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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/LVA6WW/B4UO6D/7U1AH5/C51OYF/   In today's FT Friday April 12 2013 Financial Times - UK Homepage   Ex-KPMG partner given Rolex for tips US attorney's office in Los Angeles filed a criminal complaint charging London with one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/B4UOCA/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   US warns on N Korea nuclear missile First time a US intelligence agency has concluded Pyongyang has small enough nuclear device, but DIA insists reliability will be low http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/DXLCA5/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   'Free' apps probed over charging children A UK consumer watchdog has promised to crack down on 'freemium' video games that encourage youngsters to spend money on virtual goods http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/PNADID/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Financial Times - US homepage   Lisbon struggles to avoid second bailout Portugal and Ireland expected to be given more time to repay rescue funds, but will have to raise a lot more money to re-enter debt markets http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/GYBAMF/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Google helps users plan digital afterlife Product launch is the most high-profile address of people's concerns about what will happen to their digital content following their death http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/1OEPL4/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Greifeld bonus cut over botched Facebook IPO Some of Wall Street's biggest brokers claimed they suffered about a total of $500m in losses due to glitches during networking site's debut http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/Z8YNPQ/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Financial Times - Europe homepage   BoJ to pursue inflation target 'flexibly' Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda says Bank of Japan would consider adjusting easing policy if it led to unwanted side-effects http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/HIGZ5U/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Woodside to rethink $45bn Browse Australian oil and gas group rethinks LNG project after finding that cost escalation meant the current plan would not deliver the required commercial returns http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/B4UOV9/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Russia slashes 2013 growth forecast Signs of sputtering growth add pressure on Russia's central bank to loosen monetary policy and focus on growth instead of inflation http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/52JTGV/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Financial Times - Asia homepage   Myanmar opens hydrocarbons auction Latest effort to attract foreign investment comes amid signs the government will review existing resources contracts to win place on transparency group http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/LS04KQ/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Kuroda's bazooka crimps South Korean stocks Tensions with North Korea and the impact of Japan's monetary easing combine to undermine Seoul's Kospi, Asia's worst performing index http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/JQ6M4X/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   China's forex reserves reach $3.4tn The country is facing heavy capital inflows in a sharp reversal from last year, raising concerns about levels of debt in the economy http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/FDH27J/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   World News - latest world news headlines - FT.com   Kerry trip sets tone for N Korea response The US secretary of state, during his first trip to Asia since taking office, is expected to ask China to put more pressure on its bellicose ally http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/GYBAMJ/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Maduro campaigns in shadow of Chávez Presidential candidate aims to imitate the former Venezuelan leader's unique style, although he struggles to emulate Chávez's folkloric charisma http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/52JTGA/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Egypt overestimating wheat crop, US warns Unrealistic harvest projections could threaten supplies of subsidised bread, sparking social unrest and posing severe test to President Mohamed Morsi http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/OF2KIU/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Spain seeks to burnish its battered brand In an effort to show it is not all recession and siestas, Madrid is taking steps to restore Spain's reputation as a place to do business http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/EKTVZK/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Mandela children launch legal claim Former South African president's daughters, Makaziwe and Zenani Dlamini, bring legal action to remove their father's allies from Mandela companies http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/K9O5XG/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Companies news and analysis - FT.com   JC Penney seeks Blackstone advice on cash Weak state of retailer's business – its sales tumbled 25% to $13bn in the past year – is likely to limit bargaining power with potential investors http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/K9O5XR/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Israeli tycoon sues former UK minister Battle for one of Africa's richest untapped mineral deposits has reached into the heart of the global elite with Steinmetz legal action http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/87NGOR/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   MetroPCS investors support revised offer Two hedge funds that had opposed Deutsche Telekom's deal to reverse merge its T-Mobile USA unit with MetroPCS said they would back the sweetened terms http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/GYBA78/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Investor assault on BP pay awards Standard Life Investments charges that executives 'have potential to receive significant rewards for unchallenging performance targets http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/YGDFPC/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Prices blow an ill wind for turbines Profit margins of wind turbines manufacturers are hit as prices for engines have fallen by a third in the past four years despite soaring demand http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/B4UOC0/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Markets   Wall Street record underpins sentiment Most major markets advance as the prospect of continued support from central banks keeps the latest burst of equity bullishness intact http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/T15QSJ/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Speculators aim to milk Fannie and Freddie Both common and preferred stock of the US mortgage finance groups has jumped higher on political and legal hopes that it could become a cash cow http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/FDH27U/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   US gas glut hits annual coal contracts The closely watched annual thermal coal settlement between London-listed miner Xstrata and Japanese utilities falls 17% to $95 a tonne http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/NRVXD5/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   IMF warns Europe over naked CDS ban Outlawing of speculative bets on countries' creditworthiness could affect liquidity of financial markets and push up the cost of raising debt http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/K9O5XH/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Microsoft drop slows Wall St progress Microsoft shares are hit badly after a report that the PC market shrank nearly 14% in first quarter, damping the mood in broader markets http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/B4UOCZ/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Financial Times - Comment   Europe, sterling and Thatcher's handbag The troubled relationship with the EU wrote the Iron Lady's political obituary – and the fact that power had turned her head, writes Philip Stephens http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/UL49JQ/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Britain should not go back to the future Thatcher's economic legacy is a huge financial centre, weak manufacturing, rising inequality and low investment, writes Martin Wolf http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/XBKRND/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Heir exposes hollow at heart of Chavismo Venezuela's acting president Nicolás Maduro is trying really, really hard to be Chávez – and it is not working, writes Daniel Lansberg-Rodríguez http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/87NGO5/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Tackling graft should be China's priority To transform so corrupt a system from top to bottom would make cleansing the Augean stables simplicity itself, writes Roderick MacFarquhar http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/JQ6M4Z/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   The day old-style conservatism died You have to be pretty old to remember when the American rightwing had the gravitas of the Thatcher-Reagan years, writes Gary Silverman http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/1OEP11/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Financial Times - Management   Lights, cameras . . . nappies Meryl Salzinger's skill at coaxing kids to perform on set is in demand as advertisers tap into their emotional appeal, writes Emma Jacobs http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/52JTB3/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Samsung takes aim at the mini market Chris Nuttall reviews the Korean group's latest tablet taht aims to rival to the iPad Mini, and the new HP printer taking office speed into the home http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/7ZFB81/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   The small car as an object of desire Renault has hired a product designer to create its latest supermini concept car in an effort to woo younger consumers, writes Edwin Heathcote http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/065QFS/RN7YTC/YBPAYH/NRVXYC/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=11   Special Reports - FT.com The Business of Formula One Top Financial Advisers The 50 Business Ideas Urban Demographics Video Lex DT's final offer to MetroPCS Will Deutsche Telekom's final offer win over MetroPCS's investors? 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