Things we're reading today include:
- Cherie Blair hired to sue RBS and Sir Fred Goodwin (Telegraph)
- Barclays under pressure to sell $1 trillion BGI business
(Telegraph) - HSBC bailout 'unthinkable' (Straits Times)
- AIG says it spent some bailout money paying banks
(Charleston Daily Mail) - Bernanke hopeful for US recovery (BBC)
- G20 summit approves IMF cash boost (Telegraph)
- Madoff still owns over $800 million, to appeal bail (Welt)
And I loved this explanation of the Bernie Madoff affair by Sesame Street (thanks Misstrade):