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Construction sector grows robustly in March

Britain's construction sector grew faster than expected last month, notching a rate of expansion that almost matched the February's eight-month high, data showed on Monday.

Vodafone tidies up with $11 billion SFR sale to Vivendi

LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Vodafone emerged on top after it finally sold its stake in France's SFR to Vivendi which, like other recent buyers, paid a full price to secure control in a major realignment of the telecoms sector.

BP close to resuming drilling in Gulf of Mexico - BBC

Oil major BP is close to reaching an agreement to allow it to resume drilling at existing wells in the Gulf of Mexico almost a year after an explosion at its Macondo well caused a massive oil spill, the BBC reported.

More firms detail European IPOs as Glencore awaited

Three European companies seeking to raise a total of $1.7 billion (1.0 billion pounds) announced more details of their planned listings as a wave of share sales entered a busy week, with a jumbo deal from Glencore seen one step closer.

Ryanair says March passenger numbers up 8 percent from last year

Europe's largest low-cost airline Ryanair <RYA.I> <RYA.L> saw passenger numbers increase to 5.7 million in March, up 8 percent from a year earlier, the company said on Monday.