HBoS fires broadside at Spanish galleon
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Banking group HBoS has been given access to Abbey National&#39;s books it emerged yesterday as the owner of the Halifax said it would complain to the European Commission about Banco Santander&#39;s bid for Abbey.
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UK shares including HBOS Plc advanced after the country&#39;s fourth-biggest bank dropped out of the running for Abbey National Plc.
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TelefÃ³nica claims clear conscience O2 parent company TelefÃ³nica has protested innocence after it was slammed by European anti-trust regulators for gaming the broadband market in its Spanish home territory.â¦
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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 HBOS.L says it will write to the European Commission to complain about Santander Central Hispano's continuing ties to Royal Bank of Scotland despite the Spanish bank's bid for Abbey National.
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HBOS has yet to enter the bidding for Abbey National, yet it is already fighting its corner as if in the full intensity of battle.
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Network upgrade will 'increase digital divide' Irish telcos have reacted angrily to Eircom's plan to upgrade its network infrastructure, with one industry group claiming it could eliminate competition.â¦
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By STEVE HAWKES  A RYANAIR boss had to be saved by police after a publicity stunt in Spain almost sparked a riot.   Sinead Finn, head of marketing, offered free tickets to anyone turning up in Barcelona's main square on Monday with placards criticising Iberia or supporting Ryanair.
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Britain-based HBOS says it will file a complaint to the European Commission against Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano (SCH) in connection with SCH&#39;s bid to acquire British bank Abbey National
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UK bank HBOS says it will not be making an offer for Abbey, clearing the way for the bid from Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano.
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If James Crosby, chief executive of HBOS, has any lingering doubts about the decision to drop plans to bid for Abbey National and instead go for organic growth, then he should take heart from the following story.
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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 says it will take a Â£180m write-down because of the credit crunch, but adds earnings will meet forecasts.
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LONDON - HBOS says it has decided against bidding for the British mortgage bank Abbey National, clearing the way for an agreed offer from Spain&#39;s Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH).
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Abbey National today looked set for Spanish ownership after banking group HBOS declared it was no longer considering a rival bid. Here are the key dates in the long-running saga over the troubled bankâs future.
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HBOS, the UK&#39;s fifth largest bank, surprised the City yesterday when it announced it would not be making a bid for Abbey National, walking away from what its chief executive, James Crosby, recently
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HBO, the U.S. cable network owned by  media conglomerate Time Warner Inc., has launched a  subscription video on demand service in Britain to show such  programmes as "The Sopranos" and "Six Feet Under."