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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include ...</p>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dda0fb96-87cf-11e1-ade2-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">Sluggish trading weighs on Charles Schwab</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17730419#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Citigroup quarterly profits fall</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1e7245d9/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cciti0Eclaims0Erecovery0Eis0Ealmost0Ecomplete0E76483790Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Citi claims recovery is almost complete</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e6ab6be/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Crate0Eswap0Escandal0C920A58970CBarclays0Eadmits0Esecond0Eserious0Eerror0Eon0Eswap0Esales0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays admits second serious error on swap sales</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1e7245da/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbacklash0Eover0Ebarclays0Echiefs0Epay0E7648380A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Backlash over Barclays chief&#39;s pay</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1e6edcdb/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbanks0Evalue0Edrops0Eamid0Espain0Efears0E76477670Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Banks&#39; value drops amid Spain fears</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/xPSeMR8snvY/us-worldbank-idUSBRE83F0XF20120416" target="_blank">World Bank picks health expert Kim as president</a><br />Reuters</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e7100b8/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Ceconomics0C916310A30CFive0Efacts0Eabout0EJim0EYong0EKim0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Five facts about Jim Yong Kim</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/679cf570-8596-11e1-a394-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">New rules hit Switzerland’s ‘Finance Valley’</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e7100b6/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancial0Ecrime0C920A76330CBTG0EPactual0Echief0EAndre0EEsteves0Efined0E350A0A0A0A0Efor0Einsider0Edealing0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">BTG Pactual chief Andre Esteves fined €350,000 for &#39;insider dealing&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e6b1383/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C920A610A60CAny0Etakers0Efor0Ethe0Etoughest0Ejob0Ein0EBritain0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Any takers for the toughest job in Britain?</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include &#8230;</p>
<p><div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dda0fb96-87cf-11e1-ade2-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">Sluggish trading weighs on Charles Schwab</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17730419#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Citigroup quarterly profits fall</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1e7245d9/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cciti0Eclaims0Erecovery0Eis0Ealmost0Ecomplete0E76483790Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Citi claims recovery is almost complete</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e6ab6be/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Crate0Eswap0Escandal0C920A58970CBarclays0Eadmits0Esecond0Eserious0Eerror0Eon0Eswap0Esales0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays admits second serious error on swap sales</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1e7245da/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbacklash0Eover0Ebarclays0Echiefs0Epay0E7648380A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Backlash over Barclays chief&#39;s pay</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1e6edcdb/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbanks0Evalue0Edrops0Eamid0Espain0Efears0E76477670Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Banks&#39; value drops amid Spain fears</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/xPSeMR8snvY/us-worldbank-idUSBRE83F0XF20120416" target="_blank">World Bank picks health expert Kim as president</a><br />Reuters</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e7100b8/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Ceconomics0C916310A30CFive0Efacts0Eabout0EJim0EYong0EKim0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Five facts about Jim Yong Kim</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/679cf570-8596-11e1-a394-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">New rules hit Switzerland’s ‘Finance Valley’</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e7100b6/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancial0Ecrime0C920A76330CBTG0EPactual0Echief0EAndre0EEsteves0Efined0E350A0A0A0A0Efor0Einsider0Edealing0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">BTG Pactual chief Andre Esteves fined €350,000 for &#39;insider dealing&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e6b1383/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C920A610A60CAny0Etakers0Efor0Ethe0Etoughest0Ejob0Ein0EBritain0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Any takers for the toughest job in Britain?</a><br />The Telegraph</div></p>


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