Asia AM: Apple bows to Chinese pressure, US has lost 2m cleri...

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/R5WAEE/9M3WMG/6PU2TS/KEOMFH/   Asia AM Tuesday April 02 2013 Financial Times - Asia homepage   Apple bows to Chinese pressure Chief executive says that a lack of external communication had led to a perception of that Apple was 'arrogant' and did not value consumer feedback http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/SUOE04/3O9UZD/ZGPJM2/CW1DXN/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=1   US has lost 2m clerical jobs since 2007 Computers are a probable cause of rising income inequality as they replace book-keepers and file clerks while creating demand for skilled staff http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/SUOE04/3O9UZD/ZGPJM2/B4UKWS/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=1   US banks weigh EU bonus cap options Bankers say US institutions are considering whether it still makes sense to base Europe, Middle East and Africa (Emea) business in London http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/SUOE04/3O9UZD/ZGPJM2/EKTID3/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=1   Seoul vows tough response to North Korea President Park Geun-hye orders the military to retaliate strongly to any North Korean provocation as tensions mount further on the divided peninsula http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/SUOE04/3O9UZD/ZGPJM2/B4UKWE/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=1   Stock markets start April on cautious note Data from Japan and China weigh on sentiment but investors are focusing on the Bank of Japan's policy meeting later this week http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/SUOE04/3O9UZD/ZGPJM2/Q3Z1P5/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=1   China left out of Obama free trade party Washington is negotiating with the EU and states in the Asia-Pacific region. It hopes to establish standards that Beijing would be obliged to respect http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/SUOE04/3O9UZD/ZGPJM2/XBK6G4/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=1   Nasdaq OMX in $1.2bn deal to buy eSpeed The transatlantic equity exchange operator enters the fixed-income trading environment with a $1.2bn offer for an electronic trading platform http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/SUOE04/3O9UZD/ZGPJM2/OF2PNZ/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=1   India patent rulings pique pharma groups Court verdict on Novartis case seen as having wide implications not just for Glivec but other drugs that multinationals want to patent in the country http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/SUOE04/3O9UZD/ZGPJM2/9M3W59/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=1   Chesapeake foresees higher gas prices Acting chief executive says the company has 'taken advantage of the recent surge in natural gas prices' to lock in current levels for planned sales http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/SUOE04/3O9UZD/ZGPJM2/NRV3F7/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=1   Northern Cyprus watches neighbour's anguish This year marks half a century of the Cypriot dispute and 45 years of fruitless negotiations between the island's Greek and Turkish sides http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/SUOE04/3O9UZD/ZGPJM2/1OEV0Y/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=1   Financial Times - UK Homepage   Cameron snubbed over Brussels review France and Germany have declined to participate in a survey of views on Brussels powers, seeing the exercise as more about UK politics http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/SUOE04/3O9UZD/ZGPJM2/WHX8BK/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=1   Cyprus bank chief seeks to allay fears Demetriades, governor of Central Bank of Cyprus, promises steady lifting of capital controls as he seeks to restore calm after 'haircut' revealed http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/SUOE04/3O9UZD/ZGPJM2/VTWGH4/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=1   FSA to give way to 'twin peaks' system Discredited watchdog to be replaced by two new regulators: the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/SUOE04/3O9UZD/ZGPJM2/VTWGHV/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=1   Hess to sell Russian subsidiary to Lukoil The sale was one of the moves proposed in a restructuring plan, which is expected generate proceeds to pay down debt and strengthen the balance sheet http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/SUOE04/3O9UZD/ZGPJM2/CW1DX1/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=1   Investors pour $35bn into reinsurance Facing low yields from other prospective asset classes, investors have ploughed an estimated 30% more capital into reinsurance than a year ago http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/SUOE04/3O9UZD/ZGPJM2/3C9AV4/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=1   Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds Subscribe to FT.com     © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help This email was sent by or on behalf of a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723..