LA's riot zone is still in much better shape than most American ghettoes.

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First, make sure banks are in good shape before the new euro-zone supervisor begins policing them.

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Even if it remains a member, its unwillingness to help shape the redesign of the euro zone and fully engage on new financial regulations would leave London as a taker rather than a maker of the new rules of the European game.

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With the added uncertainty caused by the ongoing Euro zone crisis, European banks are in even worse shape than their American counterparts.

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