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Things we're reading today include … Fannie and Freddie losses hit $226bn – Financial Times Lloyds bank facing 1,850 complaints per day – The Independent SEC vows more actions over crisis – Financial Times Germany moves towards bank levy – BBC Co-operative Bank doubles lending – The Telegraph Chinese banks get stimulus boost – BBC…

Things we're reading today include … 'Building blocks' of a new economics – BBC Dutch lift lid on a high-frequency universe – Financial Times Plus set to relaunch as derivatives exchange – Financial Times DTCC to take 10% stake in Chilean peer – Financial Times Aim's strengths may obviate need for doom and gloom –…

Things we're reading today include … Quick View: A Chi-X-BATS combo? – Financial Times US businesses alarmed at SEC plan – Financial Times FSA fines Zurich UK £2.27m for data loss – Financial Times Market insiders blame 'fat finger failure' for unusual stock swings – The Independent Zurich fined £2.28 million for policy data loss…

Things we're reading today include … Lehman Brothers' art auction offers glimpse into the secret world of corporate collecting – The TelegraphCorporate art collections – in pictures – The TelegraphUBS sticks by 'you & us' in Formula 1 sponsorship deal – The TelegraphMorgan Stanley launches research app – The TelegraphPressure on Rolet to build clearing…

Things we're reading today include … New High Street bank raises £50m – BBC Shoppers livid as Barclays crashes – The Independent Sarkozy woos City bankers with promise of Paris tax break – The Independent Bank float starts high street push – Financial Times Soros buys 4% of Bombay bourse – The Independent HSBC eyes…

Our biggest stories of the week are … Britain's Best and Worst Banks for Customers A major survey of over 17,000 consumers was released last week, showing who they think are Britain's Best and Worst Banks. Combine this with the Which Magazine survey of 2009 and BBC research of 2008, and you can quickly decide…

Things we're reading today include … People Blackstone chief Schwarzman likens Obama to Hitler over tax rises – The TelegraphThe letter that shook world of hedge funds – Financial Times Companies Bank of Scotland (Ireland) to close down – The IndependentMasterCard pays £333m for British online payments firm DataCash – The IndependentMasterCard in software fightback…

Things we're reading today include … People Stanley Druckenmiller to hang up his boots – The TelegraphThe letter that shook world of hedge funds – Financial Times Companies Barclays deal ‘raises questions of fairness and justice’ – Financial TimesProsper Releases 12-Month Peer-to-Peer Lending Stats – ProsperSwipely Opens to Public, But Are People Ready to Broadcast…

Things we're reading today include … Companies Barclays fined $300m by US for breaking sanctions against brutal regimes – The TelegraphUS judge slams Barclays settlement – The TelegraphBarclays' BlackRock stake risks further devaluation as Bank of America considers exit – The TelegraphRBS fights to stop small business contracts transferring to Santander – The TelegraphRBS small…