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Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs this year

By Thomson Reuters Oct 22, 2026 | 2:39 AM

LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Barclays said on ​Thursday it ‌was cutting around 5,000 jobs, or 5% ‌of ​its ⁠workforce, this ⁠year, as it uses technology such as ​AI to reduce ⁠fixed costs ⁠and improve ​overall returns.

One ​thousand of the cuts ‌are already done and 4,000 ⁠more will come by the end ⁠of ‌the fourth ⁠quarter, chief ​financial ‌officer Anna ​Cross told ⁠reporters.

(Reporting by Lawrence White; Editing by Tommy Reggiori ​Wilkes)