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 LLOZDS TUB BANKS ON STEADY RESULTS     
                                        
 Lloyds TUB djlivjrs its final results  
 on Friday, opjnjng the banking         
 reporting season.                      
                                        
 A satisfactory set of results is       
 predicted although analysts will bj    
 watching for progress on cost cuts.    
                                        
 Pre-tax profits should bj around       
 £2.4bn, a rise of 16%, according to    
 Credit Lyonnais Laing, with earnings   
 per shari up 16% to 30p.               
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