Europe Morning Headlines: Apple unveils lighter full-sized iPad Air, Rabobank ...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday October 23 2013     Europe homepage   Apple unveils lighter full-sized iPad Air   Tech group puts greater emphasis on software and device upgrades in the face of an onslaught of competition from lower-cost rivals and new entrants       Rabobank faces near-$1bn Libor fine     US jobs report shows sluggish growth     Pre-crisis debt products make comeback     Asia-Pacific bourses follow US higher         Markets   'Helicopter' Ben offers clues to Yellen Fed   Like Mr Bernanke, Janet Yellen is haunted by a history of dovish monetary sentiment; her reputation for favouring easy money is virtually ubiquitous. But this characterisation may be unfair       Metal bulls pin their hopes on zinc as mines close     Greece's lead in fishing slips through the net     JC Penney default swaps leap as analyst calls share plunge     Netflix slips back after BofA is turned off by 'elevated price'   World News   ECB sets out checks for banking union   The ECB's three sets of checks together form the basis upon which it may demand specific recapitalisations of individual banks next autumn       Kerry seeks to close policy rift with Saudis     China cities lose out in pollution fight     Carney pushes ahead with BoE review     Obama unaware of health site's woes, says Sebelius   Europe News   Merkel can be generous in coalition talks   The pragmatic German chancellor knows that a political contract with the Social Democrats must always leave some room for manoeuvre       Juncker sidelined as coalition talks begin     Bill Gates bets on Spain with FCC stake     Hourican to lead Bank of Cyprus     Germany must accept its responsibilities   European Companies News   Loeb pressures Nokia for cash return   Daniel Loeb told investors in his hedge fund that he expected Nokia to distribute a 'meaningful portion' of the handset business sale proceeds       Clouds gather on horizon for reinsurers     GDF Suez to fund fracking in the UK     Lufthansa disappoints on profit forecast     Novartis fuels talk of animal health sale         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.