In today's FT: Apple reveals more on secret data requests, Brussels...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday November 06 2013     UK Homepage   Apple reveals more on secret data requests   'Our business does not depend on collecting personal data', the iPhone maker says as it attempts to distance itself from its advertising-driven rivals       Brussels readies billions in rate-setting fines     Tesla share surge runs out of power         Video   Tough for M&S as clothes sales struggle   Marks and Spencer shares rose this morning after its latest numbers just beat analysts' expectations. Lex's Nikki Tait and Oliver Ralph discuss how the revamp of its ailing clothing operation is progressing.   US homepage   De Blasio elected next mayor of New York   Bill de Blasio easily swept past his Republican rival, Joe Lhota, in an election that became a referendum on Michael Bloomberg's legacy       Christie re-elected as New Jersey governor     Toronto mayor admits to smoking crack   Europe homepage   Sports channel launch hits 21st Century Fox   Chase Carey says Fox will continue investing in new channels and return $4bn a year to shareholders via a buyback programme       Ukraine signs shale deal with Chevron     Watchdog says EU misspent €7bn of budget   Asia homepage   S Korea aims to become defence powerhouse   Arms sales are growing fast, albeit limited so far to southeast Asia, raising hopes the country can emulate its success in electronics and automobiles       Germans defend art hoard operation     Samsung signals modest dividend rise   World News   Germany warns UK on spying   Ambassador 'invited' to hear protest over reports that the British embassy in Berlin may have been used for electronic snooping       Obama meets business chiefs on immigration     Pressure mounts on ECB after forecasts     China looks to Ukraine as food demand rises     Italy spending tsar to take austerity path   Companies News   Cooper halts suppliers' pay to save deal   Court hears email evidence, including discussions of a plan to cut off payments to raw material suppliers to the Chinese plant       Blackstone eyes Center Parcs disposal     Acer chairman and CEO steps down     Brussels to probe Ineos-Solvay deal     Abenomics fuels Japan corporate earnings   Markets   Asian markets drift awaiting ECB verdict   Bourses slightly lower ahead of ECB interest rate decision later on Thursday and Friday's US jobs report       CFTC in new bid to impose position limits     Shale revolution boosts US Gulf refiners     Prompt action required on eurozone deflation     Euro on the slide as traders back ECB cut   Comment   Germany is a weight on the world   The US has every right to complain, just as others had the right to complain about US regulatory failures       Assad is killing with starvation     Being ethical is nothing to boast about     Attacks by women hold back women     A revolution on the chessboard   Management   Car sharing zips into a new era   The $500m purchase of Zipcar by Avis reflects surging interest in alternatives to owning a vehicle       Founders need a bit of grit for the fight     How do I handle a rude colleague?         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.