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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include ...</p>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1f915236/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancialcrisis0C92811580CIIF0ESpains0Ebank0Elosses0Ecould0Ehit0E260Abn0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">IIF: Spain&#39;s bank losses could hit €260bn</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18142810#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Eurozone crisis &#39;hits mortgages&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18142648#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">VIDEO: Will Greece return to the drachma?</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1f9222ec/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cposen0Egreece0Eis0Enot0Ethe0Eissue0Eits0Ebanks0E77714470Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Posen: Greece is not the issue, it&#39;s banks</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1f918846/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cworld0Camericas0Cdouble0Etrouble0Eat0Ejp0Emorgan0Etraders0Elosses0Ecould0Eexceed0E7bn0E77713470Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Double trouble at JP Morgan: trader&#39;s losses could exceed $7bn</a><br />The Independent&#0160;</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1f8fcf14/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9280A5860CJPMorgan0Esuspends0E15bn0Eshareholder0Ereturn0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">JPMorgan suspends $15bn shareholder return</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/181b4de4-a062-11e1-88e6-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">JPMorgan loss set to alter regulatory focus</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1f8f06a2/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9280A2370CFacebook0EIPO0EDid0Eits0Ebankers0Eget0Ethe0Eprice0Eright0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Facebook IPO: Did its bankers get the price right?</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1f9222e6/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cfacebooks0Eshares0Eslump0E110Eper0Ecent0Ein0Efrenzy0E77714390Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Facebook&#39;s shares slump 11 per cent in frenzy</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18143697#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Barclays to sell Blackrock stake</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1f9222e4/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbarclays0Eto0Esell0E6bn0Estake0Ein0Eblackrock0E77714380Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays to sell $6bn stake in BlackRock</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1f8db433/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancial0Ecrime0C92796440CUBS0Etraders0Efined0E10B3m0Efor0Eunauthorised0Etrading0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">UBS traders fined £1.3m for unauthorised trading</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1f8fcf13/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9280A6290CHSBC0Epostpones0Eplans0Eto0Eleave0EUK0Eindefinitely0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">HSBC postpones plans to leave UK &#39;indefinitely&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18147255#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">AUDIO: CAB to work with loan provider Wonga</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1f8ec8d1/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cinvestigation0Eto0Ebe0Elaunched0Einto0Ebank0Eof0Eengland0Eactions0E77710A830Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Investigation to be launched into Bank of England actions</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include &#8230;</p>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1f915236/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancialcrisis0C92811580CIIF0ESpains0Ebank0Elosses0Ecould0Ehit0E260Abn0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">IIF: Spain&#39;s bank losses could hit €260bn</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18142810#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Eurozone crisis &#39;hits mortgages&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18142648#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">VIDEO: Will Greece return to the drachma?</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1f9222ec/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cposen0Egreece0Eis0Enot0Ethe0Eissue0Eits0Ebanks0E77714470Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Posen: Greece is not the issue, it&#39;s banks</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1f918846/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cworld0Camericas0Cdouble0Etrouble0Eat0Ejp0Emorgan0Etraders0Elosses0Ecould0Eexceed0E7bn0E77713470Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Double trouble at JP Morgan: trader&#39;s losses could exceed $7bn</a><br />The Independent&#0160;</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1f8fcf14/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9280A5860CJPMorgan0Esuspends0E15bn0Eshareholder0Ereturn0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">JPMorgan suspends $15bn shareholder return</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/181b4de4-a062-11e1-88e6-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">JPMorgan loss set to alter regulatory focus</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1f8f06a2/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9280A2370CFacebook0EIPO0EDid0Eits0Ebankers0Eget0Ethe0Eprice0Eright0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Facebook IPO: Did its bankers get the price right?</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1f9222e6/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cfacebooks0Eshares0Eslump0E110Eper0Ecent0Ein0Efrenzy0E77714390Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Facebook&#39;s shares slump 11 per cent in frenzy</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18143697#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Barclays to sell Blackrock stake</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1f9222e4/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbarclays0Eto0Esell0E6bn0Estake0Ein0Eblackrock0E77714380Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays to sell $6bn stake in BlackRock</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1f8db433/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancial0Ecrime0C92796440CUBS0Etraders0Efined0E10B3m0Efor0Eunauthorised0Etrading0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">UBS traders fined £1.3m for unauthorised trading</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1f8fcf13/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9280A6290CHSBC0Epostpones0Eplans0Eto0Eleave0EUK0Eindefinitely0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">HSBC postpones plans to leave UK &#39;indefinitely&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18147255#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">AUDIO: CAB to work with loan provider Wonga</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1f8ec8d1/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cinvestigation0Eto0Ebe0Elaunched0Einto0Ebank0Eof0Eengland0Eactions0E77710A830Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Investigation to be launched into Bank of England actions</a><br />The Independent</div>
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