Things worth reading: 8th June 2012

Things we're reading today include ...

Speculation grows on Marks & Spencer bank launch plans
The Independent

M&S set to launch bank to take on high street lenders
The Telegraph

Ex-Bear Stearns executives to pay $275m
Financial Times

Generali: Ciao, Giovanni
The Economist

 

MPs warn of flaws in financial services bill
Financial Times

British banks among the most unprofitable in the world
The Telegraph

 

Leaving the euro: My big fat Greek divorce
Economist

Pharmacy queues show price Greeks are paying for credit breakdown
The Independent

Spain enjoys successful bond sale after tough week
The Independent

China 'cuts European investments'
BBC

Don't expect any help from us, Bernanke tells eurozone leaders
The Independent

Europe’s banks: Slouching towards a banking union
The Economist

AUDIO: 'Remorseless logic' for EU fiscal union
BBC

 

Blankfein testimony puts heat on Gupta
Financial Times

Judge Rakoff: A hot bench
Economist

 

The banks that are too complex to exist
Financial Times

Free exchange: Burgernomics to go
The Economist