Bank of America declines comment on Barclays report
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A Bank of America spokesman declined to comment on a Merrill Lynch research report that suggested the second largest US bank might be interested in taking over Britain's Barclays bank.
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Shares in Barclays  raced to a  record high as speculation mounted that Bank of America   could bid for the UK bank, even though its outgoing chairman  sold shares to signal no approach had been made.
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Barclays&#39; surprise announcement that costs will rise faster than expected next year as it beefs up its key investment bank and credit card division sent its shares lower yesterday.
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ABN AMRO's sale of U.S. subsidiary LaSalle does not need shareholders' approval, a law professor advising the Dutch Supreme Court said on Tuesday, raising the chances of Barclays taking over the Dutch bank.
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Vanguard and Fidelity hinder Barclays' ETF strategy.
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Britainâs Treasury chief, Alistair Darling, said that Britain would not protect businesses that make bad judgments, despite a billion-dollar rescue of a struggling bank.
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British bank Barclays Plc BARC.L has  held merger talks with U.S. bank Wells Fargo WFC.N that could  create a financial giant worth about $180 billion, Britain's  Sunday Express newspaper reported.
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Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland  is considering a major acquisition in the United States early next year, according to a report in The Scotsman newspaper on Wednesday, but the bank dismissed the report.
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Wall Street retreated after Bank of America missed analystsâ earnings expectations and provided further evidence of how the credit crisis has hurt the economy.
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Stock futures fell on Thursday after Bank of America Corp , the No. 2 U.S. bank, missed quarterly profit estimates, adding to worries about the outlook for the financial sector.
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Bank of New York (BK:NYSE - news - research) reportedly faces a $24 million fine to avoid a criminal indictment for allegedly failing to report suspicious activity at one of its branches.
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Shares in Barclays Plc  raced to a new high as speculation mounted that Bank of America Corp.  could bid for the UK bank, even though a sale of shares by Barclays' outgoing chairman signaled no approach had been made.
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Bank of China shares are suspended in Shanghai after it fails to comment on reports of write-downs.
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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
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A report from Ernst & Young says the Bank of England must not raise interest rates so that they hurt the UK economy.
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Bank of America is backing away from âHigher Standardsâ â at least in its new national advertising campaign.
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Business & money: Shares fall on firmly denied report that investment arm was exposed to failure of German bank.