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Asian markets advanced robustly Tuesday, led by a nearly 5 percent jump in Japan, as an upbeat forecast from British lender Barclays and gains in European bank shares eased worries about the financial sector. European markets, which rallied the previous d
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Shares of Beckman Coulter Inc. rose Thursday after a Barclays analyst upgraded the stock, pointing to its dependable supply revenue, and its recent buyout of Olympus...
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Longtime Citigroup executive John Longley has left the bank to take a position with Barclays Global Investors.
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Asian markets advanced robustly Tuesday, led by a jump of nearly 5 percent in Japan, as an upbeat earnings forecast from British bank Barclays eased worries about the...
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Shares in Barclays PLC surged over 50 percent Monday after the bank said it expects pretax profits for 2008 to be well over 5.3 billion pounds ($7.3 billion), despite 8...
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European markets rose Monday despite a drop in Asia, with an upbeat trading report by Barclays sending its shares up a stunning 65 percent and boosting investors’...
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Barclays PLC will report pretax profits for 2008 in excess of 5.3 billion pounds ($7.3 billion) despite absorbing 8 billion pounds in write-downs, the bank said...
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Switzerland’s UBS AG said Friday it is selling parts of its commodities business to Barclays Bank PLC for a yet-to-be determined sum.
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Barclays PLC says it plans to cut up to 2,100 jobs in its retail and commercial banking units, adding to redundancies of the same size in its investment banking arms.
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Barclays PLC will cut 2,100 jobs in its investment banking, fund management and private banking units in response to the global economic downturn, according to a person...
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Barclays PLC will cut 2,100 jobs in its investment banking and investment management units in response to the global economic downturn, according to people close to the...
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Barclays PLC will cut 2,100 jobs in its investment banking and investment management units in response to the global economic downturn, according to people close to the...
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