Barclays Share News (BARC)

LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: Barclays and Rio Tinto make big payouts

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London are seen opening slightly higher on Wednesday following positive trading in Asia, even as investors tracked developments in the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Barclays boosts dividends as annual profit nearly trebles

LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Barclays reported its annual profit nearly trebled and returned 2.5 billion pounds to shareholders in 2021 via dividends and buybacks, as bad loan charges plunged and its investment bank continued its strong recent performance.

Barclays post record profit on economic recovery, bad debt release

(Sharecast News) - Annual profits almost trebled at Britain's Barclays Bank, boosted by economic recovery and the release of provisions for bad loans during the Covid pandemic.

Wednesday preview: Ukraine-Russia crisis, Barclays in the spotlight

(Sharecast News) - All eyes on Wednesday will be on the ongoing crisis and how the international community responds to Russia's decision to recognise the two breakaway republics in Ukraine's Donbass region.

J.P. Morgan still 'bullish' on cyclicals, not sure growth offers opportunity

(Sharecast News) - Equity strategists at J.P.Morgan reiterated their 'bullish' stance on cyclical areas of the market but warned clients away from growth stocks, telling them that current weakness in that space might not be an opportunity.

Mumbai airport hires banks for dollar bond sale - document

DUBAI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Mumbai International Airport has hired a group of banks to arrange a sale of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds to refinance existing debt and for capital expenditure, a bank document showed on Monday.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Red week ends on back foot with eyes on Ukraine

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were sliding backwards into the weekend with the early gains seen on Friday reversing as the session dragged on.

StanChart CEO Winters keen to stay through 2024 at least

LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered Chief Executive Bill Winters is keen to stay at the bank at least until the delivery of its new goal to hit a double-digit return by 2024, he told Reuters on Thursday.

StanChart bets on rate hikes to hit lofty goals as profit disappoints

SINGAPORE/LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered has raised its core profitability goals and promised shareholders extra payouts, despite full year profit undershooting expectations, as it banks on inflation-battling rate hikes worldwide to boost lending.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

London stocks tumble as Russia-Ukraine tensions weigh

Feb 14 (Reuters) - UK shares fell on Monday, hit by souring risk sentiment across global equities following U.S. warnings that Russia could invade Ukraine at any time.

Europe's banks fund oil and gas expansion despite IEA warning -report

LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - European banks are providing billions of dollars of funding to expand oil and gas production, a report on Monday showed, despite International Energy Agency guidance against new facilities in order to slow global warming.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: DZ Bank ups Astra to hold; Jefferies ups Smiths

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: DZ Bank ups Astra to hold; Jefferies ups Smiths

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC raises B&M European Value to sector perform

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: RBC raises B&M European Value to sector perform

UPDATE 2-Banks, miners help FTSE 100 extend last week's gains

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window)* Banks lead gains* Taylor Wimpey up after naming new CEO* FTSE 100 up 0.8%, FTSE 250 adds 0.4% (Updates to close)By Sruthi ShankarFeb 7 (Re...