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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/2SRI11/IE6M44/Z9SGF0/EWTCE3/   In today's FT Thursday May 02 2013 Financial Times - UK Homepage   Apple avoids potential $9bn tax bill Apple said it would partly fund a record-breaking $55bn share buyback programme by using money raised in the corporate bond market http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/B41C7P/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Irish president warns on EU social risk Higgins urges ECB reform and adds that there would be no 'glowing future' for a bloc that allowed divisions to open up between states http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/ULWJPD/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Tories prepare to sell bank stakes Conservatives close to chancellor say Darling paid too much for shares in RBS and Lloyds when he injected nearly £66bn into banks' bailouts http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/Z8IPB2/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Financial Times - US homepage   New ad tools boost Facebook revenues Revenues from tools including 'paid posts', which allow small businesses to pay to send status updates to more users, are starting to appear in the top line http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/NR2D92/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Fed willing to increase QE3 in new shift Federal Open Market Committee linked changes in the rate of purchases to prices as well as jobs, as latest data show hiring falling below expectations http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/Z8IPBG/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Three more charged in Boston bombing case Three days after the bombing, the suspects allegedly removed a laptop and a backpack containing emptied-out fireworks from the alleged bomber's dorm room http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/1OQ1GL/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Financial Times - Europe homepage   Global tablet shipments jump as PCs fall There were 49.2m tablets shipped in the first quarter, up from 20.3m a year ago, while PC shipments fell 14 per cent http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/OFAYJ3/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   EU looks at limiting Bangladesh trade In an attempt to exert pressure on Bangladesh to improve its factory standards, Brussels is considering restrictions on the country's exports http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/Q37ERI/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Key investor hits at gold miners The warning comes after the share price of Barrick Gold fell to a 20-year low last week, losing its crown as the world's largest gold miner by market value to GoldCorp http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/Z8IPBM/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Financial Times - Asia homepage   Anwar in last run at Malaysian leadership The opposition leader's appearance at rally in Putrajaya was calculated to press his advantage home in hostile territory, at the seat of government http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/FDBZXX/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Buffett pays $2bn in move on Israel's IMC The deal reflects the success of Berkshire Hathaway's first overseas purchase in 2006, when it bought 80 per cent of IMC from the Wertheimer family http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/1OQ180/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Transocean eyes dividends to rebuff Icahn Proposed dividend of $2.24 per share, worth about $800m, was 'sustainable' for the future, and intended to increase as earnings rose, its chief says http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/WHKF1M/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   World News - latest world news headlines - FT.com   Merkel slips in polls after tax scandal German voter support for the chancellor's party has fallen to its lowest level this year in the wake of a tax evasion case involving a prominent ally http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/RPMQFY/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Europe May Day protests target austerity Although less boisterous than in some recent years, demonstrations across the continent demanded a reversal of economic policies based on cutbacks http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/JQO4Y4/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Dublin's taxes help business before public Part four of our series on how governments help companies lower their tax burden examines a close link between multinationals and Dublin's Treasury http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/52RBCM/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Lebanon's Hizbollah hints at Assad support In a televised speech, the leader of the Lebanese militant group implicity acknowledges the logic of the movement's alliance with Damascus http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/GYG7KF/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Greece to sell lottery stake to investors The 33 per cent share deal worth €712m agreed with Greek and eastern European investors will be the country's largest state asset sale to date http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/FDBZWL/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Companies news and analysis - FT.com   Paris stops Yahoo 'devouring' French video group In a move underlining France's hostility to foreign acquisitions, leftwing industry minister claims he rejected US company's interest in Europe's largest video website http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/XBDNL1/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Duke Street in search of new backers Private equity group is working with Hawkpoint to evaluate its assets and identify buyers prepared to bid for them in a secondary deal http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/GYG7KR/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   NY regulator backs banks against Fed New York's Department of Financial Services says banks with less than $50bn of US assets should be exempt from tighter capital rules http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/LSCXQS/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Goldman criticised over $3bn Malaysia bond Bank attacked over profits it is expected to earn for arranging the deal for the Kuala Lumpur government ahead of Sunday's elections http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/WHKFL2/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   No room at Accor for Hennequin Hotel group is facing an internal battle as it seeks out a chief executive willing to support an 'asset-light' strategy of property disposals http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/GYG7X5/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Markets   Growth worries hit stocks and commodities Fresh concerns over the prospects for the global economy drive commodity prices sharply lower while Fed maintains asset purchase programme http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/PNZIJW/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   EMs gain from central bank reserve shift The US dollar remains the reserve currency of choice, but many central banks have begun a tentative shift away from traditional markets http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/DXT245/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Battle is on to make bonds more transparent The SEC want to see advantages flow through more directly to retail investors http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/WHKF1E/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Trading houses take record sugar delivery The record delivery of sugar – almost equal to the annual consumption of Malaysia – comes as traders attempt to balance growing Brazilian supplies with strong Asia demand http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/PNZIJA/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Employers must put reserves to work Wage expectations are rising after three decades of falling real labour costs and companies must consider boosting productivity by investing in capital expenditure http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/GYG7X4/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Financial Times - Comment   Bangladesh's tragedies must stop Western companies should not withdraw from the country but help to raise both safety standards and living standards, writes John Gapper http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/DXT25B/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   A chance for overdue change in Malaysia At stake on Sunday are governance based on race and patronage and the concept of transferring power from one party to another, writes David Pilling http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/7ZN8VT/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Austerity is not the only answer to debt The choice for economic policy makers is not just between fiscal tightening and freewheeling spending, say Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/209L6Z/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Lebanon squanders its finest assets The country wastes the resilience and resourcefulness of its people, and its most valuable asset now is its diaspora, writes David Gardner http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/HI8MKT/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Gulf states hold key to Turkey's grand vision Ankara has little in way of domestic resources to fund its ambitions but there is an abundant source of funds in assets held by Gulf states http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/WHKF17/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Financial Times - Management   Commerce in Kabul Despite having to contend with violence and corruption, Afghan entrepreneurs are managing to find opportunities, writes Victor Mallet http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/MJVK9N/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Grammar is a vital tool for any executive Knowledge of how the language is put together helps with the important business of getting your point across, writes Michael Skapinker http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/RPMQFI/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Should banks keep CEO-chairman role? Pressure to divide the two positions persists even though there is little evidence that a split is a panacea, writes Anthony Goodman http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/OFAYJ8/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   A guide beyond leadership legends Andrew Hill reviews 'The 'I' of Leadership: Strategies for Seeing, Being and Doing', Nigel Nicholson's analysis of the core of leadership http://link.ft.com/r/2SRI11/1OX6FH/BMU6DR/IIWFYB/209L8S/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Special Reports - FT.com Risk Management: People Innovation and the Economy Watches & Jewellery Video Lex Deutsche or UBS - which bank would you choose? Shares in UBS and Deutsche Bank both climbed 8 per cent on Tuesday morning, but since 2010 the Swiss bank's shares have outperformed Deutsche by 30 per cent. Lex's Oliver Ralph and Stuart Kirk discuss whether Deutsche now offers a better opportunity than UBS. 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