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Santander says 750 jobs at risk as it pursues UK branch closures
Key Points The British unit of Spanish lender Santander on Wednesday said 750 of its staff were at risk of redundancy as it targets 95 branch closures in the U.K. Source
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CNBC Daily Open: Back-to-back gains in stocks signal calm, but listen to Fed officials
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, U.S., on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images If investors were to judge the stability of the economy by looking at the stock market, its two-day winning streak might lead investors to think that it’s business as usual. The market’s […]
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Santander shares jump 7% after lender announces record quarterly profit, 10-billion-euro buyback
Shares of Banco Santander jumped after Spain’s largest lender reported record profit in the fourth quarter and announced plans for 10 billion euros ($10.4 billion) in share buybacks from 2025 and 2026 earnings and anticipated excess capital. The bank’s net profit picked up by 11% year-on-year to 3.265 billion euros in the fourth quarter and […]
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European markets open mixed ahead of more earnings reports; GSK up 6%
TotalEnergies posts 21% drop in annual profit French oil major TotalEnergies on Wednesday reported a sharp drop in full-year earnings, against a backdrop of lower crude prices and weak fuel demand. The oil and gas giant posted full-year 2024 adjusted net income of $18.3 billion, reflecting a 21% fall from $23.2 billion a year earlier. Analysts had expected TotalEnergies’ […]
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Watch live: Trump addresses Davos, global markets respond
(The stream is slated to start at 11 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a video above at that time.) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, virtually on Thursday, his first major appearance at an international event since he returned to the White House […]
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Santander considers UK exit amid frustrations with high street banking, FT reports
A sign hangs from a branch of Banco Santander in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg via Getty Images Banco Santander is reconsidering its presence in Britain two decades after its acquisition of Abbey National made it a major player on UK high streets, the Financial Times newspaper reported on […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Robinhoood, Bath & Body Works, MicroStrategy, Macy’s and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Bath & Body Works — Shares popped 16% after third-quarter earnings edged out Wall Street forecasts. The retailer earned 49 cents per share, excluding items, on revenue of $1.61 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG had anticipated earnings of 47 cents a share and revenue of […]
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European markets set for lackluster open as traders continue to focus on earnings
Novartis sales rise 10% in third quarter, raises guidance Signage for Novartis AG at a building in the company’s headquarters campus in Basel, Switzerland, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Novartis reported 10% sales growth and 20% core operating income growth in its third-quarter results Tuesday, prompting the Swiss pharmaceutical […]
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Banks face tough new security standards in the EU — their tech suppliers are under scrutiny, too
Traffic_analyzer | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images Financial services companies and their digital technology suppliers are under intense pressure to achieve compliance with strict new rules from the EU that require them to boost their cyber resilience. By the start of next year, financial services firms and their technology suppliers will have to make sure […]
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UK lenders slash mortgages as Bank of England rate cut brings relief to homeowners
A row of traditional houses on a street in London’s Muswell Hill suburb, located to the north of London, with views of the Canary Wharf on the horizon. Georgeclerk | Istock | Getty Images LONDON — Britain’s major high street lenders have begun slashing their mortgage rates in a sign that financial pressure on households […]
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