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		<title>British Lawmakers Find Flaw With Barclays&#8217; Ex-CEO Bob Diamond; Deutsche Bank Up Next in Iran Inquiries? Roundup</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>British lawmakers <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-19/irish-bailout-masters-press-for-rental-home-seizures-mortgages.html">published results</a> of their investigation into Barclays efforts to manipulate Libor and other interbank lending rates. They were less than happy with cooperation provided by former CEO <strong>Bob Diamond</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Deutsche Bank</strong> is one of four European lenders being investigated by U.S. authorities for possible violations involving <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-18/deutsche-bank-among-four-said-to-be-in-u-s-laundering-probe.html">oil-trading and Iran</a>, a source told Bloomberg.<!--more--></p>
<p><strong>Best Buy</strong> named Hubert Joly, the French-born chief executive of the Carlson hospitality chain, as the <a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/best-buy-says-founder-spurned-chance-to-further-his-takeover-bid/">new CEO</a> of the electronics chain. The electronics retailer is still <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/20/us-bestbuy-schulze-idUSBRE87J01S20120820">jousting</a> with founder <strong>Richard Schulze</strong> over the terms of a deal to allow Mr. Schulze to review company documents as he puts together a buy-out bid.</p>
<p>Spanish finance minister <strong>Luis de Guindos</strong> is seeking help from the European Central Bank to rein in Spain's sovereign <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-18/guindos-urges-unlimited-ecb-aid-as-talks-on-new-terms-planned.html">borrowing costs</a>.</p>
<p>The European troika is pressuring <strong>Ireland</strong> to close a <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-19/irish-bailout-masters-press-for-rental-home-seizures-mortgages.html">legal loophole</a> impeding foreclosures on loans originated prior to 2009.</p>
<p>JPMorgan tapped former <strong>Exxon CEO Lee Raymond</strong> to lead an <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/20/us-jpmorgan-whale-panel-idUSBRE87J06D20120820">inquiry</a> into the billions of dollars in losses accrued by the bank's chief investment office and the trader known as the London Whale. The inquiry will double-check an earlier internal investigation.</p>
<p>An elder member of the <strong>Rothschild</strong> banking dynasty has taken a $200 million <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/48721839">against the euro</a>.</p>
<p>A Greek hedge fund manager tells Joe Weisenthal to brace for <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/greek-fund-manager-in-greece-2012-8">bad news</a> out of <strong>Greece</strong> as summer holidays end.</p>
<p><strong>Clifford J. White III</strong>, director of the Justice Department's U.S. Trustee Program, has presided over <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443713704577599163773215418.html">more active policing</a> of Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings.</p>
<p>Some early investors in Groupon, including <strong>Marc Andreessen</strong>, are <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443989204577599273177326912.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories">cashing in</a> and walking away from the company.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>British lawmakers <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-19/irish-bailout-masters-press-for-rental-home-seizures-mortgages.html">published results</a> of their investigation into Barclays efforts to manipulate Libor and other interbank lending rates. They were less than happy with cooperation provided by former CEO <strong>Bob Diamond</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Deutsche Bank</strong> is one of four European lenders being investigated by U.S. authorities for possible violations involving <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-18/deutsche-bank-among-four-said-to-be-in-u-s-laundering-probe.html">oil-trading and Iran</a>, a source told Bloomberg.<!--more--></p>
<p><strong>Best Buy</strong> named Hubert Joly, the French-born chief executive of the Carlson hospitality chain, as the <a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/best-buy-says-founder-spurned-chance-to-further-his-takeover-bid/">new CEO</a> of the electronics chain. The electronics retailer is still <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/20/us-bestbuy-schulze-idUSBRE87J01S20120820">jousting</a> with founder <strong>Richard Schulze</strong> over the terms of a deal to allow Mr. Schulze to review company documents as he puts together a buy-out bid.</p>
<p>Spanish finance minister <strong>Luis de Guindos</strong> is seeking help from the European Central Bank to rein in Spain's sovereign <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-18/guindos-urges-unlimited-ecb-aid-as-talks-on-new-terms-planned.html">borrowing costs</a>.</p>
<p>The European troika is pressuring <strong>Ireland</strong> to close a <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-19/irish-bailout-masters-press-for-rental-home-seizures-mortgages.html">legal loophole</a> impeding foreclosures on loans originated prior to 2009.</p>
<p>JPMorgan tapped former <strong>Exxon CEO Lee Raymond</strong> to lead an <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/20/us-jpmorgan-whale-panel-idUSBRE87J06D20120820">inquiry</a> into the billions of dollars in losses accrued by the bank's chief investment office and the trader known as the London Whale. The inquiry will double-check an earlier internal investigation.</p>
<p>An elder member of the <strong>Rothschild</strong> banking dynasty has taken a $200 million <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/48721839">against the euro</a>.</p>
<p>A Greek hedge fund manager tells Joe Weisenthal to brace for <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/greek-fund-manager-in-greece-2012-8">bad news</a> out of <strong>Greece</strong> as summer holidays end.</p>
<p><strong>Clifford J. White III</strong>, director of the Justice Department's U.S. Trustee Program, has presided over <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443713704577599163773215418.html">more active policing</a> of Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings.</p>
<p>Some early investors in Groupon, including <strong>Marc Andreessen</strong>, are <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443989204577599273177326912.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories">cashing in</a> and walking away from the company.</p>
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