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Things worth reading: 8th July 2009

Things we’re reading today include … Today’s must read: Inside Google, Wired Magazine, August 2009 Google “becomes the third part of your brain – you know, there’s a left brain, a right brain and there’s a third part where that collective intelligence that Google can help bring to you really helps you get through every…

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Things worth reading: 8th July 2009

Things we’re reading today include … Today’s must read: Inside Google, Wired Magazine, August 2009 Google “becomes the third part of your brain – you know, there’s a left brain, a right brain and there’s a third part where that collective intelligence that Google can help bring to you really helps you get through every…

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Things worth reading: 7th July 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Former Goldman Sachs employee charged with stealing trade secrets (Guardian)The information stolen from Goldman is "software code that drives a platform performing 'sophisticated, high-speed and high-volume trades on various stock and commodity markets' by quickly obtaining and analysing information about changes in market conditions." UK: FSA…

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Things worth reading: 7th July 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Former Goldman Sachs employee charged with stealing trade secrets (Guardian)The information stolen from Goldman is "software code that drives a platform performing 'sophisticated, high-speed and high-volume trades on various stock and commodity markets' by quickly obtaining and analysing information about changes in market conditions." UK: FSA…

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Things worth reading: 6th July 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read: Bangladeshi banking to help Scots (BBC) "A radical form of banking pioneered in Bangladesh could be brought to Scotland to help people out of poverty. But legal uncertainty may scupper the plans by Professor Muhammad Yunus to offer small business loans to people without collateral. The…

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The Finanser’s Week: 29th June – 5th July 2009

The biggest news stories of the week include: Britain's banks are on life support, says Miles  (Independent)Probe launched after rogue trader costs City oil broker $10m  (Guardian)Kroes sees Lloyds and RBS asset sales (Financial Times) How the ECB’s fig leaf has completely withered away (Times) Madoff given maximum sentence – 150 years in jail  (Times)China's…

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Things worth reading: 4th July 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read:It's July 4th and America is celebrating 233 years of not being British … to recognise this annual jamboree, along with previous discussions of the founding of America and the role of Alexander Hamilton in the creation of the First Bank of America, I thought a little…

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Things worth reading: 4th July 2009

Things we're reading today include … Today's must read:It's July 4th and America is celebrating 233 years of not being British … to recognise this annual jamboree, along with previous discussions of the founding of America and the role of Alexander Hamilton in the creation of the First Bank of America, I thought a little…

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Things worth reading: 3rd July 2009

Things we're reading today include … RBS chief tries to defuse concern over pay  (Times) FSA to add two new divisions in 'radical' overhaul, says chief executive Hector Sants  (Telegraph) Probe launched after rogue trader costs City oil broker $10m  (Guardian) Open warfare between Rolling Stone and Goldman Sachs  (Times) Goldman Sachs bankers in line…

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Things worth reading: 3rd July 2009

Things we're reading today include … RBS chief tries to defuse concern over pay  (Times) FSA to add two new divisions in 'radical' overhaul, says chief executive Hector Sants  (Telegraph) Probe launched after rogue trader costs City oil broker $10m  (Guardian) Open warfare between Rolling Stone and Goldman Sachs  (Times) Goldman Sachs bankers in line…

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