London close: Stocks rise on back of motor lender ruling
4th Aug 2025 17:35
(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed higher on Monday, led by sharp gains among lenders following a favourable Supreme Court ruling on motor finance commissions.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed on corporate updates, trade developments
29th Jul 2025 16:28
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended Tuesday on a mixed note as a wave of corporate results kept investors busy and market participants continued to assess the implications of the recent US-EU trade deal.
Read moreTuesday preview: UK consumer credit, Barclays in focus
28th Jul 2025 17:13
(Sharecast News) - Financial markets' attention on Tuesday will be on UK consumer credit and mortgage lending data for the month of June.
Read moreLondon close: FTSE finishes week just shy of 9,000
18th Jul 2025 17:51
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended higher on Friday, supported by a positive shift in investor sentiment following US consumer confidence data.
Read moreCiti downgrades Barclays to 'neutral'
18th Jul 2025 07:25
(Sharecast News) - Citi downgraded its stance on Barclays on Friday as it took a look at European banks and exchanges.
Read moreFCA fines Barclays £42m over financial crime risk lapses
16th Jul 2025 07:46
(Sharecast News) - The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Barclays a total of £42m, it announced on Wednesday, for significant lapses in its handling of financial crime risks, following two separate failings linked to client accounts associated with suspected fraud and money laundering.
Read moreLondon close: Markets rise as US payrolls blast past forecasts
3rd Jul 2025 17:39
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended higher on Thursday, buoyed by a stabilisation in sterling after recent turbulence, as attention turned to a stronger-than-expected US payrolls report.
Read moreSantander and Barclays in race to acquire TSB
27th Jun 2025 16:08
(Sharecast News) - Santander and Barclays were said to be the main contenders left in the race to acquire TSB, according to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish higher as US economy contracts
30th Apr 2025 14:52
(Sharecast News) - London stocks extended their gains on Wednesday, after fresh data from the US showed a slowing in consumer price growth, alongside the country's first economic contraction since 2022.
Read moreBarclays beats forecasts with 19% rise in Q1 profit
30th Apr 2025 07:03
(Sharecast News) - Barclays Bank lifted bad loan provisions in response to macroeconomic uncertainty in the US as it also reported a better-than-expected 19% rise in pre-tax profit to £2.7bn.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks rise as Trump assuages Fed concerns
23rd Apr 2025 15:19
(Sharecast News) - London's equity markets advanced on Wednesday, buoyed by renewed optimism over potential US-China trade negotiations and a rebound in commodity prices.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks rebound as Trump puts tariffs on ice
10th Apr 2025 15:38
(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed sharply higher on Thursday, buoyed by investor relief after US president Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on most of his proposed retaliatory tariffs.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks plummet on second day of Trump trade war
4th Apr 2025 16:09
(Sharecast News) - London markets suffered steep losses on Friday after China announced it would impose retaliatory tariffs of 34% on US imports, intensifying the ongoing trade conflict with Washington and rattling global investor sentiment.
Read moreBarclays nears deal to offload UK payments business to Brookfield - report
7th Mar 2025 11:34
(Sharecast News) - Barclays is reportedly closing in on a £650m deal to offload control of its UK payments business to the Canadian investment giant Brookfield Asset Management after months of negotiations.
Read moreBarclays to pay compensation over three-day IT outage
6th Mar 2025 12:20
(Sharecast News) - Barclays expects to pay out up to £7.5m in compensation, it emerged on Thursday, after an IT outage left customers without access to online banking for three days.
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