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People
The Business On... Jamie Dimon, Chief executive, JP
Morgan Chase - The Independent
Rolet attack on rivals over derivatives - Financial Times
Tycoon given three-year ban from City - The Telegraph
Companies
JP Morgan to spend billions on bonuses as profits surge
- The Independent
JP Morgan pays £328m in UK bank bonus tax - The Telegraph
Goldman to pay $550m to settle SEC fraud case - The Independent
Goldman Sachs - Financial
Times
Credit Suisse
offices are raided - BBC
NYSE Euronext plan 'last nail in coffin' - Financial Times
Agricultural Bank of China shares weak on debut -
The Telegraph
Regulations
Wall St reform bill offers Obama ray of hope in a
gloomy summer - The Independent
Regulation threatens West's economic recovery, warns
HSBC's Stephen Green - The Telegraph
Lord Turner calls for financial reform - BBC
EU ministers
discuss stability - BBC
Markets
Fed warns of slow road to recovery for US - The Independent
It's business as usual for bankers' pay - The Telegraph
The financial crisis blame-game: have we got it right
in just blaming the bankers? - The Telegraph

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