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• European stocks slide amid focus on heavyweights

  - 2008-06-13

  LONDON AFP — European equity prices dropped on Friday as oil and mining majors lost ground, but losses were limited by gains to banking share prices, traders said. In late morning trade, London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell 0.51 percent to 5,846.80 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30...

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• Mortgage lender HBOS may launch rights issue

  - 2008-04-27

  LONDON AFP — The board of HBOS, Britain's biggest mortgage lender, will meet Monday to discuss a possible multi-billion pound rights issue due to the international credit crunch, media reported Sunday. The firm, which declined to comment on the reports, will decide whether to raise extra money from investors...

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• HBOS senior staff buy shares in show of confidence

  - 2008-03-24

  LONDON AFP — Around 250 directors and senior staff at Halifax Bank of Scotland have bought millions of pounds' worth of the firm's shares, the bank said Monday, following market rumours that it faced liquidity problems. The staff, including chief executive Andy Hornby, snapped up more than six million...

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• SCH still expects to close Abbey takeover by year end

  - 2004-08-24

  LONDON AFP ? The Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano said it still expects to complete its acquisition of British home-loan specialist Abbey National by the end of this year. SCH issued a statement in response to recent press speculation suggesting that it might withdraw its offer for Abbey if...

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• British bank HBOS considers counter-bid for Abbey National

  - 2004-08-02

  LONDON AFP ? British bank HBOS said it was considering launching a counter-bid for rival Abbey National, which has accepted a takeover offer from Spain's Santander Central Hispano SCH. "HBOS confirms it is in the preliminary stages of reviewing whether a combination with Abbey could be in the best...

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• League Cup champions left Livi-d as take-over falls apart

  - 2004-05-25

  EDINBURGH AFP ? Scottish League Cup champions Livingston face an almost impossible task to avoid being docked 10 points for next season's Premiership campaign after the consortium due to invest in it and take them out of administration withdrew their bid. The local council placed the blame for the...

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