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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include ...</p>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/16f1ddd6/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C866340A0A0CVince0ECable0Eattacks0Erip0Eoff0Eculture0Eof0Ebanks0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Vince Cable attacks &#39;rip-off&#39; culture of banks</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14299239" target="_blank">Bank split &#39;still on the table&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14293581" target="_blank">VIDEO: Cable: &#39;Concerns about UK banks&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/16f0c98e/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Csearch0Efor0Esafe0Ehavens0Eas0Eus0Ebudget0Eimpasse0Econtinues0E23264330Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Search for safe havens as US budget impasse continues</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14293950" target="_blank">Lagarde: US debt &#39;clock ticking&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b944e8c-b6e3-11e0-a8b8-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Mood change will hurt US global bank stocks</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ec196da-b754-11e0-b95d-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Deutsche Bank hit by Europe troubles&#0160;</a></div>
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<div>Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/xle7glQIciQ/deutsche-bank-slashes-peripheral-europe-risk-takes-writedowns" target="_blank">Deutsche Bank Slashes Peripheral Europe Risk</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/EK0aeUjAPrU/deutsche-bank-says-profit-increases-3-3-names-co-chiefs" target="_blank">Consumer Banking Boosts Deutsche Bank Profit</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b9eefd98-b74a-11e0-b95d-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">UBS scraps ambitious earnings targets</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14287562" target="_blank">UBS to cut costs by up to $2.5bn</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/D3TjCZly2zk/ubs-scraps-profit-goal-after-second-quarter-net-falls-49-" target="_blank">UBS Scraps Profit Goal After Profit Falls 49%</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/16f0c9a0/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Csoros0Ereturns0E1bn0Eto0Einvestors0Eas0Ehe0Eends0Ehis0Ehedge0Efund0Ecareer0E23264520Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Soros returns $1bn to investors as he ends his hedge fund career</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14300099" target="_blank">Soros to return investors money</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/vLyjVLwdPEI/" target="_blank">Facebook Will Bring Credits To Mobile Browsers</a><br />Techcrunch</div>
<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/NXFmbBBzLxQ/jumio-turns-webcam-into-card-reader" target="_blank">Jumio Turns Webcam Into Card Reader</a><br />Payments News</div>
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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include &#8230;</p>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/16f1ddd6/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C866340A0A0CVince0ECable0Eattacks0Erip0Eoff0Eculture0Eof0Ebanks0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Vince Cable attacks &#39;rip-off&#39; culture of banks</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14299239" target="_blank">Bank split &#39;still on the table&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14293581" target="_blank">VIDEO: Cable: &#39;Concerns about UK banks&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/16f0c98e/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Csearch0Efor0Esafe0Ehavens0Eas0Eus0Ebudget0Eimpasse0Econtinues0E23264330Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Search for safe havens as US budget impasse continues</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14293950" target="_blank">Lagarde: US debt &#39;clock ticking&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b944e8c-b6e3-11e0-a8b8-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Mood change will hurt US global bank stocks</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div>&#0160;</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ec196da-b754-11e0-b95d-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Deutsche Bank hit by Europe troubles&#0160;</a></div>
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<div>Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/xle7glQIciQ/deutsche-bank-slashes-peripheral-europe-risk-takes-writedowns" target="_blank">Deutsche Bank Slashes Peripheral Europe Risk</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/EK0aeUjAPrU/deutsche-bank-says-profit-increases-3-3-names-co-chiefs" target="_blank">Consumer Banking Boosts Deutsche Bank Profit</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b9eefd98-b74a-11e0-b95d-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">UBS scraps ambitious earnings targets</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14287562" target="_blank">UBS to cut costs by up to $2.5bn</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/D3TjCZly2zk/ubs-scraps-profit-goal-after-second-quarter-net-falls-49-" target="_blank">UBS Scraps Profit Goal After Profit Falls 49%</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/16f0c9a0/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Csoros0Ereturns0E1bn0Eto0Einvestors0Eas0Ehe0Eends0Ehis0Ehedge0Efund0Ecareer0E23264520Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Soros returns $1bn to investors as he ends his hedge fund career</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14300099" target="_blank">Soros to return investors money</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/vLyjVLwdPEI/" target="_blank">Facebook Will Bring Credits To Mobile Browsers</a><br />Techcrunch</div>
<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/NXFmbBBzLxQ/jumio-turns-webcam-into-card-reader" target="_blank">Jumio Turns Webcam Into Card Reader</a><br />Payments News</div>
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