Thursday, March 09, 2006

Friday preview: Lloyds TSB, WPP, British Energy


Friday preview: Lloyds TSB, WPP, British Energy
ShareCast, UK - Feb 23, 2006 UK banks Lloyds TSB is expected to deliver weaker full-year profits though attention will largely go on persistent bid rumours surrounding the group.

Lloyds TSB boss steps down after marketing rejig
Brand Republic Bulletin, UK - Feb 28, 2006 Lloyds TSB head of marketing Alan Gilmour has stepped down following a restructure of the bank's marketing department. Doubts over

Lloyds TSB warns on credit climate
RTE.ie, Ireland - Feb 23, 2006 British bank Lloyds TSB reported higher profits today but said the cost of protecting its retail banking operations against bad debts had risen by a third.

Lehman Ups Lloyds TSB Target, Still A Bear
New Ratings - Feb 27, 2006 1636 GMT [Dow Jones] Lehman Brothers ups Lloyds TSB (LYG) target to 512p from 477p but reiterates at underweight. Although the figures

Lloyds TSB beats the City on profits
Times Online, UK - Feb 24, 2006 British banking group Lloyds TSB today surprised the City by reporting an increase in full-year profits to 3.47 billion - against predictions profits would

Lloyds TSB cut to underperform by Goldman Sachs
Middle East North Africa Financial Network, Jordan - Mar 3, 2006 LONDON (MarketWatch) -- UK banking group Lloyds TSB was downgraded to underperform from in-line by Goldman Sachs, with the broker aruging that its premium

Lloyds TSB Islamic Financial Services campaign underway
Money News, UK - Feb 13, 2006 The Lloyds TSB Islamic Financial Services scheme is being showcased all over the country in a series of road shows beginning this week.

Make seat-belt use a primary law in state


Make seat-belt use a primary law in state
Coloradoan - Colorado should join 24 other states in making its seat belt requirement a primary law. Currently, Colorado's seat-belt law is a secondary offense, meaning law officers have to have another reason, such as speeding or reckless driving, to pull over

The Future of Disney
Orlando Sentinel - Robert Iger thinks the Walt Disney Co. will build theme parks in India and mainland China during his lifetime though maybe not during his tenure as the company's chief executive officer. Hong Kong parade clinched decision to buy Pixar Walt Disney Co

House okays bigger tax break for buying nursing home insurance
KYTV - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- People who invest in insurance policies to cover their eventual nursing home care would get a bigger tax break under a bill that won initial approval in the House on Wednesday. Under current law, people can deduct up to 50

Bill to Promote Electronic Health Records
Washington Post - In an effort to dramatically expand the use of "electronic health records," a key House chairman said yesterday that he will propose legislation to promote their use in the federal employee health insurance program. Nearly 8 million government

Flames Consume Home on Boston Place
WTOL-TV - TOLEDO -- The smoke was so thick, neighbors first thought it was fog rolling in. Turned out, a house caught fire around 5:30 Wednesday afternoon at 367 Boston Place -- and the flames soon threatened other homes. Neighbors said they heard a loud

Strom: I didn t see victims
Times-Leader - WILKES-BARRE Tina Strom, her long brown hair draping over parts of her black suit and blue shirt, calmly sat in the witness chair and waited for her first question. She had an unobstructed view of her former boyfriend, double-homicide suspect

Unseen Saratoga
Saratogian - Any mention of Saratoga Springs brings to mind images of high-stakes horse racing, fancy Victorian homes and tourists spending money in quaint downtown shops. Just blocks from all those glittering images are people and places that belie Saratoga's

Residents east of I-95 to feel biggest impact from insurance hikes
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - Joyce Stutz worries she might have to sell the Oakland Park home she bought a year before Hurricane Andrew swept through South Florida. Steve Homrich is wondering whether he can scrap hurricane insurance on his Boynton Beach home. And Rosemary