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Things worth reading: 26th August 2011

Things we're reading today include … Union hits out at Barclays job cutsThe Independent Crédit Agricole hit by €202m loss but is banking on recoveryThe Independent Credit Agricole Profit Beats EstimatesBusiness Week Goldman Sachs staff to lose pay risesThe Telegraph Co-op's Marks sees worst conditions for 40 yearsThe Independent Co-op cautious over bid for Lloyds'…

Things worth reading: 25th August 2011

Things we're reading today include … Cheque delays 'must be reduced'BBC Cheques bounce backThe Telegraph Cost of insuring RBS debt reaches historic highThe Telegraph Bank of America still haunted by Lehman Brothers's ghostThe Telegraph Bank of America: a historyThe Telegraph LSE backs BATS merger with Chi-XFinancial Times Former RBS chief Sir Fred Goodwin 'threatened staff…

Things worth reading: 24th August 2011

Things we're reading today include … RBS workers on £2,000 a day, email saysThe Independent Europe's Failure to Stem Crisis Haunts MarketsBusiness Week Bank jobs: cut pay to halt roller-coasterFinancial Times Banks should not decide future of cheques, say MPsThe Telegraph Swiss giant UBS says it will axe 3,500 jobsThe Independent European Banks Must Pay…

Things worth reading: 23rd August 2011

Things we're reading today include … Strauss-Kahn Accuser’s Lies Lead Prosecutors to Dismiss ChargesBusiness Week A Woman, A Cupcake, A Bank And A Square: Why Credit Card Companies Are Scared Of ChangeTechcrunch Deutsche Bank charged in S KoreaBBC Euro Traders Believe in Trichet Amid ECB BailoutBusiness Week Shares fall as Goldman boss hires defence attorneysThe…

Things worth reading: 23rd August 2011

Things we're reading today include … Strauss-Kahn Accuser’s Lies Lead Prosecutors to Dismiss ChargesBusiness Week A Woman, A Cupcake, A Bank And A Square: Why Credit Card Companies Are Scared Of ChangeTechcrunch Deutsche Bank charged in S KoreaBBC Euro Traders Believe in Trichet Amid ECB BailoutBusiness Week Shares fall as Goldman boss hires defence attorneysThe…

Things worth reading: 22nd August 2011

Things we're reading today include … Quattrone's return tops tech's surprising weekFinancial Times   Lloyds takes three suitors for branches through to next stage of biddingThe Telegraph Barclays needs to focus on the basics of banking: John Winter interviewThe Telegraph Icap's threat to quit UK over EU taxThe Independent Bank of America to cut more…

Things worth reading: 22nd August 2011

Things we're reading today include … Quattrone's return tops tech's surprising weekFinancial Times   Lloyds takes three suitors for branches through to next stage of biddingThe Telegraph Barclays needs to focus on the basics of banking: John Winter interviewThe Telegraph Icap's threat to quit UK over EU taxThe Independent Bank of America to cut more…

The Finanser’s Week: 15th August – 21st August 2011

Our biggest stories of the week are … Do you know what this number means?  So I’m walking around New York and stumble across Broadway and 32nd where this billboard is over Penn Station’s subway entrance: Now I am confused on so many levels. First, who’s that woman covering up her breasts? Isn’t America the……

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The Finanser’s Week: 15th August – 21st August 2011

Our biggest stories of the week are … Do you know what this number means?  So I’m walking around New York and stumble across Broadway and 32nd where this billboard is over Penn Station’s subway entrance: Now I am confused on so many levels. First, who’s that woman covering up her breasts? Isn’t America the……

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Things worth reading: 19th August 2011

Things we're reading today include … Morgan Stanley Cuts Global Growth ForecastBusiness Week Recession fears cause havoc on world marketsThe Independent Banks plunge amid worries over eurozone exposureThe Independent   Banks 'should take more risk' argues BoE executive directorThe Telegraph Haldane right on risk but markets aren't ready for moreThe Telegraph   Star traders, rip-offs…

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