HBOS forecasting bumper profits
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UK bank HBOS says profits will "comfortably exceed" expectations and announces plans to buy back up to Â£750m of shares.
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HBOS predicted on Tuesday that 2007 earnings would rise by 10 percent thanks to strong corporate lending growth and strong sales of insurance and investment policies.
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The London Stock Exchange PLC issued a strong profit forecast and promised a higher dividend Tuesday as it urged shareholders to reject a hostile takeover bid by the Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.
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British telecoms operator BT Group delivered better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter profits after strong demand for its "new wave" products outweighed another decline in its traditional voice business.
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Heading into the heart of earnings  season this week the expected results look robust, but a  slowing of future profit growth and the impact of surging oil  prices on the economy could conspire to hold down stocks.
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HBOS, the UK's fourth biggest bank, says a failed customer retention plan has seen its share of new mortgages slide.
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HBOS, the fourth-biggest British bank, posted solid 2006 profits on Wednesday but its fell sharply as investors focused on a disappointing outlook and a wider stock market sell-off.
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Banks and insurers pushed European shares higher on Wednesday, with Britain&#39;s HBOS spearheading the gains on relief it would not be wading into a bidding war for domestic banking peer Abbey.
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BCE Inc. BCE.TO unveiled its first  dividend increase in 10 years on Wednesday and said it expects  higher revenue and per share profit next year, mainly from  wireless, video and high-speed Internet services.
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British Telecom is hoping to see annual revenues of $250m from its operations in China over the next three years.
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Anglo American reported a 76 percent increase in annual profit as it increased production capacity and benefited from higher metal prices. It also said it would buy back $3 billion worth of its shares. Anglo said profit for 2006 came to nearly $6.2 billion, up from $3.52 billion the previous year. Revenue rose 12 percent, to $38.6 billion. Excluding one-time items, Angloâs profit rose 46 percent, to $5.5 billion. The company did not break out quarterly results. âOur strong performance was due to increased production across the majority of our businesses and higher prices, in particular for base metals, platinum and iron ore,â the chief executive, Tony Trahar, said. Operating profit from gold rose 41 percent, the company said. Operating profit from diamonds was down 21 percent.
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European equity markets looked set to give back some of their recent gains on Tuesday as profit taking follows the run up to near four month highs in the previous session.
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Business & money: Analysts believe Bank of England still likely to raise interest rates higher in the coming months.
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Juniper Networks sets tone for earnings season--analysts expect strong growth in IP networking.
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Heading into the heart of earnings season next week the expected results look robust, but a slowing of future profit growth and the impact of surging oil prices on the economy could conspire to hold down stocks.
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Hopes are high that the gains that carried Wall Street and the European equity markets to multi-month highs this week could set the scene for a strong rally into the end of the year on both sides of the Atlantic.
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European shares traded sideways on Wednesday but banks were a bright spot as Britain&#39;s HBOS rallied on relief it would not be wading into a bidding war for domestic peer Abbey.