Barclays launches £5.8-bn rights issue, profits soar
LONDON: British bank Barclays on Tuesday launched plans to raise £5.8 billion ($8.9 billion, 6.7 billion euros) via a shares sale to bolster capital levels,...
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Barclays faces $453-mln fine over US price rigging
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LONDON: British bank Barclays has been hit by US federal regulators with a $453-million (344-million-euro) fine for alleged electricity price manipulation in western US markets,...
Barclays bank returns to profit in first quarter
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LONDON: British bank Barclays, seeking to fix its battered reputation caused by last year’s Libor rate-rigging scandal, said on Wednesday that it returned to profit...
Barclays takes extra £1bn charge for mis-selling
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London: Barclays bank set aside another £1.0 billion on Tuesday to cover compensation for mis-selling credit insurance and interest rate hedging products, adding to its...
Barclays posts third-quarter net loss of £200 mln
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London: British bank Barclays, which was rocked by a rate-rigging scandal earlier this year, said Wednesday it fell into a net loss in the third...
British bank Barclays agrees to buy ING Direct UK
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London: British bank Barclays on Tuesday agreed to purchase online bank ING Direct UK from its Dutch parent group for an undisclosed amount....