Things we're reading today include:
- MPs condemn Barclays gag on Guardian over tax papers (Guardian)
- UniCredit seeks €4bn aid (Financial Times)
- Armed guards at AIG offices after death threats over bonuses (Times)
- IBM eyes Sun Microsystems for $6.5bn (Times)
- City watchdog reveals plan for financial overhaul (Independent)
- Financial products could be banned in banking overhaul (Telegraph)
- FSA's Lord Turner must not forget that the City is key to defeating recession (Telegraph)
- World Bank warns China can't make up for collapse in Western demand (Telegraph)
and I cannot believe how far Japan is pushing the envelope in robotics with the launch of Honda's Robot Girl yesterday:
in case you're wondering the chap in the glasses told her to look surprised and then angry.
Next he'll be asking her to put some clothes on!
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...
