US Morning Headlines: Textbooks struggle to bridge Asian history, Korea cu...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday November 21 2013     US homepage   Textbooks struggle to bridge Asian history   Difficulty of agreeing on a shared northeast Asian history syllabus reflects strained relations between Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul       Korea customs checks strain US trade deal     World powers gather for Iran talks     Colombia's Santos to seek re-election     Japanese carmakers find the road in China         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.   Markets   Gold slides after Fed minutes   Dollar strengthens while equities fall as 'taper tantrum' combines with weak economic data in China and eurozone       Frontiers forge ahead as EMs disappoint     Japanese companies face double challenge     Reforms to spur China stocks, says Bolton     Ex-SAC manager 'broke law', court told   World News   Eurozone eyes second bailout for Portugal   Overturning of budget measures plus high bond repayments due after rescue ends lead many in the lending troika to conclude a second bailout is likely       French private sector contracts sharply     Inequality at front line of US politics     Hollande pledges tax reform, not cuts     French police arrest man over shootings   US news   US budget talks generate cautious optimism   The deal would set spending levels for one or two years, but ensure that the US government would not be shut down on January 15       Fed eyes options to offset end of QE3     Winding down Fannie and Freddie     Key Republican backs Yellen for Fed   US & Canadian companies   Tribune plans 700 newspaper job cuts   Owner of the Los Angeles Times seeks to address a shrinking print advertising market while protecting "reader-facing" editorial functions       Russneft billionaire takes Exillon stake     White House snubs Fannie-Freddie plan     Tea traders see price recovery brewing     Outlawing high pay will cost Swiss dear         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.