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The Motley Fool May 3, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: ABN and Barclays Get Tripped Up A Dutch court blocks the sale of ABN's U.S. banking business to Bank of America.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	ABN Shareholders Will Decide Megamerger ABN's management is pushing for the Barclays deal but may just be looking out for its best interests. Fortunately, the shareholders will get a chance to vote and decide this issue for themselves.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Barclays and ABN Amro Seal the Deal The combined Barclays and ABN Amro will be among one of the 10 largest banks in the world, one of the largest credit card issuers, and the largest institutional asset manager in the world. Investors, take note.
Wall Street & Technology May 30, 2007 Paul McDougall	Barclays Risks ABN AMRO Acquisition To Move More Than 10,000 Positions Offshore Barclays' $91 billion offer to buy ABN AMRO would create annual savings of $4.75 billion by 2010, according to Barclays. Part of those savings would be achieved through lower, outsourced labor costs.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Barclays Plays the China Card China Development Bank and Temasek help with Barclays' bid for ABN. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Quick Take: Who Wins in the ABN Deal? Barclays withdraws its offer for ABN Amro, meaning that the consortium of RBS, Fortis, and Banco Santander is now on track to move in. Who stands to gain in this complicated deal?
The Motley Fool March 27, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The M&A Mix Tape A rockin' review of what dealmakers have been doing over the past week. "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy featuring Barclays and ABN Amro... "The Thin Ice" by Pink Floyd featuring KKR... "This Is Why I'm Hot" by Mims and Google... etc.
U.S. Banker November 2008 Michael Dumiak	Barclays Plc's Newfound Sway In the New World Barclays is open for business in America with 10,000 new employees taken from Lehman Brothers and observers are mulling how the new-look Barclays will be positioned in the U.S.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Bank of America Is Outbanked Bank of America managed to post a nice net income increase during its second quarter, but only half as much as some of its competitors.
U.S. Banker September 2007 Michael Dumiak	She Came, But Can She Conquer? (maybe) Deanna Oppenheimer, one of the most high-profile bankers in America, has spent the last two years remaking the UK retail business at Barclays, one of the largest financial companies in the world. They arrive together at a crucial crossroads.
BusinessWeek January 29, 2009 Mark Scott	Pressure Mounts to Nationalize British Banks As Royal Bank of Scotland piles up colossal losses, Gordon Brown ushers in a new bailout to stave off nationalization.
BusinessWeek April 2, 2007 Carol Matlack	The Smart Money Is Chasing Euro Deals Investors from both sides of the pond are on an "Easter egg hunt" for potential plays.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	A Different Look at iShares British bank Barclays' iShares exchange traded funds may make a good investment in more ways than one. While shareholders wait for the ETF industry to continue to evolve they will collect Barclays' 2.75% dividend yield.
BusinessWeek February 23, 2004 David Fairlamb	Bargain-Sniffing In The States European banks are once again shopping aggressively for American acquisitions.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Dueling Fools: Private Equity Bull Rebuttal Private equity deals aren't without their warts, but they're still benefiting investors.
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The Motley Fool August 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Should Investors Go Dutch? While ABN Amro is trying to find a balance between growth and value, investors can collect a fair dividend.
BusinessWeek May 7, 2007 Stanley Reed	Europe: The Making Of A Monolith ABN AMRO signals the euro zone's superpower status.
BusinessWeek August 9, 2004 Stanley Reed	Barclays: Big, But Too Small The British bank shines in investment banking and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) -- but to be a global star, it needs a megadeal.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2004 Bill Mann	Barclays Rejects Providian British banking giant Barclays has cut off its acquisition talks with U.S. credit card company Providian Financial. The big British bank didn't like the purchase price, or Providian's balance sheet.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Barclays Steals One From Regions Barclay's redoes its deal for Region Financial's subprime business and gets a fat discount. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Barclays' Juggernaut Keeps Rolling Barclays' fee businesses continue to power growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2007 Emil Lee	Foolish Forecast: Bank of America Goes Organic The banking giant will report its first-quarter 2007 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool August 13, 2008 Todd Wenning	Royal Bank of Scotland's Right Royal Mess Royal Bank of Scotland is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Its 12 billion rights issue was the biggest in U.K. corporate history, and now, it reveals its first loss in 40 years.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2011 David Holding	Barclays Bank: Contrarian Buy The banks have been punished enough -- and Barclays looks best on balance.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2010 Cliff D'Arcy	Anyone Want to Buy a Used Bank? Banking heats up as several investors get set to snap up surplus banks.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Will Frankenhoff	Time to Bank on Barclays Despite last year's advance, shares of Barclays have further room to run in 2007.
U.S. Banker November 2007 Anthony Malakian	M&A Activity: BofA Succumbs to Pressure From Community Activists After six months of pestering Bank of America to make concessions in the communities served by LaSalle Bank, community groups finally scored a partial victory.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2010 David Holding	RBS Back With a Vengeance Royal Bank of Scotland's generally upbeat results follow similar announcements this week from Barclays, HSBC, and Lloyds Banking Group.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2008 Christopher Barker	Barclays' Earnings: Jolly Good The British-based bank delivers an upbeat outlook and modest writedowns.
BusinessWeek May 14, 2007 Gene G. Marcial	A Bank To Bank On Bank of America is a good defensive stock that has lagged the rally.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2007 Tom Taulli	Lazard's Laser Focus Lazard's CEO says his firm's business model is simple: corporate advisory on one side, asset management on the other. Both segments have been strong growth drivers -- but investors have already baked much of that growth into the stock price.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Is Barclays the Big Bank to Own? Barclays' first-half earnings provide some vindication of the strength of the "universal bank" model, in which investment and commercial banking are housed under one roof.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2011 Anand Chokkavelu	7 European Banks Near 52-Week Lows Promo: Trolling the bottom for upside potential.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2010	Santander to Buy RBS Branches The Spanish bank is the front-runner to buy RBS branches, while Lloyds gets sued over HBOS.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2010 Alex Dumortier	Which Large Bank Is a Target? Barclays Bank, the U.K.'s second-largest bank, is on the prowl for a U.S. retail bank.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2011 Sean Williams	Buy This Sector to Beat the European Sovereign Debt Crisis Don't throw out the entire banking sector just because of a few bad apples.
Bank Systems & Technology May 3, 2005	Executive News HSBC Names Hoff CEO For Retail Services Business... LaSalle Promotes Execs... RBS Names VP of Ops... etc.
The Motley Fool September 3, 2010 Cliff D'Arcy	HSBC Threatens to Quit the U.K. Global megabank HSBC has given a clear warning that it could move its London headquarters to the Far East if forthcoming banking regulations were too restrictive.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2007 Emil Lee	Fight for Your Rights Offering The key to rights offerings is not to make mistakes. Even if you don't want additional shares, make sure you manage your rights in a way that won't cost you money.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The Lowdown on Lazard's Earnings This investment bank saw shares pop after its second-quarter earnings were announced.
Bank Technology News December 2010 John Adams	ABN's Cloud-Based Approach to Integration The $220-billion institution has tapped IBM to construct IT building blocks in a private cloud to define its new environment.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Barclays Guts Lehman Barclays announced today that it would acquire Lehman's U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary for $1.75 billion. The deal gives Barclays immediate heft in the U.S. debt and equity capital markets.
InternetNews September 1, 2005 Jim Wagner	IBM Banks on Deal with Dutch IBM scored a big victory for its IT outsourcing division with a five-year, $1.87 billion contract with ABN AMRO.
BusinessWeek September 25, 2008	Europe's Deep Pockets Prudence - or stricter regulations - has left European players in enviable shape.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Rich Smith	Three Cheers for ABN Lost client information leads to positive changes for the banking group. Other financial institute should be following suit. But will they?
BusinessWeek March 3, 2011 Jason Corcoran	Foreign Banks Are Fleeing Russia Morgan Stanley and Banco Santander are among those selling out or downsizing as Russia's state-owned banks bulk up
The Motley Fool July 1, 2008 Morgan Housel	Is Lehman Brothers for Sale? Some of the worst news in a while: Somebody is interested in Lehman.
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