The Latest Breaking News from Barclays

The bank is cutting mortgage prices for 52 products

Family are said to have secured investment from anonymous backers based in Abu Dhabi

Amid huge profits for oil majors, pressure builds on banks to cut ties.

Rangers have appointed James Taylor as the club's new chief finance officer (CFO).

Bank holidays were introduced by banker, politician and scientific writer Sir John Lubbock

Attempt to cut ties with bank, which directly invests in new fossil fuel projects, fails at AGM

Barclays more than doubled its holdings in Peabody Energy during the second quarter, even as most other institutional investors unloaded shares.

September WTI crude oil (CLU23 ) on Wednesday closed down -1.61 (-1.99%), and Sep RBOB gasoline (RBU23 ) closed up +1.95 (+0.68%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Wednesday settled mixed, with crude falling to a 1-1/2 week low. A stronger dollar Wednesday weighed on energy prices, as did the decline...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.17%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.03%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.46%. Stocks this morning are mixed. Lower T-note yields and...

September WTI crude oil (CLU23 ) this morning is down -0.16 (-0.20%), and Sep RBOB gasoline (RBU23 ) is up +2.54 (+0.89%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are mixed. A weaker dollar today is supportive of energy prices. However, crude is under pressure on concerns about China's economic...

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.04%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.11%. Stocks this morning are slightly higher. Lower T-note yields...