Ericsson shares fall on worries of bigger fine as U.S. SEC starts probe

Shares of Ericsson (ERICb.ST) fell 2.5% on Friday as the chance of it suffering a higher fine increased with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) starting a separate investigation into the company’s handling of misconduct in Iraq.
Ericsson to buy cloud firm Vonage for $6.2 bln

Mobile telecoms equipment maker Ericsson (ERICb.ST) said on Monday it had agreed to buy cloud communications firm Vonage for $6.2 billion.