Former academic who has built Barclays Capital from scratch into a multibillion-pound operation, will take over from John Varley at Barclays? annual meeting next March
Stephen Green is expected to announce he is standing down as chairman of HSBC to become trade minister, ending David Cameron?s long search to find a high-profile business figure to fill the role
European bourses are softer, tracking declines in Asia, as a return to full post-summer trading provides a challenge to ebullience seen since the start of September