Word: expected
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...Wednesday, thanks largely to its acquisition in January of HBOS, the troubled U.K. lender heavily exposed to Britain's declining property market. Still, you can't fault Lloyds' optimism. The bank, in which the government has a 43% stake, predicted "high single-digit income growth" within two years. Analysts expect a steep hike in provisions for bad loans when Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Britain's largest taxpayer-funded lender, unveils first-half results later this week. After falling to a $40 billion loss last year, the largest in U.K. corporate history, RBS - more than two-thirds...
...party nuclear talks and didn't return until Treasury sanctions were removed. The Obama Administration, moreover, has constantly reiterated what Defense Secretary Robert Gates said this past spring after the second nuclear test: "We're not going to buy the same horse twice"; that is, North Korea cannot expect to be rewarded for its recent cantankerous behavior...
...knows what it might be in the diplomatic market for several months hence? As for Pyongyang, as the former President's wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, recently put it, North Korea doesn't really have "anywhere else to go." Now that the journalists are finally free, expect the diplomacy to begin anew - as it always seems to - even if it never ends up quite where Washington wants...
...regime's custody. The taped "confessions" presented Aug. 2 in the hastily convened trial of 100 detainees, ranging from notable senior political figures to demonstrators arrested on the streets, were widely viewed as forced, which sounded a further warning of what those challenging the regime on the streets might expect if they're arrested. (See pictures of Iran's presidential election and its turbulent aftermath...
...Unlike Toyota and Honda, which are focused on hybrid vehicles, Nissan officials say they see sales of plug-in electrics growing faster than many expect, despite perceptions that they don't travel far enough or fast enough on a single charge. Nissan says the range of the Leaf is sufficient to meet the daily driving needs of 80% of drivers. Ghosn says that EVs could account for 1 in 10 cars sold...