Telecom-gear mergers may start to heat up

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The telecommunications equipment industry, including traditional fixed-line carriers as well as wireless, has seen a wave of acquisitions and mergers in the United States that have consolidated their customer base. Most recently SBC Communications Inc. acquired AT&T Corp. for $16 billion.

United States, Telephone and telegraph apparatus, Acquisitions & mergers, Commodity & service prices, Securities issued, listed, Security brokers and dealers, Securities & Commodities Services, Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities, Industry Overview, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Prices and rates, Company acquisition/merger, Telecommunications equipment industry, Securities industry, Securities, Company securities, Company pricing policy, Industry forecasts

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Euro-zone recovery begins - but slowly: France, Germany, Holland post 3rd-quarter growth, but pickup is still sluggish

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The euro-zone economy received a boost from reports by Germany, France and the Netherlands, with overall gross domestic product eking out a 0.3% increase over second quarter results. Growth is not expected to reach a target of 2% to 2.5% until 2005, financial analysts predict.

Capital funds & cash flow, Reports, Gross domestic product, Valuation, Euromarkets

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Europe's slump could be near end

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Executives in Europe are expressing more optimism about the region's three-year economic downturn. Their optimism could be a sign that Europe's economic slump is beginning to come to an end. However, recovery is still several months away.

Analysis, Forecasts and trends, Economic conditions, Market trend/market analysis, Economic recovery

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