Bloomberg Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) SA and Banco de Sabadell SA ended short-lived takeover talks in a disagreement over the price, setting back consolidation in a banking market hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. Discussions about a purchase of Sabadell by BBVA to create the second-largest domestic lender in Spain collapsed after the two sides couldn’t agree on the …

Bloomberg In a record-breaking month that added $1.7 trillion to European equities, none rallied as hard as unloved bargain stocks. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index has surged 15% in November, on track to overtake the previous record set in April 2009 in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Now, like then, value and cyclical sectors such as banks, insurance …

Bloomberg Most Middle East stock markets advanced, taking their cue from rising crude oil prices and gains elsewhere in emerging markets last week. Indexes in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Oman climbed as much as 0.3%, while those in Kuwait slipped. The Tadawul All Share Index in Riyadh rose for the sixth consecutive session to trade at the highest …