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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include ...</p>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17202eba/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cnorthern0Erock0Esale0Eto0Ecome0Eup0E16340A0Am0Eshort0E23313590Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Northern Rock sale to come up £400m short</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/171f3444/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C8678640A0CNorthern0ERock0Eeyes0Ereturn0Eto0Eblack0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Northern Rock eyes return to black</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/171d5e19/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C86791880CNorthern0ERock0Efinds0Eits0Ea0Ebad0Etime0Eto0Ebe0Ea0Egood0Ebank0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Northern Rock finds it&#39;s a bad time to be a good bank</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f2cb3c8c-bddd-11e0-babc-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">RBS integration reaches final stage</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/efd27a4a-bdba-11e0-babc-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">RBS to shed 2,000 investment bank jobs</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17202eb9/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cstandard0Echartered0Eon0Ecourse0Efor0Eanother0Erecord0Eyear0E2331360A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Standard Chartered on course for another record year</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14384197" target="_blank">Standard Chartered profits up 17%</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/171b2627/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C86785940CStandard0EChartered0Eprofits0Ejump0E17pc0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Standard Chartered profits jump 17pc</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17214c5a/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C8679410A0CStandard0EChartered0Eto0Eadd0E10A0A0A0Eemployees0Eafter0Ebetter0Ethan0Eexpected0Eprofits0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Standard Chartered to add 1,000 employees after better-than-expected profits</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9366141c-bddb-11e0-babc-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">MasterCard shares surge as profits jump</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/WQnUwPaQ1Mw/mastercard-announces-2q2011-financial-results" target="_blank">MasterCard Announces 2Q2011 Financial Results</a><br />Payments News</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14383998" target="_blank">Greek debt writedown hits SocGen</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/4xgHCQdJnnk/societe-generale-may-miss-target-after-net-falls-on-greece" target="_blank">Societe Generale May Miss Target on Greece</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17202ebb/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cworld0Ceurope0Cberlusconi0Esays0Eitaly0Eis0Esound0Ebut0Efails0Eto0Econvince0Ethe0Emarkets0E23314420Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Berlusconi says Italy is sound, but fails to convince the markets</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17202eb1/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbanks0Eforced0Eto0Emake0Egreek0Eprovisions0E23313570Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Banks forced to make Greek provisions</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14385636" target="_blank">&#39;Deep concern&#39; over bond markets</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/LLu2vtizoPQ/consumer-reports-finds-hidden-costs-in-cell-phone-and-digital-wallet-payment-services" target="_blank">Consumer Reports Finds Hidden Costs in Mobile Payment Services&#0160;</a><br />Payments News</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17202ebc/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cuk0Cpolitics0Cosbornes0Ewatchdog0Esounds0Ealarm0Eon0E0Eeconomy0E23314370Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Osborne&#39;s watchdog sounds alarm on economy</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include &#8230;</p>
<p><div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17202eba/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cnorthern0Erock0Esale0Eto0Ecome0Eup0E16340A0Am0Eshort0E23313590Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Northern Rock sale to come up £400m short</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/171f3444/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C8678640A0CNorthern0ERock0Eeyes0Ereturn0Eto0Eblack0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Northern Rock eyes return to black</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/171d5e19/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C86791880CNorthern0ERock0Efinds0Eits0Ea0Ebad0Etime0Eto0Ebe0Ea0Egood0Ebank0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Northern Rock finds it&#39;s a bad time to be a good bank</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f2cb3c8c-bddd-11e0-babc-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">RBS integration reaches final stage</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/efd27a4a-bdba-11e0-babc-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">RBS to shed 2,000 investment bank jobs</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17202eb9/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cstandard0Echartered0Eon0Ecourse0Efor0Eanother0Erecord0Eyear0E2331360A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Standard Chartered on course for another record year</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14384197" target="_blank">Standard Chartered profits up 17%</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/171b2627/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C86785940CStandard0EChartered0Eprofits0Ejump0E17pc0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Standard Chartered profits jump 17pc</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/17214c5a/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C8679410A0CStandard0EChartered0Eto0Eadd0E10A0A0A0Eemployees0Eafter0Ebetter0Ethan0Eexpected0Eprofits0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Standard Chartered to add 1,000 employees after better-than-expected profits</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9366141c-bddb-11e0-babc-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">MasterCard shares surge as profits jump</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/WQnUwPaQ1Mw/mastercard-announces-2q2011-financial-results" target="_blank">MasterCard Announces 2Q2011 Financial Results</a><br />Payments News</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14383998" target="_blank">Greek debt writedown hits SocGen</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/4xgHCQdJnnk/societe-generale-may-miss-target-after-net-falls-on-greece" target="_blank">Societe Generale May Miss Target on Greece</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17202ebb/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cworld0Ceurope0Cberlusconi0Esays0Eitaly0Eis0Esound0Ebut0Efails0Eto0Econvince0Ethe0Emarkets0E23314420Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Berlusconi says Italy is sound, but fails to convince the markets</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17202eb1/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbanks0Eforced0Eto0Emake0Egreek0Eprovisions0E23313570Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Banks forced to make Greek provisions</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14385636" target="_blank">&#39;Deep concern&#39; over bond markets</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/LLu2vtizoPQ/consumer-reports-finds-hidden-costs-in-cell-phone-and-digital-wallet-payment-services" target="_blank">Consumer Reports Finds Hidden Costs in Mobile Payment Services&#0160;</a><br />Payments News</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/17202ebc/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cuk0Cpolitics0Cosbornes0Ewatchdog0Esounds0Ealarm0Eon0E0Eeconomy0E23314370Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Osborne&#39;s watchdog sounds alarm on economy</a><br />The Independent</div></p>


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