduce mobile connection costs for consumers
4th Jun 2014 11:09
Ofcom has unveiled new proposals that would reduce the wholesale cost of connecting mobile phone calls. The telecoms regulator explained that under the planned changes, the charges imposed on calls made to different networks would results in cheaper consumer bills. Ofcom said that since its last
Read moreBT Finance Director makes most of recent run in share price
3rd Jun 2014 16:24
Tony Chanmugam, the Group Finance Director of BT Group, has taken advantage of the recent run in the group's share price, selling 125,000 shares at 400p apiece. The value of the stock initially fell after the telecoms giant posted record fourth quarter consumer revenues as investors engaged in a p
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