Europe Morning Headlines: Companies scramble for consumer data, US pushed EU t...

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/19JYUU/EKGM5M/GWL24G/TP5EB2/   Europe morning headlines Thursday June 13 2013 Financial Times - Europe homepage   Companies scramble for consumer data Surveillance has developed into multibillion-dollar industry conducted by largely unregulated companies that obtain information from web searches http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/3CF6ZX/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   US pushed EU to dilute data protection Measure would have nullified any US request for technology and telecoms companies to hand over data on European citizens http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/MJZQNI/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Stronger yen hits Japanese shares hard Equity sell-off picks up across Asia as the Nikkei falls more than 5.5% in response to the yen's rise to its strongest level against the dollar since early April http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/GYOXQW/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Hester to step down as RBS chief Standard Chartered finance chief Richard Meddings said to be among those indirectly approached as a successor http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/Q34RL0/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   France Tel chief under formal investigation During more than two days of police questioning Stéphane Richard was moved to a hospital apparently suffering from fatigue http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/FD6WE7/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Markets   HP rises while US indices struggle Talk of a plan to end quantitative easing has coincided with an increase in the Vix and a 1.3 per cent drop in S&P 500 in the past 30 days http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/9MLAXY/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   US auction raises hopes on repo failures Failed repo trades that involve US Treasuries as collateral jumped from $14.5bn to $58.5bn in the week to May 29, reawakening systemic risk worries http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/VTYU8V/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Emerging market currencies claw back Emerging market currencies rise from recent lows while sterling also makes gains after the release of positive figures on UK employment http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/9MLAXK/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   World News   Snowden vows to fight extradition from HK Snowden said that he had faith in territory's rule of law: 'My intention is to ask the courts and people of Hong Kong to decide my fate' http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/B4H7DJ/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Protests to end in 24 hours, says Erdogan Turkish PM tells interior minister to end demonstration – as protesters prepare to gather in Istanbul's Taksim Square day after police broke up crowds http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/WHI18J/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   ECB warns against debate on its mandate Weidmann tells German constitutional court he fears central bank's free room for manoeuvre will eventually lead to stability risks http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/Z89HCC/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   US census highlights demographic shift Census information reveals that white Americans became the minority in three Texas counties in 2012 just as the debate over immigration policy in Washington intensifies http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/OFMSUL/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   France curbs tax breaks for self-employed France softens some of the tax changes it proposed for 'auto-entrepreneurs', but imposes two-year limit and a more restricted revenue cap http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/8712WA/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Europe News - latest Europe news headlines - FT.com   Putin hails new political party Kremlin appears to be looking beyond United Russia, which until 2011 enjoyed a status similar to the former Communist party of the old Soviet Union http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/XBELOH/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Erdogan's defiant Gezi critics dig in Jacketed stewards marshal people as they press forward with donations destined for a makeshift clinic erected and staffed by volunteer medics http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/EK84IA/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Greek coalition wobbles after ERT closure ERT's sudden closure triggered a backlash across the political spectrum, even though it is seen as a political fiefdom of the governing party http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/IECDSW/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Grillo's Five Star Movement loses shine Group's leader Beppe Grillo reacts aggressively to critics of his leadership following a disastrous performance in local elections http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/PN5J13/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Messi under investigation for tax fraud Spanish prosecutors accuse Barça striker and his father of three infringements in 2007, 2008 and 2009, according to a court filing made public http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/LSAEFW/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   European companies   Buy us or leave us, JKX tells 'raiders' Paul Davies, the chief executive who survived an attempted boardroom coup, urges the group's leading shareholders to 'either buy the company or don't' http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/Q34RL1/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Carlyle's top French buyout partners to go next year The departures highlight a changing of the guard in European private equity accelerated by five years of a sluggish economy and a dearth of deals http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/DXG5ID/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Generic drug groups fined $2.15bn Teva and Sun Pharma to pay out to Pfizer and Takeda to settle long-running patent dispute in the US over stomach acid treatment http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/K92IFU/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   Weather damps rapid growth at Inditex World's largest fashion retailer reports slower earnings growth in three months to the end of April and weakness extending into second quarter http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/JQVYRY/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   The challenge of normality's return When prices of haven bonds do in the end peak, the consequences could be ugly for some and regulators should prepare well http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/1OYCLX/3O9UZD/HYXEA2/ULDPGL/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=13   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. 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