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Wednesday August 28 2013
 
 
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JPMorgan woes deepen as US demands $6bn penalty
 
Government demands more than $6bn to settle allegations that the bank mis-sold mortgage securities in the run-up to the financial crisis
 
 
 
US, France and UK plan Syria strike
 
 
Twitter appoints first commerce head
 
 
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End to Uralkali's cosy partnership
 

The arrest of Uralkali chief Vladislav Baumgertner signals the end of the Russian group's cosy partnership with Belaruskali. With competition in the industry growing, Lex's Stuart Kirk and Vincent Boland discuss the implications for other potash producers.

 
US homepage
 
Equities slide as Syria concerns mount
 
Global equities fell while government bonds, gold and the yen rose amid growing concerns about the prospect of US-led military strikes against Syria
 
 
 
NY Times website hit by 'malicious' attack
 
 
Investment hangover hits Chinese groups
 
Europe homepage
 
France avoids radical overhaul in pension reforms
 
Contributions by both employees and employers to rise, but reforms duck some measures demanded by the EU over fears of social conflict
 
 
 
Nationwide offers to buy back securities
 
 
US made most requests for Facebook data
 
Asia homepage
 
Amazon brings ads into mobile apps
 
Move highlights how mobile devices have become fiercest battle ground in ecommerce, but is a reminder of how Amazon has been slow to innovate in area
 
 
 
China key to Daimler's race for top spot
 
 
Supercell plays with Android move
 
World News
 
Steps Obama must now take on Syria
 
The US response should be part of a wider strategy to generate the emergence of a broader coalition of states to avoid a region-wide explosion
 
 
 
UK investigator in China TV confession
 
 
Israel lauds trade route for Turkey goods
 
 
Spain tomato festival feels economic pinch
 
 
Diplomatic spat tests Brazil-Bolivia ties
 
Companies News
 
Tiffany profits sparkle on China growth
 
Jeweller attributes 16% boost to profits to diminishing cost pressures that had previously weighed on margins, coupled with product price increases
 
 
 
Nissan promises self-driving cars by 2020
 
 
Uralkali chief arrest sparks potash tension
 
Markets
 
Low corporate debt sales a summer lull
 
Much depends on how smoothly the Fed is able to manage the market re-pricing of bonds and, in turn, investor demand, after the next Fed policy meeting
 
 
 
Jump in US short-term debt sales
 
 
EMs and unintended consequences of QE
 
 
Dollar underperforms despite haven demand
 
 
Brent oil hits six-month high
 
Comment
 
Global finance still needs fixing
 
Five years ago, after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, there was appetite for a new kind of financial system. We desperately need to get it back
 
 
 
Syria: cases for and against intervention
 
 
Time to abandon high-speed railway plan
 
 
To pivot to Asia we must learn the lingo
 
 
Remembrance of things past
 
Management
 
Cell structure for the digital era
 
A subversive streak led Ilkka Paananen to bet his free-to-play game company, a leading light on the region's flourishing scene, on the tablet
 
 
 
Small start-ups are as vital as the stars
 
 
Should I stand up to sexism?
 
 
 
 
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