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Things worth reading: 10th August 2011

Things we're reading today include … HSBC in Talks to Sell U.S. Card BusinessBusiness Week Lloyds bank axing 1,300 more jobsThe Independent Visa Rolls Out EMV Roadmap for USPayments News   Banks maintain focus on bad debtsBBC British banks suffer as investors fleeThe Telegraph UK banks ordered to draw up 'living wills'The Independent FSA offers…

Things worth reading: 9th August 2011

Things we're reading today include … US shares suffer sixth biggest fall in history as panic growsThe Independent S&P comes out swinging as Obama disputes downgradeThe Independent US 'unlikely to regain AAA soon'BBC Markets plunge again as panic continuesThe Independent   ECB Bond Purchases May Reach $1.2 TrillionBusiness Week Euro Crisis May Pack U.S. Banks…

Things worth reading: 9th August 2011

Things we're reading today include … US shares suffer sixth biggest fall in history as panic growsThe Independent S&P comes out swinging as Obama disputes downgradeThe Independent US 'unlikely to regain AAA soon'BBC Markets plunge again as panic continuesThe Independent   ECB Bond Purchases May Reach $1.2 TrillionBusiness Week Euro Crisis May Pack U.S. Banks…

Things worth reading: 8th August 2011

Things we're reading today include … How Visa Plans To Dominate Mobile Payments, Create The Digital Wallet And MoreTechcrunch S&P fights to save reputation as markets hold their breathThe Independent Desperate ECB in bid to contain eurozone crisisThe Independent Barclays throws light on investigation into Libor rate settingThe Telegraph Eric Schmidt’s Commerce FantasyTechcrunch US extends…

Things worth reading: 8th August 2011

Things we're reading today include … How Visa Plans To Dominate Mobile Payments, Create The Digital Wallet And MoreTechcrunch S&P fights to save reputation as markets hold their breathThe Independent Desperate ECB in bid to contain eurozone crisisThe Independent Barclays throws light on investigation into Libor rate settingThe Telegraph Eric Schmidt’s Commerce FantasyTechcrunch US extends…

The Finanser’s Week: 1st August – 7th August 2011

  Our biggest stories of the week are … Is this the end of the euro? For the past two years, we have performed a major survey around the euro and European payments. The survey for 2011 is ending on 9th August: click here to take survey and click here to see the last two years of results. The…

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The Finanser’s Week: 1st August – 7th August 2011

  Our biggest stories of the week are … Is this the end of the euro? For the past two years, we have performed a major survey around the euro and European payments. The survey for 2011 is ending on 9th August: click here to take survey and click here to see the last two years of results. The…

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Things worth reading: 5th August 2011

Things we're reading today include … Japanese join Swiss in push to devalue currencyThe Independent Standard & Poor's and Moody's face Italian raidsThe Telegraph Trichet's failure to offer full ECB support pileson the miseryThe Independent Banks miss targets for lending to small businessThe Independent Lloyds losses add to fears for taxpayers' cashThe Independent Misys plunges…

Things worth reading: 5th August 2011

Things we're reading today include … Japanese join Swiss in push to devalue currencyThe Independent Standard & Poor's and Moody's face Italian raidsThe Telegraph Trichet's failure to offer full ECB support pileson the miseryThe Independent Banks miss targets for lending to small businessThe Independent Lloyds losses add to fears for taxpayers' cashThe Independent Misys plunges…

Things worth reading: 4th August 2011

Things we're reading today include … Northern Rock sale to come up £400m shortThe Independent Northern Rock eyes return to blackThe Telegraph Northern Rock finds it's a bad time to be a good bankThe Telegraph RBS integration reaches final stageFinancial Times RBS to shed 2,000 investment bank jobsFinancial Times Standard Chartered on course for another…