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BRIEF-BBVA Chairman: Sabadell's Decision To Transfer Headquarter Does Not Change Rationale Of The Deal
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA BBVA.MC:CHAIRMAN CARLOS TORRES: SABADELL'S DECISION TO TRANSFER HEADQUARTERS BACK TO CATALONIA IS UP TO THEM, IT DOES NOT CHANGE RATIONALE OF THE DEALCHAIRMAN: OUR SYNERGY TARGET OF 850 MILLION EUROS FROM THE DEAL WITH SABADELL HAS NOT CHANGE...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
BRIEF-BBVA Chairman: No Room To Improve Offer For Sabadell
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA BBVA.MC:CHAIRMAN CARLOS TORRES: WE HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR THAT THERE IS NO ROOM TO IMPROVE OFFER FOR SABADELLCEO ONUR GENC: IT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE TO HOLD NEW INVESTORS DAY IN SECOND HALF OF 2025CEO: IN THE LONG-TERM WE THINK THERE ARE BIG STRUCT...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
BRIEF-BBVA Chairman Doesn't Expect More Changes At Telefonica, Backed Management Reshuffle
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA BBVA.MC Chairman Carlos Torres:WE BACKED THE DECISION TO CHANGE MANAGEMENT AT TELEFONICA AND WE DON'T EXPECT MORE CHANGESINVESTMENT IN TELEFONICA IS A FINANCIAL INVESTMENT, NOT STRATEGIC INVESTMENT, BUT WE ARE AIMING TO CREATE VALUESource tex...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
Blackstone's Q4 profit surges as dealmaking gathers momentum, AUM hits record high
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Blackstone BX.N trounced Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, fueled by a pickup in dealmaking, while the assets under management at the world's largest alternative investment firm reached a record $1.13 trillion. Lower interest rates, Donald Trump'...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
Russian banks reap record profits in 2024, helped by high rates and loan growth
High interest rates boost banks' net interest marginsLending growth slows due to soaring borrowing costsCenbank official: Don't compare results with 'exceptional' 2023Corporate non-performing loans increased 4.1%, bank saysAdds detail in paragraphs 3, 6, 9-10By Elena Fabrichnaya and ...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
Ukraine aid groups cut services, scramble for cash after US funding shock
Ukraine is heavily reliant on U.S. aid to fund projectsTrump's suspension of assistance has hit groups hardVeteran hotlines, educational programmes put on holdNGOs scramble for alternative funding, but money is scarceBy Olena Harmash KYIV, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Some 150 Ukrainian teenagers from...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
Germany's recession fears return ahead of election
Q4 GDP fell 0.2%, more than forecastEconomy biggest concern among votersContraction spurs recession fearsAdds economists comments and euro zone context in paragraphs 4, 6-7, 11, 13-14By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The German economy contracted more than expected in the final quarter...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
Euro zone government bond yields drop after weak economic data, ECB in focus
By Stefano Rebaudo Jan 30 (Reuters) - Euro zone yields fell on Thursday amid weak economic data as investors awaited a European Central Bank policy meeting, which is widely expected to cut rates by 25 basis points and keep the door open to further policy easing.The German economy contracted more ...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
Greek unemployment drops to 9.4% in December
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Greece's jobless rate stood at 9.4% in December, down from a downwardly revised 9.5% in November, data from statistics service ELSTAT showed on Thursday.Seasonally adjusted data showed 443,639 people were officially unemployed.Unemployment impacted women more than men, at the ...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
