In today's FT: Apple to return extra $55bn to investors, ENRC chair...

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/19JYUU/MJVGH7/6PU2TM/LQOPJL/   In today's FT Wednesday April 24 2013 Financial Times - UK Homepage   Apple to return extra $55bn to investors In a keenly anticipated financial report, Apple posted better than expected second-quarter results but warned of a further slowdown before June http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/MJVG65/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   ENRC chairman quits besmirched miner Mehmet Dalman's resignation follows a series of employee departures and investor worries over corporate governance at FTSE 100 miner http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/FDBP1O/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Bogus terror tweet sparks shares blip The incident is the latest sign of the growing influence of Twitter on investor sentiment and the risks associated with inaccurate information http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/PNZOCD/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Financial Times - US homepage   Clouds darken over global outlook Gloomy PMI data follow a week of meetings in Washington where leading economies acknowledged the need to do more to boost jobs and growth http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/HI81HP/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Huawei 'not interested in the US any more' Security officials and politicians have repeatedly identified telecoms group as threat to national security – an allegation the Chinese company denies http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/HI81TW/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   KPMG chief dismisses 'one-day wonder' scandal Andrew concedes scandal 'will probably hurt' the firm's business in China, where the chairman is currently on a visit to Shanghai http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/WHK74V/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Financial Times - Europe homepage   Napolitano eyes Amato as Italy's unity PM President Giorgio Napolitano has held a long day of talks to try to end two months of deadlock and form a broad unity government http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/T142Z9/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Accor chief ousted The board of French hotels group endorses chief Denis Hennequin's strategy but insists that change has not come through swiftly enough http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/LSCB6Q/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Libor heads for history in bank rate hunt Faith in interbank rates has been shaken by a wide-ranging global scandal that has already seen three banks pay $2.6bn in penalties for rate-rigging http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/JQOTGU/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Financial Times - Asia homepage   HSBC – the bank that likes to say 'demising' Business world given new euphemism to add to downsizing, delayering and rightsizing to make cutting jobs sound nicer http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/JQOTGY/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   China clears Marubeni-Gavilon deal The Ministry of Commerce flexes its muscles by imposing significant conditions on $5bn takeover of US-based grain trader http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/VTXZMX/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Sugar leaves sour taste in Indian drought Maharashtra is in the grip of its worst drought in 40 years, as man-made factors combined with poor monsoon rains leave thousands without water http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/K90H8T/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   World News - latest world news headlines - FT.com   Israel accuses Syria of using nerve gas Israel's top military analyst tells a conference that Syrian regime forces have 'probably' used the nerve gas sarin in several attacks http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/8739JP/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Bomb attack on French embassy in Tripoli Incident is first of its kind in Libyan capital since end of 2011 war that ousted Gaddafi and is being linked by some to France's intervention in Mali http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/Q370VD/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Senate plans crackdown on visa 'abusers' Outsourcing companies are using H-1B visas to staff jobs such as IT support for the US financial services industry with cheaper, foreign workers http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/DXTNPB/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Mahathir, the puppeteer, takes to the stump As Malaysia heads for a cliffhanger election, the former prime minister is still suspected as a powerful string-puller behind the scenes http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/VTXZMY/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   First cracks appear in Mexico coalition The new government has unexpectedly postponed the launch of a banking reform bill amid rising tension in a cross-party alliance supporting economic reforms http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/YGY5X0/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Companies news and analysis - FT.com   Lloyds branch sale to Co-op collapses The bank has until the end of the year to complete the sale of its 630 branches and will have to revive plans to float it as a freestanding business http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/LSCB6R/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Shell warns of shale delays outside US Oil company assessment is that the revolution will not be replicated quickly elsewhere, and other sources of energy supply will be needed http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/VTXZMR/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Cosmetics groups move deeper into China L'Oréal and Estée Lauder go beyond main cities with luxury offerings, in expansion that requires more delicate tactics than with mass-market lines http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/MJVG6M/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Markets   Stocks shrug off weak data Equities advance on back of encouraging earnings reports and talk of European Central Bank interest rate cut http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/JQOTGF/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   US stocks with firm home ties lead market The latest round of results from corporate America has highlighted the pain of a strong dollar for those companies that rely on overseas revenues http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/FDBPLJ/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Global banking and regulation already fractured Retort by Michel Barnier, EU commissioner for financial services, to US plans to force foreign banks to hold more capital in US units sounds bellicose http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/NR280R/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   US tops EM in investor poll Investors are less confident of good returns from big emerging markets and vote US into top slot in the 2013 survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/HI81HL/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   BlackRock and MarketAxess join forces The alliance marks the boldest initiative by key players in the corporate bond market to mitigate the withdrawal of support from Wall Street banks http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/HI81HE/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Financial Times - Comment   Austerity loses an article of faith Reinhart and Rogoff argued that growth slows sharply when the debt ratio exceeds 90 per cent of output – but the UK defied this, writes Martin Wolf http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/NR28OY/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Sovereign Scots may have to drop sterling If I represented the Scottish government I would try to secure a monetary union with the rest of the UK but expect to fail, writes John Kay http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/YGY5WU/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Italy must prepare for elections, and fast In a country where a comedian presents a serious threat, the message of protest must be heard and acted upon, writes Bill Emmott http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/PNZOCS/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   China support for North Korea is rational A united Korea would be nationalist, have 70m citizens, low labour costs, a strong economy and nuclear weapons, writes Timothy Beardson http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/6AFES2/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   On Boston and the right to bear arms The marathon bomb outrage should give those senators who blocked a modest attempt at gun control pause for thought, writes Matthew Garrahan http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/IE6LBH/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Financial Times - Management   Scotland's tech start-up capital Edinburgh is winning a name for digital ventures thanks to its vibrant atmosphere and an ability to back ideas with money, writes Jonathan Moules http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/B41R3K/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   We need big banks but they need us more Like many big companies, they are hobbled by an ingrained culture in which individual consumers really don't matter, writes Luke Johnson http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/209KIK/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Does an MBA deserve a pay rise? Three of my staff completed their MBAs over the internet and expect salary increase. Why I should boost their egos for a qualification that took one-tenth the time? http://link.ft.com/r/19JYUU/Z85WFM/A73Y4Q/SPS94I/Q3702H/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=23   Special Reports - FT.com Digital and Social Media Marketing Kuwait The Connected Business Global Property Insight The Queen's Awards for Enterprise Video Lex Swedbank â€" steady as she goes Swedish banks are currently the sector's stalwarts, with Swedbank reporting first-quarter results that beat expectations. Lex's Stuart Kirk and Oliver Ralph discuss whether the bank can benefit if the European economic landscape improves and whether its higher share price, compared with European counterparts, is justified. 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