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LONDON — British bank Barclays on Thursday reported £1.6 billion ($2 billion) net profit attributable to shareholders for the third quarter, beating expectations. The result compared with the £1.17 billion net profit forecast in an LSEG poll of analysts and was 23% higher than the same period in 2023. In the second quarter, Barclays net profit fell slightly year-on-year amid lower income at its U.K. consumer bank and corporate bank, as net profit jumped 10% at its investment bank. Corporate bank income was 1% higher due to a rise in average deposit balances, while investment banking income gained 6%. Amid declines, income at Barclays' private U.S. consumer bank dipped 2% year-on-year as its wealth management unit fell 3%.
Persons: Venkatakrishnan, we've Organizations: LONDON, Barclays, Revenue, Tesco Bank, CNBC
As fears of a recession grip stock markets and consumers get squeezed, outperforming fund manager Sean Peche is betting on an unexpected retail player: the French multinational Carrefour . Peche, a portfolio manager at Ranmore Fund Management, highlighted the company's defensive nature and ability to grow earnings amid inflation as a key attractive quality. Peche noted that Carrefour has significantly increased its revenue over the past few years while maintaining stable inventory levels. The retailer's total revenue increased from 74.2 billion euros ($80.96 billion) in 2018 to 84.9 billion euros in 2023, according to FactSet data, a rise of 14.4%. The fund manager also highlighted Carrefour's growth in own-label products, which now account for nearly 40% of revenues.
Persons: Sean Peche, Peche, You've, CNBC's, There's, Cedric Lecasble, Stifel, Lecasble, Mahamkali Organizations: Carrefour, Peche, Ranmore Fund Management, Ranmore Global Equity Fund, Tesco, FactSet, UBS Locations: French, U.S, Germany, Switzerland, Carrefour, France, Brazil, Europe
Barclays profit dips in the second quarter, beats estimates
  + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
LONDON — Barclays on Thursday reported second-quarter net profit attributable to shareholders of £1.2 billion ($1.54 billion), slightly lower than a year ago, as the British lender's net interest income fell. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected attributable net profit of £1.03 billion for the period, according to LSEG data, in a decline from the £1.3 billion logged in the second quarter of 2023. Barclays posted revenue of £6.3 billion for the latest quarter, above a forecast of £6.25 billion. Net interest income at it consumer bank dropped 4% year-on-year to £3.15 billion across the January-June period, as the lender's net interest margin declined from 3.2% to 3.15%. The lender's restructure split the corporate and investment bank across Barclays U.K., Barclays U.K. Corporate Bank, Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management, Barclays Investment Bank and Barclays U.S. Consumer Bank.
Persons: Venkatakrishnan Organizations: Barclays Plc, LONDON, Barclays, Reuters, Tesco Bank, Barclays U.K, Corporate Bank, Barclays Private Bank, Wealth Management, Barclays Investment Bank, Barclays U.S . Consumer Bank Locations: Canary, London, British
download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewNatCap, a UK startup that helps businesses understand their sustainability risks, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The startup provides businesses with a tech platform to help them understand their risks and opportunities regarding natural issues, from water risk to biodiversity. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. NatCap CEO Sebastian Leape told Business Insider that a "culture change" in recent years meant sustainability issues were "now top of mind" for businesses.
Persons: , Sebastian Leape, André Hoffmann, David Craig, Leape Organizations: Service, Oxford University, Business, Sustainable Finance, Tesco, Carbon, Norinchukin, Yeo Ventures, Pelican, Oxford Science Enterprises Locations: Europe, Japan
Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Simmy Dhillon, from London, about financially supporting his parents. They stayed in their blue-collar jobs for so long because they couldn't afford to take risks. It's been my proudest achievement, and I don't think anything can top it. AdvertisementIn June, we paid a lump sum of around £51,000 using dividends from the business to pay off my parents' mortgage. If I had a salaried job, even if it paid well, I don't think I'd be able to support my family in the same way.
Persons: , Simmy Dhillon, Jhai, Rice, It's, we've, We're, I've, couldn't, they've, haven't Organizations: Service, Business, Tesco Locations: London, India
NatWest swoops on retailer Sainsbury's banking business
  + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
The disposal by Sainsbury's mirrors this year's deal by rival supermarket chain Tesco to offload most of its banking activities to Barclays for 600 million pounds. The assets acquired include 1.4 billion pounds in unsecured personal loans, 1.1 billion pounds in credit card balances and about 2.6 billion pounds of customer deposits. The deal is expected to close in March 2025 and NatWest will receive an additional 125 million pounds payment from Sainsbury's at completion. Argos Financial Services (AFS) is also excluded from the deal, the retailer said, adding that its plans for this business will be announced at a future date. Sainsbury's expects to return excess capital of at least 250 million pounds to investors after the disposal and its future model for AFS is in place.
Persons: Jose Sarmento Matos, Paul Thwaite, Thwaite, Sainsbury's, Simon Roberts Organizations: National Statistics, Bloomberg, Getty, NatWest, Sainsbury, NatWest Chief, Tesco, Barclays, Argos Financial Services Locations: London
New York CNN —Hourly retail security workers are now wearing police-like body cameras at major stores. The manufacturer of Taser devices and other security companies are now designing and marketing body cameras specifically for retail workers. “Body cameras are just one of the many ways that we work to support a safe store environment,” the spokesperson said. Bakery chain Greggs gave employees body cameras after a rise in sausage roll thefts and threats from customers. Applebaum also expressed concerns about the information the body cameras are collecting and whether it could be used to stymie union organizing attempts.
Persons: TJ Maxx, John Klinger, , they’re, , TJX isn’t, TJX, Joshua Isner, John Eck, shoplifters, They’re, Ernesto Lopez, Thaddeus Johnson, ” Stuart Applebaum, “ it’s, Applebaum, CNN’s Curt Devine Organizations: New, New York CNN, Marshalls, National Retail Federation, Tesco, CNN, University of Cincinnati, Criminal, Wholesale, Department Store Union Locations: New York, HomeGoods, Florida, Miami Beach
Labour's Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves gives a speech on the British economy ahead of the Bank of England monetary policy release on May 07, 2024 in London, England. LONDON — More than 100 business leaders on Tuesday voiced their support for the U.K.'s center-left opposition Labour Party, nearly five weeks before the country heads to the polls. The group, which includes Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and former vice-chairman of JP Morgan Cazenove Charles Harman, said in an open letter to The Times newspaper: "We, as leaders and investors in British business, believe it is time for a change." The writers of the letter claim that the U.K. economy has suffered from a decade of stagnation amid a lack of both political stability and a long-term, consistent economic strategy. The Labour Party has "shown it has changed and wants to work with business to achieve the UK's full economic potential," they said.
Persons: Rachel Reeves, Jimmy Wales, JP Morgan, Charles Harman, Karen Blackett, Andrew Higginson Organizations: Bank of, Labour Party, The Times, WPP, JD Sports, British Retail, Tesco Bank, Heathrow Airport Locations: Bank of England, London, England
Read previewNoah Cameron Maydale and Francesca Batley do livestreaming on TikTok for a living. Maydale (who goes by @knowasound, or just Noah, on TikTok) and Batley, whose stage name is Fairie (@fairiefairie on TikTok), are two of the first creators to join a relatively new program started by TikTok agency GravitasQ. TikTok livestreaming in the UK has been growing faster than the company's ads business, company filings show. In-person live studios are a recent addition to TikTok's strategy and one that the company has been developing with select agencies. Here's what it looked like and what Fairie and Noah were doing there at the end of April.
Persons: , Noah Cameron Maydale, Francesca Batley, @knowasound, Noah, TikTok, Dipesh Pattni, Pattni, Fairie, Emilia Harker, Sitesh, they'd, I'm, Fairie's, livestreamers, you've Organizations: Service, Business, Tesco Locations: livestreaming, Hemel Hempstead, London, Batley
LONDON — Barclays on Thursday reported first-quarter net income attributable to shareholders of £1.55 billion ($1.93 billion), beating expectations and returning the British lender to profit amid a major strategic overhaul. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected net profit attributable to shareholders of £1.29 billion for the quarter, according to LSEG data. Barclays reported a net loss of £111 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 due to an operational shake-up designed to reduce costs and improve efficiencies. The overhaul saw the reorganization of the business into five operating divisions, separating the corporate and investment bank to form: Barclays U.K., Barclays U.K. Corporate Bank, Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management, Barclays Investment Bank and Barclays U.S. Consumer Bank. The bank also pledged to return £10 billion to shareholders between 2024 and 2026 through dividends and share buybacks.
Persons: C.S, Venkatakrishnan, — CNBC's Elliot Smith Organizations: LONDON, Barclays, Reuters, Tesco Bank, Corporate Bank, Barclays Private Bank, Wealth Management, Barclays Investment Bank, Barclays U.S . Consumer Bank
New York CNN —Some of the United Kingdom’s largest supermarket chains are grappling with technical issues that have left customers without grocery deliveries and unable to make contactless payments. Sainsbury’s, which owns 600 grocery stores and 800 convenience locations across the country, said on Saturday that “an error with an overnight software update” has prevented the company from fulfilling “the vast majority” of grocery deliveries to customers. Sainsbury’s did not specify how many customers were affected. The malfunction only affected a small portion of orders, and impacted customers have not been charged. In-store shopping and placing online orders are not affected, Tesco said.
Persons: Sainsbury’s, Sainbury’s, McDonald’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Kingdom’s, CNN, Tesco Locations: New York, United States, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, United Kingdom
A cleaner at a London law firm was fired for eating a leftover tuna sandwich. The law firm and the private contractor that employed her are being taken to an employment tribunal. AdvertisementA cleaner was fired for eating a leftover tuna sandwich she found in a meeting room at the top London law firm, according to the legal affairs website RollOnFriday. The website said that the woman's employer, private contractor Total Clean, fired Gabriela Rodriguez, a single mother from Ecuador, just before Christmas last year. It said Rodriguez was fired after eating a discarded tuna sandwich from British supermarket chain Tesco, worth about $1.90, which was left behind after a meeting.
Persons: , Gabriela Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Devonshires, RollOnFriday, UVW, Petros Elia, UVW's, Elia, Gabriela Organizations: Service, Tesco, Devonshires Solicitors, Business, United, Guardian Locations: London, Ecuador
Why are shopping carts always broken?
  + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
The notoriously combative wheels are actually created by the repeated battering that shopping carts are often subject to, explained Alex Poulos. Rogers, which supplies thousands of shopping carts to companies like Whole Foods, Tractor Supply Company and Meijer. Customers push shopping carts outside a Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG supermarket in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. The ethics of returning shopping cartsConsumers bear some of the responsibility for the banged up and broken qualities of their shopping carts. A supermarket employee returns shopping carts in the Market Basket parking lot in Plymouth, Massachusetts, during a fast-moving winter storm that hit the US Northeast February 13, 2024.
Persons: New York CNN —, Alex Poulos, Poulos, Rogers, Krisztian Bocsi, , Alvar Diaz, Christopher Furlong, they’re, Beth Thieme, Ken McGagh, Diaz Organizations: New, New York CNN, R.W, Tractor Supply, Meijer, CNN, Customers, Stiftung, KG, Bloomberg, Getty, Aldi, Tesco, Lidl, Amigo Mobility, Reuters Retailers, Walmart, Target Locations: New York, Berlin, Germany, Europe, Tarleton, United Kingdom, United States, Plymouth , Massachusetts
Ex-Goldman Sachs analyst found guilty of insider dealing
  + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
London — A former Goldman Sachs analyst was convicted Thursday of using inside information to buy shares in listed companies and make more than 140,000 pounds ($175,650). Mohammed Zina, 35, was employed by Goldman Sachs International, a subsidiary of the bank, in London. A Goldman Sachs spokesperson said: “Mohammed Zina betrayed the trust we placed in him, and his misuse of client information was in direct contradiction of our values. Prosecutor Peter Carter told jurors at the start of the trial that Mohammed Zina had used “private, confidential, price-sensitive information” to invest on the stock exchange. He said the internal policies of Goldman Sachs strictly forbid any use of confidential information acquired by the investment bank or its employees.
Persons: Goldman Sachs, Mohammed Zina, SoftBank, Zina, “ Mohammed Zina, Steve Smart, Suhail Zina, Clifford Chance, Peter Carter Organizations: London, Goldman, Goldman Sachs International, Prosecutors, Tesco Bank, UK Financial, Authority, Southwark Crown Locations: London, British, Southwark
Barclays plans to cut bonuses for underperforming investment bankers amid a capital markets slump. The plan could lead to more departures after pay cuts and restructuring shook the bank. Barclays' stock has lagged behind rivals, which some say is due to its bloated investment banking arm. Those departures were spurred by a shake-up in Barclays' investment banking arm, which included pay cuts as high as 40% for some managing directors. A similar crisis occurred in 2019 after the head of the investment banking unit stepped down unexpectedly.
Persons: , Paul Compton, Goldman Sachs, J.P, Morgan Chase Organizations: Barclays, Service, Bloomberg, Business, Wall Street Journal, Tesco
European markets closed lower Thursday after U.S. inflation came in above expectations. After a choppy session, the regional Stoxx 600 index finished 0.77% lower, with all sectors in the red. December's U.S. inflation report showed an increase in consumer prices of 0.3% on the month and 3.4% year-on-year. "While the critical core inflation measure, which strips out volatile items such as food and energy, continues to ease from its highs, the downward trend in this measure also appears to have stalled. U.S. stocks also turned lower on Thursday morning as Wall Street digested the inflation data and the start of the fourth-quarter earnings season.
Persons: Spencer, Dow Jones, Matthew Ryan Organizations: Bank, Marks, Tesco, Investors, Federal Reserve, Nikkei Locations: U.S, Asia
A mom on TikTok described a confrontation with a cashier in a grocery store in England. She said the worker didn't like that she let her son eat two packs of baby food before paying. AdvertisementA mom spoke out on TikTok after being upset by the way she was treated at a grocery store after she let her son eat baby food before she paid for it. She said the cashier was "rude" and "judgemental" when she passed her the empty pouches to scan and pay for. The cashier, Mary said, "literally gave me the most disgusted look, didn't say a word, scanned them, and threw them in the bin."
Persons: TikTok, , Samantha Mary, Jack, I've, Mary, Mary didn't, didn't, Jack wasn't, Mary said, Jack hadn't, Bonnie Madison, doesn't, I'm, Madison, she's, It's Organizations: Service, Tesco, Business, Madison Locations: England
Barclays shares slip after major backer Qatar cuts stake
  + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Qatar Investment Authority, the state sovereign wealth fund which owns Qatar Holding, did not respond to a request for comment. The share sale comes as Barclays embarks on a shake-up to cut costs and revive its share price, which has halved since Qatar first invested in 2008. Barclays' stock fell as much as 4.5% in early trading and was last down 2.5% at 1007 GMT. Qatar became Barclays' largest shareholder during the 2008 financial crisis when it injected 4 billion pounds into the UK bank in a deal that helped avert a taxpayer bailout. Britain's financial watchdog later fined Barclays $55 million for fees paid to Qatari entities in the 2008 fundraising, which Barclays said it would appeal.
Persons: Venkatakrishnan, Vekatakrishnan, Iain Withers, Sinead Cruise, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Lawrence White, Danilo Masoni, Andrew Mills, Kirsten Donovan, Emelia Organizations: Barclays, Qatar, Reuters, Qatar Investment Authority, Qatar Holding, Thomson Locations: Qatar, Germany, London, Milan, Doha
A view shows signage on a branch of Barclays Bank in London, Britain, March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDec 4 (Reuters) - Qatar Holding is looking to sell around 510 million pounds ($643.72 million) of shares in Barclays (BARC.L), one of the banks acting on the deal said on Monday, cutting back on its crisis-era investment in the British bank. The deal is set to price at 141 pence per share, or a discount of about 1.4% to Barclays' closing share price on Monday. The share sale comes as Barclays is striving to revive its share price, which has halved since Qatar first invested in 2008. Qatar has previously cashed in on warrants acquired through the capital injection.
Persons: Peter Nicholls, Pablo Mayo, Juby Babu, Anil D'Silva, Jane Merriman, Josie Kao Organizations: Barclays Bank, REUTERS, Barclays, Qatar, Venkatakrishnan, Reuters, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Qatar, British, Germany, Bengaluru
LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - A former Goldman Sachs (GS.N) analyst used confidential information to make more than 140,000 pounds ($176,800) from shares in listed companies, prosecutors told a London court on Thursday. Prosecutor Peter Carter said the brothers "used information which they should not have used – because it was private, confidential, price-sensitive information – to gamble effectively, to invest on the stock exchange". He told the jury that Goldman Sachs' internal policies strictly forbid any use of confidential information acquired by the investment bank or its employees. "To breach a confidence or to use confidential information improperly or carelessly would be unthinkable," the policy says. Carter said the policy was clear that employees are not allowed to use confidential information "other than for your work at (Goldman Sachs) and nothing else".
Persons: Goldman Sachs, Mohammed Zina, Zina, Suhail Zina, Clifford Chance, Mohammed, Peter Carter, Carter, Sam Tobin, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Goldman, Goldman Sachs International, Arm Holdings, Southwark Crown, Tesco Bank, Thomson Locations: London, Southwark
A view shows signage on a branch of Barclays Bank in London, Britain, March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 27 (Reuters) - Britain's Barclays (BARC.L) is in exclusive talks to buy embattled lender Metro Bank's (MTRO.L) 3 billion pound ($3.74 billion) residential mortgages portfolio, Sky News reported on Monday. Both Barclays and Metro Bank declined to comment. The report comes after Britain's best-known challenger bank announced a 325 million pound capital raise and 600 million pound debt refinancing in early October, in a bid to bolster its finances. Last month, Santander's (SAN.MC) chief executive officer Hector Grisi had said the Spanish bank may consider looking into acquiring a mortgage portfolio from Metro.
Persons: Peter Nicholls, Britain's, Jaime Gilinski, Hector Grisi, Eva Mathews, Anil D'Silva, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: Barclays Bank, REUTERS, Britain's Barclays, Metro, Sky News, Barclays, Metro Bank, Separately, Reuters, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Colombian, Metro, Spanish, Bengaluru
REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - British retail sales volumes fell unexpectedly in October as stretched consumers stayed at home, official data showed on Friday in a new warning sign for the economy. Retail sales volumes dropped 0.3% month-on-month, following a revised 1.1% decline in September that was worse than first estimated, the Office for National Statistics said. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast that sales volumes would rise by 0.3% on the month in October. Overall the figures fitted with the darkening outlook for Britain's economy, with economic growth stagnant and strong price pressures now fading, albeit slowly. The figures also showed a small downward revision in retail sales for the third quarter.
Persons: Phil Noble, Spencer, James Davey, William James Our Organizations: Shoppers, REUTERS, National Statistics, Reuters, Investors, Bank of England, Retailers, Britain, Tesco, Thomson Locations: Altrincham, Britain
Barclays Bank logo is seen in this illustration taken March 12, 2023. Tesco Plc and Tesco Bank declined to comment. It could not be established how much the proposed deal would value the Tesco Bank assets. Tesco Bank was launched in 1997 as a joint venture between the British supermarket group and Royal Bank of Scotland, with Tesco later taking full control of the company. Despite seeing it as a growth area in the past, Tesco has been scaling back its banking services, including no longer offering current accounts and offloading its mortgage portfolio to Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L).
Persons: Dado Ruvic, Amy, Jo Crowley, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Lawrence White, Iain Withers, Anousha Sakoui, Jane Merriman Organizations: Barclays Bank, REUTERS, Barclays, Reuters, Tesco Bank, Tesco, Tesco Plc, British, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Banking Group, Thomson Locations: British, Kensington
Costco sells some American brands and products that aren't commonly available in the UK. Candy brands I saw at Costco included Red Vines licorice, Mike and Ike candy, and Welch's Fruit Snacks. A five-pack of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner costs £11.19 (around $2.75 per box) on the UK website, whereas on its US website, Costco charges $18.99 for 18 boxes of around the same weight – or just over $1 per box. AdvertisementAdvertisementBrits can still get their tea fixThere were, however, plenty of British products on sale, showing how it had adapted its assortment to UK shoppers. Grace Dean/Insider; Will Martin/InsiderLike many supermarkets in the UK, Costco was keen to point out the local origins of some of its own-brand Kirkland Signature produce as consumers pay more attention to food miles and supporting domestic agriculture.
Persons: , Jerry's, Kraft, Will Martin, Candy, Red Vines, Mike, Ike, I'd, Grace Dean, Tetley, Heinz, Heinz Beanz, Jacks Organizations: Costco, Kraft, &, Service, Kraft Mac, Tesco, Asda, YouTube, Red, pretzels, San Francisco Pretzel Company, Daily, San Francisco Bay Coffee, Kraft Macaroni, Yorkshire Tea, Kirkland, Aberdeen Angus Locations: London, Puerto Rico, Canada, American, San Francisco Bay, South Croydon, Japan
Peters now oversees Amazon Fresh and reports to ex-Tesco executive Tony Hoggett, who leads Amazon's physical stores business. Shoppers check out the sale items as they wait in line for the new Amazon Fresh store to open on E. Colorado Blvd in Pasadena, CA Thursday, September 15, 2022. In addition to the Woodland Hills Fresh store, Amazon reopened locations in nearby Pasadena and Irvine this week, after redesigning two Chicago-area Fresh stores in August. Amazon Fresh store in Los Angeles neighborhood of Woodland Hills Annie Palmer'Where's the butter located?' On Thursday, Amazon said it's opening the Fresh grocery delivery service to everyone in the U.S., after trials in a handful of cities.
Persons: Annie Palmer, Andy Jassy, Claire Peters, Peters, Tony Hoggett, Dilip Kumar, Stephenie Landry, Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Honey Grahams Organizations: Amazon, Woolworths, Amazon Fresh, Tesco, CNBC, Walmart, . Colorado, Medianews, los Angeles Daily, Getty, Citibank, Amazon Web, Woodland, Foods, Alexa Locations: Los Angeles, Woodland, ., Pasadena , CA, Woodland Hills, Amazon, Pasadena, Irvine, Chicago, U.S
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