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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K. mobile telecommunications giant Vodafone Group has launched a search for a new chairman, according to several media reports. The company wants to appoint a successor to John Bond by next year's annual meeting, the Financial Times reported late Sunday. The search comes...

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. is considering a bid for U.K. telecom Cable & Wireless Worldwide PLC, according to a report in the Independent on Sunday. The Asian firm, better known as SingTel, is in the early stages of considering its options but has already made conta...

SHARES of Singapore Telecommunications rose 0.65 per cent in early trade on Monday after a British newspaper report that the firm was considering a bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide. Some 1.6 million shares had changed hands in initial deals.

Singapore Telecommunications (STEL.SI) is considering a bid for FTSE 100 group Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWP.L), The Independent on Sunday reported. The newspaper said Southeast Asia's largest telecom firm had contacted bankers in Asia and Europe to discuss the idea. It cited a corporate advise...

Buying a mobile phone was the wisest $20 Ranvir Singh ever spent. Mr Singh, a farmer in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, used to make appointments in person, in advance, to deliver fresh buffalo milk to his 40-odd neighbours. Now his customers just call when they want some. Mr Singh...