In today's FT: Struggle for England’s graduates revealed, Sony turn...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Tuesday November 19 2013     UK Homepage   Struggle for England's graduates revealed   The FT's analysis of student loan data exposes the damage done to a generation of graduates, for whom a degree has all but ceased to be a ticket to a decent job       Sony turns to Bain to find cost cuts     JPMorgan agrees to shoulder WaMu bill         Video   Join the oil services queue   Petrofac's shares tumbled after it cautioned that 2014 net income would be below investor expectations. Lex's Oliver Ralph and Vincent Boland discuss the latest developments at the company and in the oil services sector.   US homepage   S Korea's soulless alternative to Seoul   Seijong City was once touted as a potential new capital – a new base for multiple government departments – but a lack of private investment and meagre transport links risk turning the city into a characterless shell       Bitcoin leaps ahead of Senate boost     UK foreign exchange probe turns personal   Europe homepage   Spy claims hurt trade talks, says Merkel   Chancellor urges Washington to provide 'a clarification' of its alleged mass surveillance as 'a basis for building new transatlantic trust'       China reform pledge feeds risk appetite     RBI chief plans 'dramatic' overhaul   Asia homepage   Citigroup cuts South Korea branches   The lender has quietly cut the number of its South Korean branches to 196 as revenues from the region suffer       China's leaders seek dividend payment     London banks quit carbon trading   World News   Paris police launch manhunt for gunman   Attacker shot and wounded a photographer's assistant at Libération, and opened fire on Société Générale before escaping in a hijacked car       White House works to bypass health site     Italy warns Germany of anti-European mood     Details of Nairobi mall terror plot emerge     Restless Chile awaits returning Bachelet   Companies News   Boeing and Airbus bullish on global demand   But both companies underlined their close relationship with the UAE by agreeing to buy more kit from an Abu Dhabi-based aerospace component maker       Scottish Widows first, now the big boys     RBS talks to BNP Paribas over portfolio     Mini and Rolls-Royce eye SUV options     Kerimov sells Uralkali stake to Prokhorov   Markets   US stocks set new intraday highs   Equity benchmarks have charged higher as investors expect the Fed to continue supporting asset prices through its stimulus measures for the time being       Saudi crude exports approach 8-year high     Goldman to step up warehouse sale talks     Cobalt pricing move sets post-Libor trend     Riskier loan slices hit record levels   Comment   China and Japan are heading for a clash   It is hard to believe that either Beijing or Tokyo actually wants a war. The bigger risk is that military posturing will lead to an accidental clash       British meet crisis with understatement     Exploiting xenophobia is risky for Putin     Capping pension fees will raise costs     Investment is Germany's big problem   Management   US taps crowds for seed capital   Politicians eager for growth are giving US start-ups more freedom to use the internet to raise funds, but the move is proving controversial       End of the imperial corporate leader     Sainsbury's 'Christmas in a day' film     Commoditised market innovation         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.