Markets pm: Gold miners risk becoming ‘barbarous relic’, Investo...

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/IOCBMM/A5U8WA/XEQHS2/40S17Y/   Markets afternoon briefing Wednesday May 01 2013 Markets   Gold miners risk becoming 'barbarous relic' 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/IOCBMM/7ZQAEZ/S3MIHV/ORE17C/IE6MO5/ZH/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Investors await central bank decisions Trading is thin with many markets closed for May Day and ahead of decisions from the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve http://link.ft.com/r/IOCBMM/7ZQAEZ/S3MIHV/ORE17C/T149WE/ZH/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   End of mining boom hits equipment makers Cutbacks in project investments hurt companies such as Caterpillar and Atlas Copco which supply mining industry http://link.ft.com/r/IOCBMM/7ZQAEZ/S3MIHV/ORE17C/1OQU9F/ZH/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Companies must use cash piles for capex 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/IOCBMM/7ZQAEZ/S3MIHV/ORE17C/SU5Q4E/ZH/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   FTSE resource stocks shrug off China data Miners are making the biggest overall contribution to a modest rally on the FTSE 100 at sector level, helping the index rise 0.2% to 6,443 http://link.ft.com/r/IOCBMM/7ZQAEZ/S3MIHV/ORE17C/GYGZ8V/ZH/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   Exchanges in technology standards push The move to establish common technology standards comes amid rising costs and increased regulation from the shift to electronic trading http://link.ft.com/r/IOCBMM/7ZQAEZ/S3MIHV/ORE17C/EKH2B2/ZH/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=1   In depth - FT.com BP trial Libor scandal Bank bonuses Great tax race 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..