Vivendi Wins &#36;4.6 Billion Tax Windfall
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Vivendi Universal SA has reached a deal with French authorities to change its tax regime in a deal that will boost its bottom line, the entertainment and telecommunications giant said Thursday.
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Paris - Vivendi Universal&#39;s recovery was almost complete, the French media and telecommunications giant said yesterday, despite a massive second-quarter net loss, bloated by the effects of the weaker dollar.
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The European Commission on Friday said it was scrutinising a French tax scheme under which Vivendi Universal unlocked â¬3.8 billion ($4.
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Finally, something to sing about at Vivendi Universal (nyse: V - news - people ). The French conglomerate raised its 2004 earnings forecast after reporting a fivefold increase in third-quarter profit, thanks to its music and telecommunications units.
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French regulators fined Vivendi Universal SA and its former boss Jean-Marie Messier nearly $1.4 million each on Tuesday for deceiving investors with a litany of inaccurate financial communications issued over a two-year period.
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Vivendi Universal SA said Thursday it was selling 15 percent of its water utility Veolia Environnement SA in a move that could raise about euro1.5 billion (&#36;2 billion) and further cut debt at the French media and telecommunications group.
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PARIS Vivendi Universal, the entertainment and communications group, clinched a deal with the French government on Thursday that would reduce the company&#39;s tax bill by billions of euros over the next several years in exchange for a pledge to create
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The French media and telecommunications group Vivendi Universal said it would earn 1.5 billion euros (1.9 billion dollars) from the sale of a 15 percent stake in the utilities and water company Veolia Environnement.
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German media giant Bertelsmann said it had agreed to sell its BMG Music Publishing arm to French group Vivendi for 1.63 billion euros (two billion dollars).
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French regulators Tuesday fined Vivendi Universal SA and its former boss Jean-Marie Messier nearly $1.4 million each for deceiving investors with inaccurate financial communications issued over a two-year period.
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France's largest media company, Vivendi Universal, raised its 2004 earnings forecast as it reported a 19 percent increase in third-quarter underlying operating profit, buoyed by a rebound in music and strong mobile phone sales.
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A federal judge on Friday approved Citigroup Inc.'s &#36;2.6 billion settlement with  WorldCom Inc. investors who lost billions when an accounting scandal plunged the telecommunications company into bankruptcy protection.
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British advertising company WPP  said on Sunday it won an auction for U.S. rival Grey Global, with what sources familiar with the matter said was a cash-and-stock deal worth about &#36;1.34 billion.
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Vivendi Universal (EAUG.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) raised its 2004 earnings forecast as it reported a 19 percent increase in underlying third-quarter profit
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Shares in Vivendi Universal surged higher as investors welcomed the French media conglomerate's strong 2004 full-year results and year-end net debt.
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Vivendi Universal will create 2,100 jobs over five years as part of a deal agreed with the French government allowing the French media and communications group to book tax credits under a new regime, the French finance ministry said.
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Tens of thousands of taxpayers with shareholdings in European Union companies based outside their own country could receive a large tax windfall following a ruling by the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.