Things we're reading today include ...
Companies
New York publisher sues UBS over alleged plagiarism - The Independent
Barclays Capital to slash jobs in cost-cuts - Financial Times
Barcap cuts 2pc of global staff as profit surge fails to satisfy - The Telegraph
Former Lehman Brothers staff finding fresh fortune - The Telegraph
Markets
The gathering storm: Britain's faltering economy - The Independent
Bank forecasts 'choppy recovery' - BBC
Bank forecasts 'seriously awry' - BBC
Banks still hampered by bad debts - BBC
Investment bank jobs - Financial Times
Big powers reject direct EU taxes - BBC
Fed hopes to kickstart recovery - BBC
Dollar disaster - BBC
Regulations
'Flash crash' curbs under discussion by US regulators - The Telegraph
General
Nuns accuse banks in $5m lawsuit - The Telegraph
Your mobile phone may be bugging you, hackers warn - The Independent
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...