The prospect of a battle for British bank Abbey National spurred its shares on Monday after rival HBOS said it was considering challenging Spain's Santander Central Hispano's offer for the mortgage lender. Abbey stock was

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The prospect of a battle for British bank Abbey National spurred its shares on Monday after rival HBOS said it was considering challenging Spain's Santander Central Hispano's offer for the mortgage lender. Abbey stock was

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Former Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien was reportedly involved Monday in negotiating a deal between the Russian government and the beleaguered oil giant Yukos to save it from bankruptcy from disputed tax bills. The group

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Asian business and lobby groups on Monday welcomed a deal by rich and poor nations to move forward on slashing farm subsidies and opening industrial markets but warned the devil was in the details. Business

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Procter & Gamble Co on Monday posted a 44 percent rise in quarterly profit from a year earlier when it took restructuring charges, and also said it expects double-digit earnings growth for the fiscal year

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Procter & Gamble Co on Monday posted a 44 percent rise in quarterly profit from a year earlier when it took restructuring charges, and also said it expects double-digit earnings growth for the fiscal year

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The EU on Monday claimed victory from the landmark world trade pact, underlining that it would not have to cut agricultural spending for a decade and that Washington faced a bigger task unravelling its farm

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Three of Europe's largest banks, HSBC, ABN Amro and BNP Paribas, posted better-than-expected second-quarter profits on Monday, helped by lower loan provisions and growth in retail and consumer banking. Investment banking, which has been a

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Three of Europe's largest banks, HSBC, ABN Amro and BNP Paribas, posted better-than-expected second-quarter profits on Monday, helped by lower loan provisions and growth in retail and consumer banking. Investment banking, which has been a

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The world's largest auto-maker, General Motors, said Monday it planned further job cuts in Europe as part of a radical overhaul of its business on the continent. "It's clear, we have too many people drawing

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