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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/NA70KK/87H7TA/MZ7S4N/TP5EB2/   In today's FT Monday July 29 2013 UK Homepage   Mideast negotiators to meet in Washington Although these are only talks about talks, they nevertheless represent the biggest breakthrough in the long-stalled process for five years http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/Q3K3Q3/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Publicis and Omnicom reshape ad world $35bn merger will affect billions of dollars spent by the world's largest brands everywhere from television networks to Google and Facebook http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/1ONO1T/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Rio sells Northparkes stake for $820m China Molybdenum to take control of the copper-gold mine with the purchase, one of the biggest this year by a Chinese group of a mining asset http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/SUYU99/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Financial Times - US homepage   China to freeze trade probes in solar deal Disputes will be left to inter-industry consultations until late next year, with Beijing freezing its own procedures in the meantime http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/IEAE4S/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Treasury pledges £2m in Barclays probe The UK Treasury is expected to pledge special 'blockbuster' funding to the SFO to back its investigation into Barclays' 2008 fundraising http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/5212BO/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   US economy takes 3% 'leap' in GDP Revisions to GDP calculation will likely to lower federal spending as a share of output by half a percentage point and federal debt as a proportion of GDP by 2 percentage points http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/YGJG34/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Financial Times - Europe homepage   European oil demand on the rise Such rends in developed markets helping offset concerns about slowdown in Chinese economy, which has underpinned demand growth for years http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/3CPCHZ/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Brussels gets tough on Monte dei Paschi Joaquín Almunia, EU's competition enforcer, warns that without 'urgent' changes to the bank's restructuring plan he would launch a full-blown EU probe http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/3CPCTI/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Crisis of performance grips hedge funds Poor performance of the last three years now far outweighs hedge funds' resilience through the worst of the crisis, according to research groups http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/K979WO/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Financial Times - Asia homepage   P&G adapts to era of three-day stubble Men's shaving habits in the US and Europe have changed with many more willing to trim the hair on their bodies than their faces http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/HI2I5Q/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Detroit weighs garage sale of assets Scope for sales looks limited as Detroit's city manager concentrates on wringing multibillion-dollar concessions from creditors http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/XBSBNF/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Killings put Egypt ministry in spotlight Abuses by interior ministry forces waned under Morsi but critics say he failed to rein them in because he was eager to secure their loyalty http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/EK0KZQ/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   World News   Benghazi blasts and jail break rock Libya Bomb blasts follow escape of 1,000 prisoners from Kuwaifiya prison near Benghazi amid anti-Islamist protests prompted by assassinations http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/GYVY7N/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Millions of Malians go to polls Head of the EU's election observer mission, said he was 'positively surprised' by the organisation, and that the conditions for the ballot were satisfactory http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/6ALAGO/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Italy awaits verdict on Berlusconi appeal If the billionaire's conviction for tax fraud is upheld this week, it could end his 20-year political career and bring down the coalition government http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/PNXNI5/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Syrian opposition condemns rebel attack Mainstream opponents of the regime seek to distance themselves from mounting reports of abuses by some extremist groups on the ground http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/LSMSXZ/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Cannes thief takes 'millions' in diamonds Armed robber raids exhibition at hotel where Hitchcock filmed 'To Catch a Thief', the third big robbery on the French Riviera in recent months http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/7ZTZ83/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Companies News   Merger set to create a marketing leviathan New crop of companies, from internet groups to newcomers threaten to cut big advertising groups out of the equation http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/87H7OM/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Grant Thornton accused in Tchenguiz case Allegations against accountancy firm form part of a huge damages claim brought by property entrepreneur against the Serious Fraud Office http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/EK0KZX/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Loescher's Siemens tenure looks tenuous Supervisory board has scheduled a vote on the departure of the chief executive after the company lowered its target for operating margin http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/7ZTZ6V/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   More China businesses seek offshore loans More businesses are looking overseas amid tightening credit conditions at home and lower costs for loans in Hong Kong dollars and US dollars http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/Z8R8UB/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Twitter sees sense over troll sensibilities Briton who won her campaign for women to be included on UK banknotes subjected to barrage of abusive tweets in response to victory http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/RPDPQY/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Markets   Japanese markets lead Asia decline Nikkei falls as the yen shows signs of strengthening and Japanese retail sales shrink month on month http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/5212BY/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Systemic risk from Detroit played down US city's financial difficulties had raised concerns about unpredictable knock-on effects given the size of the diverse US municipal bond market http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/B484CS/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Financial Times - Comment   Obama must take a bet on start-ups Making things easier for risk-takers is another way for Obama to reach the economic goals that are being so elusive http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/7ZTZ8R/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Europe should let go of hopeless causes If Brussels is serious about bringing the crisis to an end, it should look at Motown and practise American-style tough love http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/SUYU9V/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Criticise Putin but don't back his rivals It is not our business to pick sides in Russia's political battles and the result tends to be to discredit the opposition as western stooges http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/1ONO1N/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   China will slow down but it can handle it The growth rate that really matters, as a number of prominent Chinese economists have pointed out, is that of median household income http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/3CPCTE/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   New lenders deserve Church's blessing Socially conscious competitors will thrive if they learn some lessons from Wonga http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/Z8R8PJ/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Financial Times - Management   Vladimir Evtushenkov, Sistema The founder of Russia's largest publicly traded group has earned a stony reputation and rarely comes out of the shadows http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/FDCDZ2/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   We need more awkward moments online If everything pushed your way is based on pre-existing behaviour it can create a vicious cycle of self-reinforcing data that confirms rather than challenges http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/FDCDZ8/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Security breacher 'When we've outwitted a company's physical security, we take away documents as proof and then target their cyber security,' Mark Turner explains http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/JQZQ4O/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   How to deal with snide colleagues Reactions to continual snarky or sarcastic comments can vary from ignoring them to setting boundaries or understanding the motivation for them http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/ULWCQ2/6VRT5E/87AW5D/HI2IM5/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=28   Special Reports - 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