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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/532dc424-ca80-11e0-94d0-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Quattrone&#39;s return tops tech&#39;s surprising week</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/178aef97/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C87136980CLloyds0Etakes0Ethree0Esuitors0Efor0Ebranches0Ethrough0Eto0Enext0Estage0Eof0Ebidding0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Lloyds takes three suitors for branches through to next stage of bidding</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/178a766e/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C87128540CBarclays0Eneeds0Eto0Efocus0Eon0Ethe0Ebasics0Eof0Ebanking0EJohn0EWinter0Einterview0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays needs to focus on the basics of banking: John Winter interview</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1789bf49/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cicaps0Ethreat0Eto0Equit0Euk0Eover0Eeu0Etax0E23411330Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Icap&#39;s threat to quit UK over EU tax</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14586192" target="_blank">Bank of America to cut more jobs</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1784bdda/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C87122860CPot0Eplants0Ein0Efiring0Eline0Eas0EGoldman0ESachs0Ecuts0Ecosts0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Pot plants in firing line as Goldman Sachs cuts costs</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/177f748b/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C8710A0A110CFears0Efor0Efree0Ecash0Ewithdrawals0Eafter0Ebank0Eban0Eon0Erivals0EATMs0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Fears for free cash withdrawals after bank ban on rivals&#39; ATMs</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/178a766d/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cjobs0C87128610CCity0Estigma0Eputs0Estudents0Eoff0Ea0Ecareer0Ein0Ebanking0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">City &#39;stigma&#39; puts students off a career in banking</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17898d05/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C87132390CUK0Efaces0Eslump0Eif0Ebanks0Eare0Ering0Efenced0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">UK &#39;faces slump&#39; if banks are ring-fenced</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/178aef95/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancialcrisis0C87135920CBanks0Emust0Ereveal0Eexposure0Eto0Esovereign0Edebt0EMP0ETyrie0Edemands0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Banks must reveal exposure to sovereign debt, MP Tyrie demands</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4c26ebf0-c9d2-11e0-b88b-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Traders unprepared for anti-fraud rules</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/Wy852p4JRis/euro-bonds-may-get-regulatory-push-over-german-objections" target="_blank">Push for Euro Bonds Despite German Objections</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/178e2e84/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cmerkel0Esays0Eeurobonds0Eare0Eexactly0Ethe0Ewrong0Eanswer0E23417940Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Merkel says eurobonds are &#39;exactly the wrong answer&#39;</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/WwXL_4SKEkc/swedish-policy-makers-rush-to-stamp-out-bank-liquidity-concerns" target="_blank">Swedish Officials Quell Bank Liquidity Fears</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/h3Tr3h7DPok/putin-slams-u-s-parasite-after-russia-holdings-jump-1-600-" target="_blank">Putin Calls U.S. &#39;Parasite&#39; As Russia Buys Its Debt</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14536235" target="_blank">Financial flatline</a>&#0160;- have we lost a decade?<br />BBC</div>
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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include &#8230;</p>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/532dc424-ca80-11e0-94d0-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Quattrone&#39;s return tops tech&#39;s surprising week</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/178aef97/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C87136980CLloyds0Etakes0Ethree0Esuitors0Efor0Ebranches0Ethrough0Eto0Enext0Estage0Eof0Ebidding0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Lloyds takes three suitors for branches through to next stage of bidding</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/178a766e/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C87128540CBarclays0Eneeds0Eto0Efocus0Eon0Ethe0Ebasics0Eof0Ebanking0EJohn0EWinter0Einterview0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays needs to focus on the basics of banking: John Winter interview</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1789bf49/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cicaps0Ethreat0Eto0Equit0Euk0Eover0Eeu0Etax0E23411330Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Icap&#39;s threat to quit UK over EU tax</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14586192" target="_blank">Bank of America to cut more jobs</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1784bdda/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C87122860CPot0Eplants0Ein0Efiring0Eline0Eas0EGoldman0ESachs0Ecuts0Ecosts0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Pot plants in firing line as Goldman Sachs cuts costs</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/177f748b/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C8710A0A110CFears0Efor0Efree0Ecash0Ewithdrawals0Eafter0Ebank0Eban0Eon0Erivals0EATMs0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Fears for free cash withdrawals after bank ban on rivals&#39; ATMs</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/178a766d/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cjobs0C87128610CCity0Estigma0Eputs0Estudents0Eoff0Ea0Ecareer0Ein0Ebanking0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">City &#39;stigma&#39; puts students off a career in banking</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17898d05/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C87132390CUK0Efaces0Eslump0Eif0Ebanks0Eare0Ering0Efenced0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">UK &#39;faces slump&#39; if banks are ring-fenced</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/178aef95/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancialcrisis0C87135920CBanks0Emust0Ereveal0Eexposure0Eto0Esovereign0Edebt0EMP0ETyrie0Edemands0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Banks must reveal exposure to sovereign debt, MP Tyrie demands</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4c26ebf0-c9d2-11e0-b88b-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Traders unprepared for anti-fraud rules</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/Wy852p4JRis/euro-bonds-may-get-regulatory-push-over-german-objections" target="_blank">Push for Euro Bonds Despite German Objections</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/178e2e84/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cmerkel0Esays0Eeurobonds0Eare0Eexactly0Ethe0Ewrong0Eanswer0E23417940Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Merkel says eurobonds are &#39;exactly the wrong answer&#39;</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/WwXL_4SKEkc/swedish-policy-makers-rush-to-stamp-out-bank-liquidity-concerns" target="_blank">Swedish Officials Quell Bank Liquidity Fears</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/h3Tr3h7DPok/putin-slams-u-s-parasite-after-russia-holdings-jump-1-600-" target="_blank">Putin Calls U.S. &#39;Parasite&#39; As Russia Buys Its Debt</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14536235" target="_blank">Financial flatline</a>&#0160;- have we lost a decade?<br />BBC</div>
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