Vodafone is challenge for investors tracking state of global empire: key measures on customer count, revenue include some results of businesses it doesn't control
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Vodafone Group PLC is the world's largest cellular phone company by sales but much of its operations are not completely owned by it. Instead, its stakes in these concerns amount to 3% to 90% direct ownership. This pattern makes it difficult to evaluate Vodafone's growth and performance.
Publisher: Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Europe)
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2004
United Kingdom, Foreign operations, Radiotelephone communications, Cellular Mobile Radio Services, Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications, Cellular telephone services industry, Cellular telephone services, Company sales and earnings, Vodafone Group PLC, Company earnings/profit, Wireless telecommunications service
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2004
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Alcatel expects to post profit next year with costs cuts
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Alcatel S.A. is forecasting an operating profit in the 2002 year as it implements cost-cutting measures. The company hopes to reduce its break-even sales level to under 5 billion euros from 2001's 6.3 billion euros per quarter.
Publisher: Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Europe)
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2001
France, Communications Equipment, Telecommunications Equipment, Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Forecasts and trends, Profit, Profits, Telecommunications equipment industry, Telecommunications systems, Compagnie Financiere Alcatel
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2001
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