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NEW YORK (AFX) - Vonage tanked after its IPO. It's not entirely clear anymore why eBay paid $2.6 billion for Skype. And the long-awaited rollout of advanced TV services based on Internet technologies has resembled the drip of a faucet. It wasn't a banner year for some of the biggest names in Internet Protocol, the technical standard that makes the Web hum. But the technology itself c ...

LONDON (AFX) - Leading shares ended the session firmer, having flirted with fresh six-year highs, as a 7 pct surge in BAE Systems added to renewed hopes of a rate cut in the US following tame key inflation data, dealers said. By the close, the FTSE 100 was up 32.0 points at 6,260.0, off an afternoon peak of 6,271.4, with the broader indices also notching up strong gains. Volume was well above av ...

PARIS (AFX) - Shares closed higher tracking early gains in the US and notably driven by Total, which rose in heavy volume as the index closed at a new five and a half year high, dealers said. The CAC-40 index finished up 32.04 or 0.58 pct at 5,541.62 on heavy total volume of 7.8 bln eur. 31 CAC-40 stocks closed up, eight down and one was unchanged. December CAC-40 futures were trading up 32 at  ...

FRANKFURT (AFX) - German shares closed higher after reaching a six-year peak of 6,600 points after seven days of continuous gains as sentiment improved on the back of Wall Street's performance, dealers said. The DAX 30 index was up 36.25 points or 0.55 pct at 6,588.83 after moving between a low of 6,556.73 and a high of 6,605.15 this session. The MDAX closed at 9,280.02 points, 70.28 points or 0 ...

LONDON (AFX) - UK small caps closed the week higher, as the broader market hit 6-year highs, with game developer Kuju to the fore in the wake of the agreed cash bid from Catalis NV, dealers said. At the close, the FTSE Small Cap closed up 24.4 points at 3,828.6, while the FTSE 100 finished up 32.00 up at 6,260.00. Shares in Kuju, one of Europe's leading independent game developers, soared 8.25 p ...

(Updates with full report) PARIS (AFX) - Shares closed higher tracking early gains in the US and notably driven by Total, which rose in heavy volume as the index closed at a new five and a half year high, dealers said. The CAC-40 index finished up 32.04 or 0.58 pct at 5,541.62 on heavy total volume of 7.8 bln eur. 31 CAC-40 stocks closed up, eight down and one was unchanged. December CAC-40 fu ...

(Updates with full report) FRANKFURT (AFX) - German shares closed higher after reaching a six-year peak of 6,600 points after seven days of continuous gains as sentiment improved on the back of Wall Street's performance, dealers said. The DAX 30 index was up 36.25 points or 0.55 pct at 6,588.83 after moving between a low of 6,556.73 and a high of 6,605.15 this session. The MDAX closed at 9,280. ...

(Updating with further details) LONDON (AFX) - Leading shares ended the session firmer, having flirted with fresh six-year highs, as a 7 pct surge in BAE Systems added to renewed hopes of a rate cut in the US following tame key inflation data, dealers said. By the close, the FTSE 100 was up 32.0 points at 6,260.0, off an afternoon peak of 6,271.4, with the broader indices also notching up strong ...

(Updates with full report) AMSTERDAM (AFX) - Shares in Amsterdam closed higher, tracking gains on Wall Street and amid options expiration day, while Boskalis soared following raised earnings estimates, dealers said. The AEX closed 0.24 pct or 1.17 eur higher at 495.11, after trading in a range of 493.66-497.40. Government bonds traded lower, while the euro stood at 1.3088 usd versus 1.3155 usd  ...

HOUSTON (AFX) - Oil refiner Frontier Oil Corp. on Friday declared a regular quarterly dividend of 3 cents per share. The company will pay the dividend on Jan. 17 to shareholders of record Dec. 29. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.