Barclays Share Discussion Threads

[clond] 28/4/2017 08:06

Loss os 230 million compared to gain of 800 last year - am I reading it wrong ?

[portside1] 28/4/2017 08:04

cnbc mis led me .

barcs should be up not down unbelievable

[kenbachelor] 28/4/2017 08:03

Down 8 as I write this Portside, but that's a 20% improvement on down 10p at the start.

[diku] 28/4/2017 08:01

porty..it opened down to 214p...sort it out...

[qantas] 28/4/2017 07:58

Just a passing cloud.

[portside1] 28/4/2017 07:57

230p at this moment

[portside1] 28/4/2017 07:57

barcs up 3% it should be over 15%

[portside1] 28/4/2017 07:55

clouds when is the FCA going to charge those at the BOE of misleading the select committee , that is the most serous question . are they above the uk law
bankers in jail over libor the boe no action it stinks

[diku] 28/4/2017 07:54

Time for rotation...

[clond] 28/4/2017 07:52

Always dark clouds - that's why rbs has taken a 40 swing with bacs in last two months.

[diku] 28/4/2017 07:51

Eventually the Sun always creeps through the dark clouds...

[micronesiac] 28/4/2017 07:47

Good results but dark cloud looming of SFO and DOJ investigations

[mj19] 28/4/2017 07:46

Barclays reported that 1Q attributable profit plunged 56% YoY to £190M, pointing out: "Profit before tax more than doubled to £1,682M (Q116: £793M), with increased income and a reduction in operating expenses delivering an improved cost: income ratio of 62% (Q116: 76%). (...) The Group performance reflected strong Core results, in which profit before tax increased 20% to £1,923M, and a materially reduced drag from the Non-Core, which reported a loss before tax of £241M (Q116: £815M) (...) Loss after tax in respect of the Africa Banking discontinued operation of £658M (Q116: profit of £166M) reflected an £884M impairment of Barclays' holding in BAGL allocated to acquisition goodwill (...) Return on average tangible shareholders' equity of 1.8% (Q116: 3.8%) included a 7.2% impact from the impairment of Barclays' holding in BAGL (...) while basic EPS was 1.3p (Q116: 2.7p)."

[portside1] 28/4/2017 07:44

excellent news , all good .

johnwise you have not answered my question

[johnwise] 28/4/2017 07:23

Barclays profits more than double

Barclays says its profits more than doubled in the first three months of the year, boosted by better performance in its core business.

Pre-tax profit for the first quarter was £1.682bn, up from £793m for the same period last year.

[diku] 28/4/2017 07:19

Like this though...gap has to narrow or a bid coming...

Tangible net asset value per share increased
-- to 292p (December 2016: 290p) primarily due
to profits generated in the period

[diku] 28/4/2017 07:17

Is it good bad or ugly?...

[rickmay] 28/4/2017 07:11

EXCELLENT RESULTS !!!!!!

[johnwise] 28/4/2017 02:07

ENTREPRENEURS buoyed by Brexit have led to a surge in British business, helping a bank to grow its loan book by around £500million, according to its chief executive.

[diku] 27/4/2017 20:16

Just amazing how this just traded within 0.5p range nearly all day...