Barclays profits rise 47%

Barclays Q1 Interim Management Statement reveals:

"Group profit before tax for the three months ended 31st March 2010 was £1,820m (2009: £1,239m), an increase year on year of 47% (£581m)..."

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Lloyds Banking Group returns to profit‎

Lloyds Banking Group revealed today:

"In the first quarter of 2010 Llloyds Banking Group returned to profitability on a combined businesses basis due mainly to a significant slowing of impairments in the wholesale business..."

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L&G profits up 87%

Legal & General announced today:

“IFRS operating profit of £1.1 billion is considerably higher this year and the balance sheet has been further strengthened with an IGD surplus of £3.1 billion after accruing for an increased final dividend of 2.73 pence per share..."

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