Barclays Share News (BARC)

JPMorgan still positive on UK banks despite potential rate cuts

(Sharecast News) - JPMorgan has said that dovish comments from the Bank of England this week don't alter its constructive view on UK banking stocks, even if interest rates do fall more sharply than markets are currently pricing in.

Barclays AGM disrupted by activists protesting over Gaza

LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - Barclays' annual shareholder meeting was disrupted by activists protesting against its alleged indirect links to violence in Gaza, with the bank's chair telling security staff to eject them from the event in Glasgow on Thursday.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: NatWest target raised, other lenders backed

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

UK watchdog considers redress scheme after motor finance probe

LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog said on Wednesday it was considering a formal redress scheme to compensate thousands of consumers that were potentially overcharged for motor finance.

Race for Europe's first 'real-time' stock trade tape heats up

LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - Banks and asset managers are vying with Europe’s exchanges to develop technology that can deepen the pool of investors in the continent’s capital markets and better compete with Wall Street.

Norway wealth fund to back Barclays CEO, chair at AGM

OSLO, May 4 (Reuters) - Norway's $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund, one of the world's largest investors, supports the reappointment of Barclays CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan and Chair Nigel Higgins to the British bank's board, the fund manager said on Saturday.

Ex-Odey portfolio manager Hanbury warns investors are 'buying blind'

LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - Former Odey Asset Management (OAM) portfolio manager James Hanbury has said in a letter to investors that passive and systematic trading strategies have grown so much that those trading on company fundamentals might be hurt.

UK shareholder meetings calendar - next 7 days

Barclays to cut jobs in investment banking - reports

(Sharecast News) - Barclays has reportedly kicked off a fresh round of redundancies, cutting "a few hundred roles" at its investment bank as it looks to tackle underperformers and reinvest in new talent.

GM in talks with Barclays to replace Goldman Sachs in credit card partnership -source

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Deutsche Bank likes Frasers; Barclays cuts JD

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

London close: Stocks buoyed by banking, mining positivity

(Sharecast News) - London's equity markets closed positively on Friday, buoyed by gains in the banking sector following better-than-expected results from NatWest.

European bank stocks at highest since 2015 after earnings boost

STOXX Europe 600 banks index highest since Oct. 2015

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NatWest profit falls less than feared ahead of state escape

First-quarter profit down 27% in competitive market

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Peel Hunt cuts ConvaTec to 'reduce'

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