Barclays Capital News

With all the money he's saving on London hotel rooms and taxi fares and donations to his alma mater , Bob Diamond is going back into business with some old friends.

Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. today announced that in connection with the previously announced public offering of 15,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock by affiliates of The Carlyle Group , the underwriters have exercised their option to purchase an additional 2,250,000 shares from Carlyle at an offering price of $16.00 per share.

's stock had its "buy" rating restated by analysts at Deutsche Bank in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, AnalystRatings.Net reports.

Asset inflation is only a temporary relief/diversion from consumer price inflation.

It's the return of the shamed bankers. Bob Diamond and Eric Daniels were both spotted among the blooms at the opening night of the Chelsea Flower Show.

The yen bounced off a 4-1/2-year low against the dollar on Monday after Japan's economy minister suggested the government might be satisfied with its current level, following a sharp decline over the past six months.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock.

Covidien plc today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Covidien International Finance S.A. , priced an underwritten offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 2.950% senior notes due 2023.

Barclays Plc, the first bank to settle with authorities over alleged manipulation of the Libor interest rate, on Monday won the dismissal of a U.S. lawsuit by shareholders who claimed they lost money because of the British bank's activity.

First BanCorp , the bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico , today filed a Form 8-K that disclosed that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has denied the Bank's Motion for Summary Judgment filed in connection with its claim to recover certain assets posted as collateral with Lehman Brothers, Inc.

Thomas Moore is an investment director at Standard Life Investments. I recently spoke with Moore to understand why he believes these three bank shares are a good bet.

Barclays Capital has cut its target price for shares of Compal Electronics Inc. after the Taiwanese contract notebook computer maker reported lower-than-expected results for the first quarter of this year.

U.S. broadcast networks head into their biggest ad-selling season this week, competing with streaming services like Netflix, battling online players for ad dollars, and fending off hits starring zombies and duck hunters on cable.

"I never did anything for money. I never set money as a goal. It was a result." So says Bob Diamond, formerly the chief executive of Barclays.

The wealthy 61-year-old banker insisted he never went into banking for money despite his 105 million fortune in his first interview since his resignation last summer.

Xcel Energy Inc. announced that it closed an offering of $450.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 0.75% senior unsecured notes due May 9, 2016 .

With their boss playing a busy role in the push to overhaul the country's immigration laws , staffers for Sen.

Petaluma, Cailf.-based Cyan, a global supplier of software defined networking solutions, opened for trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CYNI" after its initial public offering.

Joseph G. NeCastro, chief financial and administrative officer, and Lori A. Hickok, executive vice president, finance, Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.

According to Nuance, Barclay's will use the technology to securely and automatically confirm the identity of Barclays customers using the sound of their voice.