Retail weakness weighs on Barclays

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Thursday May 07 2009 Breaking news Retail weakness weighs on Barclays Profits at the retail and commercial banking arm of Barclays almost halved in the first three months of 2009 as British consumers and businesses struggled to maintain loan repayments. Lloyds Banking Group also said that it expected impairment charges on corporate loans to rise by more than half in 2009 as a result of economic weakness. Read more » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this briefing on FT.com Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Change your email address Change whether you receive this email as HTML or plain text | Forward this email to a friend Privacy policy | Advertise | Contact © Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. The Financial Times Limited, registered in England and Wales number 227590. Registered office: Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL. VAT number GB 278 5371 21.