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Britain to launch 35 billion pound banking rescue: Paper

LONDON: Britain will launch its biggest retail bank rescue on Monday when the four largest, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and Barclays, ask for a combined 35 billion pound ($60.5 billion) lifeline, the Sunday Times reported. The unprecedented move would make the government the biggest shareholder in at least two banks, HBOS and Royal Bank of Scotland, the newspaper said on its website.

Britain to launch 35 billion pound banking rescue: paper

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will launch its biggest retail bank rescue on Monday when the four largest, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and Barclays, ask for a combined 35 billion pound ($60.5 billion) lifeline, the Sunday Times reported.

Britain to launch 35 billion pound banking rescue: paper

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will launch its biggest retail bank rescue on Monday when the four largest, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and Barclays, ask for a combined 35 billion pound ($60.5 billion) lifeline, the Sunday Times reported.

Britain to launch 35 bln pound banking rescue - paper

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will launch its biggest retail bank rescue on Monday when the four largest, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and Barclays, ask for a combined 35 billion pound ($60.5 billion) lifeline, the Sunday Times reported.

UPDATE 1-Britain to launch 35 bln pound banking rescue-paper

LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Britain will launch its biggest retail bank rescue on Monday when the four largest, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and Barclays, ask for a combined 35 billion pound ($60.5 billion) lifeline, the Sunday Times reported.

UPDATE 1-Britain to launch 35 bln pound banking rescue-paper

LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Britain will launch its biggest retail bank rescue on Monday when the four largest, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and Barclays, ask for a combined 35 billion pound ($60.5 billion) lifeline, the Sunday Times reported.

Britain to launch 60.5 billion dollar banking rescue paper (Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will launch its biggest retail bank rescue on Monday when the four largest, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and Barclays, ask for a combined 35 billion pound ($60.5 billion) lifeline, the Sunday Times reported.

Britain to launch 60.5 billion dollar banking rescue: paper

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will launch its biggest retail bank rescue on Monday when the four largest, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and Barclays, ask for a combined 35 billion pound ($60.5 billion) lifeline, the Sunday Times reported.

UK to launch 35 bln pound banking rescue - paper

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will launch its biggest retail bank rescue on Monday when the four largest, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and Barclays, ask for a combined 35 billion pounds ($60.5 billion) lifeline, the Sunday Times reported.

Britain to launch banking rescue: paper

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will launch its biggest retail bank rescue on Monday when the four largest, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and Barclays, ask for a combined 35 billion pound ($60.5 billion) lifeline, the Sunday Times reported.

Britain to launch rescue of top 4 banks: paper

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will launch its biggest retail bank rescue on Monday when the four largest, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and Barclays, ask for a combined 35 billion pound ($60.5 billion) lifeline, the Sunday Times reported.

Britain to launch rescue of top 4 banks: paper

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will launch its biggest retail bank rescue on Monday when the four largest, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and Barclays, ask for a 35 billion sterling ($60.5 billion) lifeline, the Sunday Times reported.

Central Bank foreign currency reserves during the first quarter of 2008 increasing by $ 400 million to reach $ 35 billion marking a 1.35 % increase above their level three months ago.

Central Bank foreign currency reserves during the first quarter of 2008 increased by $ 400 million to reach $ 35 billion marking a 1.35 % increase above their level three months ago. That was announced by the Central Bank Governor, Dr. Farouk Al Oqda, confirming that imports during FY 2007/ 2008 reached $ 52.7 billion & that compares with $ 29.4 billion leaving the country with $ 23.3 billion balance of trade deficit. Dr. Al Oqda revealed that total foreign indebtedness as at 6/30/2008 reached $ 33.9 billion apart from local indebtedness put at L.E. 666.1 billion as at the same date. N.B. The daily Al Akhbar of the same day (P. 4) has quoted Dr. Al Oqda indicating that the said foreign currency reserves cover 8 months' imports. Utmost interesting statements of the Governor were regarding the Egyptian expatriates transfers (earlier repeate

Britain to launch 35 billion pound banking rescue paper (Reuters)

La Bourse de Paris, comme les autres places européennes, a fini vendredi en forte baisse (-7,73%), et elle a enregistré la plus forte chute hebdomadaire de son histoire (-22,2%)....

UK to launch 35 bn pound banking lifeline tomorrow: Report

London (PTI): The UK will launch the biggest rescue planon Monday to cover Britain's top banks -- RBS, HBOS, Lloyds TSB and Barclays -- when these four financial giants ask for a combined 35 billion pound lifeline, says a media report.

Vodafone cuts sales outlook as quarterly profit falls 35%

the world's largest mobile operator by sales, on Tuesday said first-half net income fell 35% to 2.14 billion pounds, or 4.02 pence a share, from 3.29 billion pounds, or 6.19 pence a share, earned in the year-earlier period. Profit in the latest period was hit by an impairment loss of 1.7 billion-pound impairment related to the group's Turkish business. Excluding one-time items, adjusted earnings came in at 7.52 pence a share, up 17% from a year earlier. Sales rose 17% to 19.9 billion pounds. The company also lowered its outlook for the year. It now expects revenue in the range of 38.8 billion pounds to 39.7 billion pounds, instead of its previous forecast of around 39.8 billion pounds, and adjusted operating profit of 11 billion pounds to 11.

Britain to launch 35 bln pound banking rescue-paper

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Germany unveils $681 billion bank rescue plan

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday outlined a 500 billion euro ($681 billion) rescue package for German banks. The plan includes 400 billion euros to guarantee loans and up to 80 billion euros to be used to recapitalize the German banking sector. In addition the package includes a 20 billion euro provision to cover potential losses. Merkel said the plan is aimed at stabilizing markets and added banks that take advantage of the plan will have to abide by certain requirements, including restrictions on management pay and a commitment to maintain lending. She also said countries need to work more closely on overseeing international firms and the IMF should take a bigger supervisory role when dealing with those firms.

CORRECT: Vodafone cuts sales outlook as profit falls

the world's largest mobile operator by sales, on Tuesday said first-half net income fell 35% to 2.14 billion pounds, or 4.02 pence a share, from 3.29 billion pounds, or 6.19 pence a share, earned in the year-earlier period. Profit in the latest period was hit by an impairment loss of 1.7 billion-pound impairment related to the group's Turkish business. Excluding one-time items, adjusted earnings came in at 7.52 pence a share, up 17% from a year earlier. Sales rose 17% to 19.9 billion pounds. The company also lowered its outlook for the year. It now expects revenue in the range of 38.8 billion pounds to 39.7 billion pounds, instead of its previous forecast of around 39.8 billion pounds, and adjusted operating profit of 11 billion pounds to 11.

Russian banks to pay $18.5 bln in foreign debt in Q4, companies - $29bln

MOSCOW. Oct 10 (Interfax) - Russian banks will have to pay a total of $18.5 billion in foreign debt in the fourth quarter of 2008, while companies working in other sectors of the economy will have to pay $29 billion, the Central Bank said on its website. Banks will have to pay off $16.5 billion in principal debt in the fourth quarter and $2 billion in interest payments. Companies working in other sectors will have to pay $26 billion in principal debt and $3 billion in interest payments. The payments will decline in 2009. Banks will have to pay foreign debt of $13.6 billion in the first quarter of 2009, $12.9 billion in the second quarter, $8.3 billion in the third quarter and $13.2 billion in the fourth quarter, the Central Bank said. Other companies are planning to pay $16.

Britain to rescue top 4 banks

LONDON, ENGLAND - BRITAIN will launch its biggest retail bank rescue on Monday when the four largest, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds TSB and Barclays, ask for a £35 billion (S$88.3 billion) lifeline, the Sunday Times reported.

Apple earnings climb 26%, iPod, Mac sales rise

on Tuesday reported a fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $1.14 billion, or $1.26 a share, on revenue of $7.9 billion, up from of $904 million, or $1.01 a share, on $6.22 billion in sales in the same period a year ago. Analysts surveyed by FactSet Research had forecast Apple to earn $1.10 a share on revenue of $8.02 billion. Apple said that when adjusting to eliminate the impact of subscription-based accounting related to certain products, it would have earned $2.44 billion on $11.68 billion in sales. For its first quarter, Apple estimates it will earn between $1.06 to $1.35 share on revenue in a range of $9 billion to $10 billion. End of Story

Fannie Mae posts $29 billion loss in third quarter

on Monday said its third-quarter loss widened to $29 billion, or $13 a share in its fiscal third quarter ending Sept. 30, from a loss of $1.52 billion, or $1.56 a share in the year-ago period. Fannie Mae also reported a decrease in the non-GAAP estimated fair value of its net assets, from a positive $35.8 billion on Dec. 31 to a negative $46.4 billion on Sept. 30. Third-quarter results were driven primarily by a $21.4 billion non-cash charge to establish a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets, as well as $9.2 billion in credit-related expenses arising from the ongoing deterioration in mortgage credit conditions and declining home prices, the Washington, D.C. lender said. On Sept. 6, Fannie Mae began operating under the conservatorship of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

110 banks have asked for $170b under bailout plan

WASHINGTON (Agencies): At least 110 banks have requested more than $170 billion from the Treasury Department's rescue fund, and many more are expected to have submitted applications before Friday's deadline. The requests would come from the $250 billion the Treasury set aside from the $700 billion fund to purchase stock in banks. Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods estimated that 62 banks have received full or preliminary approval from the Treasury for $173 billion from the Troubled Asset Relief Program. The government said Monday that American International Group Inc. also would receive $40 billion from the program. That $40 billion, however, won't come from the $250 billion set aside for the banks. Another 48 banks have applied for about $6.

Earnings: Nokia Profit Down 30 Percent; Sales, Market Share Down

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) reported third quarter earnings today, which saw its net income fall 30 percent to 1.09 billion euros ($1.47 billion), from 1.56 billion euros ($2.10 billion), compared to a year ago. Third quarter earnings per share came in at 0.29 euros, down from 0.40 euros year on year, missing analyst forecasts of 0.31 euros. Sales were down 5 percent to 12.2 billion euros ($16.4 billion), falling short of analyst expectations of 12.7 billion euros ($17.1 billion). The handset maker shipped 117.8 million units, up 5 percent year on year and down 3 percent sequentially.

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