"Barclays believes that it is prudent to delay the commencement of the buyback programme until those discussions [with the SEC] have been concluded," the bank said in its earnings release Thursday."

Shares of Russia's Sberbank plunged 95% on the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday to trade as low as a penny after the bank announced that it was pulling out of the European market.

"European markets slide to lowest levels since October, with New York and London also hit"

"Flush with capital, the funds have gone bargain hunting in Britain, snapping up everything from supermarkets to defense companies."

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>"Tesla plans to recall more than 285,000 electric vehicles sold in China to address risks associated with its autopilot feature"

"Mixing and matching Covid vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca-Oxford generates a "robust" immune response, a study led by Oxford University found."

>"Governments want the aviation industry to cut emissions as airlines recover. But it's one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize."

>"Thinktank says new strategy needed in face of Covid, Brexit, net zero, automation and demographic change"

"Low pay, long hours and Brexit pushed many hospitality workers into new careers."

"The scale and speed are so unprecedented that it’s little wonder so many investors have been caught by surprise already. Caution is wise."

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>"Rescuers are racing to dislodge the vast container ship before tides shift, potentially stranding it there for weeks"

"Woke capitalism, working from home, Germany’s energy mess (and India’s coal); bubble update; and Cisco’s hard lesson."