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President-elect Joe Biden's pick for Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, earned at least $7 million from speaking engagements over the past two years, according to disclosures posted on Thursday.

Barclays' UK director and chair Ian Cheshire is stepping down from Jan 1 2021 to be succeed by Crawford Gillies, the bank said on Friday.

Two former Barclays bankers, jailed in Britain for conspiring to rig Euribor interest rates, have lost an attempt to overturn their convictions because of alleged juror bias and errors by the trial judge, the Serious Fraud Office said on Wednesday.

Barclays Plc on Tuesday promoted 84 employees to the role of managing directors in corporate and investment banking, of which about 27% were women.

Barclays kept its "above consensus" 2021 oil price forecasts on Monday, predicting Brent at $53 a barrel based on output discipline by OPEC and its allies, and based on a potential COVID-19 vaccine boosting demand in the second half.

Barclays lifted its fiscal 2022 growth forecast for the Indian economy to 8.5% from an earlier projection of 7%, saying the country would "return to normal" faster than expected as the COVID-19 curve in the world's second-most populous nation starts flattening.

A group of multinational banks accused by institutional investors of collusion in the foreign exchange market urged a Manhattan federal judge to block the investors from paying a former trader at Barclays and BNP Paribas who pleaded guilty in a related criminal case $400...

Barclays on Friday reported stronger than expected third-quarter results thanks to a return to profit for the bank's consumer businesses and Chief Executive Jes Staley said he aimed to stay on for two more years.

European stocks rose on Friday, boosted by positive earnings updates from Barclays and a surge in Airbus, but nagging worries about the economic impact of surging COVID-19 cases saw markets post their biggest weekly decline in a month.

Barclays Chief Executive Jes Staley’s decision to keep a big investment bank has been a blessing in 2020. But that’s been the exception rather than the rule during his tenure. As the board plans for Staley’s eventual exit, a candidate who is less attached to the markets...

European stocks inched higher on Friday, boosted by positive earnings updates from Barclays and carmakers, while nagging concerns about the economic impact of surging COVID-19 cases put markets on course for weekly losses.

Barclays reported much better than expected third quarter earnings on Friday, as its consumer businesses swung back to profit and provisions against bad loans fell compared with the previous quarter.

The bosses of European banks Barclays and Santander have called on regulators to allow lenders to restart payouts to shareholders after blocking them due to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying they boost confidence in the broader economy.

A bitter High Court clash between Barclays <BARC.L> and British businesswoman Amanda Staveley, over whether she was deceived while negotiating a financial lifeline for the bank at the height of the credit crisis, draws to a close on Friday.

Barclays <BARC.L> plans to enter four new European private banking markets in 2021, its regional manager for the business told Reuters.

UK Finance, a banking industry body, said on Tuesday David Postings has been appointed as its new chief executive.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc is buying General Motors Co's credit card business for about $2.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Barclays has written to Barclaycard holders to warn them their accounts will be closed on November 16 if their card is not linked to a UK address, as British banks continue to grapple with how to service expat customers after Brexit.

FTSE Russell will add Chinese government bonds to its flagship World Government Bond Index (WGBI) starting in 2021 and pending confirmation in March, the index provider said on Thursday.