Vodafone half-year profits £1.5bn in "tough" conditions

Vodafone has reported a half-year pre-tax profit of £1.5bn ($2.4bn) as it said trading in Europe remained "very tough at present". But chief executive Vittorio Colao said he was "encouraged" by the forecasted return to growth in the next two years. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24908844#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa