Barclays says on track to meet full-year profit forecasts; shares ...
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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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Management's predictions turn out to be right on target.
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Progress made by Britain's Barclays  in its offer for ABN AMRO demonstrates its ability to offer the Dutch bank's shareholders "certainty and deliverability", Chief Executive John Varley said on Wednesday.
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The Office of Fair Trading has set the clock ticking on the process that could see the Barclay brothers&#39; deal to buy the Daily Telegraph reviewed by competition watchdogs.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Shares of Barclays PLC rose more than 4 percent yesterday after an investment analyst advised clients that Bank of America Corp. may be interested in bidding for the London-based banking company.
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British bank Barclays  is confident of winning the takeover battle for ABN AMRO  and expects the Dutch bank's contested sale of its U.S. business to be allowed, its president said on Friday.
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The Bank of England today hinted that interest rates may have peaked as it said it was on course to meet its inflation target assuming that rates remain unchanged.
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Top UK banks could report combined annual profits of about Â£38bn despite worries about exposure to bad debts.
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COLES Myer Ltd said today it remains on track to reach its goal of achieving a profit of $800 million in 2005/06, after booking record earnings in 2003/04.
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Shareholders in British bank Barclays on Friday backed a bid to acquire ABN Amro of The Netherlands after Barclays mangement assured them the deal would not be done at any price.
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South Africa's biggest retail bank says it is close to announcing a deal for Barclays to take a majority stake in its business.
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Progress made by Britain&#39;s Barclays   in its offer for ABN AMRO demonstrates its ability to  offer the Dutch bank&#39;s shareholders &quot;certainty and  deliverability,&quot; Chief Executive John Varley said on Wednesday.
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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 it hoped to make an announcement soon.
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Britain's BT Group Plc  posted third-quarter core earnings in line with forecasts on Thursday and issued a strong outlook as it reported better-than-expected retail broadband additions.
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British computer and video games  retailer Game Group Plc  said it expected its full-year  profit to be ahead of an average market forecast after  continued strong sales in the run-up to Christmas, boosting its  shares.
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Business & money: US pension fund backs demands for changes Bank insists share price shows strategy is right
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Barclays Capital, the investment   banking arm of British lender Barclays Plc. BARC.L, is   counting on Asian revenue growth of at least 25 percent a year,   Chief Executive Bob Diamond said on Sunday, as the bank's   overseas businesses now make up about half of its total   profits.