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On FT Alphaville Wednesday morning, - What does the 'F' stand for in FINRA? http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/02/18/52615/what-does-the-f-stand-for-in-finra/ - Five reasons to remain bearish on CEE. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/02/18/52611/5-reasons-to-remain-bearish-on-cee/ - The WIR bank model, or back to barter. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/02/18/52550/the-wir-bank-model-or-back-to-barter/ -  The crudely illustrated implausible returns of Stanford International. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/02/18/52610/the-crudely-illustrated-implausible-returns/ - We 'hate you guys' even more. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/02/18/52616/we-hate-you-guys-even-more-now/ - 'Europe is now the epicentre'. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/02/18/52616/we-hate-you-guys-even-more-now/ - Econ blogwars. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/02/18/52621/econ-blog-wars/ - Markets Live goes down Antigua way. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/02/18/52621/econ-blog-wars/ On FT.com, - MPC backs money supply expansion. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/13903ce0-fda3-11dd-932e-000077b07658.html - Weak insurers push FTSE below 4,000. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ccd01d42-fd8a-11dd-932e-000077b07658.html - Fund amasses bullion holdings. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e827e5c2-fdab-11dd-932e-000077b07658.html - Bank minutes hit sterling. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f806ff6-fda3-11dd-932e-000077b07658.html

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