Things we're reading today include ...
Companies
Lehman may have grounds to sue banks - The Times
JP Morgan boss predicts strong recovery after profits
soar - The Independent
HSBC customers face French money laundering
investigation - The Telegraph
HK takes aggressive investment stance - Financial Times
LSE's Turquoise to offer US shares in European trading
hours - The Telegraph
UBS investors vent anger against old board - The Independent
Markets
Markets soar as America offers hope that the worst is
over - The Times
US unemployment likely to stay high during recovery,
Ben Bernanke warns - The Times
Regulation
Brown admits failure to crack down on banks - The Times
Brown admits mistakes on banking regulation - The Independent
Obama presses for tighter Wall Street regulation - The Independent
Accounting rules deadline under threat - Financial Times
Technology
MasterCard raises technology focus - Financial Times
Cash call - BBC
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...