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Things worth reading:16th July 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read Goldman Sachs' bonus machine risk a poltical backlash (Telegraph) "It would be easy for Goldman Sachs employees to forget there’s a financial crisis still going on. The Wall Street firm posted stunning second-quarter earnings and set aside a record amount of treasure to pay staff.  But…

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Things worth reading:16th July 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read Goldman Sachs' bonus machine risk a poltical backlash (Telegraph) "It would be easy for Goldman Sachs employees to forget there’s a financial crisis still going on. The Wall Street firm posted stunning second-quarter earnings and set aside a record amount of treasure to pay staff.  But…

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Things worth reading:16th July 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read Goldman Sachs' bonus machine risk a poltical backlash (Telegraph) "It would be easy for Goldman Sachs employees to forget there’s a financial crisis still going on. The Wall Street firm posted stunning second-quarter earnings and set aside a record amount of treasure to pay staff.  But…

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Things worth reading: 15th July 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read:Did Twitter bury "Bruno"? (econsultancy) "While critical reviews, cast quality and trailer anticipation normally have the most influence leading into opening weekend, it takes a few days or weeks before audience opinion normally sets in. But according to Time, word got around pretty fast this weekend: 'Bruno's…

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Things worth reading: 15th July 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read:Did Twitter bury "Bruno"? (econsultancy) "While critical reviews, cast quality and trailer anticipation normally have the most influence leading into opening weekend, it takes a few days or weeks before audience opinion normally sets in. But according to Time, word got around pretty fast this weekend: 'Bruno's…

Cisco

Things worth reading: 15th July 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read:Did Twitter bury "Bruno"? (econsultancy) "While critical reviews, cast quality and trailer anticipation normally have the most influence leading into opening weekend, it takes a few days or weeks before audience opinion normally sets in. But according to Time, word got around pretty fast this weekend: 'Bruno's…

Cisco

Things worth reading: 15th July 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read:Did Twitter bury "Bruno"? (econsultancy) "While critical reviews, cast quality and trailer anticipation normally have the most influence leading into opening weekend, it takes a few days or weeks before audience opinion normally sets in. But according to Time, word got around pretty fast this weekend: 'Bruno's…

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Things worth reading: 14th July 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must-read Today is the day that Parisians stormed the Bastille in 1789 and overthrew the excesses of the then powers-that-be, namely King Louis XVI and his beautiful Mrs. Marie-Antoinette … let them eat caviar and champagne! So, in the spirit of the French revolutionaries, today's Francais are just…

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Things worth reading: 13th July 2009

Things we're reading today include … UK: Lloyds and RBS: Planning for Europe's biggest privatisations (Independent) UKFI to publish strategy for banks (Telegraph) Sir David Walker to shake up bank boards (Telegraph) Banks to oppose Walker’s governance reforms (Independent) Letters reveal UK's battles with Iceland over bank crisis (Telegraph) UK can't afford another fiscal rescue,…

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The Finanser’s Week: 6th July – 12th July 2009

The biggest news stories of the week include: Financial services: Commission outlines ways to strengthen the safety of derivatives markets (Europa)Showdown as EU and UK battle over banks (Independent) Government white paper paves way for City 'super-regulator' (Telegraph)Myners attacks EU's hedge fund proposals (Independent)EU attack on City of London is 'opportunistic' (Telegraph)Review of the international…

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