A branch of Barclays bank in north London. British bank Barclays has boosted first-half profits by nearly a third thanks to a sharp drop in bad debts, as well as strong lending and investment banking activities, it announced on Thursday. Barclays Capital, the investment banking arm of Barclays Plc, plans to cut as many as several hundred jobs , mostly in back-office support functions, a person familiar with the situation said on Tuesday. The cuts would come in the wake of a drop in market acti
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