• China Wrestles With Banks' Pleas for Cash
• Tokyo Shares Get Second Look
• Airlines' Passenger-Satisfaction Improves
• Asian Shares Down
• Loeb's Third Point Raises Sony Stake

• Obama sees Iran's election of moderate as hopeful sign
• Obama says Bernanke has 'stayed a lot longer' than he wanted at Fed
• Biggest protests in 20 years sweep Brazil
• Lawyer Cliff Sloan faces tough assignment: Closing Guantanamo
• Putin faces isolation over Syria as G8 ratchets up pressure

• G8: U.S. and Russia disagree on Syria
• Why Obama's ratings are down
• The dark side of China's Las Vegas
• Are tax havens stealing money?
• 'Abusive' surveillance programs prompted leaker

• Brazil’s ‘bus fare’ protests gather pace
• G8 shifts on isolating Putin over Syria
• Liberty Global enters race for KDG
• EU and US launch trade talks
• Private equity-run brands’ tax bills spark ire

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• The London 6am Cut
• The Closer
• The case for official e-money +1
• We cannae give the economy no more, we’re giv’n it all we’ve got Captain
• Hacking and property prices make the BoE big league