Asia AM: Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years, S&P 500 suf...

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/BLH300/IE8KHF/6PU2TS/V1W98Z/   Asia AM Tuesday April 16 2013 Financial Times - Asia homepage   Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years Investors question whether decade-long bull market is over as the precious metal falls a further 8% and nears its worst two-day loss since 1983 http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/GY3ZL6/M9C43G/NJY6X8/K9OY8Y/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   S&P 500 suffers worst day in six months All ten major industry groups on the S&P 500 started the trading day in negative territory. Energy and materials sector stocks were the worst performers http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/GY3ZL6/M9C43G/NJY6X8/52JO9T/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   Blasts claim victims at Boston Marathon President Barack Obama said: 'Make no mistake we will get to the bottom of this and we will find out who did this and we will find out why' http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/GY3ZL6/M9C43G/NJY6X8/1OEBYL/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   South Korea in bid to kick-start economy The government has faced calls for stimulus measures after the Korean economy grew in the first quarter at its slowest pace since the financial crisis http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/GY3ZL6/M9C43G/NJY6X8/Q3ZJA1/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   Trafigura staff net $1.6bn in share deals Scale of the buybacks highlights riches that have accrued to relatively small elite of traders as a result of boom in commodity prices http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/GY3ZL6/M9C43G/NJY6X8/EKT512/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   Citigroup earnings rise under new chief US bank's results benefit from earnings improvements in investment banking as well as being flattered by release of loan loss reserves http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/GY3ZL6/M9C43G/NJY6X8/LS0IOJ/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   Ergen trumps SoftBank with $25bn Sprint bid Unsolicited cash and stock bid would marry the second-ranked satellite television operator with the third-largest US mobile phone provider http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/GY3ZL6/M9C43G/NJY6X8/VTWP5N/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   Treasuries back on investors' buy lists The message from bond yields and lower commodity prices is one of slower growth and potentially deflationary forces are again looming over the economy http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/GY3ZL6/M9C43G/NJY6X8/A5PA3M/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   China enters era of slower growth Chinese officials have played down the significance of lower growth, saying the slowdown is partly due to efforts to rebalance the economy http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/GY3ZL6/M9C43G/NJY6X8/20QGEV/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   Venezuela opposition contests poll result Early signs of cracks are emerging in the 'chavismo' movement following the weak political mandate of Chávez's handpicked successor Nicolás Maduro http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/GY3ZL6/M9C43G/NJY6X8/87NVFW/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   Financial Times - UK Homepage   French ministers reveal their wealth Most of the value of assets declared by the cabinet was in property, with President Hollande hoping to avoid accusations of 'champagne socialists' in government http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/GY3ZL6/M9C43G/NJY6X8/SUMF7U/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   Business confidence rises sharply Worries about economic and financial uncertainty have dropped to their lowest level for two-and-a-half-years, according to a survey of big companies http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/GY3ZL6/M9C43G/NJY6X8/IE8KGD/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   Russian blogger faces corruption trial Opposition leader says charges of embezzlement and financial malpractice, which could mean a 10-year jail term, are meant to silence him http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/GY3ZL6/M9C43G/NJY6X8/YGDLX1/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   ENRC hit by whistleblower claim Latest blow to the FTSE 100 Kazakhstan-based resources group left reeling by investor concerns over corporate governance http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/GY3ZL6/M9C43G/NJY6X8/RP7RZN/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   UK speeds up signals on 5G introduction Ofcom, the communications regulator, will this week launch an industry consultation about freeing radio frequencies for 5G internet services http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/GY3ZL6/M9C43G/NJY6X8/NRVQ0D/OS/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=15   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..