Le Pen determined to avoid repeat of five years ago in pivotal debate
Debate set to be most important event in run-up to the April 24th presidential election
Billionaire’s Altice buys 12% BT stake to support fibre plan
Altice UK informs BT board that it does not intend to make takeover offer for company
French billionaire Patrick Drahi offers €2.5bn for Altice Europe
Investors taking European telecoms companies private as share prices drift lower
Eir’s odyssey may face further twist as investor Iliad struggles
Markets Beat: Price-cutting French phone company now being beaten at its own game
Digicel appoints Jean Yves Charlier as its executive vice chairman
Mr Charlier previously served as chief executive of Veon, formerly Vimpelcom
Altice shares jump after it clarifies financial position
Patrick Drahi, founder of struggling telecoms and cable company, reassures investors
European shares drop to their lowest level since March
Food group Kerry enjoys modest bounce on foot of strong results
First tracks: Opening day of the ski season is a joy
When the slopes are pristine and the lifts are freshly polished Val Thorens is sublime
Mining rally helps push European shares to eight-month high
Lenders stumble after Deutsche Bank cuts ratings on Lloyds and RBS in Britain
German DAX hits 2016 high boosted by Wall Street and earnings
Iseq also closes higher with Bank of Ireland, Ryanair and Dalata among the gainers
Vodafone’s in-house Carabinieri Vittorio Colao plans a digital spine for Europe
Vittorio Colao oversees the phone giant’s operation in 26 markets. ‘Ireland is almost a perfect country’, he notes
France’s Numericable SFR makes €10bn bid for Bouygues Telecom
Billionaire owner’s move would take French mobile market from four to three players
Bouygues lifts forecast on 1% rise in third-quarter sales
Better-than-expected sales posted despite weaker construction market and telecoms price war in France
Swiss firm Holcim gets more than 60 bids for sale of assets
Company needs to offload assets to secure regulatory approval for Lafarge merger
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