Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=popLatest Financial News for BANCO POPULAR ESPANOLen-usMon, 30 Mar 2009 00:25:20 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/ft/rss/SIG=123vnp531/*http://www.ft.com/cms/s/97b52d4a-1c7b-11de-977c-00144feabdc0.html?referrer_id=yahoofinance&ft_ref=yahoo1&segid=03058Spanish banks have been among the most robust and profitable in the world since the financial crisis began last year, but the country's weaker lenders now face a challenging period of mergers and restructurings following the crash of the Spanish property market, according to regulators, government officials and analysts.yahoo_finance/3364247877Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:25:20 Etc/GMT