Barclays breaks ground with 18,000-seat basketball stadium in Brooklyn
• Bob Diamond and rapper Jay-Z at ground-breaking ceremony• British bank hopes $300m deal will promote its image in America
Seated alongside rap star Jay-Z, Barclays president Bob Diamond beamed cheerfully as a soul rendition of the US national anthem was partially drowned out by the din of circling helicopters and noisy protesters.
In a marquee [...]