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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include ...</p>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/z1TZbOtxPug/loyalty-to-the-european-union-never-strong-is-fading-fast-02212012" target="_blank">Loyalty to the European Union, Never Strong, Is Fading Fast</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/lnz1TGLNGF0/us-usa-fed-jobs-idUSTRE81L20B20120222" target="_blank">Burned before, Fed officials cautious on rebound</a><br />Reuters</div>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/ee3bymMCS-Y/us-markets-stocks-idUSTRE81K0CU20120222" target="_blank">Banks sink on European economic worry</a><br />Reuters</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/wbXZXvLwAWY/greece-cut-to-default-cusp-as-fitch-takes-first-ratings-step-2-" target="_blank">Greece Cut to Cusp of Default Cusp by Fitch</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c021f0b0-5d87-11e1-8bb6-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">Russian link in $150m fraud claim</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/xeWO08qNbJA/visa-and-monitise-to-introduce-mobile-payments-services-in-india" target="_blank">Visa and Monitise to Introduce Mobile Payments Services in India&#0160;</a><br />Payments News</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/74f01206-5cac-11e1-ac80-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">Prospect of LME’s sale puts focus on clearing</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/de29b41e-5d35-11e1-869d-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">UniCredit wins dismissal in Madoff case</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17125141" target="_blank">PPI payments &#39;hit £1.9bn in 2011&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1cd832c0/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cyourbusiness0C90A980A970CBank0Eloans0Eharder0Eto0Esecure0EBank0Eof0EEngland0Ereports0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Bank loans harder to secure, Bank of England reports</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b33a8bb0-5d59-11e1-889d-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">RBS bonus cuts offset by big salary increases</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1cd67e64/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Crbs0Eand0Elloyds0Eset0Eto0Ereveal0Elosses0E72919110Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">RBS and Lloyds set to reveal losses</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17115946" target="_blank">Mobile money: Using your phone to transfer cash</a><br />BBC</div>
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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include &#8230;</p>
<p><div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/z1TZbOtxPug/loyalty-to-the-european-union-never-strong-is-fading-fast-02212012" target="_blank">Loyalty to the European Union, Never Strong, Is Fading Fast</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/lnz1TGLNGF0/us-usa-fed-jobs-idUSTRE81L20B20120222" target="_blank">Burned before, Fed officials cautious on rebound</a><br />Reuters</div>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/ee3bymMCS-Y/us-markets-stocks-idUSTRE81K0CU20120222" target="_blank">Banks sink on European economic worry</a><br />Reuters</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/wbXZXvLwAWY/greece-cut-to-default-cusp-as-fitch-takes-first-ratings-step-2-" target="_blank">Greece Cut to Cusp of Default Cusp by Fitch</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c021f0b0-5d87-11e1-8bb6-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">Russian link in $150m fraud claim</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/xeWO08qNbJA/visa-and-monitise-to-introduce-mobile-payments-services-in-india" target="_blank">Visa and Monitise to Introduce Mobile Payments Services in India&#0160;</a><br />Payments News</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/74f01206-5cac-11e1-ac80-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">Prospect of LME’s sale puts focus on clearing</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/de29b41e-5d35-11e1-869d-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">UniCredit wins dismissal in Madoff case</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17125141" target="_blank">PPI payments &#39;hit £1.9bn in 2011&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1cd832c0/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cyourbusiness0C90A980A970CBank0Eloans0Eharder0Eto0Esecure0EBank0Eof0EEngland0Ereports0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Bank loans harder to secure, Bank of England reports</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b33a8bb0-5d59-11e1-889d-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">RBS bonus cuts offset by big salary increases</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1cd67e64/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Crbs0Eand0Elloyds0Eset0Eto0Ereveal0Elosses0E72919110Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">RBS and Lloyds set to reveal losses</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17115946" target="_blank">Mobile money: Using your phone to transfer cash</a><br />BBC</div></p>


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