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Financial Times

• Osborne looks at ‘bad bank’ for RBS June 19, 2013
  Chancellor tells Mansion House the Treasury ‘actively considering’ how to start sale of Lloyds, while more radical restructuring may be needed at RBS […]
• Dolce and Gabbana guilty of tax evasion June 19, 2013
  Two Italian fashion designers have been handed suspended sentences and a nearly €500m fine by a court in Milan for evading taxes […]
• Bernanke sees 2014 end for QE3 June 19, 2013
  Chairman says the Fed may slow its pace of asset purchases this year, assuming its expectations for an improved economic outlook held true […]
• US Treasuries tumble on Fed statement June 19, 2013
  The US central bank maintained the pace of its asset purchases at $85bn a month, and offered no explicit sign that it was near to scaling back the programme […]
• America’s shameful shakedown of BP June 19, 2013
  Gulf settlement should be fair rather than the exercise in extortion that stretches unduly the interpretation of what constitutes a valid claim […]
• PRA identifies £26bn bank capital holes June 19, 2013
  UK regulator is poised to reveal a £26bn capital holes at the country’s lenders, with 90% of the total accounted for by RBS, Lloyds and Barclays […]
• Obama ready to cut US nuclear weapons June 19, 2013
  US president uses the occasion of his first official visit to Berlin to call for a push on disarmament and a new global combat on climate change […]
• US eyes prosecution of foreign cyber thieves June 19, 2013
  Any charges would mark an escalation in the US response to what it has said is a growing number of attacks by foreign hackers on US businesses and government […]
• Switzerland shoots down US tax deal June 19, 2013
  Rejection raises possibility the US will take more action against Swiss banks – an outcome the government and financial sector are desperate to avoid […]
• BT chief Livingston to be trade minister June 19, 2013
  BT boss Ian Livingston will replace Lord Green as trade minister after five years as chief executive of the UK telecoms group […]

Wall Street Journal

• Swiss Reject U.S. Banks Deal June 19, 2013
  Swiss lawmakers nixed a proposal to let Swiss banks avoid the threat of prosecution in the U.S. by collectively coming clean about their dealings with suspected American tax evaders. […]
• Watchdog Cites Banks for Missteps in Mortgage Relief June 19, 2013
  Four of the largest U.S. mortgage servicers failed to comply with parts of a $25 billion landmark national mortgage settlement, the watchdog overseeing the process said. […]
• Fired Founder Blasts Men's Wearhouse June 19, 2013
  Men's Wearhouse terminated its founder and public face, George Zimmer, from his position as executive chairman. A reason wasn't given, but Mr. Zimmer released a statement saying he was being silenced after expressing concerns about the company's direction. […]
• Dolce and Gabbana Convicted of Tax Evasion June 19, 2013
  A Milan court has convicted the designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion. The court sentenced them both to one year and eight months in jail. […]
• China Banks Warn of Lending Hit June 19, 2013
  A cash squeeze gripping China's financial markets is beginning to trickle into the broader economy, as bank executives warn of higher interest rates and more-cautious lending. […]
• Hermès Files Suit Against LVMH June 19, 2013
  The fashion company is seeking to cancel derivative transactions through which its rival built up a stake. […]
• Dish Drops Sprint Pursuit June 19, 2013
  Dish Network said it won't submit a new offer for Sprint Nextel by its Tuesday deadline, a move that appears to clear the way for the third largest U.S. wireless carrier to be bought by SoftBank of Japan. […]
• Traders Try to Game Oil-Price Benchmark June 19, 2013
  Some oil traders say they try to skew Platts oil-price benchmarks by offering to do small deals at a loss, with the goal of doing bigger ones at better prices. […]
• Stocks Hit Pause June 19, 2013
  U.S. stocks were slightly lower as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's afternoon policy announcement. […]
• FedEx Reins In Expectations June 19, 2013
  FedEx's earnings were weighed down by restructuring charges in the latest quarter, and the shipping company reined in expectations amid weakness in its international business. […]