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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/199641ea/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancial0Ecrime0C88514990CFormer0EGoldman0ESachs0Eboard0Emember0ERajat0EGupta0Echarged0Eover0ERaj0ERajaratnam0Einsider0Etrading0Escheme0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Former Goldman Sachs board member Rajat Gupta charged over Raj Rajaratnam insider trading scheme</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-15471683" target="_blank">Madoff couple &#39;attempted suicide&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/4ZvhC8IeNlo/mobile-banking-app-usage-in-the-us-increases-45-from-q4-2010" target="_blank">Mobile Banking App Usage in the U.S. Increases 45% from Q4 2010</a><br />Payments News</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/19977b11/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancialcrisis0C885180A30CEuropean0Ebanks0Egiven0Ejust0Eeight0Emonths0Eto0Eraise0E10A6bn0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">European banks given just eight months to raise €106bn</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/L3xnuQEB96Y/eu-talks-with-banks-on-greek-writedown-said-to-be-deadlocked" target="_blank">EU Reaches Deadlock With Banks on Greek Debt</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/iGDgFFE2Oks/mersch-says-euro-area-needs-new-body-to-monitor-fiscal-policies" target="_blank">Euro Area May Need New Fiscal Policy Monitor</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1996abe4/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C88518930CVisa0Eprofits0Ejump0E14pc0Eas0Econsumers0Eopt0Efor0Eplastic0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Visa profits jump 14pc as consumers opt for plastic</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/19970b9d/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Ceuro0Ebailout0Echief0Eheads0Eto0Echina0Efor0Ebond0Etalks0E23763810Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Euro bailout chief heads to China for bond talks</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b3a252ea-ffd5-11e0-89ce-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Big Bang&#39;s legacy as watershed contested</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include &#8230;</p>
<p><div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/199641ea/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancial0Ecrime0C88514990CFormer0EGoldman0ESachs0Eboard0Emember0ERajat0EGupta0Echarged0Eover0ERaj0ERajaratnam0Einsider0Etrading0Escheme0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Former Goldman Sachs board member Rajat Gupta charged over Raj Rajaratnam insider trading scheme</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-15471683" target="_blank">Madoff couple &#39;attempted suicide&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/4ZvhC8IeNlo/mobile-banking-app-usage-in-the-us-increases-45-from-q4-2010" target="_blank">Mobile Banking App Usage in the U.S. Increases 45% from Q4 2010</a><br />Payments News</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/19977b11/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancialcrisis0C885180A30CEuropean0Ebanks0Egiven0Ejust0Eeight0Emonths0Eto0Eraise0E10A6bn0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">European banks given just eight months to raise €106bn</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/L3xnuQEB96Y/eu-talks-with-banks-on-greek-writedown-said-to-be-deadlocked" target="_blank">EU Reaches Deadlock With Banks on Greek Debt</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/iGDgFFE2Oks/mersch-says-euro-area-needs-new-body-to-monitor-fiscal-policies" target="_blank">Euro Area May Need New Fiscal Policy Monitor</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1996abe4/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C88518930CVisa0Eprofits0Ejump0E14pc0Eas0Econsumers0Eopt0Efor0Eplastic0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Visa profits jump 14pc as consumers opt for plastic</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/19970b9d/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Ceuro0Ebailout0Echief0Eheads0Eto0Echina0Efor0Ebond0Etalks0E23763810Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Euro bailout chief heads to China for bond talks</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b3a252ea-ffd5-11e0-89ce-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Big Bang&#39;s legacy as watershed contested</a><br />Financial Times</div></p>


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