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Over the years, I've written about individual banks or groups of banks -- most recently on March 16, when I wrote about British banking giant Barclays(BCS Quote). Well, I'm not the only one now paying attention to Barclays. It recently announced it will purchase Dutch banking giant ABN Amro(ABN Quote), and the banking world is abuzz with speculation.
Observers believe that because ABN is now in play, other banks may try to snatch it away from Barclays, with Citibank(C Quote) frequently mentioned. The banking industry has been consolidating for years, and this newest foray into consolidation may trigger another round. ...
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