Spain’s BBVA launches rare hostile takeover bid for rival Sabadell

A logo outside the Banco Sabadell SA offices at the Banc Sabadell Tower in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Spanish bank BBVA caught markets by surprise on Thursday after it announced a rare hostile takeover bid for domestic rival Banco Sabadell, with one investment firm describing the … Read more

Fed and BoE decisions, stocks and data

Thu, Dec 14 20238:38 AM EST European Central Bank holds rates, trims growth forecasts A man shelters from the rain under an umbrella as he walks past the Euro currency sign in front of the former European Central Bank (ECB) building in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images The … Read more