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Steven Hopwood has traded the cut and thrust of financial markets for the jabs and kicks of cage fighting — a fast growing mix of martial arts and an old-fashioned pub brawl.

Macquarie profits fall sharply, other banks cut jobs
Macquarie Group, Australia's biggest investment bank, became the latest regional lender to announce a sharp fall in profits, but relief as it said it would not tap investors for more cash sent its shares soaring.

Easy money scams ensnare rural Colombians
The lure of easy money was too tempting for thousands of Colombians who lost life savings in pyramid schemes across rural areas already blighted by poverty, rebel violence and cocaine trafficking.