Global business: Samsung Q2 profits disappoint market, Batista begins...

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/QM42II/XBQ213/4N3C1M/D4L0IN/   Global Business Friday July 05 2013 Companies news and analysis - FT.com   Samsung Q2 profits disappoint market Samsung Electronics said operating profit for Q2 would be lower than analyst expectations, at about Won9.3-9.7tn http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/87FTOZ/M9C43G/FDWIXG/YG9ZVA/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=5   Batista begins shake-up of troubled empire The restructuring of the group, once the brash symbol of a booming Brazil, is expected to leave the billionaire with rump assets worth only about $1bn-$2bn http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/87FTOZ/M9C43G/FDWIXG/NRMH1R/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=5   Spain set to spruce up banks with deferred tax change Spanish banks are pressing Madrid to let them reclassify billions of euros in deferred tax assets and make their balance sheets appear much stronger http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/87FTOZ/M9C43G/FDWIXG/9MTED4/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=5   Debt deal in Cengage backfires on Apax UK-based buyout group Apax has suffered extra losses on Cengage Learning after buying debt as well as equity in the now bankrupt US textbook business http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/87FTOZ/M9C43G/FDWIXG/YG9ZV2/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=5   Banks sell stake in Spain's Deoleo Move by the group of lenders, including Caixabank and Bankia, would technically prompt a takeover bid for the company, owner of the Bertolli brand http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/87FTOZ/M9C43G/FDWIXG/HIC3RE/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=5   China launches drug pricing probe Investigation into pricing by foreign and domestic companies come days after infant milk producers confirmed they had been targeted http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/87FTOZ/M9C43G/FDWIXG/A5HQYD/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=5   Second wind for regulators bruises banks The past fortnight has been a potentially expensive one for banks on both sides of the Atlantic as regulators step up demands on capital levels http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/87FTOZ/M9C43G/FDWIXG/7Z1YX5/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=5   Aer Lingus targets transatlantic growth Irish group is planning to open new routes to USA and Canada as part of efforts to shift focus from global to transatlantic expansion http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/87FTOZ/M9C43G/FDWIXG/A5HQYM/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=5   Ex-UBS trader in court on Libor charges Tom Hayes, the first individual to enter the criminal courts system in the sprawling worldwide rate-rigging probe, to plead as early as October http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/87FTOZ/M9C43G/FDWIXG/A5HQYY/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=5   Microsoft reaches agreement with Sinofsky Steven Sinofsky, former Windows boss who left Microsoft last November, reached a deal with the software company that grants him $14m worth of shares http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/87FTOZ/M9C43G/FDWIXG/EK6R9E/82/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=5   In depth - FT.com Libor scandal Austerity Europe 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..