UK Morning Headlines: Aircraft carriers’ cost to rise to £6.2bn, US public...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday November 04 2013     UK Homepage   Aircraft carriers' cost to rise to £6.2bn   Philip Hammond, defence secretary, is expected to say fresh demands – including the need for a new aircraft landing system – have added to the cost       US public investment at lowest since 1947     Berlin pushes data rules into EU-US talks     CBI begins push to keep UK in EU     Asia equities edge up on China data         Markets   New bonds spawned by US foreclosures   Strong demand for the bonds could give birth to a new asset class and provide fresh capital to finance purchases of foreclosed houses in the US       European banks cut corporate lending     Asian hedge funds show signs of maturity     US bank securities portfolios back in black     Oil majors weigh benefits of return to Iran   World News   China Communist party in pivotal session   The leadership has strongly hinted that Mr Xi will use this occasion to send a powerful message to the world about his plans for the rest of his decade in power       Kerry plays down tensions on Egypt visit     €1bn of art looted by the Nazis found in Munich     Spain's car industry at heart of recovery     Bank disclosure sought on Puerto Rico debt   UK News   Britons turn to cheaper, unhealthy food   From 2007 to 2012 the price of food rose by 10.2 per cent more than the cost of all goods and unemployment has increased, squeezing incomes       NHS eyes investors for services takeover     First new port for decades opens on Thames     Miliband 'living wage' help for business     Whitehall outsourcing 'in our interests'   UK Companies   Top 10 law firm partners take home £1m   Firms immediately below the elite group have not enjoyed proportionate spoils, to the extent that their medium-term survival may be at risk       RBS will probe how it treats strugglers     UK water groups struggle to plug leaks     Timing is all in the online training game     Big finance is a big problem         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.