In today's FT: Japan and Europe dash hopes for global growth, Moody...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Friday November 15 2013     UK Homepage   Japan and Europe dash hopes for global growth   Second half of this year had been widely tipped as the period when growth in the main advanced economies would begin to gather pace       Moody's cuts ratings of three big US banks     Iran has slowed nuclear expansion, says IAEA         Video   Vodafone invests for upturn   Vodafone's numbers were hit by weakness in Europe's mobile market and greater regulation. Lex's Oliver Ralph and Nikki Tait discuss why the UK telecoms operator is increasing spending and whether it is a takeover target.   US homepage   Investors eye Fannie and Freddie concessions   Holders of preferred shares may accept less than full value under a restructuring proposal for the US housing finance agencies, says backer of the plan       People can keep health plans, says Obama     Asia stocks rally on Yellen's Fed defence   Europe homepage   Ireland to end bailout without backstop   Dublin will not have line of credit from EU rescue fund as it returns to the bond market in December, the Irish prime minister has announced       Sino-US stand-off threatens trade talks     Residents of Guiuan try to rebuild lives   Asia homepage   Yellen mounts staunch defence of easing   The Fed chair nominee is expected to get a green light for the job but at the Senate confirmation hearing she encountered scepticism of asset buying       Google defeats challenge to book scanning     Falling growth adds to Abenomics doubts   World News   Seven highlights from the Yellen hearing   A far from contentious Fed chair nominee's confirmation hearing bodes well for a swift approval for her appointment from Congress in the coming weeks       Egypt and Russia hail military ties     Canary Wharf set for 74-floor skyscraper     Contraction adds to pressure on Hollande     Chile poised to return Bachelet to power   Companies News   Buffett takes $3.7bn stake in ExxonMobil   Filing reveals purchase was funded in part by share sale in ConocoPhillips and that stakes in GlaxoSmithKline were reduced but increased in Davita Healthcare       Motorola to launch low-cost phone     Motion in talks to quit 'zombie' status     Walmart predicts tough holiday season     Computers that turn data into English head for market   Markets   Peer-to-peer lender eyes credit rating   SoFi, which specialises in peer-to-peer student loans, is marketing a planned $150m 'securitisation' of its loans and aims to secure a single A rating       Treasury ownership marks wealth divide     Hedge funds prepare for higher rates     Gold demand falls to four-year low     Corporate default risk models are broken   Comment   Four big truths are shaping Iran talks   You cannot bomb knowledge and technical expertise. To try would empower those in Tehran who say they will be safe only when it has a weapon       Inflation is a side effect, not the cure     Business must address mental health     Europe needs reform for the 21st century     Beer and merlot at the crime scene   Management   Buy a record. Buy the whole shop   Tim Derbyshire has put his business in London's Soho up for sale on eBay for £300,000 as vinyl stores struggle to make a louder noise       Steve Wozniak stars at Homebrew reunion     Jawbone fitness band aims to outdo apps         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.