Europe Morning Headlines: Japan GDP growth misses expectations, Brazil reaches...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday August 12 2013     Europe homepage   Japan GDP growth misses expectations   Annualised growth of 2.6% is third straight quarter of expansion but slower than previous quarter and less robust than economists expected       Brazil reaches out to EU for trade deal     Charges prepared against 'whale' traders     Nikkei drops after Japan GDP disappoints     Big airlines rule out move from Heathrow         Markets   Oil majors spend more but find less   Poor results highlight how investments to extract oil from hard-to-reach places is putting a strain on majors, despite oil prices remaining high       Baffling recovery of profitless stocks     Muni bond insurers target bankruptcy boon     FxPro to dive into world of social trading   World News   Israel approves new settlement housing   Israel's housing ministry issues tenders for the construction of nearly 1,200 housing units in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank       Chinese ship sets off for Arctic short-cut     Obama stands his ground on NSA reform     Steinbrück's tour shows SPD's dilemma     Tibet opens up as domestic tax haven   Europe News   Sochi locals endure pre-Olympic upheaval   While the games will help create jobs in the area, many residents who initially cheered the games have long since given in to resentment       Germany is strong, but not strong enough     Euro banks need to shed €3.2tn in assets   European Companies News   German utilities: power down   Expect RWE and Eon results to shed light on why their shares are suffering – RWE down a third, Eon down 15 per cent – compared with, say, France's EDF       China steps up its drugs price scrutiny     China to probe Sanofi bribery claim         Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.