Key Takeaways Barclays shares have fallen 14.1% YTD amid geopolitical uncertainty and market volatility.Barclays is streamlining operations via acquisitions, divestitures and partnerships to boost efficiency.Barclays plans to return over 15B pound to shareholders by 2028 through dividends and share buybacks.Shares of Barclays PLC (BCS) on NYSE have declined 14.1% year to date, compared with a 1.8% drop of the industry and a 1.9% fall of the S&P 500 Index. Among its peers, Deutsche Bank (DB) shares have decl ...