UK equities closed slightly lower on Wednesday as investors awaited clarity from the U.S. Federal Reserve over the future of its monetary stimulus programme. All eyes will be on Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's ...

Vodafone is discussing a 7.6 billion euros cash bid with Germany's No. 1 cable operator Kabel Deutschland and is confident its offer and absence of antitrust issues put it in a better position than rival ...

Some U.S. stocks to watch on Wednesday: US STOCKS-WALL ST TO OPEN LITTLE CHANGED AS FED STATEMENT LOOMS U.S. stocks were set to open little changed on Wednesday, holding on to gains over the last two days, ...

In a newly-published report, Fitch Ratings answers the questions it is most often asked regarding Vodafone Group Plc . Fitch has received numerous questions from investors, particularly within the past ...

Some U.S. stocks to watch on Wednesday: US STOCKS-FUTURES HOLD RECENT GAINS AS FED STATEMENT LOOMS U.S. stock index futures were up modestly Wednesday, holding on to gains over the last two days ahead ...

Some U.S. stocks to watch on Wednesday: US STOCKS-FUTURS INDICATE LOWER OPENING U.S. stock index futures were little changed following two days of gains ahead of a highly anticipated Federal Reserve statement ...

Vodafone  is believed to have increased its offer for Kabel Deutschland following a rival bid from Liberty Global . This time last week, Vodafone confirmed it had made a preliminary approach regarding ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent plans to focus on networking products and high-speed broadband and will slim down with a billion euros in cost cuts by 2015 in a bid to reverse ...

(Reuters) - Britain's Vodafone Group Plc has raised its preliminary offer to buy Germany's largest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland Holding AG , a day after U.S. media group Liberty Global Plc made a ...

Vodafone is understood to have raised its preliminary offer for Kabel Deutschland after US cable giant Liberty Global made a surprise offer for the German television business earlier this week.

LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone faces a battle for Germany's largest cable company, Kabel Deutschland , although rival bidder Liberty Global of the United States has bigger regulatory and funding hurdles to ...

European equities steadied on Tuesday, with investors unwilling to make large bets until there is clarity on the strength of the domestic economy and on how soon the U.S. Federal Reserve may begin to scale ...

The FTSE Small Caps Index close up 0.1 percent, lagging gains of 0.7 percent on the blue-chip FTSE 100 and 0.6 percent on the FTSE 250 mid-cap index. The FTSE Aim All Share Index sheds 0.5 percent. Shares ...

Before I decide whether to buy a company's shares, I always like to look at two core financial ratios -- return on equity and net gearing . These two ratios provide an indication of how successful a company ...

Mobile telecoms companies Vodafone and Orange have cut mobile tariffs in Spain as data revealed all four of the country's operators lost thousands of clients in April in an increasingly cut-throat environment. ...

Banks led gains in European shares on Tuesday with HSBC and Standard Chartered boosted by a positive Citigroup note, while speculation over monetary policy tweaks in the United States and China created ...

European shares edged lower early on Tuesday, led by a hit for Denmark's Danske Bank on capital concerns as investors awaited the outcome of a two-day meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Danske Banke ...

Shares in Kabel Deutschland rise 3.9 percent after the German cable operator says Liberty Global made a takeover offer for the group, raising the possibility of a bidding contest with Vodafone, which last ...

Chancellor George Osborne hails "landmark" agreement on tax affairs as G8 leaders sign Lough Erne Declaration.

Liberty Global has entered the bidding for Kabel Deutschland, the Financial Times reported. The media group, controlled by John Malone, has put in a potential offer that would top a price tabled by Vodafone ...

Sprint Nextel Corp on Monday said it has sued Dish Network Corp to block its tender offer for Clearwire Corp, on the eve of a key deadline in a takeover battle that also includes Japanese mobile carrier ...

(Reuters) - Kabel Deutschland - Germany's biggest cable operator - confirmed on Monday that they have received a preliminary approach from U.S. media group Liberty Global Plc after a British newspaper ...

US cable television empire Liberty Global has made an offer for Kabel Deutschland, raising the prospect of a bidding war with Vodafone.

U.S. media group Liberty Global has put forward a 7.5 billion euro bid for Germany's biggest cable operator Kabel Deutschland , setting the stage for a potential bidding war with Britain's Vodafone Group ...

The chip designer was the heaviest faller on the FTSE 100 today.

Mobile phone customers are being routinely misled by sales staff at some of the biggest operators in the UK over price, an investigation has found.

Guernsey-incorporated investment vehicle Resolution topped the FTSE 100 Monday after JP Morgan increased its target price from 273p to 302p and maintained a 'neutral' rating.

European shares recovered on Monday as talk of takeover activity in the telecoms sector helped stock markets claw back losses suffered last week. However, some traders expected European equities to be ...

Neil Woodford has been honoured in the Queen's birthday honours list with a CBE, in recognition of his services to the economy. The world-renowned investor has an unerring ability to tune out market fluctuations ...

Strong gains for Vodafone were lifting the mobile telecommunications category higher on Monday afternoon as news of M&A activity across the sector boosted share prices.

The FTSE 100 was performing strongly on Monday morning as bargain hunters moved in to pick up stocks following the index's recent slump.

European equities rose for a second straight session on Monday, led by telecom shares after the sector was buoyed by merger and acquisition talk, and as stock indexes found strong support after recent ...

Verizon Communications Inc is looking to enter Canada's cellular telephone business, potentially fulfilling the government's hopes of having a fourth major wireless company, the Globe and Mail reported ...