That'll cheer the markets up
Published: 23 July 2002 08:40 GMT
US local carrier BellSouth has added to the woes of the telecoms sector by filing worse than expected results.
Its shares plunged 18 per cent yesterday as it reported a 66 per cent drop in second quarter net profits and cut its earnings guidance.
Its profits stood at $293m, down from $880m a year ago. Revenues also fell, from $5.99bn to $5.78bn.
But analysts are not too disheartened. One told this morning's FT: "There is a ripple effect hitting BellSouth. But when I look at [the company], I am not sure that its back is broken."
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