Barclays may report its 2008 results earlier than planned,  as the bank seeks to quell investor concerns that further losses will force it to turn to the UK government for help, reports the WSJ. Barclays’s share price has fallen sharply in recent weeks even as the government announced new financial-bailout measures aimed at reviving lending and curbing further bank losses. Barclays shares fell nearly 14% on Friday and 90% from a year earlier, amid worries that the government may need to take the further step of nationalising some of the country’s major banks.

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