Companies US: New iPads face very different competition, Battlegro...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday October 17 2013     US & Canadian companies   New iPads face very different competition   Apple will this month launch is latest iPads into a market where it still leads, but is no longer the dominant force       Battleground: Pressure grows to tackle litigious trolls blighting start-ups     Mark Cuban cleared of insider trading     Buffett pays $1.1bn for IMI retail units     IBM blames China for slide in revenues     Ebay warns of tougher US trading     Microsoft and Apple face challenges     Shutdown to continue to hurt US companies     Authorities prepare ConvergEx charges     Stanley Black & Decker: not a drill     Bankers back in the classroom     US banks automate as they cut branches     CFTC split over JPMorgan 'whale' deal     Royal Mail signals the great giveaway     US senators say questions remain on Irish tax               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.