Vodafone unveils €4bn capital return after selling Italian unit
15th Mar 2024 06:45
(Sharecast News) - Vodafone and Swisscom have confirmed that the Swiss telecom group will take over Vodafone Italy for €8bn, enabling the UK company to return €4bn to shareholders.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish positive as US inflation moderates
29th Feb 2024 16:05
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets finished with moderate gains on Thursday, buoyed by a combination of factors including a slowdown in US inflation, robust UK earnings reports, and encouraging mortgage approvals figures.
Read moreVodafone rallies on 'RARE' Betaville report
29th Feb 2024 13:11
(Sharecast News) - Vodafone rallied on Thursday amid takeover speculation.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks slip as US GDP growth decelerates
28th Feb 2024 15:01
(Sharecast News) - London's equity markets experienced a downturn by the close on Wednesday, largely influenced by underperforming stocks such as St James's Place and Reckitt Benckiser, following disappointing financial results.
Read moreVodafone to sell Italian operations to Swisscom for €8bn
28th Feb 2024 07:10
(Sharecast News) - Vodafone has confirmed media speculation that it intends to sell its Italian operations to Swiss telecoms group Swisscom for an enterprise value of €8bn.
Read moreSwisscom sole bidder for Vodafone's Italian assets - report
15th Feb 2024 10:47
(Sharecast News) - Swisscom has become the sole party still in discussions with Vodafone Group about its Italian assets, it was reported on Thursday.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks turn lower on renewed interest rate concerns
5th Feb 2024 16:22
(Sharecast News) - London's financial markets had turned negative by the close of trading on Monday, after better-than-expected UK services data was offset by a downward revision in service activity in the United States.
Read moreVodafone struggles in Italy, Germany, but holds guidance
5th Feb 2024 07:03
(Sharecast News) - Telecoms giant Vodafone held full-year guidance as it reported a fall in third-quarter service revenues, driven largely by declines in Germany.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed ahead of US Fed, BoE decisions
31st Jan 2024 15:49
(Sharecast News) - London's financial markets finished with mixed performance on Wednesday, with investors closing their wallets ahead of rate announcements from both the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.
Read moreVodafone rejects revised Iliad offer to merge Italian businesses
31st Jan 2024 08:06
(Sharecast News) - Iliad said on Wednesday that Vodafone had rejected its revised offer to merge the two companies' Italian businesses.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: NatWest, China, Vodafone
28th Jan 2024 19:32
(Sharecast News) - The Chancellor is laying the groundwork for the sale of billons of pounds worth of shares in NatWest as soon as June. A contract to a market research company has been awarded to study the public's views, alongside a tender to public relations firms and advertising companies who would work on the marketing campaign. Nevertheless, sources inside the Treasury have played down recent speculation in the City that Jeremy Hunt might announce the decision in his 6 March budget. The sale was expected to be priced at a discount. - The Sunday Times
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish higher as US inflation cools
26th Jan 2024 16:21
(Sharecast News) - London's financial markets closed positively on Friday, as investors were buoyed by an optimistic consumer confidence survey and a lower-than-anticipated inflation reading from across the pond.
Read moreCompetition watchdog probes Vodafone-Three merger
26th Jan 2024 08:29
(Sharecast News) - The competition regulator has opened a formal investigation into the proposed £15bn merger between Vodafone Group and Three UK, it was confirmed on Friday.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish lower as wage growth eases
16th Jan 2024 16:17
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets finished in the red on Tuesday, as investors assessed the latest UK jobs data.
Read moreVodafone to invest $1.5bn in new Microsoft partnership
16th Jan 2024 07:19
(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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