Barclays Share News (BARC)

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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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks directionless but pound down after UK CPI

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened largely lower on Wednesday as inflation in the UK slowed by slightly more than forecast in January, though remained in double digits.

TOP NEWS: Barclays lifts annual dividend but profit hit by impairments

(Alliance News) - Barclays PLC on Wednesday reported a fall in annual profit as a result of credit impairments, citing the "deteriorating macroeconomic forecast".

CORRECT: LONDON BRIEFING: UK inflation cools to 10.1%

(Correcting New York closing indices.)

LONDON BRIEFING: UK inflation cools to 10.1%; Barclays profit down

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened slightly higher on Wednesday in the wake of fresh data that revealed inflation in the UK was cooling.

Barclays annual profit falls 15% as over-issuance error, investment bank returns disappoint

LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Barclays reported its annual profit fell 15%, as costs from an administrative blunder that saw it oversell securities in the United States compounded a mixed performance by its investment banking division.

Barclays profits fall 14% on bad debt charges, US over-issuance error

(Sharecast News) - Barclays Bank said annual profits fell 14%, driven by poor performance at its investment unit, a rise in debt impairment provisions and the costs of a massive trading error in the US.

Barclays winding down instant consumer lending operations -The Times

Feb 14 (Reuters) - Barclays is winding down the majority of its consumer lending operation, which offers instant loans to shoppers at the point of sale of major retailers, The Times newspaper reported on Tuesday.