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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.

' American depositary shares did not show that Barclays and other defendants, including former Chief Executives John Varley and Bob Diamond, misled them about Libor or took too long to reveal potential liabilities.

Shares of Gorilla Glass maker Corning climbed about 1% Monday morning after the telecom equipment maker was handed upgrades on the heels of two upbeat analyst notes.

Barclays is the Designated Market Maker for the company's stock. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Floyd , joined by members of the company's management team, celebrated the company's first day of trading by visiting the NYSE trading floor for the stock opening and by ringing The Opening BellA .

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.

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As Britain awaits a major report by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, the BBC's Business Production team, in partnership with the Open University, asks what went wrong with the system and can we ever trust bankers again? About A 132bn of British taxpayers' money has been spent bailing out the banks since the credit crunch in 2008 ... (more)

Citigroup sues Barclays to recover nearly $142M related to foreign exchange trading amidst the Lehman bankruptcy.

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Robert Diamond Jr., the former CEO of Barclays, in the company's office in Manhattan in 2007.

The offering has priced, according to Loews. It consisted of USD 500 m of 2.625% senior notes due 2023 and USD 500m of 4.125% senior notes due 2043.

The former Barclays boss likes to present himself as just a regular guy - but he has no intention of riding quietly into the sunset Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature.

Bob Diamond, the bank chief who quit his role at Barclays in the wake of the Libor-rigging scandal last summer, claimed he knew nothing about how the interbank interest rate was set while he was in charge of the bank.

In the sparse office he now occupies in the Seagram Building in Midtown Manhattan, Robert E. Diamond Jr., the former C.E.O. of Barclays , paced in circles and tried to explain how he had gone from being one of the highest-ranking and highest-paid bankers in Britain to a guy who takes the subway to this office in exile and waits in line for his ... (more)

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German banking giant Deutsche Bank recently released a report highlighting rather grim prospects for the global fixed-income, currency & commodities [FICC] trading business over the coming years [ New rules to wipe out $17 bln in bank trading revenue-report , Reuters, Apr 22 2013]. In the report, which attempts to predict the impact of impending ... (more)