Barclays’ profit beats expectations when you ignore £1.4bn fine

Barclays’ (BARC) first quarter results have been heavily impacted by a £1.4bn fine issued by US regulator the Department of Justice (DoJ) over the sale of mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the financial crisis. However, when this ...

26 April 2018, 10:53

Domino’s reveals strong UK sales, but can it keep delivering?

Strong New Year sales and Easter has helped pizza delivery chain Domino’s (DOM) deliver 7% like-for-like sales growth in the 13 weeks to 1 April. This is a decent ...
26 April 2018, 10:25
Why Shell is lower despite profit gushing higher

Oil major Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB) is down 2.2% to £25.30 despite a seemingly very strong first quarter update. What is going on? In our view several factors account ...
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Market report: Bank reporting season continues to disappoint with Barclays latest to post profit performance

UK banking group Barclays (BARC) has reported a loss of £236m in its ...

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Barclays’ profit beats expectations when you ignore £1.4bn fine

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Market report: Bank reporting season continues to disappoint with Barclays latest to post profit performance

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Why Lloyds profit miss is worth keeping in perspective

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