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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/0QSDPP/A51HVP/UDY1QM/PRAK1O/   Asia AM Tuesday May 21 2013 How useful are FT email briefings to you and what can we do to improve them? Take our short survey Financial Times - Asia homepage   Apple accused of avoiding billions in taxes The Senate report said Apple's use of loopholes for international profits allowed it to save tax on $44bn in 'otherwise taxable offshore income' http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/LSGTMH/6VRT5E/XHUHBJ/FDG0WK/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Qatar snaps up stakes in key lenders Emirate launches another push into banking sector by making fresh investments in Russia's VTB and Germany's Deutsche Bank http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/LSGTMH/6VRT5E/XHUHBJ/YGI9LL/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Yahoo vows not to 'screw up' Tumblr Some users of the blogging site expressed dismay about the takeover and have started moving their blogs to rival platforms such as WordPress http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/LSGTMH/6VRT5E/XHUHBJ/T1WY3H/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   US corn rush threatens prices The pace of planting shows how technology has transformed farming from a small family business to an industry requiring huge capital investments http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/LSGTMH/6VRT5E/XHUHBJ/CWT8MK/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Investors vote in Dimon 'referendum' Investors demanding more board oversight vowed to press on even after talking down the prospects of winning a vote to install an independent chairman http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/LSGTMH/6VRT5E/XHUHBJ/EKB65M/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   US prosecutors weigh case for charging SAC A criminal case against the hedge fund would likely mean it would no longer manage money for outside investors http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/LSGTMH/6VRT5E/XHUHBJ/4VRPOO/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Graceland put on the market Core Media Group has begun approaching potential bidders from Asia, Europe and the US for Elvis Presley Enterprises and Muhammad Ali Enterprises http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/LSGTMH/6VRT5E/XHUHBJ/FDGO4Z/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Yield hunt drives up leveraged loans Most US leveraged loans are trading above face value thanks to a bidding war between mutual funds and a new generation of structured finance vehicle http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/LSGTMH/6VRT5E/XHUHBJ/A51HAO/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Oil inquiry widens to trading houses The European Commission has days sent requests for information to Swiss-based commodities traders Glencore, Vitol and Mercuria, and possibly others http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/LSGTMH/6VRT5E/XHUHBJ/6AN1CZ/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Backlash blamed for woes at Russia project The future of Kremlin-sponsored technopark Skolkovo, which hosts the world's leading science and technology companies, is being questioned http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/LSGTMH/6VRT5E/XHUHBJ/NRA59R/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Financial Times - US homepage   Tornado rips through Oklahoma City suburb The National Weather Service said the tornado had wind speeds up to 200mph and reached an EF-4 on the enhanced Fujita scale http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/LSGTMH/6VRT5E/XHUHBJ/EKB657/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Financial Times - UK Homepage   Cameron fights for unity on marriage vote Several Conservatives, including Edward Leigh, a Tory backbencher, spoke out against the equal marriage bill on Monday during an impassioned debate http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/LSGTMH/6VRT5E/XHUHBJ/52FU0C/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Berlin plans partial EU treaty change German strategy would thwart UK premier's plans to use eurozone reforms to renegotiate Britain's relationship with bloc and repatriate powers http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/LSGTMH/6VRT5E/XHUHBJ/RP5XR9/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Dublin fears UK opt-out from EU justice Tackling criminality and dissident terrorism in the border area is at the heart of Irish concerns over UK moves to renegotiate its EU relationship http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/LSGTMH/6VRT5E/XHUHBJ/LSVZI4/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Gold and silver struggle in volatile trading As well as being considered "poor man's gold" on the one hand, silver is used in electronics and solar panels by the energy industry, where demand has pulled back http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/LSGTMH/6VRT5E/XHUHBJ/9MUHAX/4O/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   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..