Barclays to shed 400 IT jobs

11.58 Wed Jan 07 2009
Barclays is to axe 400 jobs in IT departments after a review of its operations, the bank has announced.

Barclays: 'Economic downturn will deepen'

John Varley
13.48 Mon Dec 15 2008
The head of Barclays bank is predicting Britain's economic gloom will deepen - which will see unemployment figures soar.

Morning Sports News

06.28 Sat Nov 29 2008
Cricketers fly home from India - Aston Villa take on Fulham - Celtic look to bounce back

Man City owner pumping £5bn into Barclays

16.44 Fri Oct 31 2008
The billionaire Abu Dhabi sheikh who bought football club Manchester City two months ago is set to pump up to £5 billion into Barclays.

Cash injection brings banking revolution

22.57 Mon Oct 13 2008
Three of the UK's most popular high street banks are receiving £37 billion of taxpayers' cash in one of the UK's biggest nationalisations.

Britain 'to launch its biggest bank bail-out'

11.12 Sun Oct 12 2008
The Government is to launch its biggest retail bank rescue on Monday, according to reports.

Major lenders hike mortgage rates

estate agents' window
19.11 Fri Sep 26 2008
Three major mortgage lenders have hiked their rates, signalling an end to the recent trend of falls in the cost of home loans.

Lehman shockwaves send FTSE plummeting

Bear mauling for tradersReuters
22.45 Tue Sep 16 2008
The FTSE 100 Index plunged to its lowest level for more than three years as Lehman Brothers shockwaves continued to reverberate.

Global markets reel over Lehman collapse

Lehman Brothers employees leave the Wall Street office with their belongingsReuters
22.05 Mon Sep 15 2008
Stock markets around the world are continuing to reel following the collapse of Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers.

Bank on brink of collapse

23.20 Sun Sep 14 2008
Lehman Brothers appears to be on the brink of collapse after talks to secure a rescue deal broke down.

RBS is expected to release historically bad figures

RBS is expected to release historically bad figures
02.34 Fri Aug 08 2008
One of the UK's biggest banks could set a new record for losing money.

Barclays suffers 33% profits slump

10.26 Thu Aug 07 2008
Barclays has suffered a 33 per cent first-half profits slump thanks to £2.8 billion of credit crunch write-downs.

Foreign investors take up Barclays shares

09.38 Fri Jul 18 2008
Asian and Middle Eastern investors now own more of Barclays following £4.5 billion fund raising plan.

Barclays announces share issue

Barclays Bank
08.13 Wed Jun 25 2008
Barclays has issued £4.5 billion of shares to shore up its finances.

Barclays hints at £4bn cash boost

Barclays
09.25 Mon Jun 16 2008
Banking giant Barclays has fuelled speculation that it is to seek a £4 billion cash injection from overseas investors.

Top banks in 'price-fixing' probe

Barclays bank
14.31 Mon Jun 02 2008
Two of the high street's biggest banks have been caught up in a competition probe by the UK's consumer watchdog.

Barclays' £1bn credit crunch hit

Barclays
10.54 Thu May 15 2008
Barclays has revealed a further £1 billion loss on assets thanks to the credit crunch.

Barclays profits slip to £7.08bn

Barclays Bank
09.33 Tue Feb 19 2008
Banking giant Barclays has posted a dip in profits to £7.08 billion after a £1.64 billion bite from the global credit crunch.

FTSE closes at 5946.6

18.04 Mon Feb 18 2008
The FTSE surged up nearly 3 per cent to close 159 points ahead at 5946.6.

Funding worries hit Barclays shares

Barclays bank
13.21 Fri Nov 02 2007
Barclays shares have tumbled by up to 8 per cent to a two-and-a-half year low after a FTSE 100 sell-off continued for a second day.

Judge rules against Barclay charges

Barclays Bank
09.56 Fri Aug 24 2007
A judge has ruled in favour of a Barclays bank customer who sued the company over penalty charges.

Posh postcodes hit £100,000 in earnings

Chelsea village
07.53 Fri Aug 24 2007
The annual income in some of London's most affluent areas has hit the £100,000 mark for the first time.

Barclays formally launches ABN bid

11.04 Mon Aug 06 2007
Barclays has formally launched its takeover offer in the long-running takeover battle for ABN Amro as shareholders vote at a rival bidder.

Barclays Q1 profits up 15%

Barclays bank
08.19 Thu May 24 2007
Barclays' first-quarter profits have soared by 15 per cent after a record performance from its investment banking arm.

Barclays axes 1,000 jobs

Barclays
11.46 Thu May 10 2007
Banking giant Barclays is to axe more than 1,000 jobs over the next three years.

Barclays merger threatens 12,800 jobs

Barclays bank
08.16 Mon Apr 23 2007
Around 12,800 jobs are at risk as Barclays and Dutch group ABN Amro agree merger terms to create the world's fifth largest banking group.

Dutch central bank's ABN Amro warning

08.59 Thu Apr 19 2007
A takeover bid for ABN Amro by a Royal Bank of Scotland-led consortium would be "risky and complicated", the Dutch central bank has said.

ABN: Barclays' race against the clock

Customers queue up at Barclays cashpoint
11.08 Mon Apr 16 2007
Barclays has 48 hours to complete its £89 billion merger with Dutch banking group ABN Amro.

Barclays 'considers ABN Amro merger'

14.02 Mon Mar 19 2007
Barclays is considering a merger with Dutch bank ABN Amro in a move creating an £80 billion banking giant, according to reports.

Lloyds TSB profits up 8% at £3.71bn

08.30 Fri Feb 23 2007
Lloyds TSB has announced profits of £3.71 billion, an 8 per cent increase on last year.

Barclays profits up by a third

Barclays
07.45 Tue Feb 20 2007
Barclays Bank has reported a profits increase of over £7 billion.