Telecom Italia wants deal with Metroweb investors in coming weeks-sources
MILAN, March 4 (Reuters) - Italian phone company Telecom Italia wants to reach an agreement with investors in fiber optic company Metroweb in coming weeks to development of a broadband network in...
View ArticleREFILE-Heat is on Telecom Italia's CEO as Vivendi pushes on strategy
MILAN, March 4 (Reuters) - A jump in the company's share price should brighten the mood of any chief executive but that is unlikely to have been the effect this week on Marco Patuano, the head of...
View ArticleOld Mutual plots break-up - Sky News report
LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) - Old Mutual, the Anglo-South African financial services firm, is plotting a 9 billion pounds ($12.8 billion) break-up which could trigger a takeover battle for its various...
View ArticleUPDATE 2-EDF CFO resigns over Hinkley Point project - source
* UK, French governments said Hinkley Point is crucial (Adds source comment, details on EDF finances)
View ArticlePRESS DIGEST- British Business - March 7
March 7 - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
View ArticleSwiss SIX says sector consolidation boosts competitive pressure
ZURICH, March 7 (Reuters) - Swiss exchange operator SIX said a possible merger of the London Stock Exchange Group and Deutsche Boerse posed only a slight threat to its trading business although...
View ArticleIHG likely to look at smaller, Kimpton-Style deals - CEO
BERLIN, March 7 (Reuters) - Intercontinental Hotels Group is interested in smaller deals to expand its portfolio, but won't be growing for the sake of it, its chief executive told Reuters on Monday.
View ArticleREFILE-India tribunal halts Diageo's $75 mln payment to liquor baron Mallya
BENGALURU, March 7 (Reuters) - An Indian tribunal has temporarily halted a $75 million settlement due to be paid by spirits giant Diageo Plc to liquor baron Vijay Mallya, after he resigned as chairman...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-IHG likely to look at more boutique-style hotel deals - CEO
* Shares hit by Citi downgrade (Adds further comments on demand, markets; share price)
View ArticleHutchison says EU antitrust talks on UK deal "fruitful"
BRUSSELS, March 7 - CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd said it had "fruitful" talks with EU regulators at a hearing on Monday aimed at dispelling antitrust concerns over its plan to become the top UK mobile...
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