Lloyds Loss Misses Estimates as HBOS Bad Loans Rise (Update1)
Lloyds Loss Misses Estimates as HBOS Bad Loans Rise (Update1)
Lloyds’s pretax loss narrowed to 6.3 billion pounds ($9.6 billion) from 6.7 billion pounds in 2008, the London-based bank said in a statement today. That missed the 6.1 billion-pound median loss estimated by 22 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Lloyds fell in London trading.
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U.K. Stocks Rise, Paring Week’s Loss; Rio Tinto, Serco Advance
U.K. Stocks Rise, Paring Week’s Loss; Rio Tinto, Serco Advance
Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — U.K. stocks climbed, paring this week’s loss and heading for a gain in February, as mining companies advanced and Serco Group Plc forecast “strong” growth in sales.
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Rates on 30-year home loans rise
Rates on 30-year home loans rise
The average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 5.05 percent this week, up from 4.93 percent a week earlier.
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Rates on 30-year home loans rise to 5.05 pct
Rates on 30-year home loans rise to 5.05 pct
WASHINGTON – Rates for 30-year home loans rose above the 5 percent threshold for the first time in three weeks,…
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Skipton profits rise despite troubles
Skipton profits rise despite troubles
Skipton Building Society weathered the worst of the economic crisis to more than double profits last year despite a tight squeeze on margins caused by historically low interest rates.
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Home prices rise 0.3 percent in December
Home prices rise 0.3 percent in December
MIAMI (AP) — Home prices edged up in December, the seventh straight monthly gain and another sign the housing market continues its bumpy recovery.
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Mortgage modifications on the rise
Mortgage modifications on the rise
The number of permanent mortgage modifications under the federal Making Home Affordable program jumped 75 percent last month nationally and nearly 70 percent in Arizona and the Valley.
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India’s Stocks Rise on Optimism Government Will Boost Spending
India’s Stocks Rise on Optimism Government Will Boost Spending
Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) — Indian stocks rose for the second day after comments by Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao increased optimism the government will announce plans to spur expansion in its annual budget next week.
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Home Sales Rise in Fourth Quarter on Tax Credit (Update1)
Home Sales Rise in Fourth Quarter on Tax Credit (Update1)
U.S. home sales increased 14 percent in the fourth quarter as a Federal Reserve program to purchase mortgage bonds and a tax credit for property buyers boosted demand for real estate.
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