Barclays reports big drop in profits

Barclays has reported a big drop in profits - as the banking group sets aside more money to cover investigations and compensation payouts…

Statutory pre-tax profits fell 21% to 2.26 billion pounds, around 3.47 billion dollars, for the year to 31 December 2014.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports…

IN: Barclays has…
OUT: …SOC.
DUR: 40"

AIR: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0303barclays-dw-air.mp3
ARN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0303barclays-dw-arn.mp3
FM4: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0303barclays-dw-fm4.mp3
GENERIC: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0303barclays-dw-generic.mp3
GLOBAL:  http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0303barclays-dw-g24.mp3
ICRT: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0303barclays-dw-icrt.mp3
NIGERIA: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0303barclays-dw-von.mp3
RNZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0303barclays-dw-rnz.mp3
SRN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0303barclays-dw-srn.mp3
VATICAN: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0303barclays-dw-vatican.mp3
ZIZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0303barclays-dw-ziz.mp3