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Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs asbank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances

Equating to the loss of 5% of its 93,000 global staff, job cuts come as bank announces jump in quarterly profits Business live – latest updates Barclays is cutting 5,000 jobs as part of wider cost-cutting plans that its bosses say are being driven by advances in AI. The job cuts

This is a source-based summary, not original reporting by Ebenezer journalists. Source: The Guardian · Original byline: Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent. Ebenezer published 22 Oct 2026, 08:40 am. Editorial policy.

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Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent22 Oct 2026, 08:40 amUpdated 2h ago1 min readTechGlobal
Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances

Global — Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

Equating to the loss of 5% of its 93,000 global staff, job cuts come as bank announces jump in quarterly profits Business live – latest updates Barclays is cutting 5,000 jobs as part of wider cost-cutting plans that its bosses say are being driven by advances in AI. The job cuts

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Source: The Guardian · Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent. Published 22 Oct 2026, 08:40 am.

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