Person: Jim Spowart

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FTSE closes 100 points down

Economic gloom and a huge jobs cull from banking giant Citigroup cast a pall over the London market today.

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Banking stocks among heavy London fallers

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Financier admits defeat in HBOS battle

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Bank of China 'bidding for HBOS'

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Bank targets €1.89bn in cost savings from merger

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'Third bidder' for HBOS

HBOS ‘to reveal further £5bn writedown’

British financial giant HBOS is planning to reveal further multibillion-pound writedowns this week amid mounting speculation of a rival bid to scupper its planned tie-up with Lloyds TSB, a report said today.

Sun, 02 Nov, 2008

Alternative HBOS takeover bid possible

A rival bid to Lloyds TSB’s proposed takeover of HBOS could emerge after it was confirmed today that talks have taken place about a possible alternative to the deal.

Sat, 01 Nov, 2008