Simon Payne

Simon Payne
pulling reinforce rising talk tie
Lloyds is rising on speculation that BBVA will make a bid. There's been talk of a tie up between the two for ages. BBVA pulling out of BNL is going to reinforce that rumor.
effort elsewhere huge italy needs plan pressure work
All the work and effort in Italy has come to nothing and Gonzalez is going to be under huge pressure to come up with a Plan B. BBVA will now have to look elsewhere abroad, and it needs to do it quickly.