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Don't call him Gideon; don't even call him George; call him Ed
Trending: St Patrick's Day and World Sleep Day [Shurely shome conflict here? - Ed.), George Osborne, Bob Diamond and IAG
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Barclays (ADR)
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Barclays is a global financial services provider engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management. It operates through branches, offices and subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and overseas.
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Bob Diamond back in the spotlight with stockbroker takeover
Bob Diamond’s New York-based private equity firm, Atlas Merchant Capital, has joined forces with QInvest, the Qatari investment bank
What's next for ex Barclays boss Diamond after Panmure takeover?
Diamond may have been hoping his acquisition of Panmure would be out of the glare of the public eye but the former boss of Barclays has been thrust back into the spotlight
Ex Barclays boss Diamond thrust back into London spotlight with Panmure takeover
Former Barclays boss Bob Diamond has teamed up with a Qatari investment bank to buy Panmure Gordon in a deal valued over £15mln.
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FTSE 100 hits record high close, again
FTSE 100 stocks closed at a record high on Friday for a second successive session, after making a fresh intraday peak, and a good way for equity investors to end the week
Lloyds should 'distribute and dominate' say Societe Generale banking analysts if they were 'CEO for a day'
The analysts said: “Lloyds has paid a special dividend for two years and we expect this to continue, and to be a larger size. We expect a dividend yield of 8% for each of the next three years“
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What to make of Challenger Banks
Newcomers offer higher ROE, higher growth and attractive cost:income metrics
US stocks end lower after oil price fears are fuelled, the trade deficit widens
US stocks ended lower on Tuesday after a day dogged by poor performance from a major retail name, sharp words in the oil price war, and a yawning trade deficit with the world
FTSE 100 stocks dragged lower by miners and copper price drop shock
The FTSE 100 was down 32 points to 7,342 shortly after 3.15pm on Monday
Barclays outlook remains unclear, RBC Capital says
RBC Capital has lifted its target price on Barclays but left its rating at 'sector perform'
Barclays confirms former Kingfisher boss Ian Cheshire as chairman of UK retail arm
Ian Cheshire, the former non-executive director of failed Bradford & Bingley, has been confirmed chairman of the UK retail unit at Barclays.
Outlook unclear for UK's biggest lenders after mixed bag of full year earnings
It's been a rollercoaster week of UK banking results with an underwhelming finale from RBS and Lloyds impressing with its highest profits in a decade
Barclays price target increased by bullish Deutsche Bank
The stock is trading below its net tangible asset value, prompting DB to lift its price target
FTSE 100 ends lower on the week as loss-making RBS drags ticker south
London’s FTSE 100 ended lower on Friday, dragged lower by heavyweight loser RBS after it reported a ninth straight year of losses
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Storm Doris and Whirlpool willies
What's trending? Storm Doris and Whirlpool tumble dryers; banking behemoths Barclays and Lloyds; British American Vaping ... er ... Tobacco; and Deltex.
Barclays cuts dividend as full year pre-tax profits miss forecasts
The lender's full year pre-tax profits have missed market expectations, though it has reduced provisions for payment protection insurances and strengthened its capital position
FTSE ends lower as Wall St adds to ex-divi stock blues
With around half-an-hour of trading to go in London, the FTSE100 index was almost 20 points lower at 7,282, the day’s worst levels, well below an earlier peak of 7,310.
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Barclays next in to bat as banking results season continues
Will Barclays' results be duff, like HSBC's, or buff, like Lloyds'?
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FTSE 100 shares end higher as Unilever seeks more shareholder value
FTSE 100 shares ended higher on Wednesday, as Unilever talked up a review to show more shareholder value and Lloyds Banking posted its highest profit in a decade