In today's FT: US tech groups face tougher European rules, US and U...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday September 20 2013     UK Homepage   US tech groups face tougher European rules   France wants an EU tax hit for Google and Facebook where customers use their websites under proposals that could put the US at loggerheads with Europe over regulation       US and UK steer clear of Brazil oil auction     Microsoft bets on rapid online growth         Video   German economic policy: a shift?   With Angela Merkel expected to return to the Chancellery, investors will be hoping for a revival in domestic investment. Lex's Nikki Tait and Vincent Boland discuss the shifting grounds in Germany's economic policy.   US homepage   Paulson warns of regulatory conflict   Former US Treasury secretary says he approves of Fed-enforced capital requirements and is 'much more concerned' with the repo market       Pinterest launches advertising service     Empire State group files for $1bn IPO   Europe homepage   Five clubs risk breaking Uefa cash rules   Qatar-backed Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City, owned by a member of Abu Dhabi's ruling family, are under spotlight as body seeks 'rationality' in game       JPMorgan hit by $920m fine     German eurosceptics poised at the threshold   Asia homepage   Stakes high for poll in north Sri Lanka   A Tamil alliance is widely expected to win provincial elections as President Mahinda Rajapaksa seeks to rebuff critics ahead of Commonwealth summit       Goldman hit by New York Fed error     Search for tracking tools as cookie crumbles   World News   Putin urges return to values of religion   President says Russia should avoid the example of European countries that were legalising gay marriage and displaying excessive 'political correctness'       Fed's decision raises heat on Yellen     Crime gangs blamed for Nigeria oil theft     Assad puts destruction of weapons at $1bn     Hollande seeks boost from Mali success   Companies News   Pratt and Rolls ditch partnership plan   Venture intended to design engines to power next generation of single-aisle aircraft but regulatory pressure prompted the groups to drop the tie-up       California to regulate ride-sharing groups     Rebuke makes grim reading for Dimon     S&P warning over exchange glitches     Regulators reject appeal by Prudential   Markets   US stocks pause after Fed taper surprise   Wall Street takes a breather while Treasury yields and the dollar reverse losses which followed the US central bank's decision to keep monthly asset purchases at $85bn       Debt explosion real story of Fed QE dance     Fed move spurs more debt issuance     Fallback follows non-taper move     Small-caps lead Japan's stock renaissance   Comment   Syria deal holds a lesson – talk to Iran   After all the mistakes in his dealings with Damascus, the US president has an opportunity to put things right with Tehran       Snags in forward guidance start to show     Merkel gambles with German heritage     Merkel's conservative critics will be key     China should play a key role in unions   Management   Close observers of consumers   Anthropologists can help business understand the areas of life that market researchers fail to reach       Apple's iOS 7: a reupholstered system     Chipotle's digital marketing masterclass         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.