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The biggest news stories of the week include … Eurozone edges closer to endgame as Greek contagion hits Portugal – The Independent Barack Obama loses first vote on bank bill – The Telegraph Testimony of Goldman chief Lloyd Blankfein to the Senate on April 27: the text in full – …

The biggest news stories of the week include … IMF in 'radical' bank tax plans – BBC Brussels backs tougher US line on derivatives – Financial Times US to shine light on derivatives trading – The Telegraph Don’t fight us on bank reforms, Obama tells lions of Wall Street – …

Thought I would try something new this week which, to be honest, I'm not keen on doing as I don't like seeing myself on camera – who does? – but it's a new toy and so thought we'd give it a go. A brief summary of the week's news from …

The biggest news stories of the week include … US panel to delve deeper into causes of financial meltdown – The Independent Alan Greenspan defends Fed's role in crisis – The Times Fed boss Greenspan says no one saw the crisis coming. Really? – The Telegraph Citigroup executives admit regret …

The biggest news stories of the week include … Bono’s out of tune with world of investment – The Times Barclays raids pensions to offset bonuses tax – The Telegraph Accounting firms facing rise in negligence claims amid credit crunch fallout – The Times US Treasury to offload $32bn Citigroup …

The biggest news stories of the week include … Value of LSE trades falls by a third – The Times Senate committee approves Finance Bill – The Times Six are questioned over insider dealing after dawn raids by FSA – The Times The great global trade war and why it …

The biggest news stories of the week include … JPMorgan, Citigroup helped trigger Lehman collapse, report argues – The Telegraph London at centre of Lehman Brothers 'accounting gimmick' – The Telegraph Security fear over end of cheques – BBC Bernanke opposes plan to strip Federal Reserve of small bank supervision …

The biggest news stories of the week include … Banking giant Sir Brian Pitman dies at 78 – The Times Lehman 'hid billions' – report – The Independent Swiss theft puts HSBC in spotlight over tax evasion – The Times Barclays' shareholders warn bank against deal for a US retail …

The biggest news stories of the week include … How Obama Screwed Volcker – The Daily Beast Record profits at Standard Chartered but bad debts rise The Independent HSBC's £7bn profits to offer insight into Asian economy The Telegraph Turner: Cost of bank bailout was small compared to instability The …

The biggest news stories of the week include … The Future of Money: It’s Flexible, Frictionless and (Almost) Free – Wired Banks have paid their pound of flesh, now the pillorying must stop – The Telegraph Barnier visits City in bid to calm anger over EU regulation plans – The …

The biggest news stories of the week include … Top Earners Averaged $345 Million in 2007, IRS Says – Bloomberg Treasury will receive £1.5bn boost from bankers' tax – The Telegraph Barclays reports profits up 92% to £11.6 billion – The Independent Barclays hits customers with huge overdraft fee increases …

The biggest news stories of the week include … Economic powers move closer to global bank tax – The Telegraph We're drinking our way out of recession, says Diageo – The Independent PayPal suspends some business in India – Financial Times Barack Obama 'doesn't begrudge' bankers their million-dollar bonuses – …

The biggest news stories of the week include … Reforming banks: a roundup of current proposals on how to make them smaller  – The TelegraphHow to Reform Our Financial System, by Paul Volcker – New York Times'Pass my plans or I'll come back to haunt you,' says Volcker – The …

The biggest news stories of the week include … Davos 2010: More Bankers This Year at Davos, but Mood Remains Glum – New York TimesBankers fight back against Obama – The IndependentAlistair Darling dismisses Obama plan to break up banks as ineffective – The TelegraphFed chief Bernanke gets second term …

The biggest news stories of the week include … Fraud fear blocks Haiti donations – BBCAfter £800bn loans, China tells banks to focus on the real economy – The TimesBarack Obama's speech on banking reform: in full – The TelegraphMichael Geoghegan speaks to Sky News' Jeff Randall: Full Transcript – …