Barclays takes close to $2 billion writedown, keeps capital options
LONDON (Reuters) - British bank Barclays Plc said profits fell in the first quarter and refused to rule out a rights issue as it took a 1 billion pound ($2 billion) hit for the impact of the credit crunch.
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