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The Independent (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Q. I recently purchased foreign currency at a Post Office branch, using a Barclays Connect card. I bought €220 across the counter at my local Post Office, which cost me £203.44. When I received my bank statement, the amount debited was £207.50. Barclays told me that the additional amount was a 2 per cent commission charge for foreign currency purchase. It seems that...
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Curbed (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
Oh, you thought all those leaked renderings of the new and incredibly shitty Barclays Center were the real thing ? Haha, silly you. Those much-reviled designs, which replaced Frank Gehry's more expensive vision, were premature—or so says Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner, who Crain's reports has promised city officials that "The Hangar" will be nothing short of superb. Also,...
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. housing prices will fall by a double-digit percentage from already beaten-down levels, resulting in an overall 40 percent plunge by the time foreclosures peak in the second half of 2010, Barclays Capital economist Michelle Meyer said.
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
NEW YORK, July 2 (Reuters) - U.S. housing prices will fall by a double-digit percentage from already beaten-down levels, resulting in an overall 40 percent plunge by the time foreclosures peak in the second half of 2010, Barclays Capital economist Michelle Meyer said.
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Marketing by Permission (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
I know it's my fault. Jackie Wyeth, my local branch manager says it isn't and that I've done everything right, but I know it's my fault. I had accounts with Barclays. I closed them in December and I'm trying unsuccessfully to get a certificate of tax paid on the money on deposit so I can submit it to HM Revenue and Customs. This should not be hard.So, today, when I received a letter telling
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New Jersey Real Estate Report (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
(Karen Weaver from Deutsche Bank provided a similar forecast a little over two weeks ago.) From CNBC: US Home Prices Seen Falling 40% Overall: Analyst U.S. housing prices will fall by a double-digit percentage from already beaten-down levels, resulting in an overall 40 percent plunge by the time foreclosures peak in the second half of 2010, Barclays Capital [...]
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This is Money | Home (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
Barclays has paid back more than £100,000 to a pensioner it misled into putting his life savings in one risky fund and more payouts could follow
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MarketIntelligenceCenter.com (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
Marriott (MAR) was downgraded today by analysts at Barclays Capital and the stock is now at $21.22, down $0.85 (-3.85%) on volume of 3,116,796 shares traded. The brokerage reduced the stock to Underweight from Equalweight. Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $11.88 to a high of $30.24. Marriott stock has been showing support around $21.33 and re...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- FedEx Corp. was upgraded on Tuesday to overweight from equal weight at Barclays Capital, which noted that the market is "underestimating the upside potential" in the stock. "By the time the 'sideline sitters' get comfortable, shares are likely to be much higher," wrote analyst Gary Chase in a note to clients. He said that the company's cost-cutting...
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Financial24 (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009
Stocks on the move Real-time Equity news For U.S stock market report double-click 0717 ET 30June2009-FedEx upgraded to 'overweight' at Barclays Barclays on Tuesday upgraded FedEx Corp to 'overweight,' writing that the market was underest ...
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The Business Journal of Phoenix (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009
The ACORN housing and community activist group is pressuring American Home Mortgage Corp., IndyMac Bank successor OneWest Bank and mortgage arms of Goldman Sachs & Co. and Barclays PLC to increase aid to distressed mortgage holders and participate in federal programs offering incentives for such actions.
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No Land Grab (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009
The Examiner By Bernie Mooney While subway riders have to dig into their pocket for an extra quarter, the MTA handed Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner a multi-million dollar bailout. For the last few years the MTA has cried poor mouth and insisted that a fare hike was needed to help their budget deficit. Yet, last Wednesday they voted to redo the Atlantic Yards deal by allowing Ratner to cough...
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Towers Perrin - Thought Leadership (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009
June saw further evidence of significant changes being made to major employers’ pension schemes. The inexorable shift away from final salary schemes gained momentum with Barclays closing its scheme to existing members for future accrual, while BP closed its currently well-funded scheme to new members.
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MarketIntelligenceCenter.com (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009
FedEx (FDX) was upgraded today by analysts at Barclays Capital and the stock is now at $55.84, up $0.21 (0.38%) on volume of 2,524,325 shares traded. The brokerage upped FDX to Overweight from Equal Weight. Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $34.02 to a high of $96.99. FedEx stock has been showing support around $54.02 and resist...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009
Israel stocks poised to end the month of June on a mixed note, with strength in Bezeq and Teva as well as certain technology stocks offset by weakness in the banks and Israel Chemicals.
