There were gasps of disbelief at the Liverpool Street headquarters of UBS as the red strip flashed up on Bloomberg saying the bank had discovered a rogue trader who had lost it $2 billion (£1.26 billion)... more
Vodafone, the world's biggest mobile company, reveals just how sharp the north-south divide is in its business as customers in the weakest eurozone countries try to save money... more
Vodafone, the world's biggest mobile phone company, sells its stake in Polkomtel, one of Poland's largest mobile networks, for €920 million (£815 million)... more
Fancy a flat at the top of Centre Point? Former Land Securities development director, Mike Hussey, is close to completing a £120 million deal to buy the 35-storey tower from the administrators, Lloyds Bank... more
Booming smartphone sales in the UK and fast customer growth in India help Vodafone report its annual profits will be at the top end of City forecasts... more
Which FTSE 100 company’s share price has risen 35% in the past six months, and still offers a likely dividend yield of more than 5% this year?
Vodafone... more
Dave Whelan has a few regrets when it comes to arch rival Mike Ashley but the main one is this: that he didn’t nuke him when he had the chance.
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A couple of years ago, it was pretty much guaranteed that from the fourth weekend of July through to the first week of September the City shut down... more
Vodafone warned that it will probably show a fall in profits this year as recession hits European consumers and businesses cut the number of calls they make ... more
Telecoms: Mobile phones giant Vodafone and Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Telecom will merge operations in Australia to narrow the gap with the dominant Telstra... more
Further proof that even the mighty "Magic Circle" City law firms are not immune. No sooner does Linklaters announce cuts than arch-rival Clifford Chance reveals it too is taking a long, hard look at its partners... more
Telecoms: Vodafone, the world's biggest mobile phone company, says its revenues will come in £1 billion under target this year as the recession bites... more
Shareholders of South African miner Lonmin were today again contemplating what might have been had they agreed to the offer from Xstrata earlier this year.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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