Exclusive-Vodafone and Iliad in talks to combine Italian units – sources
By Pamela Barbaglia and Elvira Pollina LONDON (Reuters) – Telecom firms Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) and Iliad are in talks to strike a deal in Italy that would combine their respective businesses…
Germany’s Lufthansa is set to buy 40% stake in Alitalia’s successor ITA – paper
MILAN (Reuters) – Germany’s Lufthansa is set to buy a 40% stake in state-owned Alitalia’s successor ITA Airways and a deal could be unveiled next week, Italian daily Il Foglio…
Greek stock exchange board picks Kontopoulos as new CEO
ATHENS (Reuters) – The board of Hellenic Exchanges, the operator of Greece’s stock and equity derivatives markets, picked Yiannos Kontopoulos as its new chief executive to replace outgoing CEO Socrates…
Boulben withdraws from race for Orange CEO post, le Figaro reports
PARIS (Reuters) – Verizon (NYSE:VZ) Chief Revenue Officer Frank Boulben has written to the board of Orange withdrawing from the race to head the French telecom firm, Le Figaro reported…
Pfizer CEO sees annual COVID vaccine rather than frequent boosters
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Saturday that an annual COVID-19 vaccine would be preferable to more frequent booster shots in fighting the coronavirus…