It will go wider than just the attempted manipulation of interest rates for which Barclays was punished by regulators last week, to presumably include the mis-selling of PPI insurance and the inappropriate sales of complex financial products called swaps that were sold to small businesses ( see this blog from last week for more details).

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It projects a 30 percent increase in sales in North America in the next year, with a rolled out launch of Messi products that will eventually include lifestyle sports apparel.

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The world's largest consumer-products maker, whose brands include Tide and Crest, is trying to increase sales in the face of tough competition.

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