Barclays Plc and HSBC Holdings Plc are among UK banks set to lose cash holdings from Cambridge University as it starts pulling hundreds of millions of pounds away from institutions that finance fossil fuels.
Barclays Plc and HSBC Holdings Plc are among UK banks set to lose cash holdings from Cambridge University as it starts pulling hundreds of millions of pounds away from institutions that finance fossil fuels.
The chapel at King’s College, University of Cambridge, in Cambridge, UK.
The biggest tech companies are borrowing more than expected to fund their spending on data centers and other artificial intelligence infrastructure, and the investment-grade bond market won’t be able to accommodate all of their financing needs.
The biggest tech companies are borrowing more than expected to fund their spending on data centers and other artificial intelligence infrastructure, and the investment-grade bond market won’t be able to accommodate all of their financing needs.
Transmission line towers next to an Amazon Web Services data center in Johnstown, Ohio, US, on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Amazon.com Inc. plans to spend almost $150 billion in the coming 15 years on data centers, giving the cloud-computing giant the firepower to handle an expected explosion in demand for artificial intelligence applications and other digital services.
Barclays CEO CS Venkatakrishnan discusses the use of artificial intelligence in the banking industry, saying the technology is having a "creeping" impact on the UK lender. "We are seeing things getting on the margin a little more efficient in certain parts," he says. "Fundamental impact — I think it's coming, but I don't see it yet," he adds during a conversation with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua at the Global Markets and Banking Summit 2026 in London. (Source: Bloomberg)
Barclays CEO CS Venkatakrishnan discusses the use of artificial intelligence in the banking industry, saying the technology is having a "creeping" impact on the UK lender. "We are seeing things getting on the margin a little more efficient in certain parts," he says. "Fundamental impact — I think it's coming, but I don't see it yet," he adds during a conversation with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua at the Global Markets and Banking Summit 2026 in London. (Source: Bloomberg)
Currencies of emerging-market nations that produce the metals and minerals key to artificial intelligence are set to get a boost in the coming years, according to Barclays Plc.
Currencies of emerging-market nations that produce the metals and minerals key to artificial intelligence are set to get a boost in the coming years, according to Barclays Plc.
Currencies of emerging-market nations that produce the metals and minerals key to artificial intelligence are set to get a boost in the coming years, according to Barclays Plc.
Currencies of emerging-market nations that produce the metals and minerals key to artificial intelligence are set to get a boost in the coming years, according to Barclays Plc.
Currencies of emerging-market nations that produce the metals and minerals key to artificial intelligence are set to get a boost in the coming years, according to Barclays Plc.
Currencies of emerging-market nations that produce the metals and minerals key to artificial intelligence are set to get a boost in the coming years, according to Barclays Plc.
China’s deployment of humanoid robots could offset as much as 60% of its projected decline in the labor force by 2035, according to Barclays Plc, helping sustain the world’s largest industrial base as the population shrinks at a pace not seen in decades.
China’s deployment of humanoid robots could offset as much as 60% of its projected decline in the labor force by 2035, according to Barclays Plc, helping sustain the world’s largest industrial base as the population shrinks at a pace not seen in decades.
Humanoid robots in Beijing. Photographer: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images
The Reddit-based retail investor community famous for launching the meme-stock phenomenon filed a public comment Tuesday opposing a proposed shift to semiannual, rather than quarterly, securities reports.
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins unveiled the fast-tracked plan after President Donald Trump called for an end to decades-old rules mandating quarterly filing of the public disclosures known as 10-Qs.
Mike McClean, Head of US Policy at Barclays, discusses the SEC's propo
The Reddit-based retail investor community famous for launching the meme-stock phenomenon filed a public comment Tuesday opposing a proposed shift to semiannual, rather than quarterly, securities reports.
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins unveiled the fast-tracked plan after President Donald Trump called for an end to decades-old rules mandating quarterly filing of the public disclosures known as 10-Qs.
Mike McClean, Head of US Policy at Barclays, discusses the SEC's proposal to change reporting cadence, as well as what Trump is facing when he returns home from the ongoing summit in China. (Source: Bloomberg)
US House lawmakers asked Jes Staley, a former top executive at Barclays Plc and JPMorgan Chase & Co., for an interview in its ongoing probe into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
US House lawmakers asked Jes Staley, a former top executive at Barclays Plc and JPMorgan Chase & Co., for an interview in its ongoing probe into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Barclays Global Chairman of Research Ajay Rajadhyaksha joins "Bloomberg Surveillance" with his outlook for markets as they trade at all time highs. He said his team was overweight risk assets last week on the belief that momentum would carry markets further but they have since turned neutral. (Source: Bloomberg)
Barclays Global Chairman of Research Ajay Rajadhyaksha joins "Bloomberg Surveillance" with his outlook for markets as they trade at all time highs. He said his team was overweight risk assets last week on the belief that momentum would carry markets further but they have since turned neutral. (Source: Bloomberg)
Barclays Plc hopes to get back much of the £500 million ($674 million) it lent to Market Financial Solutions Ltd. even as insolvency officials overseeing the now-collapsed mortgage lender remain uncertain on how much can be recovered.
Barclays Plc hopes to get back much of the £500 million ($674 million) it lent to Market Financial Solutions Ltd. even as insolvency officials overseeing the now-collapsed mortgage lender remain uncertain on how much can be recovered.
Barclays Plc laid out its £66 billion ($89.2 billion) of structured financing exposure to non-banks, becoming the latest lender to make disclosures in an area that’s unnerved investors lately.
Barclays Plc laid out its £66 billion ($89.2 billion) of structured financing exposure to non-banks, becoming the latest lender to make disclosures in an area that’s unnerved investors lately.
Barclays Plc, Lloyds Banking Group Plc and UBS Group AG are among the latest group of lenders in the UK authorized to develop and test out real-world artificial intelligence applications, according to the Financial Conduct Authority.
Barclays Plc, Lloyds Banking Group Plc and UBS Group AG are among the latest group of lenders in the UK authorized to develop and test out real-world artificial intelligence applications, according to the Financial Conduct Authority.
Barclays, Lloyds and UBS will join the FCA’s AI Lab. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
UK regulators have told Barclays Plc to assess its processes for significant risk transfers, transactions that allow banks to offload loan risk and bolster their capacity to grow.
UK regulators have told Barclays Plc to assess its processes for significant risk transfers, transactions that allow banks to offload loan risk and bolster their capacity to grow.
The European energy services sector faces a brighter future once the Middle East conflict de-escalates as a result of work that oil producers need to undertake to resolve disruption, according to Barclays Plc analysts.
The European energy services sector faces a brighter future once the Middle East conflict de-escalates as a result of work that oil producers need to undertake to resolve disruption, according to Barclays Plc analysts.
The Viridien Group pavilion in the exhibition hall at the African Energy Week (AEW) conference in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. Texas Senator Ted Cruz pledged deeper American investment in Africa’s energy industry, casting the US as a strategic alternative to China.
Mitul Kotecha, head of foreign exchange and macro strategy Asia at Barclays, discusses the outlook for the dollar. "If our base case of a de-escalation does occur, and we do see a continued de-escalation, we see some sort of move towards a peace deal and an off ramp, then that should continue to put pressure on the dollar," Kotecha tells Bloomberg Television. "But this is a near-term view in the next few months," he adds. "Ultimately, we still like the dollar." (Source: Bloomberg)
Mitul Kotecha, head of foreign exchange and macro strategy Asia at Barclays, discusses the outlook for the dollar. "If our base case of a de-escalation does occur, and we do see a continued de-escalation, we see some sort of move towards a peace deal and an off ramp, then that should continue to put pressure on the dollar," Kotecha tells Bloomberg Television. "But this is a near-term view in the next few months," he adds. "Ultimately, we still like the dollar." (Source: Bloomberg)
Barclays Plc Chief Executive Officer CS Venkatakrishnan says the firm is committed to the Middle East and is still pursuing a banking license in Saudi Arabia. He also says the war in Iran may only slightly delay when some companies such as SpaceX decide to go public. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)
Barclays Plc Chief Executive Officer CS Venkatakrishnan says the firm is committed to the Middle East and is still pursuing a banking license in Saudi Arabia. He also says the war in Iran may only slightly delay when some companies such as SpaceX decide to go public. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)
Lydia Rainforth, European energy and energy transition research head at Barclays, discusses energy markets as oil steadies on signs the US and Iran may extend a ceasefire and restart talks to end the war. "We've lost 10 million barrels a day of supply," Rainforth tells Bloomberg Television. "That sort of scale that I don't think the markets are pricing," she adds. (Source: Bloomberg)
Lydia Rainforth, European energy and energy transition research head at Barclays, discusses energy markets as oil steadies on signs the US and Iran may extend a ceasefire and restart talks to end the war. "We've lost 10 million barrels a day of supply," Rainforth tells Bloomberg Television. "That sort of scale that I don't think the markets are pricing," she adds. (Source: Bloomberg)