Barclays Share News (BARC)

HSBC cuts staff bonus pool, lifts CEO Quinn's total pay

LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - HSBC cut its annual bonus pool by 4% to $3.4 billion in 2022, the bank said on Tuesday, as a global slump in dealmaking led it to trim awards for its bankers.

Rogers-Shaw lawyers could nab bigger share of C$100 mln-plus fee jackpot

TORONTO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - As Rogers Communications' long-delayed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc nears its final hurdle, bankers, lawyers and shareholder advisors are preparing to finally pocket a C$100 million-plus ($75 million) fee from the bitterly contested deal.

Rogers-Shaw lawyers could nab bigger share of C$100 mln-plus fee jackpot

TORONTO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - As Rogers Communications' long-delayed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc nears its final hurdle, bankers, lawyers and shareholder advisors are preparing to finally pocket a C$100 million-plus ($75 million) fee from the bitterly contested deal.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg lowers Spectris; RBC cuts Direct Line

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday:

Ex-JPM, Barclays exec Staley discussed Disney princesses with Epstein - lawsuit

LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Former JPMorgan Chase & Co and Barclays executive Jes Staley allegedly discussed Disney characters Snow White and Beauty and the Beast in a series of emails with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who also allegedly shared photographs of young women with the banker, according to newly unsealed court documents.

Former Barclays CEO Staley discussed Disney princesses with Epstein - lawsuit

LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Former Barclays chief executive Jes Staley allegedly discussed Disney characters Snow White and Beauty and the Beast in a series of emails with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who also allegedly shared photographs of young women with the banker, according to newly unsealed court documents.

UK dividends calendar - next 7 days

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Citigroup starts Inchcape with 'buy'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:

France's blue-chip index powers gains in European shares

STOXX 600 ends up 0.4%

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FTSE 100 breaches 8,000 to hit new high as pound declines

Barclays slides on full-year profit drop

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 breaches 8,000 point mark as pound falls

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 climbed past the 8,000 point mark for the first time on Wednesday, as confident afternoon trade in London defied a slow start from equities in New York.

Adani Group hires banks to hold bond investor calls after market rout

NEW YORK, Feb 15 (Reuters) - India's Adani Group and two of its main subsidiaries caught up in a short-selling storm in recent weeks are to hold calls with bond investors on Feb. 16 and Feb. 21, according to a document seen by Reuters.

Inflation numbers keep investors on alert ahead of U.S. retail sales

Dollar rises after U.S. CPI and ahead of retail sales

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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks stall, sterling remains weak on inflation

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were trading sideways at midday on Wednesday as investors mulled the future of interest rates in the UK, following fresh data that revealed inflation cooled in January.

Barclays shares tumble 9% as profit disappoints

Costs surge by more than a quarter over full year

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