In today's FT: Hollande plays hardball on soccer tax, China factory...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday November 01 2013     UK Homepage   Hollande plays hardball on soccer tax   President is refusing to let football clubs off paying his 75 per cent income tax bracket on salaries above €1m       China factory output hits 18-month high     RBS to refocus on retail with overhaul         Video   Why Volkswagen is still cheap   Volkswagen shares are up 5 per cent after better than expected third-quarter numbers, but the German volume carmaker's shares remain cheap. Lex's Oliver Ralph and Nikki Tait explain why   US homepage   NSA revelations boost corporate paranoia   German companies believe the US now poses almost as big a risk as China when it comes to industrial espionage, according to survey       Paul Allen firm urges Microsoft spin-offs     US relaxes rules on in-flight gadget use   Europe homepage   RBS suspends two forex traders   Another sign that the global probe by regulators into the suspected manipulation of the currency market is rapidly gaining traction       AIG completes buyback as profits improve     Germany rebuffs US Treasury criticism   Asia homepage   Fast Asia open – Attack of the PMIs   A second day of losses in the US session has given Asia-Pacific markets some downward momentum       Fonterra buys 6% stake in Bega Cheese     Brooks and Coulson 'had six-year affair'   World News   Spying threatens internet, say experts   'Intelligence leaders have adopted short-term view, which is only going to encourage Balkanisation and imposition of national boundaries'       ECB faces pressure to cut interest rates     ICC delays Kenyatta trial until next year     Approval for Obama sinks amid setbacks     Iraq to rebuild Sunni militias   Companies News   Wells Fargo strikes deal on bad mortgages   Cases have taken on new momentum in recent weeks after series of adverse court rulings led banks to start to capitulate to the FHFA's demands       New proposals to toughen bank trade rules     Refining overcapacity hits oil majors     Teva struggles to take its medicine     Batista sits on both sides of debt talks   Markets   Dollar up as markets ponder taper timing   Speculation that the Federal Reserve might start scaling back its stimulus measures earlier than expected helps drive US currency higher       Plea over new rules for boom era debt     Liffe tackles coffee and cocoa queues     Euro tumbles on ECB rate cut speculation     Money mirage exposes emerging markets   Comment   Hollande holds key to Merkel's euro plan   The German chancellor believes that the long-term future of the single currency depends on a sound working relationship with the French president       Don't worry about too much easy money     Madness of the $13bn JPMorgan payoff     Secrecy hampers effective government     UK's energy chaos reflects a lack of focus   Management   On the frontline of war-zone tourism   Travel guides are taking the adventurous on unconventional holidays in areas where others might fear to tread       Microsoft resurfaces with tablet updates     Be sparing with inspirational quotations         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.