HBOS becomes second British bank to make cash call
London - Britain's biggest mortgage lender, the Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), Tuesday became the second leading bank to ask shareholders to bolster its finances in the wake of the credit crunch. The Glasgow-based bank said it needed to consolidat...
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Leading oil giants see profits rise on back of oil price
London - Rising oil prices have boosted the profits of Britain's two leading oil giants, Shell and BP, in the first quarter of this year, figures showed Tuesday. Shell reported record profits of 3.9 billion pounds (7.8 billion dollars), while rival B...
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Second British bank to ask shareholders for cash injection
London - Britain's biggest mortgage lender, Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), is expected to become the second major bank to ask shareholders to bolster its finances through a rights issue, it was reported Monday. HBOS was preparing to ask shareholder...
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London Stock Exchange quotations
London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange today. In brackets movement against previous quotation. FT-100 Index6,091.40(+ 40.70)(+ 0.67 %)...
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RBS chiefs face shareholders over cash boost demand - Summary
London - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) bosses faced tough questioning form shareholders Wednesday about the reasons that led Britain's second largest bank to launch a record rights issue of 12 billion pounds (24 billion dollars) to bolster its finance...
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RBS chiefs face shareholders over cash boost demand
London - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) bosses were Wednesday expected to be quizzed by shareholders about the reasons that led Britain's second largest bank to launch a record rights issue of 12 billion pounds (24 billion dollars) to bolster its finan...
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