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  "id": 16340253,
  "title": "Barclays on bid alert as it is dubbed 'the cheapest bank in the world' amid cost-cutting drive and job cuts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/barclays-on-bid-alert-as-it-is-dubbed-the-cheapest-bank-in-the-world",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-24T15:00:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-16235527/Barclays-bid-alert-dubbed-cheapest-bank-world-amid-cost-cutting-drive-job-cuts.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Barclays, which is axing 5,000 roles at the end of a three-year cost-cutting drive, has fallen out of favour with investors amid doubts about its strategy and disappointing third-quarter results.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}