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Vodafone confirms talks to merge Indian business with Idea
Vodafone has confirmed it is in talks over merging its struggling Indian business with Idea Cellular, which is part of the Aditya Birla Group.
Europe open: Stocks fall as investors mull Trump policies; deal news provides some cheer
European equity markets lost ground in early trade as investors digested US President Donald Trump’s curb on refugees and his travel ban on arrivals from predominantly Muslim countries, although there were a few bright spots in terms of deal news.
London open: Stocks retreat as investors digest Trump policies
London stocks fell in early trade, taking their cue from an uninspiring Asian session as investors digested US President Donald Trump’s curb on refugees and his travel ban on arrivals from Muslim countries.
UK firms anticipate steady economic growth over next quarter, CBI says
Growth in Britain´s private sector eased back at the start of 2017 following a sharp pick-up in momentum heading into the tail-end of the previous year, the results of a widely-followed survey showed.
Flybe Q3 'solid', sees slow start to Q4
Flybe said on Monday that it delivered a solid third quarter in tough trading conditions, but the fourth quarter has kicked off slowly due to “uncertain” customer confidence and poor weather.
UK government cuts stake in Lloyds to just under 5%
The UK government has cut its stake in Lloyds Banking Group to just under 5%, or 3. 57bn shares, as it looks to take the bank private again in the next few months.
US close: Stocks finish week on a mixed note ahead of Fed meeting
Wall Street finished the week on a slightly mixed note as investors turned cautious ahead of key central bank policy meetings, including the US Federal Reserve, scheduled for the week ahead, amid tepid economic data and company results.
Waterman Group trades in line in first half
Engineering and environmental consultancy Waterman Group released a trading update on Monday, ahead of the announcement of its interim results for the half-year to 31 December.
Redcentric wins NHS Digital's peering exchange contract
Redcentric, the IT managed services provider, has won a three-year contract with the NHS Digital's Health and Social Care Network, which it said was "one of its most significant public sector wins to date".
Randgold Resources hit by sit-in at Ivorian mine, Mali to beat target
Randgold Resources has begun negotiations with mine workers conducting a sit-in at its Tongon mine in Côte d'Ivoire since last Thursday, though in better news elsewhere the company said it was confident of topping production guidance for 2016 from its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex in Mali.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower as investors digest Trump's latest policies
London stocks were set for a weaker open on Monday, taking their cue from an uninspiring Asian session as investors digested US President Donald Trump’s curb on refugees and his travel ban on arrivals from predominantly Muslim countries.
Monday newspaper round-up: Public spending boost, Atkins, Trump, BAE
The vote to leave the European Union appears to have unshackled UK public spending, with data from government procurement revealing a sharp rise in the value of work put out to tender to nearly £100 billion in the last three months of 2016. According to Tussell, an analytics consultancy which runs a database of UK public sector tenders and contracts, the data could explain why official statistics have shown the economy to be more benign than the feared. - The Times.