Market Sense

Barclays' chances for the ABN Amro seem to dwindle after slump in the UK firm's share price wiping billions off its bid. Volatility in the market, due to the subprime crises sent Barclays' shares down about 16% since it proposed £45.4bn (67.5bn...

Trade unions across the world have gathered to fight to save the thousands of job cuts resulting from takeovers. Initiative has tightened by the spur of job cut in the takeover battle for Dutch bank ABN Amro. The meeting has been called by UNI,...

The biggest takeover battle in the banking history, expected to take interesting turn, as a consortium of banks led by Royal Bank of Scotland PLC have to revive its bid for the Dutch bank ABN AMRO as they previously asserted that they would...

Barclays Bank is cutting 1,100 permanent employees, along with 400 contract workers and 200 temporary staff over the next three years at its offices in Poole, Dorset as part of an efficiency drive. It currently employs 2,500 people with 1,900 regular...