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Wednesday newspaper round-up: Darty, UK banks, German banks...

Wed, 29th May 2013 06:40

Electricals retailer Darty could slash jobs in an effort to cut costs in its core French region as it copes with a weaker economy, The Independent reports.The Guardian says that Britain's 'Big Four' banks - comprised of Lloyds, HSBC, RBS and Barclays - will have cut 189,000 jobs worldwide in just five years by the end of 2013.Financial Times says that Germany's largest banks including Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank came up €14bn short of meeting the new Basel III capital requirements by the end of 2012.The Times says that Chinese property developer Advanced Business Park is to create a £1.0bn two million square-foot business park next to the London City airport which could create thousands of new jobs.Christian Noyer, the Governor of the Bank of France, has warned that a proposed financial transactions tax could "destroy" parts of France's banking industry and that the government instead needs to make unpopular spending cuts, writes The Telegraph.France, Spain and the Netherlands, three of the EU's five-largest economies. will be allowed to overshoot the annual 3.0% budget deficit limit, the European Commission is expected to announce, according to the Financial Times."The number of households insulating their homes has dramatically fallen this year, threatening to torpedo the Government's energy efficiency drive and push utility bills even higher," according to The Times. The paper says that cavity wall insulation was fitted in just 1,138 houses in April, down from nearly 40,000 the year before.
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(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 got off to a slow start on Tuesday, with miners falling amid fears for the Chinese economy, while Barclays shares fell after Bloomberg reported Qatar is trimming its stake in the lender.

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5 Dec 2023 08:01

Qatar almost halves stake in Barclays

(Sharecast News) - Banking giant Barclays was in the red early on Tuesday after its largest shareholder made moves to offload roughly £510.0m in shares.

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5 Dec 2023 07:48

LONDON BRIEFING: Ashtead in record half-year; tinyBuild cuts outlook

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open lower on Tuesday, continuing a lacklustre start to the week, after tepid trade in New York overnight.

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30 Nov 2023 09:57

Lloyds to shut 45 branches

(Sharecast News) - Lloyds Banking Group is to shut another 45 branches, it was confirmed on Thursday, as lenders continue to downsize their estates.

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28 Nov 2023 15:40

Barclays axes 900 staff in "disgraceful" pre-Christmas move - UK union

(Alliance News) - Banking firm Barclays PLC is cutting 900 jobs in its UK business as it looks to slash costs in a "disgraceful" pre-Christmas move, trade union Unite has said.

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28 Nov 2023 15:30

London close: Stocks slip after mountain of broker notes

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets finished in the red on Tuesday as investors deliberated over the latest shop price data, as well as a deluge of broker notes.

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28 Nov 2023 08:52

PRESS: Barclays eyes dropping quarter of investment bank clients - FT

(Alliance News) - Barclays PLC is exploring the possibility of dropping thousands of its investment bank clients - a quarter of its total - amid a strategic overhaul to bolster its bottom line and cut GBP1 billion of costs, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

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28 Nov 2023 07:56

Barclays considers dropping thousands of investment banking clients - report

(Sharecast News) - Barclays is reportedly exploring a plan to drop thousands of clients at its investment bank as part of a strategic overhaul that is meant to boost profits and cut £1bn of costs.

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28 Nov 2023 07:42

LONDON BRIEFING: Rolls-Royce plans disposals, sets out 2027 targets

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called lower on Tuesday, with a stronger pound likely to weigh on the FTSE 100.

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UPDATE: Metro Bank negotiating sale of mortgage book to Barclays - Sky

(Alliance News) - Metro Bank Holdings PLC is in talks to sell a GBP3 billion mortgage portfolio to Barclays PLC as part of its restructuring process in a bid to prevent collapse.

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27 Nov 2023 13:44

Barclays in talks to acquire mortgage portfolio from Metro Bank

(Sharecast News) - Banking giant Barclays has entered exclusive talks to acquire a large portfolio of residential mortgages from high street lender Metro Bank as it seeks approval for a wider refinancing aimed at saving it from collapse.

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27 Nov 2023 13:26

PRESS: Metro Bank negotiating sale of mortgage book to Barclays - Sky

(Alliance News) - Metro Bank Holdings PLC is in talks to sell a GBP3 billion mortgage portfolio to Barclays PLC as part of its restructuring process in a bid to prevent collapse.

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27 Nov 2023 12:54

IN BRIEF: Argo Blockchain hires former CBOE Digital chief to be CEO

Argo Blockchain PLC - London-based cryptocurrency miner - Hires Thomas Chippas as chief executive officer and board member, starting immediately. New York-based Chippas most recently was CEO of CBOE Digital, a crypto trading and clearing firm that is part of Cboe Global Markets Group. He also was CEO of Citadel Technology LLC and worked at financial firms Citigroup Inc, Barclays PLC and Deutsche Bank AG. "The pace of innovation in the bitcoin mining industry continues to increase as miners seek ever greater efficiency and capacity in preparation for the bitcoin halving and beyond," Chippas says.

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Peel, Numis up Rightmove; Goldman cuts Entain

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PRESS: Lloyds Banking mulls jobs cuts to trim costs - Reuters

(Alliance News) - Lloyds Banking Group PLC is putting 2,500 jobs at risk as part of cost-cutting plans, Reuters reported on Friday.

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