Barclays

Shares in Barclays were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the bank said that its investment banking president, Bob Diamond, will be replacing John Varley as CEO at the end of March next year.

Shares in Barclays bank were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the company said that it would be recruiting for as many as 600 new jobs in Scotland.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as the finance sector looked to be recovering from the recession by beginning to hire once again.

Shares in British banks were mixed on the FTSE 100 in morning trading ahead of key data on unemployment in the USA.

Transport for London has unveiled a set of plans aimed at minimising the impact of a major tube strike, due to take place on Monday, following the breakdown of talks yesterday.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading following some good results from French bank Credit Agricole.

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as a batch of good company results helped to give investors a small confidence boost as concerns continue about the state of the economic recovery.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as investors continued to fret about the prospects of economic recovery.

Potash (Potassium Carbonate) and phosphate company PotashCorp is fending off a bid from BHP today driving stocks and shares on the FTSE higher after Marius Kloppers, the chief executive of the mining company said that he would take his bid for the fertiliser maker to its shareholders.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading following reports that HSBC is considering buying a majority stake in South African company Nedbank.

Shares in British banks were mixed in morning trading on the FTSE 100 after sharp drops caused by uncertainty about the state of the global recovery.

Shares in British banks were mixed in morning trading on the FTSE 100 as investors continued to act cautiously in the face of an uncertain global economic recovery.

Shares in British banks were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading, helping to drag the index down after a positive start caused by some merger activity in the mining sector sparked some optimism.

In a media statement issued on 10 August 2010, Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks' Chief Executive Officer, Lynne Peacock said: "We continue to follow a very steady and prudent course....our strategic direction is unchanged. Firmly focused on growing our existing business, we remain committed to supporting our existing customers and are on track to deliver £10 billion of gross new lending by October next year."

Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading, following gains on the stock market yesterday afternoon.

As Liverpool's bidding war enters its second week, Kirdi and Kuang are set to fight it out after the two emerged as frontrunners.

Shares in British banks were down in morning trading on the FTSE 100 as news from the U.S. Federal Reserve yesterday failed to reassure investors about the prospects of the economic recovery.

House prices have started to fall say the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, RICS after July's figures showed that 25 pct of them, found a weakness in the market compared with 11 pct showing house price rises.

Shares in British banks fell in morning trading on the FTSE 100 after economic data on retail sales, and house prices suggested the recovery is progressing slower than previously hoped for.

Last week a number of banks issued 2010 first-half results. Northern Rock, HSBC, Standard Chartered and Lloyds all released figures showing overall profits in their operations that were good given the current market conditions in their field of activity. All, including Northern Rock, were able to demonstrate the benefits of the "universal model" of banking and senior executives from these companies, both on and off the record, were keen to emphasise their belief in the continuance of thi...

Shares in British banks were broadly up in morning trading on the FTSE 100 following losses incurred on Friday.

A round-up of comments on the banks Lloyds and Barclays, along with consumer goods maker, Unilever.

Shares in British banks were broadly down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the last of the "big four" banks, RBS, reported its half year results and a return to profit this morning.

Shares in RBS were down slightly on the FTSE 100 ahead of the part-nationalised bank's first half results, due out tomorrow.

Shares in part nationalised banks Lloyds Banking Group and RBS were up in morning trading on the FTSE 100, while Barclays and HSBC declined.

Shares in Barclays were down in morning trading on the FTSE 100 despite the group reporting a rise in pre-tax profit of 44 per cent to £3.9 billion in the half year ended 30 June.

Shares in Barclays were down on the FTSE 100 ahead of the banking giant's first half results, which are due out tomorrow and are expected to show an increase in profits.

Shares in British banks were broadly down in morning trading on the FTSE 100 this morning after Lloyds Banking Group and Standard Chartered reported their half year results.

The pound sterling was up to a six month high against the dollar today as confidence about the state of the British economy started to increase.

Shares in British banks were broadly down in morning trading on the FTSE 100 following a strong session yesterday.