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To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday October 24 2013     UK Homepage   Last-ditch scramble to save Grangemouth   Decision to shut the petrochemical plant sent shockwaves through Scotland's manufacturing sector and the wider UK chemical industry       Berlin claims US targeted Merkel phone     Foreign investors chase Spanish 'bad loans'         Video   The ECB's bank health check   The European Central Bank has outlined its plans to assess the eurozone's largest banks before it starts to supervise them next year. Lex's Nikki Tait and Oliver Ralph discuss the latest developments in European banking regulation.   US homepage   US mortgages probe targets nine banks   The threat of potential action could spell more trouble for banks as they try to put the 2008 financial crisis and mounting legal bills behind them       Pinterest value leaps 52% to $3.8bn     Jury rules against BofA in mortgage trial   Europe homepage   Draghi's blunt warning on bank stress tests   Comments by ECB president raise pressure on political leaders to earmark public money that could in extreme cases be used to recapitalise struggling lenders       Equities in retreat as buoyant mood fades     American Realty buys Cole for $11.2bn   Asia homepage   GSK China sales plummet 60% since scandal   Pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline says it is committed to China despite sales there falling 60% since a scandal broke over its alleged practices       US Congress aims to tighten laundering laws     'Rich country' creditors seek EM lender accord   World News   Chinese newspaper takes on the police   In what is seen as an unusual example of mainland media taking 'overt' action, a front-page editorial calls for the release of detained reporter       Pope suspends German 'bishop of bling'     Berlusconi faces new bribery trial     Blame flies over healthcare website flaw     Greece halts state funding to Golden Dawn   Companies News   UK's Brevan Howard moves staff overseas   Shift by hedge fund, which only four years ago had almost all its employees based in the London, comes as EU rules are launched       Russian puzzle proves hard to crack     Starbucks chief calls on US leaders to co-operate     Caterpillar cuts forecast on mining slump     McKesson closes in on Celesio deal   Markets   Oil traders hunger for lost years of volatility   Managers of commodity hedge funds, which once feasted on wild action in oil, do not care how high the prices are – they just want them to move       Value investors see tech stocks coming of age     'Helicopter' Ben offers clues to Yellen Fed     Relief for start-ups as SEC outlines crowdfunding rules     Blackstone rental bond rated triple A   Comment   Companies must adapt to new rules   Caught between political pressures and an unsympathetic public, companies need to make their case, be open and look beyond immediate troubles       Drone strikes set a dangerous precedent     Cameron should heed Major on energy     Republicans must change course     Time for real guidance from the BoE   Management   How to unsaddle an incumbent   Brian Cookson ousted the powerful head of cycling's governing body in an acrimonious battle that has lessons for the corporate world       Microsoft, Burberry and lingering leaders     'The Myths of Creativity' by David Burkus     Design space: Sabi's safer pill-cutter         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.