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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/170bc72a/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C86737740CHSBC0Eto0Ecut0E10A0A0A0A0Ejobs0Edespite0E11bn0Eprofit0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">HSBC to cut 10,000 jobs despite $11bn profit</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/170bfecb/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C86741420CHSBC0Esells0E1950ENew0EYork0Ebranches0Efor0E1bn0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">HSBC sells 195 New York branches for $1bn</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/yES77KWqqno/credit-agricole-falls-on-greece-impact-of-up-to-eu850-million" target="_blank">Credit Agricole Falls on Greece Impact of Up to EU850 Million</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/170c38bc/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Clansdowne0Esells0Eits0Eentire0Eshareholding0Ein0Egoldman0E23297750Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Lansdowne sells its entire shareholding in Goldman</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3939958-bba8-11e0-a7c8-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Running Deutsche</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e9f91f12-b95e-11e0-89ee-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Soros shift signals wider fears among rich</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17051633/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C86714680CSpanish0Ebank0Efields0ERonaldo0Eas0Ecollateral0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Spanish bank fields Ronaldo as collateral</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ub-iSmYR3QE/" target="_blank">Square Now Processing $4 Million In Mobile Payments Per Day</a><br />Techcrunch</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1708bbbf/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cmarket0Ebraces0Efor0Ebanking0Eresults0Ebonanza0E23290A380Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Market braces for banking results bonanza</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/NKnH7sdHKFE/taxpayers-get-339-8-million-pound-profit-from-nationalized-banks" target="_blank">U.K. Taxpayers Get £339.8 Million From Banks</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/170bc72b/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C86737730CInvestment0Eprofits0Eat0EUKs0Ebiggest0Ebanks0Efall0Eby0E2bn0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Investment profits at UK&#39;s biggest banks &#39;fall by £2bn&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17089c30/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C867310A50CCity0Ejob0Ecuts0Eto0Ecost0Ethe0EGovernment0E10B3bn0Ein0Elost0Etax0Erevenue0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">City job cuts to cost the Government £1.3bn in lost tax revenue</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/170c38b2/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cat0Eleast0Etwo0Eyears0Ebefore0Ebig0Ebanking0Edeals0Ereturn0E23297670Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">At least two years before big banking deals return</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/170c38b5/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cuk0Eset0Efor0Elow0Egrowth0Eas0Ethe0Emood0Edarkens0E23297690Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">UK set for low growth as the mood &#39;darkens&#39;</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17089c31/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C86726740CBanks0Easking0Ecustomers0Eto0Eleave0Eto0Ehit0EGovernment0Etargets0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Banks &#39;asking customers to leave&#39; to hit Government targets</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17089c34/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Ccomment0Cjames0Equinn0C867270A40CCoalition0Emust0Eshow0Eit0Evalues0Ebanking0Esector0Ethe0EUK0Eneeds0Ethe0Etax0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Coalition must show it values banking sector - the UK needs the tax</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/170bc72a/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C86737740CHSBC0Eto0Ecut0E10A0A0A0A0Ejobs0Edespite0E11bn0Eprofit0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">HSBC to cut 10,000 jobs despite $11bn profit</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/170bfecb/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C86741420CHSBC0Esells0E1950ENew0EYork0Ebranches0Efor0E1bn0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">HSBC sells 195 New York branches for $1bn</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/yES77KWqqno/credit-agricole-falls-on-greece-impact-of-up-to-eu850-million" target="_blank">Credit Agricole Falls on Greece Impact of Up to EU850 Million</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/170c38bc/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Clansdowne0Esells0Eits0Eentire0Eshareholding0Ein0Egoldman0E23297750Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Lansdowne sells its entire shareholding in Goldman</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3939958-bba8-11e0-a7c8-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Running Deutsche</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e9f91f12-b95e-11e0-89ee-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Soros shift signals wider fears among rich</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17051633/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C86714680CSpanish0Ebank0Efields0ERonaldo0Eas0Ecollateral0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Spanish bank fields Ronaldo as collateral</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ub-iSmYR3QE/" target="_blank">Square Now Processing $4 Million In Mobile Payments Per Day</a><br />Techcrunch</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1708bbbf/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cmarket0Ebraces0Efor0Ebanking0Eresults0Ebonanza0E23290A380Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Market braces for banking results bonanza</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/NKnH7sdHKFE/taxpayers-get-339-8-million-pound-profit-from-nationalized-banks" target="_blank">U.K. Taxpayers Get £339.8 Million From Banks</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/170bc72b/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C86737730CInvestment0Eprofits0Eat0EUKs0Ebiggest0Ebanks0Efall0Eby0E2bn0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Investment profits at UK&#39;s biggest banks &#39;fall by £2bn&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17089c30/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C867310A50CCity0Ejob0Ecuts0Eto0Ecost0Ethe0EGovernment0E10B3bn0Ein0Elost0Etax0Erevenue0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">City job cuts to cost the Government £1.3bn in lost tax revenue</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/170c38b2/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cat0Eleast0Etwo0Eyears0Ebefore0Ebig0Ebanking0Edeals0Ereturn0E23297670Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">At least two years before big banking deals return</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/170c38b5/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cuk0Eset0Efor0Elow0Egrowth0Eas0Ethe0Emood0Edarkens0E23297690Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">UK set for low growth as the mood &#39;darkens&#39;</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17089c31/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C86726740CBanks0Easking0Ecustomers0Eto0Eleave0Eto0Ehit0EGovernment0Etargets0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Banks &#39;asking customers to leave&#39; to hit Government targets</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17089c34/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Ccomment0Cjames0Equinn0C867270A40CCoalition0Emust0Eshow0Eit0Evalues0Ebanking0Esector0Ethe0EUK0Eneeds0Ethe0Etax0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Coalition must show it values banking sector &#8211; the UK needs the tax</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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