Vodafone shares hit by fear of pressure to fund US bid
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VODAFONE shares fell nearly 3 per cent yesterday on fears that the mobile phone group could come under pressure from its US partner to provide $25 billion (Â£13 billion) to help to finance a bid for Sprint.
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The world's largest miner BHP Billiton is under increasing pressure to sweeten its three-for-one share offer for Rio Tinto, a report said Wednesday.
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As it reported results on Tuesday, the Vodafone Group, the world&#39;s largest mobile phone operator, said that it would double dividends and increase a share buyback program by Â£1 billion ($1.9 billion).
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Talking telephone numbers Vodafone has denied rumours that it is considering a leveraged buyout of US giant Verizon.â¦
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Institutional investor concerns that  British-based Vodafone Group Plc might be drawn into its second  U.S. takeover attempt of the year sent the mobile phone giant's  shares falling on Tuesday.
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Business & money: Â· Auction poses threat to established networksÂ· Ofcom wants spectrum from Vodafone and O2
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Vodafone, the UK-based telecom company that co-owns Verizon Wireless, denies that it is involved in a bid to take over US telco Sprint.
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TELSTRA Corp Ltd&#39;s share price was being impacted by uncertaintly about the election, chief financial officer John Stanhope said.
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BARCELONA/HONG KONG  - Vodafone  shares climbed on Monday after the British mobile phone giant beat rival suitors with an $11.1 billion bid for a controlling stake in Hutchison Essar, India's fourth-biggest cellphone firm.
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Vodafone  shares  climbed on Monday after the British mobile phone giant beat  rival suitors with an $11.1 billion bid for a controlling stake  in Hutchison Essar, India's fourth-biggest cellphone firm.
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Vodafone, the UK-based mobile phone giant, has denied reports that it might be preparing a joint bid with Verizon for Sprint, the third largest US mobile operator.
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InfoWorld - Vodafone Group and the Essar Group could&#160;lock horns&#160;over the Indian company&#39;s demand to share management of Hutchison Essar, a large Indian mobile phone network operator.
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Goldman Sachs downgraded Vodafone (nyse: VOD - news - people ) to &quot;in-line&quot; from &quot;outperform,&quot; &quot;within the context of an &#39;attractive&#39; sector coverage view in anticipation that it will outperform the market but not the European telecom sector over the next
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The FTSE 100 came under further pressure on Wednesday as US futures suggested another turbulent session on Wall Street.
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Europe still a tough nut to crack, though Vodafone Group PLC said this morning that it has met expectations for its most recent financial year but conceded that market conditions remained difficult in Europe.â¦
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Shares in British mobile phone group Vodafone jumped Thursday to the highest level for about five and a half years on speculation linking it to a European distribution deal for Apple&#39;s iPhone.
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By Ravi Chandiramani  Vodafone has put its UK PA account - one of the most prestigious commercial lobbying contracts - up for grabs.