UK Morning Headlines: 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     Nikkei drops after Japan GDP disappoints     Brazil reaches out to EU for trade deal         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   UK News   Charges prepared against 'whale' traders   A criminal case will hinge upon whether former JPMorgan traders misled investors by hiding the value of positions in credit derivatives       Accountancy firms eye legal licence boost     Digital needs boost sales at Deloitte     Centrica chief criticises green energy plan     Euro banks need to shed €3.2tn in assets   UK Companies   Ryanair pilots raise safety concerns   Survey finds many flight crew believe regulators should conduct an inquiry into the impact of Ryanair's employment practices on safety       SMEs to get more government IT contracts     Catalogue shopping finds new life in the internet age         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.