The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
A band of AngloSaxon hedge funds have taken out large "short" positions on Santander BBVA and other Spanish banks betting the collapse of Spain's property boom will inflict heavy losses on the whole financial sector
Science Daily (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
( Fundación BBVA ) 'The Himalaya -- Changing Landscapes' photo exhibition aims to raise awareness of the impact of climate change and of the new challenges facing the mountain people.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BMC Software (NYSE:BMC) today announced that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), one of the world’s largest banks and financial
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Oct 06, Colombo: Minister of Urban Development and Sacred Areas Development, Dinesh Gunawardena has sealed a 15 million Euros worth of credit from Spain's Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria...
The Birmingham Business Journal (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Integration efforts between Compass Bancshares Inc. and its new Spanish parent company Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria prompted Fitch Ratings to reaffirm the Birmingham company’s positive ratings. (BBVA)
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
The net economic impact of Hurricane Ike will be more than $11 billion, estimates Nathaniel Karp, BBVA Compass' chief economist.
Martin Varsavsky (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Image by jim.greenhill via Flickr Spanish banks are now among the most valuable banks in the world. Santander and BBVA have market caps simiar to those of Bank of America and Citigroup. Telefonica in the meantime has valuations similar to those of AT&T or Verizon. What is so wrong with America? Or [...]
Mondo Visione (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
As of Wednesday, October 1st, the exchange traded fund (ETF) FTSE4GOOD IBEX ETF, issued by BBVA, will start trading on the ETF segment of the Spanish stock exchange, following the approval given by the stock market regulator.
The Birmingham Business Journal (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
The Compass-BBVA merger is being blamed for the layoff of about 170 employees at Laredo National Bank headquarters in Laredo, Texas.
Banking Times: Daily Banking News (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
The hurried £12 billion merger between Lloyds TSB and HBOS may be challenged in the days ahead, with reports that counter bids are being prepared. A report in Scotland on Sunday suggests that Bank of America, Citigroup, and Spanish bank, BBVA, could be interested in acquiring HBOS, while the Sunday Herald names a group of [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
Madrid - The Ibex-35, the main index of the Madrid stock exchange, dropped 0.09 per cent after trading started Thursday morning. The main banks evolved unevenly, with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) and Santander up 1.24 and 0.8 per cent respe...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
Madrid - The shares of top Spanish banks plunged Monday following US investment bank Lehman Brothers announcing it would file for bankruptcy protection. The country's two biggest banks, Santander and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), were down ...
Driive (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
BBVA, EDF, Netia, Renault , Vontobel: European Equity Preview Bloomberg - 52 minutes ago Renault SA (RNO FP): France's second-largest automaker said workers at a Brazilian plant ended a four-day strike that resulted in a production loss of 2400 ...
The San Antonio Business Journal (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
The BBVA Group has successfully completed the conversion of Texas State Bank to Compass Bank. (BBV)
Banking Business Review (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
The Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Group has converted Texas State Bank into Compass Bank reportedly marking significant progress toward BBVA's US integration plan and the launch of the BBVA Compass brand.
