Barclays takes close to $2 billion writedown, keeps capital opti (Reuters)

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Barclays takes close to $2 billion writedown, keeps capital opti
    (Reuters)

 

<p>You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginReuters - British bank Barclays  said
profits fell by an undisclosed amount in the first quarter and
refused to rule out a rights issue after a 1 billion pound
($1.95 billion) writedown on assets tarnished by the credit
crunch.</p><br clear="all"/>


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