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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include ...</p>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/2134be9a/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Clife0Estyle0Cgadgets0Eand0Etech0Cnews0Cuk0Eentrepreneurs0Ehope0Efor0Efresh0Echances0Eas0Ekickstarter0Ecrosses0Eatlantic0E79325370Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">UK entrepreneurs hope for fresh chances as Kickstarter crosses Atlantic</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18780184#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Crowd-funder Kickstarter UK bound</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/212f412b/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cbusinesslatestnews0C93876950CFormer0EBarclays0Echief0EMartin0ETaylor0EI0Ewish0EId0Esacked0EBob0EDiamond0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Former Barclays chief Martin Taylor: &#39;I wish I&#39;d sacked Bob Diamond&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/2130de6e/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cepic0Cbarc0C93886630CBob0EDiamond0Eforegoes0E20Am0EBarclays0Ebonus0Epayments0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Bob Diamond foregoes £20m Barclays bonus payments</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/213687b5/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbob0Ediamond0Ewas0Eutterly0Edepressed0E79327170Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Bob Diamond was &#39;utterly depressed&#39;</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/2131ce72/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C93888950CBob0EDiamond0Emisled0EParlament0Eabout0EBarclays0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Bob Diamond &#39;misled Parlament&#39; about Barclays</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/213687b3/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cdiamond0Ehits0Eback0Ehow0Edare0Eyou0Esuggest0Ei0Emisled0Einquiry0E79327160Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Diamond hits back: how dare you suggest I misled inquiry</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/21333f7a/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cepic0Cbarc0C93895510CMarcus0EAgius0Edid0Enot0Eknow0Eabout0ELibor0Erigging0Euntil0E20A10A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Marcus Agius &#39;did not know about Libor rigging until 2010&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/2132c4e9/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C93893970CMarcus0EAgius0ETSC0Ehearing0EFSA0Eaccuses0EBarclays0Eof0Ebeing0Etoo0Eaggressive0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Marcus Agius&#39; TSC hearing: FSA accuses Barclays of being too &#39;aggressive&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9cc929c-cab1-11e1-8872-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">Barclays tension with FSA laid bare</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/21355d2c/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9390A3190CBarclays0Ewas0Eaggressive0Ewith0Eregulators0Efor0Eyears0Esaid0EFSA0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays was &#39;aggressive&#39; with regulators for &#39;years&#39;, said FSA</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/212fbcc7/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C93882550CPaul0ETucker0Edenies0Erole0Ein0ELibor0Erate0Efixing0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Paul Tucker denies role in Libor rate-fixing</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/212edc78/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C93880A730CLibor0Escandal0Ehighlights0Efrom0EPaul0ETuckers0Eevidence0Eto0EMPs0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Libor scandal: highlights from Paul Tucker&#39;s evidence to MPs</a><br />The Telegraph&#0160;</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/21355d2a/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9390A3620CLibor0Escandal0Etwo0ELondon0Etraders0Esuspended0Efrom0EMitsubishi0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Libor scandal: two London traders suspended from Mitsubishi</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18780537#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Barclays hit by website problems</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18779162#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Accounts frozen at US brokerage</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/213687ac/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cfbi0Einquiry0Einto0Echicago0Ebroker0E7932770A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">FBI inquiry into Chicago broker</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/NEkfXn5OOT4/us-bankofamerica-cuts-idUSBRE8691H420120710" target="_blank">BofA cutting commercial banking jobs: sources</a><br />Reuters</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18778193#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Spain to get 30bn euros for banks</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18782092#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">VIDEO: The euro: Where did it all go wrong?</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18765346#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">China&#39;s trade surplus widens</a></div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18784083#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Russian Duma backs entry into WTO</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18785213#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">King: Euro woes &#39;biggest worry&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18784415#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">AUDIO: King: Banks have become too big</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18768401#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Banking dominance under scrutiny</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/21362b6a/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Ccomment0Cdamianreece0C9390A6150CSir0EMervyn0Ehas0Eindicated0Ewhat0Eto0Eexpect0Efrom0Ethe0EBank0Ein0Efuture0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Sir Mervyn has indicated what to expect from the Bank in future</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/213687a2/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbanks0Etold0Eextra0Ecapital0Ecould0Ebe0Ekey0Eto0Elighter0Eregulation0E79327640Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Banks told extra capital could be key to lighter regulation</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/de664aaa-ca9a-11e1-89f8-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">Money markets at risk from SEC shake-up</a></div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/213687af/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cserious0Einvestors0Edont0Ebelieve0Ecredit0Eratings0E79327730Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Serious investors &#39;don&#39;t believe credit ratings&#39;</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include &#8230;</p>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/2134be9a/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Clife0Estyle0Cgadgets0Eand0Etech0Cnews0Cuk0Eentrepreneurs0Ehope0Efor0Efresh0Echances0Eas0Ekickstarter0Ecrosses0Eatlantic0E79325370Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">UK entrepreneurs hope for fresh chances as Kickstarter crosses Atlantic</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18780184#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Crowd-funder Kickstarter UK bound</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/212f412b/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cbusinesslatestnews0C93876950CFormer0EBarclays0Echief0EMartin0ETaylor0EI0Ewish0EId0Esacked0EBob0EDiamond0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Former Barclays chief Martin Taylor: &#39;I wish I&#39;d sacked Bob Diamond&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/2130de6e/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cepic0Cbarc0C93886630CBob0EDiamond0Eforegoes0E20Am0EBarclays0Ebonus0Epayments0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Bob Diamond foregoes £20m Barclays bonus payments</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/213687b5/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbob0Ediamond0Ewas0Eutterly0Edepressed0E79327170Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Bob Diamond was &#39;utterly depressed&#39;</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/2131ce72/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C93888950CBob0EDiamond0Emisled0EParlament0Eabout0EBarclays0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Bob Diamond &#39;misled Parlament&#39; about Barclays</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/213687b3/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cdiamond0Ehits0Eback0Ehow0Edare0Eyou0Esuggest0Ei0Emisled0Einquiry0E79327160Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Diamond hits back: how dare you suggest I misled inquiry</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/21333f7a/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cepic0Cbarc0C93895510CMarcus0EAgius0Edid0Enot0Eknow0Eabout0ELibor0Erigging0Euntil0E20A10A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Marcus Agius &#39;did not know about Libor rigging until 2010&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/2132c4e9/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C93893970CMarcus0EAgius0ETSC0Ehearing0EFSA0Eaccuses0EBarclays0Eof0Ebeing0Etoo0Eaggressive0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Marcus Agius&#39; TSC hearing: FSA accuses Barclays of being too &#39;aggressive&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9cc929c-cab1-11e1-8872-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">Barclays tension with FSA laid bare</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/21355d2c/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9390A3190CBarclays0Ewas0Eaggressive0Ewith0Eregulators0Efor0Eyears0Esaid0EFSA0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Barclays was &#39;aggressive&#39; with regulators for &#39;years&#39;, said FSA</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/212fbcc7/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C93882550CPaul0ETucker0Edenies0Erole0Ein0ELibor0Erate0Efixing0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Paul Tucker denies role in Libor rate-fixing</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/212edc78/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C93880A730CLibor0Escandal0Ehighlights0Efrom0EPaul0ETuckers0Eevidence0Eto0EMPs0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Libor scandal: highlights from Paul Tucker&#39;s evidence to MPs</a><br />The Telegraph&#0160;</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/21355d2a/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9390A3620CLibor0Escandal0Etwo0ELondon0Etraders0Esuspended0Efrom0EMitsubishi0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Libor scandal: two London traders suspended from Mitsubishi</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18780537#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Barclays hit by website problems</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18779162#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Accounts frozen at US brokerage</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/213687ac/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cfbi0Einquiry0Einto0Echicago0Ebroker0E7932770A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">FBI inquiry into Chicago broker</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/NEkfXn5OOT4/us-bankofamerica-cuts-idUSBRE8691H420120710" target="_blank">BofA cutting commercial banking jobs: sources</a><br />Reuters</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18778193#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Spain to get 30bn euros for banks</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18782092#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">VIDEO: The euro: Where did it all go wrong?</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18765346#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">China&#39;s trade surplus widens</a></div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18784083#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Russian Duma backs entry into WTO</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18785213#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">King: Euro woes &#39;biggest worry&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18784415#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">AUDIO: King: Banks have become too big</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18768401#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Banking dominance under scrutiny</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/21362b6a/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Ccomment0Cdamianreece0C9390A6150CSir0EMervyn0Ehas0Eindicated0Ewhat0Eto0Eexpect0Efrom0Ethe0EBank0Ein0Efuture0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Sir Mervyn has indicated what to expect from the Bank in future</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/213687a2/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbanks0Etold0Eextra0Ecapital0Ecould0Ebe0Ekey0Eto0Elighter0Eregulation0E79327640Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Banks told extra capital could be key to lighter regulation</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/de664aaa-ca9a-11e1-89f8-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">Money markets at risk from SEC shake-up</a></div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/213687af/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cserious0Einvestors0Edont0Ebelieve0Ecredit0Eratings0E79327730Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Serious investors &#39;don&#39;t believe credit ratings&#39;</a><br />The Independent</div>
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