Global business: Android advance eats into Apple’s lead, China blocks...

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/LVA6WW/JQCLVC/6PU2T4/5CJLMI/   Global Business Monday June 03 2013 Companies news and analysis - FT.com   Android advance eats into Apple's lead While Google's smartphone platform is not yet seen by developers as outpacing Apple's iOS, Android now matches it in many respects http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/HIT3EZ/A7P8KJ/97V197/3CRKBA/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   China blocks MasterCard venture Chinese central bank has ordered an online payment platform to stop issuing renminbi-settled credit cards in partnership with MasterCard http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/HIT3EZ/A7P8KJ/97V197/52NY8R/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   Wells chief warns Fed over debt proposal John Stumpf playing more active role as a spokesman for US banking, particularly since Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase has reined in criticism http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/HIT3EZ/A7P8KJ/97V197/LS2HDO/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   Foreign investors buy GM Building stake Two New York office property deals have highlighted the strength of one part of the real estate market just as the market generally struggles to recover from the financial crisis http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/HIT3EZ/A7P8KJ/97V197/87UQ07/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   Vodafone to boost UK capex by 50% Telecom will reveal the budgeted hike in domestic capital expenditure this week, saying that spending will increase by more than £300m, up from £600m last year http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/HIT3EZ/A7P8KJ/97V197/A5LSVS/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   BofA and AIG line up in subprime battle New York court to hear arguments on whether to approve an $8.5bn settlement between investors in mortgage bonds and their originator Countrywide http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/HIT3EZ/A7P8KJ/97V197/DXBFZQ/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   Twitter's regulatory problems flagged Social media site's speed causes issues as it makes it difficult to monitor and its impact on investors is increasingly hard to ignore http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/HIT3EZ/A7P8KJ/97V197/IE01W0/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   Co-op weighs up banking arm rescue plan The Co-operative is considering saving cash by imposing a partial or entire cut in the coupon paid to its bank's junior bondholders http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/HIT3EZ/A7P8KJ/97V197/3CRKBY/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   Telefónica eyes sale of O2 Ireland operation to cut debt A deal for the country's second-largest mobile group, though not officially being pursued, could raise as much as €700m for the Spanish telecoms group http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/HIT3EZ/A7P8KJ/97V197/NRZGIW/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   Lula joins talks over Vale potash venture Hopes are being pinned on Brazil's ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva intervening over the future of Vale's suspended potash mine in Argentina http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/HIT3EZ/A7P8KJ/97V197/Q35O9W/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=3   In depth - FT.com Great tax race Austerity Europe Libor scandal 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..