In today's FT: China TV: the good, the bad and the ugly, US funds p...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday November 20 2013     UK Homepage   China TV: the good, the bad and the ugly   Campaigns against multinationals such as Apple and Starbucks raise questions over broadcaster's role as media outlet, business and political mouthpiece       US funds place big bets on euro bank recovery     Obama in plea to postpone new Iran sanctions         Video   Do mutuals have a future?   Len Wardle, the chair of Co-op Group, has resigned following a scandal involving the bank's former chairman. Lex's Oliver Ralph and Joseph Cotterill analyse whether expansion and poor governance are destroying the mutual model.   US homepage   JPMorgan agrees $13bn settlement   Record penalty is a blow to Jamie Dimon, the most prominent Wall Street chief executive, whose bank has been engulfed by a wave of regulatory action       Argentina trade secretary Moreno resigns     Fed asset purchases hinge on jobs data   Europe homepage   Murdochs plan amicable divorce settlement   Rupert Murdoch is expected to offer Wendi Deng Murdoch the couple's New York apartment but to retain his grip over News Corp and 21st Century Fox       Democrats eye tax on US groups' overseas cash     Mail.ru seeks to avoid NSA scrutiny   Asia homepage   Japan's inflation battle hits landmark   Shinzo Abe's quest to haul Japan out of deflation recorded a landmark on Tuesday, as rising prices set back a long-cherished project to replace Tsukiji, the iconic fish market in the heart of the capital.       China puts pressure on state-owned groups     Devon nears $6bn deal for GeoSouthern   World News   Beirut blasts leave 23 dead   Explosions kill at least 23 and wound many others near Iranian embassy in Beirut, as attacks in Hizbollah strongholds in the capital escalate       Venezuela grants president decree powers     Fate of German coalition hinges on SPD     Women lead the revolution in Chile     Malawi 'cash-gate' unfolds like a thriller   Companies News   J&J to pay $2.5bn over faulty hip claims   Second blow in recent weeks, after regulators imposed a $2.2bn fine for aggressive marketing of products including Risperdal       Skype founder's fund set to shun chat apps     US regulators probe Tesla car fires     Best Buy plans aggressive price cuts     Investors attack BofA 'Frankenstein' deal   Markets   Loss of US momentum subdues Asia shares   Bourses were mixed, awaiting more clues as to the Fed's monetary policy intentions, with Japanese trade data failing to galvanise the Nikkei       Two big investors cut Irish debt holdings     EU banks race to end reliance on ECB aid     Beijing vows to end normal FX intervention     Copper at 3-month low on stimulus fears   Comment   Why the future looks sluggish   The glut of savings has become a constraint on current demand – but it is connected to weak investment, so also implies slow growth       Sanctions did not get Iran to the table     Co-op Bank crisis was all too avoidable     The stats say Tendulkar was not unique     The SNP has no Plan B   Management   Good vibrations on the high street   Julian Richer started selling hi-fi equipment as a schoolboy with something to prove. Now he is a regular on the rich lists       Disruption and loss can foster growth     Do I speak up about depression?         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.