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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include ...</p>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17181213" target="_blank">Barclays to pay £500m avoided tax</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d008025/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9110A8680CTax0Eavoidance0Eclampdown0EBarclays0Estatement0Ein0Efull0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Tax avoidance clampdown: Barclays statement in full</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d0346c7/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cpersonalfinance0Cconsumertips0Ctax0C91118670CBarclays0Eauditor0EPricewaterhouseCoopers0Eraised0Econcerns0Eover0Ehighly0Eabusive0Etax0Eschemes0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays&#39; auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers raised concerns over &#39;highly abusive&#39; tax schemes</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1cf8d47d/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C910A86770CHMRC0Eappoints0Eassurance0Ecommissioner0Eto0Eguard0Eagainst0Ecosy0Ecorporate0Etax0Edeals0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">HMRC appoints &#39;assurance commissioner&#39; to guard against cosy corporate tax deals</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1d0113b9/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbarclays0Etops0Eppi0Ecomplaints0Elist0E74556180Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays tops PPI complaints list</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17195562" target="_blank">&#39;£11bn profit&#39; from Northern Rock</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/DBwDdoHkNv8/visa-storms-mobile-world-congress-2012" target="_blank">Visa Storms Mobile World Congress 2012</a><br />Payments News</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d0346c5/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9111850A0CHSBC0Ecould0Eface0EUS0Ecriminal0Echarges0Eand0Esignificant0Efines0Eover0Emoney0Elaundering0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">HSBC could face US criminal charges and &#39;significant&#39; fines over &#39;money-laundering&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/yLjaBgGbNOA/video" target="_blank">Occupy London Protesters Evicted From St. Paul&#39;s</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/_Gq_XWl6i3Y/us-libor-probe-idUSTRE81R1ZG20120228" target="_blank">Exclusive: U.S. conducting criminal Libor probe</a><br />Reuters</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17142170" target="_blank">What do credit rating agencies do?</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1cfe2b2d/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9110A2810CGordon0EGekko0Etells0EFBI0EGreed0Eis0Enot0Egood0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Gordon Gekko tells FBI &#39;Greed is not good&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17187461" target="_blank">Wall Street&#39;s Gekko gets FBI job</a></div>
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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include &#8230;</p>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17181213" target="_blank">Barclays to pay £500m avoided tax</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d008025/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9110A8680CTax0Eavoidance0Eclampdown0EBarclays0Estatement0Ein0Efull0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Tax avoidance clampdown: Barclays statement in full</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d0346c7/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cpersonalfinance0Cconsumertips0Ctax0C91118670CBarclays0Eauditor0EPricewaterhouseCoopers0Eraised0Econcerns0Eover0Ehighly0Eabusive0Etax0Eschemes0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays&#39; auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers raised concerns over &#39;highly abusive&#39; tax schemes</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1cf8d47d/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C910A86770CHMRC0Eappoints0Eassurance0Ecommissioner0Eto0Eguard0Eagainst0Ecosy0Ecorporate0Etax0Edeals0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">HMRC appoints &#39;assurance commissioner&#39; to guard against cosy corporate tax deals</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1d0113b9/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbarclays0Etops0Eppi0Ecomplaints0Elist0E74556180Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays tops PPI complaints list</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17195562" target="_blank">&#39;£11bn profit&#39; from Northern Rock</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/DBwDdoHkNv8/visa-storms-mobile-world-congress-2012" target="_blank">Visa Storms Mobile World Congress 2012</a><br />Payments News</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1d0346c5/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9111850A0CHSBC0Ecould0Eface0EUS0Ecriminal0Echarges0Eand0Esignificant0Efines0Eover0Emoney0Elaundering0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">HSBC could face US criminal charges and &#39;significant&#39; fines over &#39;money-laundering&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/yLjaBgGbNOA/video" target="_blank">Occupy London Protesters Evicted From St. Paul&#39;s</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/_Gq_XWl6i3Y/us-libor-probe-idUSTRE81R1ZG20120228" target="_blank">Exclusive: U.S. conducting criminal Libor probe</a><br />Reuters</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17142170" target="_blank">What do credit rating agencies do?</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1cfe2b2d/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9110A2810CGordon0EGekko0Etells0EFBI0EGreed0Eis0Enot0Egood0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Gordon Gekko tells FBI &#39;Greed is not good&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17187461" target="_blank">Wall Street&#39;s Gekko gets FBI job</a></div>
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