Europe Pressures Weigh on Vodafone

According to the UK mobile phone group–Vodafone, it is reported that its slightly better than expected first-quarter results. However, Vodafone’s performance was greatly influenced by the economic downturn in southern Europe and the regulatory pressures in northern Europe.
The company generated £11.7bn of revenue in the first quarter of its 2011-12 financial year, which is up [...]

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“Reader’s Digest” Looking to Sell at $1 Billion

With up to 225 million readers worldwide, “Reader’s Digest” is considered as the traditional brand that can still win the favor of advertisers. However, corporate finance has been in the doldrums ever since Philip Wood led an 1.6 billion acquisition action of the magazine in 2007.
Currently, publishers of “Reader’s Digest”, who operates more than [...]

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BHP Billiton in $12bn US Shale Gas Deal

The Anglo-Australian mining group–BHP Billiton has made another big bet on energy in the US via announcing an agreement to buy the independent oil and gas company–Petrohawk, which operates in three leading areas of shale gas and oil production in the US, for $12.1bn in cash.
The deal values Petrohawk at $15.1bn including net debt. BHP [...]