London close: Stocks slip as investors await Nvidia results
28th Aug 2024 15:00
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended slightly down on Wednesday, with investors showing restraint ahead of crucial earnings from US chipmaker Nvidia.
Read moreBarclays becomes latest to lift cap on banker bonuses
8th Aug 2024 15:19
(Sharecast News) - Barclays has become the latest bank in the UK to lift the cap on senior banker bonuses, following in the footsteps of JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish higher amid global recovery
7th Aug 2024 16:34
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets closed higher on Wednesday, buoyed by positive global sentiment following remarks from the Bank of Japan.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks slide as Bank of England trims rates
1st Aug 2024 16:09
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets ended the day in negative territory on Thursday, as investors digested the Bank of England's decision to cut interest rates for the first time in four years.
Read moreBarclays raises interest guidance despite fall in first-half income
1st Aug 2024 08:39
(Sharecast News) - Barclays reported a return on tangible equity (RoTE) of 11.1% for its first half on Thursday, down from 13.2% in the same period last year, with profit before tax slipping to £4.2b from £4.6bn, although it raised its full-year net interest income guidance.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed as PM Starmer names his Cabinet
5th Jul 2024 16:35
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets ended the week on a mixed note on Friday, after a subdued response to Labour's general election victory, although housebuilders and the more domestically-focussed FTSE 250 made gains.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks rise as UK election enters final hours
4th Jul 2024 15:41
(Sharecast News) - London stocks remained in the green by the close on Thursday, buoyed by optimistic market sentiment as UK voters headed to the polls amid widespread expectation of a Labour party victory.
Read moreBarclays to sell German consumer finance business to Bawag Group
4th Jul 2024 08:56
(Sharecast News) - Barclays said on Thursday that it has agreed to sell its German consumer finance business to Austrian bank Bawag Group.
Read moreUK banking customers hit by pay day IT glitches
28th Jun 2024 11:37
(Sharecast News) - A raft of UK banking customers were hit with payment delays on Friday, after a number of high street lenders suffered IT glitches.
Read moreJPMorgan still positive on UK banks despite potential rate cuts
10th May 2024 11:17
(Sharecast News) - JPMorgan has said that dovish comments from the Bank of England this week don't alter its constructive view on UK banking stocks, even if interest rates do fall more sharply than markets are currently pricing in.
Read moreBarclays to cut jobs in investment banking - reports
1st May 2024 14:50
(Sharecast News) - Barclays has reportedly kicked off a fresh round of redundancies, cutting "a few hundred roles" at its investment bank as it looks to tackle underperformers and reinvest in new talent.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks buoyed by banking, mining positivity
26th Apr 2024 16:35
(Sharecast News) - London's equity markets closed positively on Friday, buoyed by gains in the banking sector following better-than-expected results from NatWest.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish mixed as US GDP growth slows
25th Apr 2024 15:14
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets finished with a mixed performance on Thursday, as investors digested a slower-than-expected GDP growth reading from the United States, while a slew of well-received earnings underpinned the top-flight index.
Read moreBarclays Q1 profits fall 12%
25th Apr 2024 07:01
(Sharecast News) - Barclays Bank reported a 12% fall in first-quarter profit on lower income as customers shopped around for better savings rates and mortgage deals.
Read moreThursday preview: US Q1 GDP, Barclays in focus
24th Apr 2024 11:57
(Sharecast News) - Investors' attention on Thursday will be on a first reading for U.S. gross domestic product growth during the first quarter.
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