Barclays Bank Seeks $8.9 Billion Through a Share Issue (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Story date: 2008-06-26 07:36:57
Added on: 2008-06-26 07:43:13
The British bank joined rivals in tapping the wealth of Asian and Middle Eastern investors to strengthen its capital base in a sign of continuing fallout from the subprime mortgage turmoil.
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