Europe TMT Weekly Update articles from April 2005

Europe TMT Weekly Update archives from April 2005

By the numbers.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
April 4, 2005... By The Numbers Week Ended April 1 Close Weekly YTD % Change FTSE eTx 50 Index 345.71 1.84 5.54% FTSE Eurofirst 300 ...

Eye on the market.(telecommunications industry)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... European technology, media and telecommunications ended last week mixed. In the telecom sector, Thus said it hit its target of generating free cash-flow in the second half, sparking relief amongst investors after a difficult first half; the...

Last week's top stories.
April 4, 2005... MONDAY Most European markets closed for public holiday. TUESDAY Edinfo's net loss widens to 44.5 million euros last year from 6.2 million in 2003. Vodafone achieves its target of buying back 4 billion pounds worth of shares up to...

Select earnings expected this week.(Looking Ahead)
April 4, 2005... * DataCash Group (FY Earnings) EPS estimate for the fiscal full year ending December 2004 is 1.06 pounds. * Charteris (Half-Year Earnings) EPS estimate for the fiscal full year ending July 2005 is 1.70 pounds. * Robotic Tech...

Select economic data expected this week.(Looking Ahead)
April 4, 2005... MONDAY Euro Area * Producer price index (February). Last month, producer prices rose by 3.9% year-on-year. TUESDAY Euro Area * Retail sales (February). Last month, retail sales fell by 0.7% year-on-year. United...

Notes and quotes.
April 4, 2005... * Ben Verwaayen, chief executive of BT Group speaking about the regulatory environment said: "I think Ofcom has done a lot to the level of discussion going to a level of much more intelligent debate and I think we have done our share by...

By the numbers.(stock price indexes)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
April 11, 2005... By The Numbers Weekly Ended April 8 Close Change YTD% FTSE eTx 50 Index 349.59 3.88 6.72% FTSE Eurofirst 300 1,103.22 13.67 5.90% 10-Year Gilt...

Eye on the market.(telecommunications)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... European technology, media and telecommunications shares were mostly higher, benefitting from broad market gains boosted by rallies on Wall Street and easing crude oil prices. In the telecom sector BT Group announced it would reach its target...

Last week's top stories.
April 11, 2005... MONDAY Telecom Italia to buy Virgilo and Tin.it from Telecom Italia Media for 950 million euros. BT Group says it will reach five millionth wholesale broadband customer a year ahead of schedule. TUESDAY Oce posts 46.9% drop in...

Select earnings expected this week.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... * Fibernet (Half Year Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending August 2005 range from -4.93 pence to -3.92 pence. * Micronas (Q1 Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending December 2005 range from 2.53 Swiss...

Select economic data this week.
April 11, 2005... MONDAY France * Industrial Production (February). Last month, industrial production rose by 2.9% year-on-year. Germany * Consumer Price Index (March) (Final). Last month, final consumer prices rose by 1.8% year-on-year. United...

Notes and quotes.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... George Scalise, president of the Semiconductor Industry Association, said: "The overall health of the global industry remains strong... If the current trends continue, our forecast for flat industry sales for 2005 could prove to have been...

By the numbers: week ended April 15.(stock market indexes)(Illustration)
April 18, 2005... By The Numbers Week Ended April 15 Weekly Close Change YTD% FTSE eTx 50 Index 336.03 -13.56 2.58% FTSE Eurofirst 300 ...

Eye on the market.(share market analysis)(Brief Article)
April 18, 2005... European technology, media and telecommunications shares slipped as the broader markets fell. In the technology sector, global IT heavyweights IBM, Sun Microsystems and Samsung Electronics posted disappointing earnings reports, pushing European...

Last week's top stories.
April 18, 2005... MONDAY Financial Times Deutschland reports Deutsche Telekom may be forced to open broadband network to competitors. An investment bank upgrades O2 to 'overweight' with a price target of 144 pence. TUESDAY Micronas says net profit...

Looking ahead.(estimated earnings of companies)(Brief Article)
April 18, 2005... Select Earnings Expected This Week. * Soitec (FY Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending March 2005 range from -0.34 euros to 0.04 euros. * Philips (Q1 Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending...

Notes and quotes.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2005... * Gary Smith, CEO of Intandem Films speaking about its bid to join the AIM market said: "Basically, there are very few low-risk ways of investing in the film industry. We are as low-risk as it gets. We get paid whether the film is a hit or a...

By the numbers.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
April 25, 2005... By The Numbers Week Ended April 22 Weekly Close Change YTD% FTSE eTx 50 Index 328.89 -7.14 0.40% FTSE Eurofirst 300 ...

Eye on the market.(Brief Article)
April 25, 2005... European technology, media and telecommunications shares ended last week mixed amid solid gains in the technology sector, while the broad markets fell. The technology sector jumped after Nokia surpassed market forecasts by posting a first...

Last week's top stories.
April 25, 2005... MONDAY Philips misses expectations with Q1 net profit of 117 million euros; sales flat at 6.64 billion euros. Ericsson wins US$130 million contract from Costa Rica's ICE. TUESDAY ARM Holdings posts a Q1 pre-tax profit of US$12.53...

Select earnings expected this week.(Looking ahead)
April 25, 2005... * ASM International (Q1 Earnings) EPS estimate for the fiscal full year ending December 2005 is 1.07 euros. * Tele2 (Q1 Earnings) EPS estimates for the fiscal full year ending December 2005 range from 8.50 Swedish kronor to 29.23...

Notes and quotes.
April 25, 2005... * Charles Smulders, vice-president of Gartner's Computing Platforms Worldwide Group, said: "The shortfall in the U.S. market was made up for by a stronger-than-expected growth in Europe, the Middle East and African regions." The Independent,...