Asia AM: Chinese roll out red carpet for Hollande, Wall St sh...

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/ZE9K33/GYGTIO/3FN0UE/0GINVW/   Asia AM Thursday April 25 2013 Financial Times - Asia homepage   Chinese roll out red carpet for Hollande Likely warm reception for French president in marked contrast to treatment of UK government since prime minister David Cameron met Dalai Lama http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/GYGTEN/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   Wall St shrugs off Apple's cash return Tim Cook said Apple was working on 'amazing new hardware, software, and services that we can't wait to introduce this fall and throughout 2014'  http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/MJVOF8/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   Citigroup quells shareholder revolt on pay California-based pension fund says Citi had made improvements to its bonus scheme, which was widely criticised as having soft targets http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/209IV1/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   Opec grapples with oil price slide Even as the price has weakened from a high this year of more than $119, Opec members appear to be resisting the temptation to act http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/873R5P/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   Stocks firm as earnings offset weak data Growing expectations of ECB rate cut add to optimism that central bank accommodation will provide support to stock markets http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/XBDW8D/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   Scores dead in Dhaka factory collapse Bangladesh tragedy: eight-storey building may have housed hundreds of workers producing clothes for some of the world's best-known brands http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/WHK4GE/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   China reels in Hollywood studios Studios look to capitalise on a box-office market that soared 36 per cent to $2.7bn in 2012, fuelled by US blockbusters and Chinese-made films http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/B413X3/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   Letta calls for easing of austerity policies Prospect of new Italian government within days sustained a rally on the Milan stock exchange and kept short-term Italian bond yields close to recent record lows http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/DXTUDL/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   China says 21 killed in Xinjiang clashes Regional government says 21 people, including 15 officials, were killed in clashes in China's western Xinjiang region – the worst violence in months http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/4VJQA9/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   Pressure mounts on ECB to cut rates There is some debate about whether a rate cut will have much effect on the German economy because companies can already borrow at extremely low rates http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/7ZNJMI/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   Financial Times - US homepage   JPMorgan under pressure in Basel spat European groups accused the lender and other US banks of putting their own interests ahead of their clients in a spat over bank capital rules for derivatives http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/ULWMHI/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   P&G sales growth falls short of forecasts Consumer goods company is in the midst of a drive to cut costs and improve the efficiency of its operations as sales growth falls short of expectations http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/Z8IKO4/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   Qualcomm forecasts $600m revenues lift Qualcomm supplies processors and radio chips for smartphones, whose shipments are expected to grow at 20% a year to 1.7bn in 2017, says Gartner http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/DXTUD0/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   GE shareholders reject governance changes Resolutions calling for term limits for directors, the appointment of an independent chairman, and new powers for investors all failed http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/ULWMHE/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   Starbucks seeks fresh US tax breaks Move would make it more lucrative for Starbucks to own and operate its own stores internationally, rather than through franchisees http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/T147TK/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   Financial Times - UK Homepage   Cameron shakes up No 10 policy unit After criticism of lacklustre Number 10 operation and allegations of drift, Cameron puts rising Tory stars at the heart of shaping policy ahead of the 2015 election http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/K908JT/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   BoE opens FLS door to buy-to-let landlords The Funding for Lending Scheme is the only scheme that has not specifically excluded buy-to-let investors http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/HI8HQO/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   BT seeks mobile partner in 4G push UK group begins tender for operator in renewed drive into sector, setting up a potential reunion with O2, the mobile operator it spun off 12 years ago http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/ULWMH7/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   Permira raises half of target for new fund After 19 months securing commitments from investors the UK group has moved towards a fundraising target that is a fraction of its last fund http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/6AFS7H/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   Dualit wins battle over Nespresso patent Court ruling in favour of small British group is a blow for Nestlé, whose annual sales of coffee machines is estimated to be SFr4.5bn http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/OF82W3/S3MIHV/4CBG8T/3CSE2T/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=24   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. 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