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  2. JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon to face Senate grilling on company's $2bn loss gu.com/p/37qvg/tf
  3. It's payback time: don't expect sympathy – Lagarde to Greeks gu.com/p/37qxj/tf
  4. HSBC UK bank boss encourages debate on free banking gu.com/p/37qxb/tf
  5. Spanish and Irish property markets still stuck in slump mode gu.com/p/37pqy/tf
  6. Dixons acts to reassure investors gu.com/p/37ppp/tf
  7. FTSE records first weekly rise in a month, while Aviva edges up on disposal talk gu.com/p/37ppb/tf
  8. Litigation funders become big business, enjoying booming market in UK gu.com/p/37py4/tf
  9. Tullow Oil shares jump as it inadvertently reveals Kenya drilling news to a group of investors gu.com/p/37pyz/tf
  10. Wall Street joins global markets in decline despite upbeat consumer confidence figures gu.com/p/37pkk/tf
  11. Analysts take a shine to CSR and Arm after investor visits gu.com/p/37pt6/tf
  12. Lloyds bank's Jessica Harper charged with £2.5m fraud gu.com/p/37pfn/tf
  13. Kipper Williams on Farepak gu.com/p/37pc6/tf
  14. Cape shares lost a third after profit warning due to £14m charge on Algerian project gu.com/p/37pan/tf
  15. Unilever veteran checks in as InterContinental Hotels chairman gu.com/p/37pah/tf
  16. Aviva adds nearly 4% on talk of possible £2bn overseas float, while FTSE sees more gains gu.com/p/37pae/tf
  17. Eurozone crisis live: 'Battle lines' drawn over eurobonds gu.com/p/37p9j/tf
  18. Bailout bill for Spanish lender Bankia continues to soar gu.com/p/37p98/tf
  19. Christopher Thomond reflects on the effects of recession on the A62 - in pictures gu.com/p/37p8q/tf
  20. Greek euro exit flowchart: what happens next gu.com/p/37zmd/tf