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Vodafone ups cost cutting

10.11.09
Vodafone doubled its cost-cutting target to £2 billion over the next two years as it fights against stiff competition and falling call costs ... more

Come on Irene, get your bid price for Cadbury up to 900p

22.10.09
The credibility of Kraft chief executive Irene Rosenfeld is at risk if the food giant doesn’t win Cadbury ... more

City Spy: Au revoir Andy, as he leaves C4 house

17.09.09
SO farewell to Andy Duncan, who has bowed to the inevitable and stepped down as chief executive of Channel 4 before having to face the elite of the British TV industry at the Cambridge Media Convention... more

Voda ex-chief joins board of Safeway

26.08.09
Former Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin was today appointed to the board of US superstores chain Safeway ... more

Whelan gets Ashley between the covers but can’t perform

28.07.09
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. ... more

Vodafone feels pinch as mobile users go on a bargain hunt

24.07.09
Mobile users are wising up to get the best value out of their phone and hurting the revenues of Vodafone, the cellphones giant conceded ... more

City Spy: Smart timing for Hutton to resign

30.06.09
One of the surprises of the recent reshuffle was John Hutton's decision to quit as defence secretary... more

Vodafone eyes UK coup with T-Mobile bid

29.06.09
The biggest shake-up in the UK's mobile phone industry for more than a decade is under way with Vodafone looking to buy its German-owned rival T-Mobile... more

There ain’t no cure for summertime blues in the City

25.06.09
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’s Sarin pocketed £500,000 for going home

02.06.09
Arun Sarin, the former chief executive of Vodafone, received a cheque for £500,000 to allow him to move back to his home in the United States... more

Vodafone warns of falling profits after first revenue slip

19.05.09
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

Vodafone connects to rival in Australia

09.02.09
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

Linklaters and Clifford Chance in double cuts

06.02.09
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

Vodafone lifts forecasts for profits thanks to weak pound

03.02.09
Telecoms: Vodafone raised its revenues and profits forecasts for the year, but admitted the improvement was down to a weak pound... more

Mervyn's message: that was then - this is now

13.11.08
It was only three months ago, but it seems like a lost world. In August, the Bank of England Governor was admitting to feeling a slight autumnal chill as he introduced the quarterly Inflation Report, but there was no doubt what topped the monetary policy committee's agenda, as Mervyn King shocked us by admitting that inflation was set to hit 5% and stay there for several months... more

Vodafone in warning of a £1 billion shortfall

11.11.08
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

Market report: Lonmin backers are left to rue missed chance

10.11.08
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

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Vodafone pledges to buy £1bn of own shares

23.07.08
Vodafone have launched an attack on the City and pledged to buy £1 billion worth of its own stock from the market following a heavy sell-off... more

Vodafone chief picks up £15.6m

10.06.08
Arun Sarin, who stands down next month, was awarded the pay, bonus and shares for his final year in charge... more

Call finally comes for heir apparent

27.05.08
There has been little doubt Vittorio Colao was heir apparent at Vodafone since he was poached back from running media giant RCS Media... more

Surprise as Vodafone chief Sarin steps down

27.05.08
Arun Sarin, one of Europe's highest paid chief executives, is suddenly stepping down at Vodafone after five years at the top... more

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