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Barclays Bank plc is a large financial services provider operating worldwide. Listed on the London, New York and Tokyo stock exchanges, Barclays was ranked as 25th largest company by Forbes Global 2000 in 2008, but in 2009, Barclays’ ranking dropped to 77th on the Forbes list after its share prices dropped around 40% supposedly due to a fall in investor confidence. The bank has its headquarters at One Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, since 2005 when it moved from its original location on Lombard St in the City of London. Barclays plc deals in commercial banking, investment banking, and investment management.

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‘Could have been worse’ City says to BA and RBS numbers

06.11.09
Investors were doing their best to look on the bright side today after the combined losses from Royal Bank of Scotland and British Airways reached £1.79 billion during the first six months of the year ... more

City remains positive despite shockers from BA and RBS

06.11.09
Stock market investors were doing their best to look on the bright side today after the combined losses from Royal Bank of Scotland and British Airways reached £1.79 billion during the first six months of the year ... more

Oh, it’s the Shane story at Lloyds...

05.11.09
On BBC news, Lloyds Banking Group’s in-house PR Shane O’Riordain says: “Lloyds is a strong, well-capitalised bank.” ... more

British Airways is tumbling despite hopes for Iberia deal

05.11.09
Is the board of British Airways about to buy a one-way ticket to Madrid? That was the story doing the rounds in the Square Mile this morning amid claims that the proposed merger with Spanish carrier Iberia could be completed by the second quarter of next year ... more

British Airways is tumbling despite Iberia deal hopes

05.11.09
Is the board of British Airways about to buy a one-way ticket to Madrid? That was the story doing the rounds in the Square Mile this morning amid claims that the proposed merger with Spanish carrier Iberia could be completed by the second quarter of next year ... more

Barclays star is quitting

03.11.09
Barclays shocked investors with news that one of its top four executives is quitting ... more

Ministers had no choice, let's hope this is the end latest cash injection

03.11.09
Are we any further down the road to recovery in the banking industry? Ask me that question in a year's time, when we've finally come to realise the shape of this recession, and I will give you the answer. ... more

Only time will tell if banks are really on the way back

03.11.09
Are we any further down the road to recovery in the banking industry? Ask me that question in a year’s time, when we’ve finally come to realise the shape of this recession and I will give you the answer... more

Banks and miners punished as investors head for exits

03.11.09
Leading shares were struggling to hold above the 5000 level today, as investors headed for the exits... more

L&G does not deserve amputation

03.11.09
The life assurance sector has had a rough year. It weathered the financial crisis relatively well with no spectacular casualties and none of the bailouts seen in countries like Holland noted for their sound approach to finance... more

For sale: Three UK banks surplus to requirements

03.11.09
Banking analysis: The Government wants to create three new High Street banks to increase competition in the UK - and today it finally became clear what these banks might look like... more

Biggest bail-out ever for banks

03.11.09
Latest: Biggest bail-out yet of British banks agreed despite evidence that small firms are still being denied the credit they desperately need to survive the recession ... more

Barclays turmoil as Odey sells

02.11.09
Barclays got caught up in the early turmoil which engulfed the banking sector today and saw its shares slump to a three-month low ... more

Banks bruised by break-up moves

02.11.09
The banks faced another harrowing sell-off session following weekend moves by the Government to start hiving off bits and pieces of Lloyds Banking Group, Northern Rock and Royal Bank of Scotland in order to appease the EU regulators ... more

Comment: More car boot sale than glamorous auction

02.11.09
Does the European Commission watch Strictly Come Dancing? Because if they did, they might appreciate the two steps forward, one step back nature of what is actually being imposed on the UK this week d ... more

Sanctimony that leads to the real scandal of office sex

02.11.09
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Ross Fisher lands big prize and heads for gym

02.11.09
New World Match Play champion Ross Fisher knows there is a lot more hard work ahead after claiming his first title in nearly 15 months... more

RBS shares in a tumble as it feels the pain of break-up

02.11.09
Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland tumbled by as much as 17% today after it admitted its break-up ordered by European regulators will be more painful than feared ... more

Motorists facing record fuel bills over Christmas

27.10.09
Motorists are facing record rises in petrol and diesel prices in the run-up to Christmas despite a price war between supermarket fillings stations... more

Barclays sign new £82.5m Premier deal

23.10.09
Barclays has announced it had renewed its sponsorship of the Premier League for the next three years... more

Barclays customers hit by cash machine fraud gangs

20.10.09
Hundreds of Barclays customers have lost thousands of pounds after their cards were apparently 'swallowed' by the bank's machines... more

Sainsbury’s tops Footsie leaders on deal rumours as Barclays is dumped

20.10.09
Another burst of speculative buying carried J Sainsbury 18p higher to 348p, making it the best performer among the top 100 companies ... more

Arabs cash in £600m profit on Barclays investment

20.10.09
Barclays’ biggest shareholder, the Middle Eastern state of Qatar, today began to sell a large chunk of its warrants on the bank stock market, making more than £600 million profit... more

Millions for 45 former Barclays bankers

17.09.09
A group of 45 bankers stand to make more than £240 million between them after they quit Barclays to take on a contract to manage £7.5 billion of the bank's riskiest assets... more

Barclays moves to offload £7bn risky products

16.09.09
Barclays shifted $12.3 billion (£7.4 billion) of its riskier investments to a new fund set up by two former Barclays Capital executives... more

Ferry gang takes £300,000 from French cash machines

14.09.09
A total of 34 Slovakians based in London were arrested in France after using Barclays bank cards to fraudulently withdraw more than £300,000 worth of euros... more

Barclays fined £2.45m

08.09.09
Barclays was hit with a £2.45 million fine by the City watchdog for failing accurately to report more than 50 million share, bond and derivative trades it handled in one year ... more

Morgan Stanley backing Barclays after its Houdini act impresses

11.08.09
Some City brokers still have issues about Barclays and the apparent ease with which it has escaped the fallout from the banking meltdown which engulfed its rivals... more

Barclays chief aiming to stave off strike over pension change

06.08.09
The chairman of Barclays attempted to pacify workers furious over the bank’s proposals to scrap its final salary pension scheme ... more

City chiefs urge caution over banking profits rally

04.08.09
Banking heavyweights have urged caution over the jubilation at the run of strong profits from the sector... more

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  • Facts
  • Founded in 1690, the name ‘Barclays’ arrived in 1736 when the son-in-law of one of the founders, John Barclay, became a partner.
  • The ‘Barclaycard’ was the first credit card to appear in the UK (in 1966), and Barclays opened the UK’s first ATM (Automated Teller Machine) cash machine in Enfield in 1967.
  • Globally, Barclays has more than 4750 branches in more than 50 different countries.
  • Barclays has sponsored the football Premier League since 2004, and the Churchill Cup from 2006.
  • Barclays has stirred up significant controversy over issues such as business dealings with apartheid South Africa and Mugabe’s regime in Zimbabwe, as well as being accused by the charity War on Want of providing services to known arms dealers and producers of depleted uranium munitions and cluster bombs.

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