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T-Mobile, Orange seal UK JV plan
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile UK and France Telecom SA's Orange signed an agreement to combine their British units in a joint venture on Thursday, two months after both companies announced the plan. Full Article
Demand for fast networks forces telcos to team up
AMSTERDAM/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Telecom operators, once bitter rivals for customers, are finding that they need to team up to pay for expensive networks as demand for better and faster mobile connections goes through the roof. Full Article
WPP sales decline moderates
LONDON (Reuters) - WPP , the world's largest advertising group, said a decline in ad spending was moderating and corporate confidence was picking up, helping boost its shares more than 5 percent on Friday. Full Article
Motorola unveils Droid phone
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola unveiled its second phone based on Google Android system on Wednesday with U.S. market leader Verizon Wireless, which said it will promote the phone with its biggest marketing campaign ever. Full Article
FTSE sheds 2.3 percent to 3-week low
LONDON (Reuters) - The top shares fell 2.3 percent to hit a three-week closing low on Wednesday, dragged down by falls in energy stocks after BG Group posted a sharp drop in net profit, while miners tracked weaker metals. Full Article
European shares fall most in 10 weeks
LONDON (Reuters) - European shares hit a three-week closing low on Wednesday, hurt by disappointing earnings from Spain's Banco Santander and Germany's SAP and by U.S. new home sales unexpectedly falling in September. Full Article
Miners, banks push FTSE to close higher
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top share index shrugged off a shock fall in UK GDP to close higher on Friday, buoyed by miners and banking stocks, and supported by robust earnings and economic news from the U.S. Full Article
FTSE falls 1 percent on banks, commods
LONDON (Reuters) - The top share index closed 1 percent down on Thursday, coming off earlier lows, as weaker crude and metals weighed on energy stocks and miners. Full Article
FTSE falls 1 percent on banks, commods
LONDON (Reuters) - The top share index closed 1 percent down on Thursday, coming off earlier lows, as weaker crude and metals weighed on energy stocks and miners. Full Article
Cisco to buy Starent for $2.9 billion
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cisco Systems plans to buy advanced wireless equipment maker Starent Networks for $2.9 billion (1.8 billion pounds) to boost its product offerings as phone carriers build out next-generation networks. Full Article


