In today's FT: Washington shutdown looms as deal hopes fade, Japane...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Tuesday October 01 2013     UK Homepage   Washington shutdown looms as deal hopes fade   In a media briefing at the White House, President Barack Obama said a shutdown of federal agencies would throw a 'wrench' into US economic recovery       Japanese companies' confidence at six-year high     US asset managers face tighter scrutiny         Video   Insider stability for Intesa?   Enrico Cucchiani, Intesa Sanpaolo's CEO, has left amid rumours of clashes with shareholders. Lex's Julia Grindell and Oliver Ralph look at his tenure and discuss whether his replacement, longstanding manager Carlo Messina, will bring stability to the bank.   US homepage   Americans braced for the impacts of shutdown   About 800,000 out of a total of 2m employees expected to be told to stay at home on temporary unpaid leave       Obama tries to soothe Israeli fears on Iran     Education cuts hit America's poor   Europe homepage   Norway shifts to the right with new coalition   Commentators warn Erna Solberg – the likely next prime minister and leader of the Conservatives – faces tricky task due to the need to compromise with Progress       Ageing population looms in eastern Europe     Dimon visits White House amid settlement talks   Asia homepage   Small business caught in Hong Kong property trap   The city's position in the global economy – where Chinese rates of growth meet US monetary policy – has sparked a rapid jump in retail rents       Weidmann in sovereign debt warning     Berlusconi faces party revolt   World News   Turkey's PM unveils political reforms   Measures could help restore PM's reputation as a reformer following crackdown on protests but may not satisfy Kurds and religious minorities       Merkel may bend on minimum wage     French revolt against Sunday opening curbs   Companies News   Warner and Packer in finance deal for 75 films   New films will include Gravity, starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, and Grudge Match, which stars Robert DeNiro and Sylvester Stallone       BP staff 'not prepared for blowout'     KKR buys stake in Chinese consumer brand     US carmakers happy to feel growing pains     Unilever holds on to full-year targets   Markets   Fears of US shutdown weigh on equities   Budget gridlock in Washington keeps global stocks under pressure but the dollar holds steady and Treasury bonds pare early gains       Hedge funds move out of shorts     Boom year for hedge fund equity bulls     EU urges US to delay swaps reform     Italy bond yields leap on political woes   Comment   How things could go right in Middle East   A region given to strangling optimism at birth is beginning to show that it also has a brighter side       The Tories will get serious with populism     Stop aiding banks to buy government debt     Italy's voters want the chance to change     Merkel may rock the boat and turn Green   Management   Caveman cuisine at the office   Stressed executives are resorting to the diet of their ancestors in their efforts to deal with the pressures of the modern world       Toyoda's legacy goes well beyond the lean     Amanco Brazil identified unmet needs     Vitaminwater's bilingual faux pas         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.