In today's FT: Cable looks at slapping levy on late payers, Japan G...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday August 12 2013     UK Homepage   Cable looks at slapping levy on late payers   Threat of government intervention comes after months of pressure by Whitehall to get businesses to sign up to a voluntary prompt payment code       Japan GDP growth misses expectations     Big airlines rule out move from Heathrow         Video   América Móvil's €7.2 billion battle for KPN   Despite instability in the European telecoms market, Carlos Slim's América Móvil is making a €7.2 billion bid for the 70 per cent of KPN he does not already own.Vincent Boland and Oliver Ralph ponder the possible outcomes in this takeover battle.   US homepage   Brazil reaches out to EU for trade deal   Latin America's largest economy has been trying to forge agreement with Europe since 1999 with the four other members of Mercosur       Charges prepared against 'whale' traders     Summers set to face uphill Fed battle   Europe homepage   Fears allayed over techs' mobile skills   A rise in the stocks of large groups such as Facebook and Google shows that they have revised their strategies faster than investors expected       Attacks leave scores dead in Iraq     Euro banks need to shed €3.2tn in assets   Asia homepage   Nikkei drops after Japan GDP disappoints   Japanese stocks slide after weaker than forecast economic growth reading but Chinese shares continue to benefit from recent upbeat data       China steps up its drugs price scrutiny     Tibet opens up as domestic tax haven   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     Sochi locals endure pre-Olympic upheaval   Companies News   Digital needs boost sales at Deloitte   Strong growth in companies and rising demand for help with digital matters has helped the UK's second-biggest auditor and consultant       Country trips up grocery chains     Energy Future pushed towards restructure     Oil majors spend more but find less     Accountancy firms eye legal licence boost   Markets   Baffling recovery of profitless stocks   Financial groups are doing well, but those in other sectors are revising down their outlooks for earnings. So, what is driving the major indices?       Muni bond insurers target bankruptcy boon     FxPro to dive into world of social trading   Comment   They come for politics but stay for money   Washington has a way of transforming political true believers into members of the stay-and-get-rich club – the lobbyists, fundraisers and fixers       Summers or Yellen? Toss a coin     Global defence against killer flu required     Germany is strong, but not strong enough     The US president is weaker than you think   Management   The right kind of resilience   The Aberdeen Asset Management chief has an outsider's determination that has enabled him to recover and succeed after a financial scandal       Bezos is a disrupter, only not at home     Professional mermaid         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.