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If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/19JYUU/OFVQI3/OM5RXP/LQ05NB/   In today's FT Friday March 29 2013 Financial Times - UK Homepage   Sarkozy: from the Elysée to private equity Nicolas Sarkozy has spent virtually all his professional life in politics but has long made no secret of his desire to make money after leaving office http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/1OIHH9/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Japan hit by fall in factory output Data underscore the challenge facing the country's new leadership as it attempts to deliver on its promise to escape from economic stagnation and deflation http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/JQ8KKK/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   S&P 500 closes at record high Bellwether index has rallied 131 per cent since its intraday low of 666.79 in March 2009, boosted by aggressive monetary easing and record US profits http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/FDT55V/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Financial Times - US homepage   China intensifies attacks on Apple Co-ordinated public campaign in the state media labels tech giant dishonest, greedy and 'incomparably arrogant' and threatens regulatory action over its after-sales service http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/WHWPPE/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Angry Cypriots withdraw bank deposits Country's banks reopen, after being closed for two weeks, albeit under strict capital controls that authorities hope will prevent a bank run http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/GYH4WK/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Hollande says employers to pay 75% tax rate By switching the burden of the 75 per cent levy to companies, the French president is seeking to save a key election pledge http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/A5322P/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Financial Times - Europe homepage   Thein Sein threatens religious extremists Myanmar's president says he 'will not hesitate to use force as a last resort' to quell violence against Muslims perpetrated by hardline Buddhists http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/20EBB1/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Sprint agrees to shun Huawei equipment The decision will be the latest blow to Huawei's aspirations to build a larger business in the US http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/7ZR00N/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Italy's Democrats fail to form government Pierluigi Bersani tells president he has 'not found a solution' after being handed task of mustering enough support for a new administration http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/B4PAAN/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Financial Times - Asia homepage   US nuclear bombers fly to South Korea Washington sends two B-2 bombers on a mission from the US mainland to South Korea in response to the mounting North Korean rhetoric http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/UL5NNK/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Financial Times - World   Obama appeals for 'common sense' gun law Surrounded by families affected by gun violence, the president expressed dismay that the bill might not pass through Congress http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/K96DD6/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Cypriot businesses feel liquidity pinch Many Cypriot businesses are finding it hard to pay bills and wages as capital controls come into effect to protest the nation's financial sector http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/3CQGG8/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Mortars kill 10 at Damascus university An architecture college near government buildings is hit in the latest in an increasing number of shellfire incidents in the Syrian capital http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/VT433R/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   US seeks cyber espionage crackdown US looks for new measures to deter hackers but that will not cause broader damage to the economic and political relationship with China http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/4V986C/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Financial Times - Companies   JAB in talks with DE Master Blenders DE Master Blenders is in talks with investor group Joh. A. Benckiser (JAB) over a possible €7.2bn takeover bid, the Dutch coffee group has announced http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/NRCEE7/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Germans show appetite for coffee brands German investment group consumes third coffee company after building stakes in Coty and luxury brands Bally and Jimmy Choo http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/Q3ASJR/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Judge mulls SAC's $602m settlement Judge Victor Marrero says he might approve the pact with a condition to revisit the case pending other court rulings, signalling more active judiciary http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/HIBWW2/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Total forced to abandon Canadian project French oil group is forced to abandon seven-year Canadian project to build an oil sands upgrade plant because of the flood of cheap US crude http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/SU7RRZ/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   BlackBerry founder to quit phonemaker Mike Lazaridis follows his fellow co-founder Jim Balsillie as phonemaker reveals a return to profit after steady launch of the BlackBerry 10 http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/6AJOOQ/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Financial Times - Financial markets news   Asia shares up as Cyprus worries ease Asian shares rose as worries about the Cyprus bailout eased and investors were cheered by the S&P 500 hitting a record closing high. Australia, Hong Kong and India markets closed for holiday http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/PN29S3/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Bulls make seismic call on stocks record US appears finally to be enjoying the benefits of record low interest rates and the Federal Reserve's policy of emergency bond-buying http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/JQ8KDQ/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Euro remains stuck near four-month low Concerns over the contagion effects of the Cypriot banking bailout and the political impasse in Italy weigh on the single currency http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/T1MFFY/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Corn prices plummet A government survey shows planting of the grain is set to be highest since 1936, with the 97.3m acres slated for sowing set to deliver record harvest http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/MJ0IIW/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   BlackBerry jumps on strong earnings Wall Street wrapped up the week on a more upbeat note after the S&P 500 closed at an all-time high on an improving outlook for the US economy http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/EKLMMZ/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Financial Times - Comment   Europe risks going too far on moral hazard A better path must be chartered between an untenable taxpayer backing of lenders and the unrealistic punishing of their creditors, says Nicolas Véron http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/MJ0IIY/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Raw politics as usual over gun control If tougher laws were going to be passed by Congress it had to be when the Newtown school massacre was fresh in the mind, writes Jurek Martin http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/204QC6/0GINVW/TUSZ4I/4V988Y/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=28   Financial Times - Special Reports Investing in Japan Connected Business Trading Insight Combating Tuberculosis Boldness in Business Video Lex Enders achieves EADS overhaul EADS' share price is at an all-time high, and at an extraordinary general meeting today chief executive Tom Enders secured a new corporate governance structure. 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