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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/OZMCDD/WHDE3P/81LZB4/EWTCE3/   In today's FT 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 - UK 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/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/YGISHI/XL/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/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/87PTAS/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   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/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/PN7WR2/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Financial Times - US homepage   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/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/NRA5SX/XL/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/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/9MUHZB/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Thai slowdown adds to Asia gloom The slower growth was the result of faltering Chinese, eurozone, and US demand as well as a strong baht, which recently eased off a 16-year high http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/6AN1V7/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Financial Times - Europe homepage   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/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/Q3MXFT/XL/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/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/6AN1V1/XL/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/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/VTKE1H/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Financial Times - Asia homepage   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/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/DXH64N/XL/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/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/EKBOW1/XL/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/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/ULXIUG/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   World News - latest world news headlines - FT.com   Syrian regime fights for key rebel city Recent successes reflect not only the help of Hizbollah but also an increased use of local militias, sometimes known as popular committees http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/1O9F8U/XL/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/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/XBY9TI/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Obama and Xi plan talks to calm rivalry The leaders will meet for two days at a luxury California ranch for private talks aimed at trying to establish common ground after an awkward period http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/JQ0AIP/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Ugandan newspaper raided over plot claim Swoop by police brings complaints of threat to free press from President Yoweri Museveni, who came to power 27 years ago embracing democracy http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/K9CZEO/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Italy faces pressure over Roma 'ghettos' Campaign group accuses Italians of trying to cut gypsies off from society. Country's highest appeal court has outlawed legal basis for camps http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/T1WYPR/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Companies news and analysis - FT.com   Qataris bank on gaining key stronghold Sending their very best executives abroad to learn their trade has helped the nation tap into a rich flow of acquisitions as well as deals http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/YGISH3/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Mayer out to rewrite Yahoo's history Yahoo compared its Tumblr purchase to Facebook takeover of Instagram last year and Google's YouTube deal in 2005 http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/B4LGM1/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Actavis to buy Warner Chilcott for $5bn All-stock deal could bring an end to recent merger talks around Actavis and will create a speciality pharma group with an annual $11bn in sales http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/A51B7I/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   ENRC lowball bid looks good, analysts say Proposed offer from ENRC's founding shareholders and Kazakhstan has been rejected as 'materially undervaluing' the London-listed miner http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/FDG0X6/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Armani operating profit up 20% to €339m Giorgio Armani says the Italian fashion retailer plans to continue its growth focus on China where sales jumped 39 per cent and emerging markets http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/VTKE1L/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Markets   Global stocks inch to fresh highs Equity markets made further progress as the S&P 500 hit an intra-day record but the dollar's recent rally began to run out of steam http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/K9CZE9/XL/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/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/ULXIUB/XL/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/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/IEO2Y4/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   FTSE 100 hits highest in 12 years The FTSE 100 rose 0.5% or 32.57 points at 6,755.63, its highest level since September 2000, with utilities underpinning the advance http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/WHDQL5/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Listen to what gold is really telling us Gold is like Apple or Facebook – a powerful brand whose valuation has become completely divorced from its intrinsic attributes, says Mohamed El-Erian http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/4VRP0O/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Financial Times - Comment   Why I shifted sides over Europe Believing that Britain should stay out of the euro but inside the EU now puts me on the other side of the battle lines to the eurosceptics http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/B4LGMS/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Tories misunderstand the last election The estrangement that began with the failure of 2010 is damaging the prime minister and his party http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/DXH64F/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Markets are at risk of a 'big data' crash The use of huge sets of computerised information is transforming financial trading and it now needs to change the regulation of this sector http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/1O9F8Z/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Cheap money is still scarce in the Brics Far from fighting off foreign capital, leaders from India to South Africa are struggling to attract a greater share of global capital flows http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/T1WYPE/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   The cup of sarcasm is overflowing Instead of extolling the virtues of Mato Grosso or the Pantanal, a new guidebook trashed its various municipalities, writes Joe Leahy http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/ULXIU3/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Financial Times - Management   Anti-espionage tips for the traveller Work trips can leave businesses particularly susceptible to security breaches but there are many ways to reduce the risk http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/K9CZEA/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Leadership that will mess with your head Neuroleadership and neurofeedback therapy, based on research into the brain activity of leaders and potential leaders, is a fast-growing area http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/3CJ3OO/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Dearth of orders gave birth to Medneo The financial crisis created the need for a new business model at the maker of big-ticket imaging equipment http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/7Z3L20/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Pedigree's animal shelter campaign The spot touches on an ethical minefield and should not work, but the understated production and voiceover make it neither smug nor sickly http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/JQH15I/FXHVQP/XHUH66/ULXIUC/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=20   Special Reports - FT.com Global Brands Brazil & the US Top 50 Business Ideas Video Lex Offer undervalues ENRC An independent committee of the board of Eurasian Natural Resources Corp has rejected a proposed buyout offer by the London-listed miner’s billionaire founders. 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