Spain drags and Brazil sparkles in Santander H1 resultsThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:58AMThe euro zone's largest bank Santander reported record profits at its Brazilian business on Thursday against declines in home market Spain which is tentatively emerging from a grim recession.
Agricultural Bank Moves Closer to World’s Largest IPOThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:49AMAgricultural Bank of China Ltd. boosted the size of its initial public offering to about $20.8 billion after selling more stock in Hong Kong, taking it closer to becoming the largest first-time share sale.
Santander Second-Quarter Net Falls 8%, Hurt by SpainThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:34AMBanco Santander SA, the biggest Spanish bank, said second-quarter profit fell 8 percent after a drop in earnings in its home market offset growth in Brazil.
Business briefs: Union Bank names its Everett leaderThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 2:12AMUnion Bank, which took over the troubled Frontier Financial Corp. earlier this year, has named Brian Hawley to run its Washington and Oregon operations. Hawley, a senior vice president of the California bank, will be head of Pacific Northwest Branch Banking and will be based in Everett.
AgriBank Boosts Size of Hong Kong IPO to Move Closer to RecordWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:31PMAgricultural Bank of China Ltd. boosted the size of its initial public offering to about $20.8 billion after selling more stock in Hong Kong, taking it one step closer to becoming the largest ever first-time share sale.