HSBC has reported pre-tax profits of $9.6 billion for the third quarter, up 32 percent on the same period last year. Its profits for the first nine months of 2026 reached $29.2 billion, up 26 percent. Workers facing another winter…
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Barclays has announced a reduction of around 5,000 jobs and a profit of £2.3bn for the three months to September. The profit is higher than it was a year ago. Nevertheless, it falls a little short of the forecasts, and…
Barclays has reviewed its cash-machine network and announced plans to remove 132 machines across the UK. Among them is the machine at its former premises in Hawes, in the Yorkshire Dales. Without a replacement, Hawes would lose its last free…
London’s investment bankers, lawyers and accountants have collected more than £1.2bn in fees from takeover deals this year. The value of mergers and acquisitions involving UK-listed companies has jumped 175 percent to $132.9bn (£100bn), as private equity firms and overseas…