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BusinessWeek August 9, 2004 Stanley Reed	Barclays: Big, But Too Small The British bank shines in investment banking and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- but to be a global star, it needs a megadeal.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2008 Christopher Barker	Barclays' Earnings: Jolly Good The British-based bank delivers an upbeat outlook and modest writedowns.
BusinessWeek April 10, 2006 Stanley Reed	Barclays: Anything But Stodgy President Bob Diamond has turned the once-troubled investment banking unit into a powerhouse. Is there still more he can accomplish at Barclays?
The Motley Fool May 1, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	ABN's Complicated Love Life A British financial services group and a Dutch bank end up in a bizarre love triangle, and delivering strong results as well. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2004 Bill Mann	Holding Providian's Playbook An industry expert had the company pegged as looking for a suitor.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Barclays' Juggernaut Keeps Rolling Barclays' fee businesses continue to power growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2005 David FitzMaurice	Providian Picks Itself Up Earnings statement reveals the consumer lender is on the right track.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2011 Cliff D'Arcy	Barclays Wants Billions More in Revenue The bank aims to cut costs, boost revenues, and improve returns to investors.
The Motley Fool September 23, 2004 Dayana Yochim	Providian Starts Caring The lender to the unlucky sheds its bottom-feeder image with a new credit card perk.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Is Barclays the Big Bank to Own? Barclays' first-half earnings provide some vindication of the strength of the "universal bank" model, in which investment and commercial banking are housed under one roof.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2010 Alex Dumortier	Which Large Bank Is a Target? Barclays Bank, the U.K.'s second-largest bank, is on the prowl for a U.S. retail bank.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Barclays Guts Lehman Barclays announced today that it would acquire Lehman's U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary for $1.75 billion. The deal gives Barclays immediate heft in the U.S. debt and equity capital markets.
U.S. Banker December 2001	Genius Fails, or Was It Panic? The geniuses at Providian Financial thought they had it all figured out. Life to them could be deciphered with a slide rule. They thought they could figure out patterns and determine how groups of people would behave. It worked brilliantly -- for a while...
The Motley Fool June 20, 2005 Richard Gibbons	Think Like a Dealmaker Acquisitions can be great for investors. Here's how to identify acquisition targets before deals are announced.
BusinessWeek February 17, 2011 Jeffrey McCracken	Banking on Lehman, Barclays Rises in M&A The ability to provide financing is helping Barclays Capital go head-to-head with Goldman Sachs.
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Justin Hibbard	Providian's Makeover Artist Joe Saunders has remade the subprime credit-card issuer. Is it takeover bait?
The Motley Fool February 15, 2011 Cliff D'Arcy	Barclays Banks Over 6 Billion Pounds Barclays' profit rises by a third, thanks to a big drop in write-offs.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2010 Owain Bennallack	Big Moves for Bank Bosses at Barclays and HSBC Diamond sparkles at Barclays, while government grass is greener for HSBC chairman.
The Motley Fool January 21, 2004 Bill Mann	Providian's Quality Control The credit card company finds deadbeat payers not so appealing these days.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2011 Cliff D'Arcy	Barclays' Profits Plunge by a Third This morning, Barclays unveiled a mixed set of results for the first half of 2011.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Will Frankenhoff	Time to Bank on Barclays Despite last year's advance, shares of Barclays have further room to run in 2007.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Barclays Steals One From Regions Barclay's redoes its deal for Region Financial's subprime business and gets a fat discount. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek September 25, 2008	Europe's Deep Pockets Prudence - or stricter regulations - has left European players in enviable shape.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	A Different Look at iShares British bank Barclays' iShares exchange traded funds may make a good investment in more ways than one. While shareholders wait for the ETF industry to continue to evolve they will collect Barclays' 2.75% dividend yield.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2009 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Barclays pays up for Capital One.
U.S. Banker November 2008 Michael Dumiak	Barclays Plc's Newfound Sway In the New World Barclays is open for business in America with 10,000 new employees taken from Lehman Brothers and observers are mulling how the new-look Barclays will be positioned in the U.S.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2011 David Holding	Barclays Bank: Contrarian Buy The banks have been punished enough -- and Barclays looks best on balance.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2005 Tom Taulli	Putnam Just Says "No" Providian shareholder Putnam Investments put out a press release indicating its displeasure with the proposed Washington Mutual purchase of Providian. But even with a "no" vote, an activist role is unlikely from the mutual fund.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Barclays Plays the China Card China Development Bank and Temasek help with Barclays' bid for ABN. Investors, take note.
U.S. Banker September 2007 Michael Dumiak	She Came, But Can She Conquer? (maybe) Deanna Oppenheimer, one of the most high-profile bankers in America, has spent the last two years remaking the UK retail business at Barclays, one of the largest financial companies in the world. They arrive together at a crucial crossroads.
Wall Street & Technology May 30, 2007 Paul McDougall	Barclays Risks ABN AMRO Acquisition To Move More Than 10,000 Positions Offshore Barclays' $91 billion offer to buy ABN AMRO would create annual savings of $4.75 billion by 2010, according to Barclays. Part of those savings would be achieved through lower, outsourced labor costs.
BusinessWeek May 7, 2007 Stanley Reed	Europe: The Making Of A Monolith ABN AMRO signals the euro zone's superpower status.
Bank Systems & Technology July 14, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	Barclays Reports 1m UK Customers Online, Zero Fraud Smart card vendor Gemalto credited with ensuring security.
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BusinessWeek April 10, 2006	Making Barclays Sparkle Bob Diamond discusses how he restructured Britain's venerable Barclays' investment-banking unit, turning it into a leading fixed-income firm
The Motley Fool March 27, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The M&A Mix Tape A rockin' review of what dealmakers have been doing over the past week. "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy featuring Barclays and ABN Amro... "The Thin Ice" by Pink Floyd featuring KKR... "This Is Why I'm Hot" by Mims and Google... etc.
BusinessWeek February 23, 2004 David Fairlamb	Bargain-Sniffing In The States European banks are once again shopping aggressively for American acquisitions.
On Wall Street July 1, 2010 Lee Conrad	Barclays Builds Its Beachhead In The U.S.-- But Can It Pick Up The Pace? There are lingering questions in some corners over whether Barclays Wealth can really make a go of it in the United States.
Bank Systems & Technology December 29, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	Barclays Fights Phishing With Smart Bankcards and Readers Since Barclays (US$2.027 trillion) deployed smart card readers to authenticate online customers, phishing attacks decreased dramatically.
BusinessWeek April 7, 2011 Charlie Rose	Charlie Rose Talks to Bob Diamond of Barclays The CEO of Barclays talks about the need for stimulus-free job growth -- and recalls the circumstances that drove Lehman into his arms.
Registered Rep. August 11, 2015 Megan Leonhardt	Does Stifel Have an Attrition Problem? Over 20 percent of Barclays advisors have departed since Stifel Financial announced it would acquire the U.K. bank's wealth management unit in early June.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2009 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Barclays bets big on Yahoo!
Investment Advisor July 2009 James J. Green	Black Rock in $13.5 Billion for Barclays Global BlackRock Inc. will acquire Barclays Global Investors for $6.6 billion in cash and 37.8 million shares of BlackRock common stock and equivalents.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2009 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Barclays believes Exxon's "risk/reward ratio is attractive." Is it right?
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