In today's FT: Norway’s oil fund plans to turn active, Brazil calls...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday August 09 2013     UK Homepage   Norway's oil fund plans to turn active   Biggest wealth fund is seeking to play a bigger role in selecting board directors at its biggest shareholdings such as Sweden's Volvo Group       Brazil calls for review of Greek bailout     Chinese bank takes early step towards IPO         Video   Nestlé's disappointing sales   Nestlé reports its slowest first-half revenue growth in four years. Lex's Stuart Kirk and Oliver Ralph consider why one of the world's largest food companies may be becoming less attractive to fund managers.   US homepage   Muted inflation to fuel China rate cut calls   Consumer price inflation in China remains well below the 3.5% upper annual limit targeted by Beijing at the start of the year but food price rises of 5% are cause for concern       JPMorgan in talks to admit wrongdoing     China trade data support risk appetite   Europe homepage   Royal Navy ships to sail to Gibraltar   Four warships and six support craft will dock en route to Middle East in 'routine' deployment as tensions with Spain continue over disputed territory       PayPal co-founder launches fertility app     Growth in crude oil shipped by rail slows   Asia homepage   Chinese drugs industry inquiry widens   Three more western pharmaceutical companies drawn into expanding Chinese investigations into pricing and marketing practices       Dutch mood shifts against austerity     Weak rupee stresses India's vulnerability   World News   US snub puts focus on Sino-Russia ties   G20 summit in St Petersburg next month will serve to showcase the development of the three-way relationship of Obama, Putin and Xi       Campaign head adds to McConnell headwinds     Pressure raised over US home loans     Brazil sets fresh sparks over Greece     Norway oil fund scrutinised on ownership   Companies News   JC Penney and Ackman at war over chief   Fund manager publicly urges company to find new boss in 30 to 45 days, which results in a coruscating statement from the chain's chairman       Riverstone targets London listing for fund     Fannie Mae profit lifted by housing surge     21st Century Fox chief hails TV channels     Tesco hopes fading for Fresh & Easy sale   Markets   Civil unrest squeezes Libyan oil exports   Strikes and militia activity have forced the closure of several terminals, prompting a minister to warn that the country could 'plunge into darkness'       Cash lure to stop firms deserting ETFs     Fed to continue mortgage market support     New US listings at post-crisis high in Q3     Tesla surges as US indices flat   Comment   Oh! What a shabby war   The west's errors in Afghanistan – strategic, political and military – are too legion to list and most of the blame lies with the Bush administration       Why the eurozone will come apart     Letta has survived but must now govern     Egypt must restore democracy – and fast     A writer to help Fed share its feelings   Management   The serious side of child's play   Play date experts charging $450 an hour are the new weapon as wealthy parents battle to get their children into top New York kindergartens       Google adds the X Factor to Motorola     Hanging-on songs         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.