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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include ...</p>
<p><strong>Europe unravels</strong></p>
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<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/cVpzUEvhfHE/us-eurozone-idUSTRE7AM0VR20111126" target="_blank">Bond market hammers Italy, Spain ponders outside help</a><br />Reuters</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/PA8ox4jatUY/portugal-s-credit-rating-is-cut-to-junk-by-fitch-on-debt" target="_blank">Portugal’s Credit Rating Is Cut to Junk</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1a696b60/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbelgiums0Ecredit0Erating0Ecut0Eas0Eitalian0Ebond0Erates0Esoar0E6268180A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Belgium&#39;s credit rating cut as Italian bond rates soar</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/z0kEixTmsaM/hungary-default-risk-jumps-to-record-as-forint-sinks-on-junk-cut" target="_blank">Hungary Default Risk Jumps to Record as Forint Sinks on Junk Cut</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1a6d9abc/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cany0Eeuro0Eexit0Emust0Ebe0Emade0Ein0Etotal0Esecrecy0E62683880Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Any euro exit must be made in total secrecy</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/qjxh7tmJ7S4/europe-s-single-currency-may-unravel-before-action-ubs-says" target="_blank">Europe’s Single Currency May Unravel Before Action, UBS Says</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1a6c88c1/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cnews0Cworldnews0Ceurope0Ceu0C89179450CCan0EBritain0Ecope0Eif0Ethe0Eeurozone0Ecollapses0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Can Britain cope if the eurozone collapses?</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/j3dIUt6nFzw/us-eurozone-integration-ecb-idUSTRE7AQ00F20111127" target="_blank">Germany, France plan quick new Stability Pact: report</a><br />Reuters</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15869945" target="_blank">Don&#39;t mention the R word</a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15869945" target="_blank"></a>BBC</div>
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<div><strong>Meanwhile ...</strong></div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15911603" target="_blank">China and BRICs: golden years ahead</a></div>
<div>BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15888069" target="_blank">Rise of the fast-growing Civets</a></div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15888069" target="_blank"></a>BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15888358" target="_blank">UK recovery to &#39;take five years&#39;</a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15888358" target="_blank"></a>BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8e4f14a6-179a-11e1-b157-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Investment bankers move in on Iraq</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc952af8-1768-11e1-b20e-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Appeal for EU to stick by accountancy reforms</a></div>
<div>Financial Times</div>
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<div><strong>And, in other news ...</strong></div>
<div><strong>&#0160;</strong></div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1a650d50/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C89150A740CFree0Ebanking0Eis0Ea0Emyth0Esays0EUKs0Etop0Ebank0Eregulator0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Free banking is a &#39;myth&#39;, says UK&#39;s top bank regulator</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ade5e88-1754-11e1-b20e-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Fund managers target bankers&#39; pay</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1a69117c/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cinvestors0Eshould0Eget0Epay0Eveto0Esays0Eiod0E62681750Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Investors should get pay veto, says IoD</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/KT-IyKgriPM/bank-commodity-staff-turnover-seen-gaining-as-rules-tighten" target="_blank">Bank Commodity Staff Turnover Seen Gaining as Rules Tighten</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1a68be38/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C89168210CAndrew0ETyrie0Ewarns0Etransaction0Etax0Ecant0Ebe0Edismissed0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Andrew Tyrie warns transaction tax can&#39;t be dismissed</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><strong>And finally ...</strong></div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-hampshire-15887821" target="_blank">Pompey boss bailed in fraud case</a>&#0160;</div>
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<div>BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1a691177/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cnew0Ecyber0Ecrime0Eunit0Eunveiled0E62681810Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">New cyber crime unit unveiled</a></div>
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<div>The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/m447CUa5MGc/half-santander-s-middle-aged-bankers-at-heart-disease-risk" target="_blank">Middle-Aged Bankers Face Heart Disease Risk</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include &#8230;</p>
<p><strong>Europe unravels</strong></p>
<div>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/cVpzUEvhfHE/us-eurozone-idUSTRE7AM0VR20111126" target="_blank">Bond market hammers Italy, Spain ponders outside help</a><br />Reuters</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/PA8ox4jatUY/portugal-s-credit-rating-is-cut-to-junk-by-fitch-on-debt" target="_blank">Portugal’s Credit Rating Is Cut to Junk</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1a696b60/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbelgiums0Ecredit0Erating0Ecut0Eas0Eitalian0Ebond0Erates0Esoar0E6268180A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Belgium&#39;s credit rating cut as Italian bond rates soar</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/z0kEixTmsaM/hungary-default-risk-jumps-to-record-as-forint-sinks-on-junk-cut" target="_blank">Hungary Default Risk Jumps to Record as Forint Sinks on Junk Cut</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1a6d9abc/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cany0Eeuro0Eexit0Emust0Ebe0Emade0Ein0Etotal0Esecrecy0E62683880Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Any euro exit must be made in total secrecy</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/qjxh7tmJ7S4/europe-s-single-currency-may-unravel-before-action-ubs-says" target="_blank">Europe’s Single Currency May Unravel Before Action, UBS Says</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1a6c88c1/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cnews0Cworldnews0Ceurope0Ceu0C89179450CCan0EBritain0Ecope0Eif0Ethe0Eeurozone0Ecollapses0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Can Britain cope if the eurozone collapses?</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/j3dIUt6nFzw/us-eurozone-integration-ecb-idUSTRE7AQ00F20111127" target="_blank">Germany, France plan quick new Stability Pact: report</a><br />Reuters</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15869945" target="_blank">Don&#39;t mention the R word</a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15869945" target="_blank"></a>BBC</div>
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<div><strong>Meanwhile &#8230;</strong></div>
<div><strong>&#0160;</strong></div>
<div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15911603" target="_blank">China and BRICs: golden years ahead</a></div>
<div>BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15888069" target="_blank">Rise of the fast-growing Civets</a></div>
</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15888069" target="_blank"></a>BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15888358" target="_blank">UK recovery to &#39;take five years&#39;</a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15888358" target="_blank"></a>BBC</div>
<div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8e4f14a6-179a-11e1-b157-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Investment bankers move in on Iraq</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc952af8-1768-11e1-b20e-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Appeal for EU to stick by accountancy reforms</a></div>
<div>Financial Times</div>
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<div>&#0160;</div>
</div>
<div><strong>And, in other news &#8230;</strong></div>
<div><strong>&#0160;</strong></div>
<div>
<div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1a650d50/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C89150A740CFree0Ebanking0Eis0Ea0Emyth0Esays0EUKs0Etop0Ebank0Eregulator0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Free banking is a &#39;myth&#39;, says UK&#39;s top bank regulator</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ade5e88-1754-11e1-b20e-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Fund managers target bankers&#39; pay</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1a69117c/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cinvestors0Eshould0Eget0Epay0Eveto0Esays0Eiod0E62681750Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Investors should get pay veto, says IoD</a><br />The Independent</div>
</div>
</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/KT-IyKgriPM/bank-commodity-staff-turnover-seen-gaining-as-rules-tighten" target="_blank">Bank Commodity Staff Turnover Seen Gaining as Rules Tighten</a><br />Business Week</div>
</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1a68be38/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C89168210CAndrew0ETyrie0Ewarns0Etransaction0Etax0Ecant0Ebe0Edismissed0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Andrew Tyrie warns transaction tax can&#39;t be dismissed</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div>&#0160;</div>
<div><strong>And finally &#8230;</strong></div>
<div><strong>&#0160;</strong></div>
<div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-hampshire-15887821" target="_blank">Pompey boss bailed in fraud case</a>&#0160;</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1a691177/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cnew0Ecyber0Ecrime0Eunit0Eunveiled0E62681810Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">New cyber crime unit unveiled</a></div>
</div>
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<div>The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/m447CUa5MGc/half-santander-s-middle-aged-bankers-at-heart-disease-risk" target="_blank">Middle-Aged Bankers Face Heart Disease Risk</a><br />Business Week</div>
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