Barclays Share News (BARC)

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Peel Hunt starts NatWest and Barclays at 'buy'

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

LONDON MARKET OPEN: European stocks slump amid Middle East escalation

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 traded lower in early exchanges, with sentiment hurt by worries of a conflict escalation in the Middle East, after state media in Iran reported explosions.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

UK regulator struggles to obtain data for motor financing probe

(Alliance News) - The UK Financial Conduct Authority on Friday said it has reminded motor financing companies to maintain adequate financial resources at all times as it continues its review of their activities.

UK banks must prepare for car finance claims, says watchdog

LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) - British lenders have been told by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ensure they are adequately prepared to meet the potential costs of customer complaints arising from its review into the motor finance industry.

Barclays hires UBS banker Abati as co-head of energy transition for EMEA

LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) - Barclays has hired Rafael Abati from UBS as one of two senior bankers to lead its energy transition investment banking business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Barclays said in a statement.

Barclays reduces Fed rate cut view to one in 2024

NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) - Barclays economics team on Wednesday said it now sees the U.S. Federal Reserve cutting rates just one time in 2024, by 25 basis points (bps), in light of the upside surprise to the consumer price index (CPI) data released today.

Sabadell feels no pressure from British M&A activity to sell TSB

ALICANTE, Spain, April 9 (Reuters) - Sabadell is under no pressure to sell its British TSB business, the Spanish bank's chief executive Cesar Gonzalez Bueno said on Tuesday, despite recent UK sector consolidation.

PRESS: Barclays mounts challenge to UK car finance ruling - Sky

(Alliance News) - Barclays PLC has launched a legal challenge over a ruling that it unfairly paid commission to a car finance broker, Sky News reported late Monday.

OSB promotes Victoria Hyde to chief financial officer

(Alliance News) - OSB Group PLC on Friday named Victoria Hyde as its chief financial officer, with effect from May 10.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: US initial jobless claims hotter than expected

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed up on Thursday, as investors first digested words from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell overnight, before reacting to hotter-than-expected US initial jobless claims.

Sector movers: Lenders and industrial miners pace gains amid search for yield

(Sharecast News) - Lenders' and miners' shares helped London's top-flight index outperform amid a renewed focus on the part of some investors on so-called 'value' stocks.

Morgan Stanley commits to Canary Wharf home until at least 2038

LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's UK arm has extended a lease on its 547,000 square foot European headquarters in London's Canary Wharf to 2038, committing to the Docklands financial hub even as rivals relocate in search of smaller offices.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Bernstein starts AstraZeneca at 'outperform'

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

Barclays executive denies discrimination in employee case

LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - Barclays' former Global Head of Race at Work has defended her decision not to investigate further an employee complaint alleging racial, religious and sex discrimination at the British bank, an employment tribunal in London heard on Wednesday.