Spain banks warn of risk linked to Catalonia secession push
By ALAN CLENDENNING - AP - Fri Sep 18, 10:26AM CDT
MADRID (AP) — Spain's main banking associations warned Friday that a victory for Catalonia's secession drive would create severe banking problems for the new Mediterranean nation left outside the European Union.
European Stocks Flat to Higher as U.K. Consumer Confidence Falls
at The Street - Fri Jul 31, 5:21AM CDT
European stocks were little changed on Friday amid a drop in U.K. consumer confidence and a mixed bag of corporate earnings on the last trading day of July.
LYG: 4.80 (+0.03), IHG: 37.17 (-0.32), HOT: 70.52 (-0.73)
The Weekender
Aviate - at Seeking Alpha - Sun May 17, 7:39AM CDT
Rising rates, banks, beta and the pain trade We note a strategy piece by a well-respected strategist this week (JPMorgan) used the word ' reflation ' - one all but removed from investment parlance - with respect to the bond market's rather vicious...
WMT: 66.69 (-0.19), RBS: 10.21 (-0.01), SPY: 201.33 (+0.12), LYG: 4.80 (+0.03), AV: 14.62 (-0.11), MR: 24.13 (-0.04), PSO: 18.72 (-0.04), LBTYK: 43.26 (-0.02), TI: 12.49 (+0.29), LBTYA: 45.15 (-0.06), BHP: 37.76 (+0.44), TEF: 13.11 (+0.29), DIA: 170.76 (+0.39), ING: 14.44 (-0.18), RIO: 39.74 (+0.93), PHG: 25.62 (+0.36), VOD: 32.32 (-0.09), QQQ: 106.53 (+0.48)
BPI soars on Caixabank's takeover bid
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 6:01AM CST
Haitong Kicks Off Wave Of Cross-Border Brokerage Ties
Doug Young - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 09, 3:58PM CST
Bottom line: Haitong's purchase of a Portuguese investment bank marks the start of a new wave of cross-border tie-ups in the financial services sector, which could fuel a rally in stocks of Chinese brokerages. A new wave of Sino-foreign tie-ups in...