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		<title><![CDATA[What if... Lloyds Hadn't Snapped Up HBOS?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Lehman Brothers had been rescued rather than allowed to collapse in September 2008, the financial crisis would have developed much less dramatically. But the crisis is full of what-ifs.    What if, for instance, Barclays had not bid for ABN Amro in March 2007? Would Royal Bank...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:20:46 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EUROPEAN UNION]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20081105/ai_n30967917]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Stock markets    Shares closed sharply higher as commod-ities stocks jumped, tracking a surge in crude and metals prices, and banks rose on hopes of a rate cut by the ECB. UniCredit jumped 19.2 per cent, Societe Generale 11.2 per cent and BNP Paribas 5.6 per cent. HBOS...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[With HBOS under renewed attack, forced takeover may be the solution]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Outlook CREDIT CRISIS    Notwithstanding yesterday's trouncing of the Halifax Bank of Scotland HBOS share price, and the separate downgrade by credit rating agencies, Britain's largest mortgage bank cannot and will not be allowed to fail. Some 258bn in retail deposits tells you exactly why not.  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Financial Landscape: Writedowns, Losses and Capital Raised]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Market Folly submits: Amid all the financial chaos, I thought it would be a good idea to post up a simple chart breaking down the financial landscape in terms of writedowns, losses, and capital raised. From Bloomberg, you'll see how institutions are looking in terms of raw numbers: writedowns/losses versus...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:21:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WORLD MARKETS   The FTSE 100 recorded its first weekly fall in a month, as a hefty loss in the US insurance giant AIG sent financials reeling and miners tracked weaker metal prices. The blue-chip index closed down 66.1 at 6,204.7. Banks shaved 20 points off the index, with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[London   The FTSE 100 edged down as fears of more credit losses offset stronger commodity stocks. The index closed down 6.8 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 5,869.0, well off its day's high of 5,973.3. Banks shaved 13 points off the FTSE. Barclays, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Business News IN BRIEF: Barclays steps up interest battle]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060216/ai_n16217395]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Barclays fired the latest salvo in an increasingly bitter battle to win new customers yesterday when the No 3 bank unveiled a savings account paying an eyecatching 10 per cent interest. Alliance & Leicester offers a similar deal, while HSBC, Lloyds TSB and HBOS are also scrapping hard for new...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WORLD MARKETS: London]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20050527/ai_n14643793]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Gains by oil heavyweights and bid talk circling the leisure group Whitbread outweighed a retreat by banks. Barclays slid 4 per cent after warning on profits, triggering losses of about 2 to 3 per cent in its rivals Royal Bank of Scotland, HBOS, and Lloyds TSB. The FTSE 100 rose...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[British banks: takeover prey or predators?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200408/ai_n6853638]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP ? A counter bid to Spanish Bank Santander Central Hispano's offer for Abbey National, much rumoured, has not been made by a British bank and now talk is turning to the chances of other foreign banks moving on the highly profitable banking sector here.  The British names...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Banking world]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4849/is_11_13/ai_n29106875]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Pedestrians pass a Bank of Ireland branch in Dublin, Ireland. Allied Irish Banks Plc and Bank of Ireland Plc, the country's two biggest lenders, may draw bids from companies such as HBOS Plc and Barclays Plc after management changes and a probe into overcharging eroded investor trust.  Photographer: John...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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