Barclays says Q1 strong, Barclaycard still a worry
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Britain&#039;s Barclays  said it saw  &quot;very strong profit momentum&quot; in the first quarter as its UK  retail business improved and its investment bank beat peers,  but weakness in the UK unsecured debt market weighed on  Barclaycard.
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Barclays, the third-biggest British bank, said that talks to buy a majority stake in South African banking group Absa were progressing well, and forecast an 18-percent rise in annual profits.
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Northern Rock says it has not yet had to borrow emergency Bank of England cash, as savers are urged not to panic.
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The UK's third biggest bank Barclays sees annual pre-tax profits rise to record levels boosted by a sharp rise in business at its investment division.
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Strong results from Barclays (NYSE:BCS) on Tuesday offset news of further writedowns at Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS), while a strong open on Wall Street helped European euqities to a second session of gains.
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Barclays&#39; share price rose on Friday after Britain&#39;s third biggest bank denied it was facing liquidity problems amid a collapse of the US subprime mortgage market.
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Shares in Barclays  climbed for a second day on Friday as speculation mounted that Bank of America  could bid for the UK bank, with a leading analyst saying there could be strong merit to an acquisition.
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How JPMorgan keeps ahead of expectations while rival Citi takes it on the chin.
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Britain's Barclays will press ahead with its recommended 63bn euro offer for ABN Amro despite pressure from dissenting investors.
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Shares in Barclays  surged over 4 percent toward their record high on Thursday as traders said talk returned that Spanish or U.S. banks were casting an acquisitive eye on Britain's third-biggest bank.
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Yet questions still linger about how strong consumer spending will be in the months ahead.
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Sentiment towards sterling has improved since the release of data revealing that mortgage lending remains strong, raising the possibility that the Bank of England may still need to keep hiking interest rates.
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Banking giant UBS was cautious over prospects for the rest of the year after a lull in trading hurt its third-quarter profit, despite a strong showing by its blockbuster wealth management operation.
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Strong performances in the bankâs asset management, credit card groups and treasury services groups helped offset troubles in the investment banking unit.
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Barclays (NYSE:BCS) was a leading gainer on Monday as the FTSE moved higher for the ninth session out of the last ten.
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Business & money: Analysts believe Bank of England still likely to raise interest rates higher in the coming months.
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Barclays PLC, Britain&#39;s third-biggest bank, said Thursday it is on track to meet analyst expectations of a full-year profit before tax of 4.5 billion pounds ($8.5 billion US), despite a flat performance from its domestic retail banking